Exchange Students: Partner Universities Non-EU

You are studying at one of our partner universities and you are interested in studying one semester or one academic year at the European University Viadrina as an exchange student. Please note that exchange students can receive certificates of examinations passed, while not getting a degree from the Viadrina (exept students within our double or multiple degree programs).

Please contact your home university first. Your home university nominates you for a student exchange to the Viadrina. When we have received the information on your nomination, we will send you a link to a web site where you can fill in the application for your stay online. On this web site you will find additional information for the online application process.

Application Process

1. Nomination by your home university.
   Notes on Digital Nominations for our partner universities
2. Fill in and send the application form online.
   (The link to our online application form is not published on our website. You will receive this information by email in reply of your nomination.)
   1. Print out the form that was generated as a PDF file by Step 2 and sign it.
   2. Get this printed form signed and stamped by your home university.
3. Please send your filled and signed application form with a foto and the following documents to the Department of International Affairs:
   1. Transcript of Records
   2. ECTS form Learning Agreement
      (If required by your home university.)
   3. proof of German language knowledge, if possible
   4. copy of your passport showing your name, date and place of birth

Option 1: Send your documents by post to the following address:
European University Viadrina
Bernd Schünow, coordinator incoming students
Große Scharrnstraße 59
15230 Frankfurt (Oder)
Germany

Option 2: Let your home university send your application documents by email to students-in@europa-uni.de 
For using this option the emailed documents should be sent by the International Office or your responsible Departmental Coordinator at your home university, not from your private email address. The application should come as a good quality PDF file. Please don't send any JPG or CamScanner documents.

For both options please make sure that your application form is duly signed by you and confirmed by your home university.

Application Deadlines

Please be aware of the application deadlines:

• winter semester:
  15.07. for EU citizens (31.05. recommended for non-EU citizens)
• summer semester:
  15.01. for EU citizens (30.11. recommended for non-EU citizens)

Enrolment

After your arrival here you will get enrolled by our admission office.

Please bring with you the following documents to the admission office:

1. evidence of having paid the enrolment fee
2. a German health insurance policy or the EU health insurance card
3. your ID card or passport
4. coloured passport photo (for your student ID card)

You will find further information in the admission letter which you will recive from the admission after handing in your application