The Erasmus programme is based on subject-specific cooperation agreements, known as inter-institutional agreements, between individual departments at foreign universities and the University of Augsburg. 

Students can study at a partner university for between 2 and 12 months, i.e. for 1 or 2 semesters, if they have been allocated a place through the internal application process at the University of Augsburg.

Good to know: It's possible to take part in the Erasmus exchange programme more than once, as students can receive funding for up to 12 months (360 days) in each cycle of study (Bachelor’s or Master’s).

If you take part in the Erasmus programme, you will attend courses at the receiving institution that are relevant for your degree programme in Augsburg (a standard semester workload of 30 ECTS is recommended) and arrange for these courses to be recognised by your department for your degree programme in Augsburg, so that there will be no delay or a minimal delay to your academic progress.

You will not only get to know a different academic system and broaden your academic knowledge, but the Erasmus programme also offers the chance to develop your social and cultural skills and to put your foreign language skills into practice and improve them.
 

To participate in an Erasmus exchange, you must meet the following basic requirements:

1. You are enrolled at the University of Augsburg as a regular student with the aim of obtaining a degree.
2. You have completed at least two semesters prior to the start of your semester abroad (this does not apply to Master students, as they already hold a Bachelor’s degree).
3. You have good or very good language skills in the language of instruction at the host university.
4. Your academic progress is satisfactory, or you have achieved at least average academic results.

Students who spend a semester abroad as part of the Erasmus programme receive a monthly mobility grant in addition to having tuition fees waived at the university abroad. This is a partial grant intended to cover the additional costs incurred whilst abroad, not a full scholarship. The amount of the monthly mobility grant depends on the country group and the academic year in which the mobility takes place. The maximum funding period is set for the academic year.

The Erasmus grant is integrated funding for which you do not need to go through a separate application process; you are automatically entitled to the Erasmus mobility grant if you are awarded an exchange place under the programme and have not yet used up your entitlement to 12 months’ funding per study cycle.

Please note that you must achieve at least 15 ECTS credits during your semester abroad at the host university in order to remain eligible for funding.

Students with fewer opportunitites may receive additional funding (Social Top-up) on top of the "standard" funding described above, as inclusion and equal opportunities for potential particpipants are a central aim of the Erasmus programme. In addition, students receive funding for travel days, which is determined by their choice of main mode of transport (low-emission or non-low-emission).

​You can find an overview of the specific funding rates, criteria for additional funding and payment modalitites on our  page on Erasmus funding.

Please note: Switzerland has not participated in the Erasmus programme since 2014/15. However, exchange studies in Switzerland are still possible, as agreements remain in place with the former Erasmus partner universities in Switzerland (SEMP). In this case, funding for exchange studies is not provided from EU funds, but from the Swiss Government.