Application Procedure

Application Deadlines

Students apply in the winter semester for studies at partner universities in Europe during the next academic year, in the summer semester remaining seats are advertised.

Application Deadlines 2023/24

• Exchanges starting in winter semester 2023/24
  1.11. - 15.12.2022
• Exchanges in Summer Semester 2024 (Remaining Seats)
  1.05. - 15.06.2023

Selection

The application selection takes place in the respective departments on the basis of the submitted application documents and possibly individual interviews according to defined selection criteria.

Selection Period 2023/24

• Exchanges starting in winter semester 2023/24
  until late February 2023
• Exchanges in summer semester 2024
  until mid-August 2023

Offer

After all departments have reported back, the students will be informed about the outcome of the selection and invited to accept a seat offer on the portal. Seat Offers 2023/24

• Exchanges starting in winter semester 2023/24
  March 2023
• Exchanges in summer semester 2024
  mid-August to early September 2023

Nomination

After the distribution of seats, the selected students are nominated at the partner universities by the International Office. Nominated students then receive further information on the application procedure abroad from our partner universities. See Step 2.

Nomination Deadlines 2023/24

Nominations are submitted in accordance with deadlines abroad! Nomination/application deadlines and procedures vary depeding on country of destination and partner university. Make sure to check the relevant information provided by our partner university! Students applying in winter for an exchange in the following summer semester may be nominated at a later date.

• Exchanges starting in winter semester 2023/24
  March to May 2023
• Exchanges in summer semester 2024
  September to November 2023

Letter of motivation

For each of the three stay wishes, a letter of motivation must be submitted in the language of instruction or English respectively.
The letter is addressed to the respective Departmental Coordinator who is responsible for the selection of the applications.

The students describe their study plans abroad. If possible, they already indicate courses from the course catalogue of the host university that they want to take during their studies abroad.

Curriculum vitae

The CV must be submitted in the language of instruction or English repectively.

The CV contains all important information on studies, internships, language skills and social commitment.

Certificate of Enrolment

The certificate of enrolment (Studienbescheinigung) can be downloaded in unisono in the "My studies" section under "Student Service" and "Reports".

The study programme at the University of Siegen must correspond with the subject area at the host university according to the details of the stay opportunity.
Applications for non-departmental stay opportunities will be rejected.

List of Achivements

The list of achievements (Leistungsübersicht) can be downloaded in unisono in the "My studies" section under "Student Service" and "Reports".
First-semester students instead submit the last certificate (High school or Bachelor's) with a Transcript of Records.

For the selection, the grades in the degree programme and the previous course of studies are taken into account.
If necessary, a letter of recommendation from a lecturer can be submitted.

Language certificate

High school diplomas or bachelor's degree certificates as well as OOPT tests are accepted as language certificates for applications for studies at partner universities in Europe.

All students must already fulfil the language requirements according to the specifications of the respective stay opportunity at the time of application.

Students of History and Social Sciences

Before applying for stay opportunities, which are supervised by Prof. Dr Averkorn as Departmental Coordinator, it is obligatory to have a consultation with Mr Kernchen at the Erasmus Office for History.

Before applying for stay opportunities, which are supervised by Prof. Dr Lahusen as Departmental Coordinator, it is recommended to have a consultation with Mr Handick at the Erasmus Office for Social Sciences.

Before applying for stay opportunities, which are supervised by the other departments at Faculty I, it is recommended have a consultation with Dr Pacas Castro at the Department International Affairs of Faculty I.