Application for exchange study
Are you thinking about spending a part of your student days in Germany, e.g. in the framework of the Erasmus+ or another exchange programme? The University of Applied Sciences (EAH) Jena is the ideal place for it. You study at a
state-of-the-art and young university and enjoy the
paradisal student life in Jena.
The prerequisite for admission to an exchange programme is an existing partnership agreement between your home university or programme partner and EAH Jena. Furthermore, you must be enrolled at your home university during the whole duration of your exchange study at the EAH Jena. Depending on the course chosen, profound knowledge of the German or English language is also required. For admission to German taught courses, you will have to prove German language proficiency of at least B1 level (Intermediate) according to the
Common European Framework of Reference for Languages. For the admission to English taught courses, English language proficiency of B2 level (Upper intermediate) has to be proven at least.
Application overview
Application is not difficult, it only takes the following four steps:
Either your home university or the programme partner nominates you for exchange study at the EAH Jena. Contact person is Mr Schaef. Freemover should contact Mr Schaef directly.
You fill in the application documents completely and return them to Mr Schaef by email and post. Mr Schaef will contact you if any documents are missing.
All parties (you, your home university and the EAH Jena) conclude a learning agreement. The learning agreement contains all subjects you would like to study at the EAH Jena.
Once all questions have been clarified and the learning agreement is signed by all parties, you will receive your acceptance letter and further information about your exchange study at the EAH Jena.
Application documents
Application forms
Please download the following forms and fill them in completely:
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Application for exchange study
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Learning Agreement (Erasmus students use the Learning Agreement provided by your home university, please.)
Attachment to the application
Please attach the following documents to your application:
- Copy of school leaving certificate and university degree with grades (if any)
- Copy of passport or ID card (EU citizens)
- Language certificate(s)
- Current transcript of grades
- Current enrolment certificate
- Confirmation of application for student housing
Application address
Please send your application documents by email to Mr
Robert Schaef first and by post to the following address afterwards:
- University of Applied Sciences Jena
International Office
P.O. Box 10 03 14
07703 Jena
GERMANY
If you would like to send your documents by express courier, please use the visitor address:
- University of Applied Sciences Jena
International Office
Mr Schäf
Room 01.00.07/1
Carl-Zeiss-Promenade 2
07745 Jena
GERMANY
Nomination and application deadlines
- For the winter semester (October - March):
- Nomination by 30 June of the year
- Application by 15 July of the year
- For the summer semester (April - September):
- Nomination by 31 December of the previous year
- Application by 15 January of the year
Housing in Jena
Furnished rooms for students are offered by our partner,
Studierendenwerk Thueringen (Association for Student Affairs Thuringia). Application is only possible online (please see below). Please take care of your accommodation in Jena as early as possible. Do not wait for the admission to study, but apply immediately. EAH Jena does not offer any accommodation service.
Three dormitories are located in the immediate vicinity of the campus of EAH Jena:
Please note that single apartments are comparatively rare and the waiting lists accordingly long. You should be prepared to live in a 2- to 4-room flat with other students, of course with your own lockable room, but with shared bathroom and shared kitchen. However, single apartments are included in the
service package for international students (category 2) at Studierendenwerk Thueringen, which you can purchase in advance of your stay.
Academic calendar
The academic year at the EAH Jena consists of two semesters: winter and summer semester. The academic year begins at the start of the winter semester (1 October) every year. The semesters are divided into three phases: lecture period, examination period and semester break. Admission to study will only be given for a whole semester, but not for a certain period within the semester. Exchange students have to be present during the lecture and examination period, but it is not mandatory to be present during the semester break. In exceptional case, the duration of stay can be chosen shorter. Please inform us on your planned duration of stay in good time.
Winter semester 2020/21
- Administrative period: 1 October 2020 – 31 March 2021
- Intensive German language course: 5 – 16 October 2020
- Introduction days: 26 October – 2 November 2020
- Lecture period: 2 November 2020 – 20 February 2021
- Examination period: 22 February – 13 March 2021
- Christmas holidays: 21 December 2020 – 2 January 2021
- Semester break: 14 – 31 March 2021
Summer semester 2021
- Administrative period: 1 April – 30 September 2021
- Introduction days: 8 – 12 April 2021
- Lecture period: 12 April – 17 July 2021
- Examination period: 19 July – 7 August 2021
- Semester break: 8 August – 30 September 2021
Entry requirements and visas
Applicants from non-EU countries inform themselves about the entry and visa requirements for Germany, please. To apply for a visa, you need the acceptance letter of the EAH Jena. Please consider that the acceptance letter can only be issued after receipt of your application documents and signing of the Learning Agreement. Please apply for a visa with a German embassy or consulate in your home country. Please make sure to apply for the right visa for studying in Germany.
