International Erasmus+ Partner Days 2026

We offer the International Erasmus+ Partner Days to guests from European Universities and from partner universities from outside Europe.

During the programme at Esslingen University, we will offer keynote presentations given by the participants.

In addition you can expect an attractive social and cultural programme.

International Erasmus+ Partner Days

Facts and figures

Place

Esslingen (Airport Stuttgart is 30 minutes away by direct bus connection)

Time schedule

The dates for the next Partner Days in 2026 will be published here as soon as possible.

Who can apply?

Participants from European Universities and from Partner Universities outside Europe. Applicants who offer a keynote presentation are preferentially admitted.

Staff at International Offices
Adminstrative staff who is involved in the internationalization process
Faculty coordinators
International programme coordinators

Language

The full programme will be held in English.

Fees

We don't charge any fee. Travel and accommodation costs will be covered by the participants (or by an Erasmus+ scholarship if applicable).

Keynote presentations

During the programme, we will offer keynote presentations given by the participants. The participants are asked to submit their suggestions for keynote presentations (max. 15 minutes) in the course of the online application. You have two options:

simply to follow the presentations
to give a keynote presentation (15 min), which will be followed by a discussion - see below

Your presentation can be about an international project or ways of cooperation between faculties and the International Office or how to work together within a team... The topic is very broad and we are open to suggestion

Free of charge for participants and accompanying persons

Guided city tour
International Night
Excursion on Friday
Excursion on Saturday

Erasmus+

Please contact the International Office at your home institution as attendance may qualify as an Erasmus+ training mobility. We are happy to sign your documents.

Accommodation

We highly recommend to reserve accommodation not too late as hotels in our region are often fully booked. You can choose a hotel in Esslingen, Stuttgart or in one of the other towns in the region. For your comfort you should choose a hotel close to a railway station.

Programme

The programme is continuously updated.

Day 1

When	Where	What
01:00 pm - 01:30 pm	Senate Hall, City Center Campus, Building 1	Registration
01:30 pm - 02:30 pm	Senate Hall, City Center Campus, Building 1	Welcome by Prof. Siegfried Zürn, Head of the International Centre and Graduate School Introduction to the programme Getting to know each other Diana Budde, Esslingen University
02:30 pm - 03:00 pm	Senate Hall, City Center Campus, Building 1	Welcome by the Rectorate Presentation of Esslingen University
03:00 pm - 03:30 pm	Senate Hall, City Center Campus, Building 1	Keynote Presentation and Discussion Fostering early stage researchers at Esslingen University Keynote speaker: Alma Stankovic, Esslingen University
03:30 pm - 04:30 pm	Senate Hall, City Center Campus, Building	International Coffee Break (see "Questions and answers")
04:30 pm - 05:00 pm	Senate Hall, City Center Campus, Building 1	Keynote Presentation and Discussion Health prediction of engineering systems Keynote speaker: Simon Hagmeyer, Esslingen University
05:00 pm - 05:30 pm	Senate Hall, City Center Campus, Building 1	Keynote Presentation and Discussion How to make buildings "green" in the EU Keynote speaker: Dipl.-Ing. Eike Budde, Fraunhofer Institute for Building Physics (Germany)
05:30 pm - 07:00 pm	Esslingen, Meeting Point Entrance of the University Cafeteria	Guided City Tour "Medieval Esslingen" - free of charge
07:00 pm	Esslingen, Goldenes F?ssle	Welcome Dinner - free of charge

Day 2

When	Where	What
09:00 am - 11:30 am	Senate Hall, City Center Campus, Building 1	Presentations of the universities (maximum 4 minutes per university) Moderator: Maria Vella, Esslingen University
11:30 am	Entrance of the University Cafeteria	Group Photo
11:45 am - 01:00 pm	University Cafeteria	Lunch - free of charge
01:00 pm - 01:30 pm	Senate Hall, City Center Campus, Building 1	Keynote Presentation and Discussion Erasmus+ staff mobility - a balancing act Keynote speaker: Diana Budde, Esslingen University
01:30 pm - 02:00 pm	Senate Hall, City Center Campus, Building 1	Keynote Presentation and Discussion The communication success in safety and health at work Keynote speaker: Felisbelo Lisboa and Maria Adelaide Ferreira, Polytechnic University of Leiria (Portugal)
02:00 pm - 02:30 pm	Senate Hall, City Center Campus, Building 1	Keynote Presentation and Discussion Erasmus+ Blended Intensive Programmes - good practices of BIP's implementation Keynote speakers: Monika Medikien?, Vytautas Magnus University (Lithuania)
02:30 pm - 03:00 pm	Senate Hall, City Center Campus, Building 1	Coffee Break
03:00 pm - 03:30 pm	Senate Hall, City Center Campus, Building 1	Keynote Presentation and Discussion Learning by doing projects" at UNIMORE Keynote speaker: Francesca Gambetta, UNIMORE- University of Modena and Reggio Emilia (Italy)
03:30 pm . 04:00 pm	Senate Hall, City Center Campus, Building 1	Keynote Presentation and Discussion Sustainable mobility at Esslingen University Keynote speaker: Eileen Sawatzki, Esslingen University
04:00 pm - 05:00 pm	Esslingen	A nice but steep walk to the Hilltop Campus (or you take the bus)
05:00 pm - 08:00 pm	Esslingen	International Night (see "Questions and answers") - free of charge Contact Person: Diana Budde

Day 3

When	Where	What
09:00 am - 11:00 am	Senate Hall,City Center Campus, Building 1	Meetings in the faculties or in the International Office according to individual appointment: Elective Programme
11:00 am - 11:20 am	Senate Hall,City Center Campus, Building 1	Awarding of participants certificates Signing of university-specific documents
11:20 pm - 08:30 pm	Meeting point: Esslingen Railway Station: 11: 40 am (Departure of the train 11:49 am)	Excursion to Ulm (see "Questions and answers") - free of charge Contact Person: Diana Budde and Cora Mathe

Day 4

When	Where	What
10:00 am - 01:00 pm	Stuttgart	Excursion to the Mercedes-Benz-Museum in Stuttgart - free of charge
01:00 pm - 06:00 pm	Stuttgart	Visit of the Stuttgart Spring Festival (optional)

Participating Universities 2024

Country	University
China	Shanghai University of Engineering Science
Croatia	University of Applied Sciences Lavoslav Ru?i?ka in Vukovar
Czech Republic	Brno University of Technology
Dominican Republic	Instituto Tecnológico de Santo Domingo
Estonia	Tallinn University of Technology
Estonia	Estonian Entrepreneurship University of Applied Sciences
Finland	Karelia University
France	ESTACA
Greece	University of Crete
Greece	International Hellenic University
Hungary	E?tv?s Loránd University
Italy	UNIMORE
Lithuania	Vilnius Gediminas Technical University
Lithuania	Vytautas Magnus University
Malta	Malta College of Arts Science and Technology (MCAST)
Poland	Lodz University of Technology
Poland	WSB Merito Toruń
Portugal	Polytechnic University of Leiria
Portugal	Escola Universitária Vasco da Gama
Serbia	Faculty of Business Economics and Entrepreneurship Belgrade
Spain	Complutense University
Spain	University of Lleida
Spain	University of Murcia
Spain	University of the Balearic Islands
Taiwan	National Kaohsiung University of Science and Technology

Questions and answers

accompanying persons

Accompanying persons can be brought along to the following activities free of charge and without registration

Guided city tour
International Night
Excursion on Friday
Excursion on Saturday

Please understand: Unfortunately, accompanying persons cannot be brought along to the Welcome Dinner on Wednesday because the restaurant is very small and there is no room for additional people.

Activities on Saturday

On Saturday we will first visit the Mercedes Museum. We'll meet at the entrance at 10 am. We will of course describe to you exactly how to get there. Visiting the museum is free of charge for you. Afterwards we will walk to the famous Stuttgart Spring festival. Because it is a huge event that works roughly like Oktoberfest we won't be able to stay there with the whole group. When we arrive, we will automatically split up into small groups and attend the Spring festival individually.

Excursion to ulm

We will take the train to Ulm together. Travel costs, entrance fees and lunch are free of charge for you.

Lunch in the "Barfü?er Home Brewery" at the cathedral Ulm
Visit of the highest church spire in the world and the m25 urban experience space
Exhibition about the European elections
Flight simulator “Birdly”: You fly like a bird over Ulm in 1890, using your arms to steer yourself over the roofs that appear on the 3D glasses.

International Coffee Break

During the International coffee break you can offer a few sweet samples from your home countries to the other participants. We will also invite a few colleagues from our university, but please don't bring too much with you. Of course, you can take the leftovers with you to the International Night.

International Night

The International Night takes place every semester. For us, it is the most important event to promote student exchange. The international students at our university get a booth and use it to present their home university. They bring typical local dishes and that's why the International night appears almost like a big food market. You will either stand at the booth with your incoming students or if there are no students from your university this semester, you will get your own booth.

Presentation of your university

On April 18th you have the opportunity to give a presentation about your university. Because the number of participants is very large, we unfortunately have to limit the duration and size of the presentation to five slides and 4 minutes speaking time. The presentation must be uploaded before arrival. We will send you a link in good time. Unfortunately, we cannot consider presentations that have not been uploaded in advance.

Application

Online Application

Applications are only possible via the online form.

Deadline

We have received more applications than expected. Anyone who applies now will automatically be placed on the waiting list. Exception: Applicants from partner universities receive immediate confirmation.