Universitat Stuttgart

Recommended language skills

The sending institution, following agreement with our institution, is responsible for providing support to its nominated candidates so that they can have the recommended language skills at the start of the study or teaching period:

Type of mobility

Subject area

Language(s) of instruction

Recommended language of instruction level *

Student Mobility for Studies

Any

German

B1 (at the beginning of the exchange) + participation in the intensive German course at the University of Stuttgart

Student Mobility for Studies

Any

English

B2 (at the beginning of the exchange)

Staff Mobility for Teaching

Any

German

B2

Staff Mobility for Teaching

Any

English

B2

* Level according to Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR), see

http://europass.cedefop.europa.eu/en/resources/european-language-levels-cefr

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For more details on the language of instruction recommendations, please refer to our course catalogue.

D. Additional requirements

Bachelor/Master Thesis: Incoming students, who would like to write a Bachelor or Master thesis in the field of Engineering at our university, will have to apply for a 1-year exchange (2 semesters) *:

- 1st semester: The incoming student will take courses and look independently for a thesis topic and a supervisor during the exchange semester (or before). Please note that the Office of International Affairs and the Erasmus departmental coordinators are not able to assist in finding a suitable thesis topic and supervisor. - 2nd semester: The incoming student may write the thesis, if he/she has found a thesis topic and supervisor. If not he/she will be able to take courses at our university instead or write the thesis at e.g. the home institution.

* This regulation applies to all partner institutions and incoming students, unless there is a special pre-approval by the hosting institute/department of the University of Stuttgart.

Special Needs: Students and staff with disabilities are welcome to apply for an Erasmus exchange to our university. Our university is generally able to accommodate students and staff with disabilities upon request. Please make sure to inform us about the special needs of your students and staff well ahead of time.

E. Calendar 1. Application Deadlines

Applications of nominated students must reach our institution by:

2. Decision Response

We will send our decision within ~6 weeks.

3. Transcripts of Records

A Transcript of Records will be issued no later than 5 weeks after the assessment period has finished at our institution.

F. Additional information 1. Grading system

The University of Stuttgart awards so-called Leistungspunkte (LP) = credit points for their Bachelor and Master courses. These credit points are equivalent to ECTS. More information on the ECTS system may be found on the following website: http://www.ia.uni-stuttgart.de/internat/bewerber/program/ects/

Incoming students receive documents verifying successful participation in a course, the so-called Scheine. These have to be submitted to the Erasmus departmental coordinators before the end of the exchange. The departmental coordinators will then issue the students’ transcripts of records.

Autumn term

May 1st

Spring term

December 1st

grade

in words

corresponding to

1,0 - 1,5

sehr gut

excellent (seldom achieved)

1,6 - 2,5

gut

very good (well above average)

2,6 - 3,5

befriedigend

satisfactory (fulfilling all normal requirements)

3,6 - 4,0

ausreichend

sufficient (meeting requirements despite weakness; 4,0 = pass)

4,1 +

mangelhaft

fail

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2. Visa

Our institution will provide assistance, when required, in securing visas for incoming and outgoing students/staff, according to the requirements of the Erasmus Charter for Higher Education. Information and assistance can be provided by the following contact points and information sources:

3. Insurance

Our institutions will provide assistance in obtaining insurance for incoming and outgoing students/staff, according to the requirements of the Erasmus Charter for Higher Education. http://ec.europa.eu/education/lifelong-learning-policy/ects_en.htm

We will inform incoming students/staff of cases in which insurance cover is not automatically provided. Information and assistance can be provided by the following contact points and information sources:

4. Housing

Our institution will support incoming student/staff in finding accommodation, according to the requirements of the Erasmus Charter for Higher Education. Information and assistance can be provided by the following persons and information sources:

5. Academic Calendar: http://www.ia.uni-stuttgart.de/internat/bewerber/program/academical_calendar/

Stuttgart, 01.10.2015

Contact person

Ms Melanie Schillo

Responsibility

General Erasmus incoming enquiries Contact person for Erasmus incoming students

Contact details

Phone: +49 711 685 68570 - Fax: +49 711 685 68600 - Email: schillo@ia.uni-stuttgart.de

Website

http://www.ia.uni-stuttgart.de/internat/bewerber/program/visa/

Contact person

Ms Melanie Schillo

Responsibility

General Erasmus incoming enquiries Contact person for Erasmus incoming students

Contact details

Phone: +49 711 685 68570 - Fax: +49 711 685 68600 - Email: schillo@ia.uni-stuttgart.de

Website

http://www.ia.uni-stuttgart.de/internat/studierende/practical/insurance/

Contact person

Ms Melanie Schillo

Responsibility

General Erasmus incoming enquiries Contact person for Erasmus incoming students

Contact details

Phone: +49 711 685 68570 - Fax: +49 711 685 68600 - Email: schillo@ia.uni-stuttgart.de

Website

http://www.ia.uni-stuttgart.de/internat/studierende/practical/accomm/

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