Going abroad to other European countries via Erasmus+

• Exemption from tuition fees at the host university
• Monthly grant according to the country group (at least 150 EUR/month for studies, at least 250 EUR/month for internships; depending on the country)
• Can be combined with Auslands-BAföG (funding for students abroad)
• Administrative support from the home university as well as the host university
• Recognition of academic achievements arranged through the Learning Agreement
• Support for single parents and students with special needs
• Rights and responsibilities set out in the Erasmus+ Student Charter

You can view the department’s current partnerships on the page International Contacts einsehen

You can receive multiple Erasmus+ grants from the third semester onwards. You are entitled to 12 months of mobility (study and/or internship) per stage of your studies (Bachelor/Master/PhD). For the Diplom and Staatsexamen (state examination), the total is 24 months. Graduates can receive funding for an internship for up to one year after graduation (minus the months already funded up to that point).

The procedure of your application and stay is as follows:

1. Initial counselling at the International Office
2. Receiving information and advice and selecting the host university
3. Application and selection at the respective department. Attention! Applications are made for the winter semester AND summer semester (!) of the following academic year
4. Registration at the host university (from February) by the IO
5. (Final) arrangement of the Learning Agreement
6. Stay abroad
7. Recognition of academic achievements by the respective departmental coordinator after return

In general, the application consists of a cover letter, a CV (tabular), a transcript of records, an overview of the course of studies, and proof of language skills. The selection criteria are derived from these documents.

The exact modalities can be found on the notice boards at the department as well as under ‘Aktuelle Informationen’ on the department’s German homepage. If you have been nominated for an exchange spot, your data will be forwarded to the International Office by 31 January. All further information regarding the application process at the partner university will then be provided by the International Office.

If not all places have been filled by 31 January, a process for filling any remaining places in the summer semester will be carried out during the departments’ respective application period. Information on the application period and the call for applications will be announced/posted under ‘Aktuelle Informationen’ on the department’s German homepage as well as on the pages of the International Office.

If you wish to extend your stay abroad, please first contact your host university. Then get in touch with the Erasmus coordinator at the International Office, who must receive your application for an extension at least one month before the end of your originally planned stay.

2-12 months; full-time, from the 1st semester

1. Initial counselling at the International Offiice
2. Information and advice on recognition and professional relevance in your field of expertise
3. Individual search and application for a internship
4. Application for funding at the International Office (at least 2 months before the start of the internship) à confirmation of the internship must be provided

Please note: EU institutions, institutions with EU programmes and German diplomatic missions are excluded. The DAAD’s Carlo Schmid Programme is available for these.

Visiting lecturers are expected to strengthen the European aspect of the host university, supplement its range of courses and impart their expertise to students who are unable or unwilling to study abroad.

Teaching assignments within Europe last between two days and two months (excluding travel time); the teaching load is at least eight hours per stay or per week or part thereof.

The Staff Mobility – Staff Training (STT) programme enables employees of the University of Greifswald to undertake further training at an Erasmus+ partner university or external institution.

The requirement is a minimum stay of two working days (with a maximum of two additional days for travel to and from the destination). As a rule, stays of one week are funded (up to a maximum of two months).

Selection period: ongoing

Selection criteria: Priority is given to first-time stays within the framework of Erasmus+ and to stays that strengthen the role of the partnership in the subject area and within the framework of the internationalisation strategy (focus on the Baltic Sea region)

Application and selection at the International Office in consultation with the respective departmental coordinator