Application Process for Exchange Students
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If you fulfill the application requirements and have been nominated by your home university, we look forward to receiving your application documents.
The faculties and their respective study abroad coordinators are generally responsible for the selection of exchange students at RWTH Aachen. The International Office forwards the application documents to the respective faculty, where the materials are reviewed. After you have been accepted by the faculties, you will be notified by the International Office as quickly as possible of your admission and will receive an official Letter of Admission from the International Office.
Application Deadlines
| Application for | Deadline |
|---|---|
| the following winter semester and the entire academic year | May 31 every year |
| the following summer semester | January 31 every year |
| the intensive German course | June 30 every year |
| Application for | Deadline |
|---|---|
| winter semester, summer semester, or the entire academic year | May 31 every year |
| students from China and India for the winter semester, summer semester, or entire academic year | March 31 every year |
| the intensive German course | June 30 every year |
Application Process
Step 1: Registration
Are you participating in an ERASMUS exchange program? Then please register online.
Are you coming to RWTH Aachen through a partnership agreement like exchange students WORLDWIDE? Please register using our Registration Form.
Step 2: Submitting Your Documents
Please send a print out of the online application form or registration form together with the documents listed below and mail or email them to the International Office. Please make note of the application deadlines. A completed application contains:
- Registration Form
- Learning Agreement for ERASMUS students or the Learning Agreement for exchange students WORLDWIDE, signed by you and the coordinator at the home university
- Proof of German or English language skills, at least Level B1, depending on your course selection
- Transcript of Records
- Motivation Letter
- Resumé or CV
- Copy of your home university's Nomination Letter
- Confirmation of Enrollment from your home university
- If applicable, the Registration Form for the Intensive German Course, which is only held before the winter semester
- If applicable, a registration form for a room in a student dormitory
- If applicable, confirmation of supervision or invitation from your academic supervisor, if you are completing a thesis or project at RWTH Aachen
Step 3: Confirmation from RWTH Aachen
You will receive an email from us after we have received your documents. It may take a few weeks to process them.
After Admission
We can admit you as soon as your academic supervision has been confirmed or the faculty has accepted your Learning Agreement.
Along with the Letter of Admission, you will receive more information about planning and preparing your stay in Aachen.
Visa
Students from countries not in the European Union must apply for a student visa in Germany.
All questions about visas are exclusively answered by the German embassy or consulate. For this reason, we recommend that you get in contact with the German embassay or consulate in your home country as soon as you have been officially admitted.
When you arrive in Aachen, you will receive more information and advice about the other steps and formalities you need to complete.