Freie Universitat Berlin
APPLICATION PROCESS
STUDENTS MUST COMPLETE THE FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN DEPARTMENTAL EXCHANGE APPLICATION FORM AND SEND ALL REQUIRED DOCUMENTS TO THE DEPARTMENTAL COORDINATOR AT FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN. ALL APPLICANTS MUST BE OFFICIALLY NOMINATED BY THE DEPARTMENTAL COORDINATOR AT FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN.
REQUIRED DOCUMENTS
- THE COMPLETED APPLICATION FORM
- THE COMPLETED ENROLMENT APPLICATION FORM
- 1 PHOTOCOPY OF THE CERTIFICATE OF THE UNIVERSITY THE STUDENT IS ENROLLED AT (I.E. TRANSCRIPT, RECORD, GRADE
REPORT, RELEVÉ DE NOTES)
- PHOTOCOPY(IES) OF THE STUDENT’S B. A., M. A. OR OTHER FINAL DEGREES (IF ALREADY AVAILABLE)
- 1 PHOTOCOPY OF THE STUDENT’S PASSPORT (PAGE WITH PHOTOGRAPH)
- 1 CURRICULUM VITAE
- SHORT STUDY PROPOSAL
- LETTER OF INVITATION/ LETTER OF ADMISSION FROM THE DEPARTMENTAL COORDINATOR AT FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN
HARD COPIES OR SCANNED DOCUMENTS ATTACHED TO AN E-MAIL ARE ACCEPTED. THE DOCUMENTS SHOULD BE IN EITHER GERMAN OR ENGLISH OR ACCOMPANIED BY AN ENGLISH TRANSLATION.
DISTRIBUTED CAMPUS
DISTRIBUTED CAMPUS (HTTPS://DISTRIBUTED-CAMPUS.ORG/DC-ROOT/PORTAL/LANGUAGE/EN) IS AN ONLINE PLAT FORM WHICH IS SPECIALLY DESIGNED FOR EXCHANGE STUDENTS WHO HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED THEIR LETTER OF ADMISSION. IT COMPRISES ALL THE INFORMATION MENTIONED ABOVE IN ONE PLATFORM. REGISTRATION FOR AND USE OF THE PLATFORM IS REQUIRED FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE EXCHANGE PROGRAM.
Freie Universität Berlin ∙ Departmental Exchange ∙ Fact Sheet 2016-17 -1-
GERMAN LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS / GERMAN LANGUAGE COURSES
GERMAN LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
EXCHANGE STUDENTS ARE EXEMPT FROM A GERMAN LANGUAGE EXAM (DSH OR TESTDAF), WHICH IS OTHERWISE REQUIRED FOR INTERNATIONAL DEGREE-SEEKING STUDENTS STUDYING AT A GERMAN UNIVERSITY. HOWEVER, WE EXPECT LANGUAGE SKILLS EQUIVALENT TO LEVEL B 2 OF CEFR (COMMON EUROPEAN FRAMEWORK OF REFERENCE FOR LANGUAGES) IN THE HUMANITIES AND THE SOCIAL SCIENCE DEPARTMENTS AND B 1 AT THE JOHN F KENNEDY INSTITUTE FOR NORTH AMERICAN STUDIES AND NATURAL SCIENCES.
ALMOST ALL SUBJECTS ARE TAUGHT IN GERMAN. PLEASE NOTE THAT SUBJECTS TAUGHT IN ENGLISH OUTSIDE THE DEPARTMENTS OF ENGLISH AND NORTH AMERICAN STUDIES ARE VERY LIMITED IN NUMBER. AN OVERVIEW OF SUBJECTS TAUGHT IN ENGLISH IS AVAILABLE AT HTTP://WWW.FU-BERLIN.DE/VV/EN/FB. PLEASE USE THE “ADVANCED SEARCH OPTION” TO FIND COURSES IN ENGLISH.
PREPARATORY GERMAN LANGUAGE COURSES
LANGUAGE COURSES DURING THE SEMESTER
A SIX-WEEK INTENSIVE PREPARATORY GERMAN LANGUAGE COURSE (20 X 45 MIN OF INSTRUCTION PER WEEK) WILL BE OFFERED BEFORE THE BEGINNING OF THE WINTER TERM AND BEFORE THE BEGINNING OF THE SUMMER TERM. BASIC KNOWLEDGE OF GERMAN IS REQUIRED. PLACES ARE LIMITED, INTERESTED STUDENTS SHOULD APPLY AS SOON AS POSSIBLE!
FOR FURTHER DETAILS, PLEASE CHECK HERE: HTTP://WWW.SPRACHENZENTRUM.FU- BERLIN.DE/EN/SPRACHANGEBOT/SPRACHEN/DEUTSCH/INDEX.HTML.
GERMAN LANGUAGE COURSES WHICH ARE OFFERED DURING THE SEMESTER ARE FREE OF CHARGE. AGAIN, BASIC GERMAN LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY (LEVEL A2) IS REQUIRED. IF STUDENTS WISH TO PARTICIPATE IN A GERMAN LANGUAGE COURSE, THEY HAVE TO TAKE A PLACEMENT TEST WHICH WILL BE OFFERED DURING THE ORIENTATION PERIOD SHORTLY BEFORE THE SEMESTER STARTS. WITHOUT THIS TEST, EXCHANGE STUDENTS ARE NOT ELIGIBLE TO TAKE LANGUAGE CLASSES.
FURTHER INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT: HTTP://WWW.SPRACHENZENTRUM.FU- BERLIN.DE/EN/SPRACHANGEBOT/SPRACHEN/DEUTSCH/INDEX.HTML.
VISA REQUIREMENTS
STUDENTS WHO ARE CITIZENS OF EU OR EEA COUNTRIES, AUSTRALIA, BRAZIL, CANADA, ISRAEL, JAPAN, NEW ZEALAND, SOUTH KOREA, SWITZERLAND OR THE USA DO NOT NEED A VISA IN ORDER TO ENTER GERMANY.
STUDENTS WHO ARE NOT CITIZENS OF THE COUNTRIES LISTED ABOVE MUST APPLY FOR A STUDENT VISA AT THE LOCAL GERMAN EMBASSY OR A GERMAN GENERAL CONSULATE BEFORE THEY COME TO GERMANY.
WE THEREFORE URGE THOSE STUDENTS TO APPLY FOR A VISA AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. IT WILL TAKE AT LEAST SIX WEEKS, SOMETIMES A FEW MONTHS, TO PROCESS THE VISA APPLICATION. THE NECESSARY DOCUMENTS CONCERNING THE ADMISSION TO OUR UNIVERSITY WILL BE SENT TO THE STUDENT BY AIRMAIL AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
MORE INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT:
HTTP://WWW.FU-BERLIN.DE/EN/SITES/ABT-4/MOBILITAET/STUD_IN/ALLGINFO/ALLGINFO_VISUM/INDEX.HTML
ONCE STUDENTS HAVE BEEN ENROLLED AT FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN, THEY MUST APPLY FOR A RESIDENCE PERMIT (AUFENTHALTSERLAUBNIS) WITHIN THREE MONTHS (EXCEPT STUDENTS FROM EU OR EEA COUNTRIES).
STUDENTS WILL BE PROVIDED WITH DETAILED INFORMATION AND ASSISTANCE UPON ARRIVAL IN BERLIN.
