For your stay abroad to be successful, you should start your planning and preparations at an early stage, particularly in relation to any grants you may wish to apply for.
Esslingen University of Applied Sciences will help you to plan and undertake a study-related stay abroad.
The SPO TBB (Examination Regulations) state that students must spend one semester abroad. This can be a semester of theoretical study or a semester of practical study/internship and must be of at least 3 months (90 days) duration. A semester of theoretical study must be spent at a recognised university abroad. Documentary proof of the semester abroad (confirmation of enrolment, list of grades obtained, copy of the reference from the employer or similar for an internship) must be submitted for checking to Ms Lilia Schwarz, assistant to the Academic Director, stating your name and student ID number. A certified translation may be requested in some circumstances.
The credits obtained during the semester abroad should be registered in the following semester (in the final semester at the latest) in the LSF campus management system (i. e. not in the semester you are abroad). After the supporting documents have been checked and approved, the semester abroad is listed as “bestanden” (successfully completed).
It may be possible for a semester of study undertaken at a university abroad before you started your degree programme in Esslingen to be recognised as a semester abroad.
You can search for possible courses for your semester abroad on the website of the foreign university you wish to attend. At “Downloads” on this page you will find an overview of subjects at selected partner universities which have been credited 1:1 since 2016. Further information is contained in our lists of free mover universities, which can be sent to you on request or can be viewed at the course planning and advice office
Ms. Höger-Riedel during office hours: Mon – Thu, 9:00 to 12:00.
The overviews are a good guide, but are not a guarantee of recognition, since the course content may vary from semester to semester.
When selecting your subjects and the 1:1 recognition you would like, you must ensure that the subjects abroad are at the same level as the subjects at HSE (agreement of course content, semester level from the 4th semester, records of performance). Your Learning Agreement must plan for at least 12 credits and you must pass at least one examination.
If you choose a subject which has no exact equivalent at HSE, "WPF an ausländischer Hochschule erbracht” (mandatory elective completed at university abroad) can be selected from the WPF 1 or WPF 2 - the corresponding ECTS are then taken into account. In this case, the title of the subject taken at the university abroad does not appear on the certificate, it says instead "WPF an ausländischer Hochschule erbracht".
You have the option and the flexibility to gain all credits for your mandatory electives by means of subjects taken at universities abroad. To take the subject abroad, you must have chosen a management or economics profile (see overview mandatory electives at “Downloads”).
All subjects must be included in the course planning, even those which you do not wish to have recognised. The German designation in this case is "Zusatzfach". The title of the subject will appear on the final certificate. If you do not want the title to appear, the right-hand column must be left blank.
Binding recognition of your course credits is granted when your course recognition form has been approved: the form, together with the certificate from the university abroad and the course descriptions in English, must be sent to
Christiane Höger-Riedel as soon as your stay abroad ends.
Note:
After the courses you have taken have been checked and recognised, Prof. Mathis or Ms Höger-Riedel signs the form. The international programme coordinator then sends the form together with the certificate to the Examinations Office.
We strongly recommend that you attend the information events on stays abroad which are held by the International Office on a regular basis.
No additional tuition fees. Possibility to apply for a double degree scholarship
The US Degree allows to get a visa H-1B working and residence permit for one year
Bachelor’s thesis can be written either in Esslingen at HE or in Erie at GU or both
Each year, up to 5 students from Esslingen are admitted to enroll into the Dual-Degree Program
Only students who have successfully finished the first two semesters (first study period) are allowed to apply for the Dual Degree Program
The online application for the first round of admission is open from
December 2nd to January 31st.
For further information contact your faculty coordinator:
The International Office provides various types of support, including:
The Institute of Foreign Languages is integrated into the International Office; it offers a wide range of language courses and also issues language certificates.
International programme coordinator for the faculty:
The international programme coordinators are responsible for the international affairs of the faculty. They are the people to contact when it comes to choosing your subjects at the partner university, they sign the “Learning Agreement”, and are responsible for recognising any course credits earned abroad.
The Internship Office of the Faculty of Management will support you with the planning and organisation of your internship abroad.