Erasmus+

partner countries in the EU: Belgium, Bulgaria, Denmark, Germany, Estonia, Finland, France, Greece, Croatia, Ireland, Italy, Lativa, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Austria, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Sweden, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Czech Republic, Hungary and Cyprus

partner countries not in the EU: Iceland, Liechtenstein, Macedonia, Norway, Serbia, Turkey

The university will take measures to include students and university employees with special needs and other disadvantages in exchange programmes. Moreover, to foster social innovation, it will widen its network of European universities to include institutions in the Global South and focus on sharing knowledge with the public at large.

The university will develop online-supported education and rapidly implement a digital management system for the Erasmus programme. The university’s incentive system for improving teaching and learning includes international initiatives.

In 2018, the university launched an innovative carbon offset scheme in which it pays to make up for the emissions of university-related flights taken by its students and employees. In the future, it will introduce more measures to supplement the scheme.

The university has much to offer Erasmus exchange students: a stimulating array of courses that will count to your university degrees at home and a campus located in a central region of Western Europe with much to discover, from vibrant metropolises to gorgeous landscapes. Our site for exchange students provides detailed information on all aspects of your stay.

If you want to participate in an Erasmus exchange at the Catholic University of Applied Sciences, report to the Erasmus office of your university, which will formally nominate you as a candidate. Once this formal step has been taken, you will have to complete some digital documents related to your study abroad, including the learning agreement.

Note: The financial support from the Erasmus+ programme will be paid by your home institution. 

The team at the International Office will help you with matters such as travel, visa, insurance and the search for housing.

Students at the Catholic University of the Applied Sciences seeking intercultural experiences during a semester or internship abroad should inform themselves about their options at the International Office.

Practical information

The International Office page in the campus portal provides detailed, practical information about Erasmus stays abroad: important dates, events, advising, general terms, funding, openings, application forms, application deadlines and informational materials.

We welcome faculty from other institutions who want to share their knowledge and experiences with students at the Catholic University of Applied Sciences.

If your university already has an Erasmus agreement with us and you’ve already been in touch with a representative from one of our departments, please contact him or her directly. 

If you don’t already have a contact at the university or if you are at the beginning of your career and want to improve your resume by teaching a course or two at the Catholic University of Applied Sciences, then get in touch with our International Office. We will review your request and direct you to one of our departments. 

Experts from social work, health care or applied theology who want to share their professional experience with university students should also contact the International Office.

Check this list to see if your home university is part of our Erasmus network or has a cooperative agreement with us.

We are glad to support faculty at the Catholic University of Applied Sciences who want to take a turn teaching at one of our partner universities. Such work strengthens individual networks and raises the profile of our university at the same time. The broad spectrum of agreements with other Erasmus universities and the European Union typically allows us to provide financial support for outgoing faculty. The campus portal contains information on the application process and on funding programmes (such as DAAD). 

If we do not have a partnership with the university you want to teach at, contact the university administration, the exchange coordinator of your department or the International Office. It might be possible to create a new partnership.

The Catholic University of Applied Sciences is delighted to share its experiences and institutional structures in lifelong learning with its partners, whether in the areas of administration, research or teaching. We welcome employees from universities for short internships and work shadowing opportunities. Contact our International Office to find a placement at the university.

At the Catholic University of Applied Sciences, international exchange is a holistic process to which all employees have access. Faculty, researchers and administrative personnel have the option of completing short internships to familiarize themselves with processes at our partner institutions. The internships encourage comparative learning that can spark new impetus for their work at home.

Employees whose work can benefit from learning a foreign language can attend a language course in another European country and receive a reimbursement of their costs from the Erasmus programme. For more information, see our campus portal.