In this section you will find important documents that you should have read before your stay at the partner university.

In the ‘Outgoing Guide to Studying Abroad’ you will find a comprehensive FAQ on the topic of studying abroad. The ‘Flowchart Study Abroad’ gives you a rough overview of the individual phases and steps involved in your stay abroad. The document ‘Language requirements of partner universities’ gives you an overview of language requirements and any necessary language certificates for your studies abroad. If you receive Bafög or another scholarship, you should read the document on ‘Scholarship combinability and tax aspects’. We would also like to draw your attention to the ‘Erasmus+ Charter’ and ask you to read it.

Documents for download:

•     Outgoing Guide for Studying abroad
•     Flowchart Study abroad
•     Language requirements of the partner universities
•     Scholarship compatibility and tax aspects
•     Erasmus+ Charta for Students

In this section you will find documents that you must upload and edit in Mobility Online before starting your mobility. You must complete and sign the insurance declaration before the start of your mobility and upload it to Mobility Online. You can use the OLS for language learning support; instructions can be found below. Please use Mobility Online to create the OLA (Online Learning Agreement). Below you will find general instructions as well as an OLA example for WiGe students, which you can adapt for psychology, dentistry, human medicine or nursing science.

All documents must be available in Mobility Online before the start of your stay. The OLA must be signed by you, your department and the partner university.

Documents for download:

• Erasmus+ insurance declaration
• OLS Language Support Guide
• Instructions for creating an OLA (OLA Guide)
• Guideslines for creating the OLA (example: WiGe)

In this section you will find important documents for the start of your stay. After arriving at the partner university, please have the International Office there sign your ‘Confirmation of Stay’ immediately and upload it to Mobility Online. You should also submit the same document at the end of your stay. Please keep your Confirmation of Stay in a safe place.

If you want to make changes to your OLA, please let us know by email and only make the changes online in Mobility Online in the ‘During the Mobility’ section.

Documents for download:

• Confirmation of Stay
• Instructions for creating an OLA (OLA Guide)
• Guideslines for creating the OLA (example: WiGe

In this section you will find some documents that you need to complete at/after the end of your stay and upload to Mobility Online. Have the International Office of the partner university confirm the end date of your stay in the ‘Confirmation of Stay’. The end of your stay is usually your last physical attendance event, e.g. last day of lectures or last exam written on site.

In addition to the ‘Confirmation of Stay’, please complete the ‘Experience Report’ and upload it to Mobility Online.

Additionally, please take part in the survey "Reiseverhalten" for the Sustainability Networking Office. 

Documents for download:

•     Confirmation of Stay
•     Experience report on studying abroad
•     Travel behaviour for the Sustainability Networking Office

Furthermore, please upload to Mobility Online:

•     Proof of participation in the Erasmus survey (you will receive the survey by email)
•     Official transcript of records from the partner university
•     current certificate of enrolment

You should contact the respective department to have your credits recognised. Please prepare the following documents for the crediting and recognition of your achievements abroad and send them together in an email to your examinations office or your contact person in the department. If you do not know the contact details, you can find them in the ‘After the Mobility’ step in Mobility Online. Students of dentistry and nursing science

The following documents must be submitted to the department:

•     OLA Before the Mobility & OLA During the Mobility (if changes applied)
•     Original transcript of records from the partner university
•     recognition document (please select the correct document for your degree programme)
•     Dentistry and Nursing Science students should submit their OLA and ToR directly to the department and their contact person responsible for them

Documents for download:

•     document for the recognition of credits WiGe
•     document for the recognition of credits in Medicine
•     document for the recognition of credits in Psychology

Students who spend a semester abroad at one of our Erasmus+ partner universities receive a mobility grant. The amount of funding varies depending on the country group and project (see below). 

In order to receive Erasmus+ funding, the stay abroad must last at least 2 months. The maximum funding period per study cycle is 12 months for Bachelor's and Master's programmes and 24 months for state examination programmes. Erasmus+ stays already completed in the same study cycle will be counted towards your funding quota.

Please note the information on the combinability of scholarships and tax aspects (in the download area).

Disclaimer: This project is funded with support from the European Commission. The author is solely responsible for the content of this publication; the Commission is not liable for any further use of the information contained therein.

Erasmus Code: D WITTEN02

Universities that have been awarded the ECHE commit themselves in their European Policy Statement (EPS), i.e. their Erasmus statement on higher education policy, to the core themes of European higher education and the priorities of the new Erasmus programme generation. The EPS describes both the general strategy of the university and the concrete implementation of the essential principles of the programme.

→ You can find the complete Erasmus Policy Statement (EPS 2021 - 2027) here.

Erasmus funding rates vary depending on the project you are receiving funding from. Below you will find the funding rates for stays in the academic year 2026/2027 (winter semester 26/27 & summer semester 27)

• Group 1 (600 euros per month): Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Finland, France, Ireland, Iceland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Austria, Sweden
• Group 2 (540 euros per month): Estonia, Greece, Latvia, Malta, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Czech Republic, Cyprus, Bulgaria, Croatia, Lithuania, North Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Turkey, Hungary

Funding is provided for the whole academic stay (to the day). 

Erasmus funding rates vary depending on the project you are receiving funding from. Below you will find the funding rates for stays in the academic year 2027/2028 (winter semester 27/28 & summer semester 28)

• Group 1 (600 euros per month): Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Finland, France, Ireland, Iceland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Austria, Sweden
• Group 2 (540 euros per month): Estonia, Greece, Latvia, Malta, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Czech Republic, Cyprus, Bulgaria, Croatia, Lithuania, North Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Turkey, Hungary

Please note: Subject to the allocation of funds for the Erasmus+ KA131 2026 call, funding will not be provided for the whole academic stay (to the day). The maximum funding period is 120 days for semester-long stays and 240 days for year-long stays.

Students participating in an ERASMUS+ stay within the framework of the KA131 funding project may apply, in accordance with the current programme guidelines, for additional financial support (€250/month) or, where applicable, reimbursement of actual costs (up to €15,000/semester), provided they belong to one of the following target groups:

• Students with children
• Students with a disability (degree of disability of 20 or higher)
• Students with additional financial needs due to a chronic illness
• Employed students
• Students from a non-academic family background

Please refer to the information sheet for detailed information.

The modalities vary depending on the project.

If you meet the criteria and would like to apply for the additonal funding, please submit the signed “Erasmus+ Additional Funding” declaration of honour together with your application. Retroactive applications after the start of the mobility period are not possible.

Students participating in an ERASMUS+ traineeship under the KA131 funding scheme from the 2025/26 academic year onwards will receive a one-off travel allowance for the duration of their placement, in addition to the monthly ERASMUS+ funding. The amount of the travel allowance depends on the distance between your home university and your host institution, as well as the mode of travel (Standard travel or Green Travel). 

In addition to the travel allowance, you can apply for additional funding for the days (funded travel days) required for your journey to the host institution or your return journey to your home university. The support per travel day corresponds to the daily rate for the relevant country.

Please refer to the information sheet for detailed information. 

The modalities vary depending on the project.

Regardless of whether you are applying for additional funding for funded travel days, please submit the signed Declaration on Honour “Erasmus+ Travel Allowance and Funded Travel Days”. Retroactive applications after the start of the mobility period are not possible.