Application for non-Erasmus partner university students

Before your application as an exchange student at Fachhochschule Dortmund - University of Applied Sciences and Arts, you have to be be officially nominated by your home university. The partner university has to send the following information to the e-mail address exchange-studentsfh-dortmundde :

•     Your full name (first name and last name)
•     gender
•     current study program at your home university
•     preferred study program at our university
•     period of stay (winter semester, summer semester or both)
•     whether you are studying for a Bachelor's or Master's degree
•     Your e-mail address 

Nomination deadlines: 
- for winter terms:  15 March - 1 May
- for summer terms: 15 September - 1 November

You can only apply during the following periods:

- for winter semester: 15 March 15 - 15 May
- for summer semester: 15 September - 15 November

After the nomination by your university, you will receive an e-mail with the most important information on applying for a stay abroad at Fachhochschule Dortmund. Use the link in the e-mail to register in the Mobility Online Portal.

Please note that this is an automatically generated e-mail that may be marked as spam. Make sure to check your spam folder. 

Use the link in the e-mail from Mobility Online to first complete your personal master data. You will then be taken to the overview of your application history, in which you can check the status of your application at any time and make subsequent changes. Here you will be asked step by step to upload various documents. In order for the application to be accepted, all steps must be completed.

The following documents must be submitted:

• passport copy 
• proof of language proficiency in the language of instruction at the host university 
• transcript of records
• Learning Agreement (see below)

Your documents will then be formally checked by the International Office. No further changes to your application data are possible after the formal check. If you have ticked the question of accommodation with "Yes", your request will be passed on to Studierendenwerk Dortmund, through which the accommodation processing takes place.

If you have any questions, please contact exchange-studentsfh-dortmundde 

The Learning Agreement (LA) is your personal study plan on which you record the courses you have selected and any changes you may make.

Information about the process:

• The Learning Agreement is part of your application documents.
• It is available for download in the Mobility Online Portal.
• For each semester, you enter courses with a maximum total of 30 ECTS in the LA.
• The LA must then be signed first by your home university and you, and then by Fachhochschule Dortmund (international representative).
• Within the application deadlines you have to upload the LA with the signatures in the portal.
• This is followed by a review of the documents by the International Office.
• No later than 3 weeks after arrival at Fachhochschule Dortmund, the feasibility of the courses will be checked and changes will be made if necessary.
• After you have changed your LA, you will again need the signatures of your home university and the international representative of your faculty at Fachhochschule Dortmund.
• You have to upload the changed LA independently in the portal with all signatures.
• You will receive all necessary information for your course selection from the international representative of your faculty (see below).

Please make sure that all of the exams you have selected are offered during your stay. At Fachhochschule Dortmund, exams are offered in two stages. The second part of the examination usually extends into the following semester. This examination period is often outside of your residence time, requires you to re-register at Fachhochschule Dortmund by paying the semester contribution fee and overlaps with the restart of your studies at your home university.

Attention: A Learning Agreement does not replace the registration for the exam via the study portal. You will receive the access data after enrollment. Each faculty has its own deadlines for registering and de-registering for exams. If you fail to register for an exam, you will not be able to take the exam. You can obtain information about the study portal from your departemental coordinator or your study office. 

Non-EU citizens from the following countries: Switzerland, Andorra, Australia, Brazil, El Salvador, Honduras, Israel, Japan, Canada, South Korea, Monaco, New Zealand, San Marino or the United States of America may enter Germany without a visa, but have to apply for a residence permit at the International Citizen Services (Bürgerdienste International) in Dortmund after entry. To be able to apply for a residence permit, students need to have proof of financial resources of at least €934 per month.

Non-EU citizens from other countries apply for a residence permit already at the German Embassy in the country. In order to get a visa, students need to have proof of financial resources (Opens in a new tab) of at least €934 per month.  

Usually this proof is served by opening a blocked account. It can also be provided by a declaration of commitment etc. You will get more information on that issue directly at the German Embassy. Furthermore, you need to present proof of health insurance(Opens in a new tab) .

Additional information as well as the addresses of the embassies can be found on the website of the Federal Foreign Office(Opens in a new tab) .