Going abroad with Erasmus+

With the Erasmus+ program, students of the HfMDK can be supported during their studies or internships in other European countries. The university has concluded contracts with partner universities and thus enables the exchange of students in Erasmus+.

Erasmus+ studies at other European universities are also possible in principle, but must be coordinated with the International Office at an early stage.

Students who study with Erasmus+ for a semester or an academic year at a partner university (minimum 2 months, maximum 12 months) enjoy the following benefits:

• academic recognition of the coursework completed abroad
• Exemption from tuition fees at the host university
• Funding for additional costs incurred abroad
• Support with preparation (cultural, linguistic, organizational)
• Special grants for students with children
• Special grants for students with disabilities

Students can receive multiple grants in each study cycle (Bachelor's, Master's, doctorate).

• Twelve months can be funded per study cycle.
• In single-course degree programs (state examination, diploma, etc.), 24 months can be funded.

• regular enrollment at a German university
• Completion of the first year of study
• Study stay at a partner university with which the home university has concluded an Erasmus cooperation agreement (inter-institutional agreement)
• The home and host universities have a valid Erasmus University Charter (ECHE)

With Erasmus+, you can spend time in the program countries in other European countries during each study phase:

• Up to twelve months each for Bachelor's, Master's and doctoral studies or 24 months for single-course degree programs (state examinations, etc.).
• Study visits in other European countries of 2-12 months each (also several times)
• Internships in other European countries lasting 2-12 months each (also several times)
• Internships within one year of completing a study phase (graduate internships) if the application was submitted within the final year of the study phase.

The financial support for Erasmus+ student stays is based on the different costs of living in the target countries ("program countries"). From the 2014 project year, the following minimum amounts will apply throughout Europe for three groups of countries for study visits (SMS):

1. Group 1 (600 euros per month): Denmark, Finland, Ireland, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Norway, Sweden
2. Group 2 (540 euros per month): Belgium, France, Greece, Italy, Malta, Netherlands, Austria, Portugal, Spain, Cyprus
3. Group 3 (490 euros per month): Bulgaria, Estonia, Croatia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Republic of North Macedonia, Czech Republic, Turkey, Hungary

Erasmus+ trainees/interns receive an additional €150 per month, i.e. €750 in Group 1, €690 in Group 2 and €540 in Group 3.

Erasmus+ aims to promote equal opportunities and inclusion, which is why access to the program is made easier for learners from disadvantaged backgrounds (this applies in Germany in the Erasmus+ program for single parents studying abroad) and with special needs.

Special support for participants with disabilities or chronic illnesses

Useful information on disability-friendly universities from the European Agency for Development in Special Needs Education: www.european-agency.org.

Special support for students with children as a lump sum

Students who take their child/children with them on an Erasmus+ study visit to a program country and are single parents during their Erasmus+ mobility can receive special funding as a lump sum. The maximum monthly funding amount is determined by three country groups.

Special funding for employed students and graduates who are unable to continue their employment during their stay abroad, subject to certain conditions

Special funding for first-time academics

Students from a non-academic background receive additional funding.

Further information on special funding for participants with fewer opportunities can be found here: Additional funding for participants with fewer opportunities - National Agency for Erasmus+ University Cooperation - DAAD

Green Travel

"Green Travel" refers to trips where low-emission means of transport such as bus, train or carpooling are used for the majority of the journey.

Funding:

• top-up of 50 euros for travel costs
• additional funding days if the journey takes longer using sustainable means of transport
  etc.

Further information can be found at Funding opportunities for "Green Travel" - National Agency for Erasmus+ University Cooperation - DAAD

The European Commission provides an online language test for the majority of European languages. This is mandatory for all students/graduates both after selection/before the start of the mobility and after the end of the stay in the working language. However, it is not a selection criterion for funding in the Erasmus+ program and does not apply to native speakers.

Online language courses are also available for these languages. Each university receives a certain number of licenses that it can pass on to the selected Erasmus+ outgoings. The prerequisite for this is the completion of the language test.

All recipients of funding who have participated in an Erasmus+ mobility measure are obliged to prepare a report on the Mobility Tool Plus at the end of the measure and submit it together with the relevant evidence (e.g. duration of stay).