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International

Out into the world - your studies abroad

Do you dream of discovering new countries and cultures during your studies? A semester or internship abroad is the perfect opportunity to think outside the box - and to grow personally and professionally in the process. Whether you want to improve your foreign language skills, make international friends or gain valuable experience abroad - there are many good reasons to go out into the world. What's more, experience abroad is valued by many employers and can significantly enrich your career path.

Thanks to the Europe-wide standardisation of degrees(Bachelor's/Master's) and the modular structure of degree programmes, you can easily complete modules or even entire semesters abroad - and have them recognised for your studies.

Take the opportunity and experience how enriching studying across national borders can be!

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Our partner universities

Study organisation abroad

Recognition

100% recognition of work completed abroad

  • Coursework abroad is supervised and assessed by a lecturer from the faculty and thus recognised
  • Compulsory elective modules/subject can be chosen relatively freely from the curriculum of the partner university Condition: no repetition, at least 3rd year of study
  • if one of the three compulsory modules is to be taken abroad, the content must correspond to the compulsory module at Ostfalia

Without fee

  • Scotland: UWS, 3 places
  • Italy: University of Catania, 2 places
  • Denmark: SDU, Industrial Engineering or specialisation in Mechatronics, 2 places
  • India: COEP, 2 places
  • France: ENIT, European Project Semester (team of 4-5 students),
    Recognised as practical semester incl. 2 student research projects, WPF, 2 places

Funding

  • Internship semester: Salary paid by the industrial company, possibly PROMOS, enquiries to the International Student Office
  • Theory semester, practical semester at EU universities (incl. England):
    ERASMUS: approx. 300 euros/month,
    Residence grants have been cancelled due to the country's austerity measures

    Note: At least 15 ECTS credits must be earned abroad.

Internationalisation measures for students

Look out for our public notices

  • International excursions with a specialised background
    Once a year, an excursion to China, Mexico, etc. is organised with 25 students with a connection to a partner university
  • Look & See excursions
    Three-day short trip to a partner university (Spain, France, ...) to familiarise students with local student life and reduce inhibitions

Application for a semester abroad/internships

Application deadline
Annually in September/October for the coming SS and WS, remaining places in March for the WS.
The call for applications with the exact deadline is sent by email to all students.

Please enclose the following documents with your application:

  • Cover letter
  • Letter of motivation
  • Grade sheet
  • Certificate of university entrance qualification
  • Certificate of other achievements
    (e.g. social commitment, commitment to the university,...)

Please send your application for a semester/internship abroad in writing by e-mail to Prof. Dr.-Ing. Rolf Roskam

Testimonials

Testimonials abroad

  • Semester abroad at UPEAP, Mexico by Marius Olfe →Click
  • Semester abroad at Southwest Jiaotong University (SWJTU), China by Cornelia Linke →Click
  • Semester abroad at Cranfield University in central England by Henrik Wüstenberg →Click
  • Semester abroad at the University of the West of Scotland by R. Gerlach →Click
  • Practical semester at EDAG Inc. in Detroit/USA by E. Hinrichs →Click
  • Practical semester at Robert Bosch Tool Corporation, Scotland by Daniel Bachmann and Kathrin Eiserloh →Click
  • European Project Semester at the École National d'Ingenieurs de Tarbes, France by Johnnes Medecke →Click
  • Semester abroad at COEP India by Christopher Lisson →Click
  • Semester abroad at the University of Southern Denmark (SDU), Sonderborg by Sören Becker →Click

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Further information

Contact persons

Do you have any questions? Your contact person for your studies abroad or internationalisation in general is Prof. Dr.-Ing. Rolf Roskam. He will support you with orientation and questions about international study programmes.

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Rolf Roskam