Studying Abroad

A Life-Changing Experience

The TU Darmstadt's students are offered the opportunity to study abroad for one or two semesters at a partner university within the framework of an exchange programme. A stay abroad enables you to get to know another country, another language and another culture while making many international contacts. This needs to be well organised and planned in advance. We support you in this!

Your Study Abroad Opportunities

Martin Siebel,
spent 1 year at Tartu Ülikool (Estonia)

I can only recommend jumping at the chance to spend a part of your studies abroad. It is an unique opportunity to take courses outside the TU Darmstadt curriculum that can be acknowledged back home, e.g. in the elective course section.

Picture: M. Siebel

Nicola Gutmann,
spent one year at the Polytechnique Montréal (Canada)

My year abroad in Canada has helped me grow professionally and, above all, personally. I also speak fluent French and English now and have friends all over the world.

Picture: N. Gutmann
  • Erasmus+ is an exchange programme within Europe: Exchange Europe.
    Application deadline: 30th November for the following academic year (winter and/or summer semester). Another application period only for the summer semester in the following year ends on 31st May.
  • In addition, we have partner universities worldwide, where you can also study abroad: Exchange overseas.
    Application deadline: 30th November for the following academic year (winter and/or summer semester).
    Please note: the Hessen programme and Future Leaders Scholarship have a different application deadline.
  • General information about exchange semesters and dates of the central information events: Information events
  • Overview of current exchange places in the department: Exchange places
  • The International Association for the Exchange of Students for Technical Experience (IAESTE) is an international, apolitical, independent organization for the placement of internships abroad. Current vacancies, further information
  • Students of materials science can acquire a Future Leaders Scholarship in cooperation with Bosch-Rexroth. The integrated internship at Bosch-Rexroth focuses on electronics manufacturing (circuit board design, thermal simulation of electronic components): Further information on the program
  • With the E3 program, the école polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne in Switzerland offers an intensive laboratory internship for bachelor and master students who wish to pursue a PhD at the end of their studies. This internship can be recognized as an advanced research lab within the Materials Science master programme.
  • The CIRC.LE project commits to empower new generations of professionals working in a circular transition with a socio-civic compromise. This humanizing approach is here considered as the perfect complement to the technical skills for a true application of circularity principles.

Please use the online application form within the application period.

During the application process, the following documents have to be uploaded:

  • A one-page motivation letter
  • CV (tabular)
  • Transcript of Records (Tucan print out or copy of Bachelor degree for Master students)
  • Overview of planned academic performance (courses at partner university) and acknowledgement at TUDa
  • Language test if applicable or information about the required language certificates and how they will be obtained

Language requirements need to be checked with the partner university by the applicant.

Questions about the application documents can be send to your departmental exchange coordinator (Materials Science: Dr. Hannah Sonderfeld, ).

The selection of applicants takes place on the basis of their academic achievements, their motivation, extracurricular activities and language skills where applicable.

Before your stay abroad

The signed Learning Agreement (LA) confirms the option for recognition of credits from abroad as outlined in the LA. In advance, you need to research detailed information (module descriptions) about the modules that you plan to take abroad and intend to get recognized at TU Darmstadt.

In preparation for the Learning Agreement, please fill out the table for recognition of credits and send it together with the module descriptions to .

After the table has been checked and any necessary adjustments are made, the LA can be completed and signed by both parties.

After your stay abroad

To have your achievements abroad recognized, please send the following documents to :

• Original transcript of records

• Signed Learning Agreement

The Office for Student Affairs will convert your grades.

Your stay abroad with one of our Double Degree Master's

FAME+

Functionalized Advanced Materials and Engineering

AMIS

Advanced Materials for Innovation and Sustainability

AMIR

Advanced Materials: Innovative Recycling

Tongji

Double Master Tongji – TU Darmstadt in Materials Science and Engineering