Exchange places in North, Central and South America

The number of available exchange places is renegotiated every year and depends on the number of students coming to the University of erfurt from our partner institutions abroad. If not indicated otherwise, one to two places are available per exchange programme. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic there had been numerous cancellations by partner universities, resulting in a reduction the exchange numbers. The exchange places listed should therefore be regarded as provisional, as they still require confirmation from the partner universities.

The following applies to all exchange programmes:

As part of the partnership agreement, tuition and enrolment fees are waived. However, small fees, e.g. for the use of the partner university’s facilities, may apply. The costs for travel, accommodation, meals, health insurance, books as well as teaching materials and leisure activities have to be paid by the programme participants themselves. We advise you to carry out detailed research about the cost of living in the host county as well as their visa requirements.

USA

  • Semester periods: approx. August to December or January to May
  • Duration: 1 semester
  • Target group: BA-students of all faculties
  • Language requirements: English CEFR level B2, alternatively TOEFL
  • Website: http://www.moravian.edu
  • Information and Counselling: Manuela Linde, International Office

  • Semester periods: approx. August to December
  • Duration: 1 semester
  • Finance: If the DAAD application is approved, the nominees will receive a DAAD scholarship of approx. 6000 € for travel, accommodation and living expenses. The US Consulate requires further financial guarantees when applying for a visa.
  • Target group: students of the Master's programme "Geschichte transkulturell"
  • Language requirements: English CEFR level B2, alternatively TOEFL
  • Website: http://www.temple.edu

  • Information and Counselling: Manuela Linde (International Office), Prof. Dr. Jürgen Martschukat (North American History)

  • Semester periods: approx. August to December or January to May
  • Duration: 1 semester
  • Target group: BA-/MA-students of all faculties
  • Language requirements: English CEFR level B2, alternatively TOEFL
  • Website: http://www.umw.edu
  • Information and Counselling: Manuela Linde (International Office) and Prof. Jürgen Martschukat (North American History)

  • Semester periods: approx. August to December or January to May
  • Duration: 1 semester
  • Zielgruppe: BA-/MA-students of all faculties, with the following restrictions set by the host university: Only the following UT colleges/schools accept exchange students from partner universities: Liberal Arts, Natural Sciences, Communication, Engineering, Fine Arts, Architecture, and Education. In some cases, there are further admission restrictions or special selection procedures. The following UT colleges/schools do not accept exchange students: Law and Business. Applications for Fine Arts cannot be accepted for the Spring semester. MA-students will be enrolled in BA programmes.
  • Language requirements: English CEFR level B2, alternatively TOEFL
  • Further: the Student Insurance Plan of the host university must be purchased as health insurance
  • Website: http://www.utexas.edu
  • Information and Counselling: Manuela Linde, International Office

Canada

Mexico

  • Semester periods: mid August to December or/and February to June
  • Duration: 1 semester or one academic year
  • Target group: BA and MA students of the Faculty of Economics, Law and Social Sciences and the Willy Brandt School of Public Policy
  • Language requirement: Spanish at least level B2 of the CEFR at the time of application to CIDE (this is in May for WS and in September for SS)
  • Website: https://www.cide.edu/cide-internacional/
  • Information and advice: Dr Hasnain Bokhari, Willy Brandt School of Public Policy

  • Semester periods: mid August to December or/and February to June
  • Duration: 1 semester or one academic year
  • Target group: BA and MA students of the Faculty of Economics, Law and Social Sciences and the Willy Brandt School of Public Policy
  • Language requirement: Spanish at least level B2 of the CEFR at the time of application to COLMEX (this is in May for WS and in September for SS)
  • Website: https://www.colmex.mx/
  • Information and advice: Prof. Dr. Achim Kemmerling, Willy Brandt School of Public Policy

Argentina

  • Semester periods: approx. August to December
  • Duration: 1 semester
  • Target group: BA-students who would prefer to study at the Facultad de Humanidades y Ciencias de la Educación. It is possible to take courses at other faculties by arrangement.
  • Language requirements: Spanish level B2 CEFR
  • Website: http://www.unlp.edu.ar/
  • Information and Counselling: Manuela Linde, International Office

  • Semester periods: approx. August to November or Mrch to June; start of the academic year of the host country is in March
  • Duration: 1 semester
  • Target group: advanced BA-students who major or minor in Political Science-Law (you must be at least in your third semester at the time of your exchange) or MA-students in the Economics, Law and Social Sciences programme
  • Language requirements: Spanish at least level B2 CEFR
  • Website: http://www.derecho.uba.ar
  • Information and Counselling: Manuela Linde, International Office

Uruguay

Chile

Peru

Ecuador

Colombia

  • Semester periods: approx. end of July to December or January to May
  • Duration: 1 semester
  • Target group: BA- and MA-students of all faculties
  • Language requirements: Spanish at least level B2 CEFR
  • Website: http://www.udem.edu.co
  • Information and Counselling: Manuela Linde, International Office

Brazil

  • Semester periods: approx. August to December or March to July
  • Duration: 1 semester
  • Target group: advanced BA- and MA-students of all faculties
  • Language requirements: Portuguese at least level B2 CEFR
  • Website: http://ufsc.br/
  • Information and Counselling: Manuela Linde, International Office

  • Semester periods: approx. August to December or February to June
  • Partner Faculty: FGV Direito Rio Law School
  • Duration: 1 semester or 1 academic year
  • Target group: BA- and MA-students, especially in the field of Law
  • Language requirements: Portuguese level B2 CEFR or English TOEFL
  • Website: https://direitorio.fgv.br/en
  • Information und Beratung: Prof. Dr. Michael Riegner

  • Semester periods: approx. August to December or February to June
  • Duration: 1 semester or 1 academic year
  • Target group: BA- and MA-students, especially in the field of Economics or Management
  • Language requirements: Portuguese level B2 CEFR or English TOEFL according to the resp. language of instruction
  • Website: https://www.insper.edu.br/en/home
  • Information und Beratung: Prof. Dr. Achim Kemmerling

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