Study Exchange at Esslingen University - join us!

Students applying for a Double Degree Programme: please ask the coordinator at your home university for specific application requirements and necessary prerequisites.

What happens next?

• After the application deadline, the IO will forward your complete application to your faculty's international coordinator. Once your application has been approved, the IO will send your admission and some first information to you.
• If you have applied for a room in a dormitory, the ÀÏ»¢»úÓÎÏ·_ÀÏ»¢»úÓÎÏ·ÏÂÔØ@denwerk Stuttgart will send you information about arrival and your room.

What else do I have to prepare?

Visa

• On the website of the Federal Foreign Office of Germany, you can find out if you need a visa to enter Germany or not.
• Students who do not need a visa can enter Germany with a passport (EU citizens also with ID Card). You will apply for a residence permit during the orientation programme in Germany.
• All students who need a visa to enter Germany should contact the German Embassy in their home country for further information about the visa application.

Insurance

• Health insurance is required in order to be enrolled as an exchange student. We recommend a public German health insurance which you can take out during the orientation programme with support of the International Office.
• Students from EU countries are exempt from this requirement provided that they can show a valid European Health Insurance Card (EHIC).
• Information about your options can be found in the PDF Information sheet "Health Insurance".
• Additionally, we highly recommend bringing a general third party liability insurance with you.

Please make sure to arrive on the official arrival day, because participation in our orientation week is mandatory!

Additional costs for freemover students: administration fee and contribution for support programme and extracurricular courses of approx. 575 € per semester.

Further advice

• Students who do not need a visa will be required to show proof of their finances (min. 934 € per month) when applying for their residence permit. The same applies to students holding a visa when they need to extend their visa. The International Office will give you further information during orientation.
• Some students ( e.g. from China, India) have to open a so-called blocked bank account before applying for their visa and deposit the above-mentioned amount into this account. You will receive further information at the German Embassy.

• All other students will open a German bank account during the orientation programme which can be used for regular payments, such as residence rent, health insurance etc. You will receive a debit card for withdrawing money.
• There are places in Germany where payment by credit card is not possible and withdrawing money by credit card is quite expensive. In order to have cash available, we recommend to bring about 500 € cash for the first few days. Afterwards, the easiest way is to transfer money from your home country to your German bank account and withdraw it here with your debit card.

Scholarships

Usually, you have to apply for scholarships in your home country. Therefore, we recommend that you ask your home university which financial support is available for you.

For students from EU-partner universities (ERASMUS+):

ERASMUS+ is an EU-funded programme supporting mobility between European universities. Therefore, students are only eligible for this grant if their home university has been awarded an ERASMUS charta. Application always has to be made at the home university.

For students from non-EU partner universities  (Baden-W¨¹rttemberg Scholarship)

The Baden-W¨¹rttemberg Scholarship is open to exchange students from certain non-European partner universities. Please ask your home university if you are eligible for the Baden-W¨¹rttemberg Scholarship.

Exchange students have to be nominated by their home university at the latest by 15 May for the next academic year (winter semester and summer semester).

Please see our information sheet for further details.

Diversity and Inclusion

Esslingen University is actively committed to opposing discrimination and promoting inclusion.The university's Agenda for Action has the expressed objective of enabling and supporting the equal, comprehensive and effective participation of all university members. This naturally includes our exchange students.

One of the university¡¯s main concerns is to provide professional assistance to people with special needs, such as specific disabilities, health conditions or earning difficulties, in demonstrating and further enhancing their skills.

Help you can get

• Access to Esslingen University facilities

Access to all university and campus facilities is guaranteed.

• Adjustments to examination formats

In certain cases, students with special needs may be given extended examination time and/or rest breaks during exams.

• Technical aid for blind or visually impaired students

Use of assistive technology in exams.

• Media Accessibility

As a public sector body as defined in Directive (EU) 2016/2102, Esslingen University strives to provide barrier-free access to its website in accordance with the stipulations of the Federal Equality for Persons with Disabilities Act (BGG) and the Barrier-free IT Regulations (BITV 2.0) to implement Directive (EU) 2016/2102.

- Accessibility statement (in German)

- Video in sign language

- Information in plain language (in German)

People to contact

Any student who needs support or would like to contribute their ideas on how to support and promote inclusive structures at the university is welcome to get in touch with:

Inclusion Officer at Esslingen University of Applied Sciences

Prof. Dr. Phil. Nina K?lsch-Bunzen

Faculty of Social Work, Education and Nursing Sciences

Prof. Dr. Christopher Schmidt

Faculty of Social Work, Education and Nursing Sciences

Additional services offered by ÀÏ»¢»úÓÎÏ·_ÀÏ»¢»úÓÎÏ·ÏÂÔØ@denwerk Stuttgart

• Useful information and help at the Information Centre for Study and Disability of the German Student Union/ Informationsstelle Studium und Behinderung des Deutschen Studentenwerk (English will follow soon)