application and registration for students on programmes
Language requirements
As a rule, classes at the Friedrich-Alexander University are held in German. Without a good level of German it is not possible to study successfully at the University. If you are a student on an exchange or scholarship programme then you will not be required to submit a certificate of competence in German (the DSH Test / Testdaf / ZDAF) but you will be required to prove you complete the Level A2 of the European Reference Frame or otherwise you can not be admitted to the university. A sufficient level of competence in German may be proved by means of copies of school certificates, transcripts of records from your own university at home, or by certificates from language schools or from German language teachers at your home university.
Application
Students on exchanges or other programmes (DAAD, KAAD, Sokrates-Erasmus, Robert-Bosch-Stiftung, Diakonisches Werk, Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, Rotary Club, CREPUQ, Hanns-Seidel-Stiftung, DPJW; recipients of contact scholarships from partner universities and other recipients of scholarships from public or private sources, as well as from the Bavarian Ministry of State) should submit an application form for registration approximately five months before the start of the course of studies planned. This form should be sent to Referat für Internationale Angelegenheiten. Application forms must reach the University of Erlangen by the following dates (at the latest):
- May 31st for the following winter semester
- November 30th for the following summer semester
The application forms should be sent to the following address:
University of Erlangen-Nürnberg
Referat für Internationale Angelegenheiten/
Central Office for International Affairs
Schlossplatz 4
91054 Erlangen, Germany
You can request the application forms by post at any time, or you can download them from the Internet.
The application form should be accompanied by the following:
Secondary level certificates (for example, Maturità; Titulo de Bachiller
+ Pruebas de Aptitud, GCE/GCSE; Baccalaureát, Apolirito, SAT-Score)
and, if applicable, a copy of the University Entrance Exam of your home country.
Please note: depending on the country, some evidence of one to two years of
study in your own country (transcript of records) might be necessary. It is
not necessary to send originals, fotocopies will be accepted. Translation
are not required.
Certificate of matriculation at home university
Certificate indicating level of German
Confirmation from the home university (or scholarship awarder) of nomination
as exchange or programme student
Incomplete forms will not be accepted!
Applicants will be informed in writing of the success or failure of their application, at the latest in January or in July after the respective deadline for applications has expired. If the application is successful, then along with your letter of acceptance you will receive information on applying for accommodation and studying. Make sure you keep the letter of acceptance because it must be presented when applying for a visa and when matriculating at the university. As a rule, registration as a programme or exchange student is valid only for one or two semesters.
