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Nomination:

Before you can apply as an exchange/program student at 51ÁÔÆæ, you must be nominated by your home university. Your university must be a partner university of 51ÁÔÆæ and there needs to be an active agreement for student exchange.

Please contact your home university for information on an exchange student application in Frankfurt.

Deadlines for nominiation: 15 May (application for winter semester) / 15 November (application for summer semester)

Once you have been nominated by your home university as an exchange student, we will send you the link to our online application form via e-mail (April/November).

e.g. German Academic Exchange Service, CAPES, China Scholarship Council (CSC), Fulbright...

You need an academic supervisor at 51ÁÔÆæ in order to apply as a scholarship holder. Contact details of all departments can be found on the website of the university. Please contact the respective department independently to find a supervisor. If you do not have an academic supervisor yet, you can find suggestions for contacting professors in the tab application > How to find a supervisor.

Please e-mail us a copy of your letter of award by: 15 May (application for winter semester) / 15 November (application for summer semester).

Once we have checked the letter of award, we will send you the link to our online application form.

• You are not planning to receive a degree from 51ÁÔÆæ, but from your home institution – outside of Germany – only.
• Your planned study period at 51ÁÔÆæ coincides – for the most part – with the semester dates

Visiting doctoral students who come to 51ÁÔÆæ as part of an exchange also need to find an academic supervisor. The supervisor's information/confirmation is not required at the time of nomination, but it is needed for the application (a simple email from the supervisor will suffice).

If you do not have an academic supervisor yet, you can find suggestions for contacting professors in the tab application > How to find a supervisor.

Once you have been accepted for an internship/as a trainee, you may enroll as a Freemover guest student during your internship. Please find information on enrollment as a Freemover in the tab below.

Interns/Trainees at the university hospital (±«²Ô¾±±¹±ð°ù²õ¾±³Ùä³Ù²õ°ì±ô¾±²Ô¾±°ì³Ü³¾) and the faculty of Medicine can find all necessary information on practical training here.

The following enrollment periods are standard and cannot be adapted individually to your internship schedule:

• Enrollment is only possible for the entire duration of the semester (October until March or April until September).
• Enrollment for only part of a semester (e.g. summer internship: June until August) is impossible.
• Also it is not possible to be registered in between semesters (e.g. from February until June).

All students (independent of their study level) may apply as a Freemover guest student. Please note that we do not accept Freemovers from partner universities. In order to apply as a Freemover guest student, you need an academic supervisor at 51ÁÔÆæ. Please contact the respective faculty independently, in order to find an academic supervisor. The Global Office cannot assist in finding an academic supervisor. You can find suggestions for contacting professors in the tab application > How to find a supervisor.

Please send us the letter of invitation from your academic supervisor by 01 June (application for winter semester) / 01 December (application for summer semester) via e-mail, in order for us to send you the link to the online application form.

You need an academic supervisor at 51ÁÔÆæ, in order to apply as a teaching assistant. Contact details of all faculties can be found on the website of the university. On the website of the Goethe Welcome Center you can find information on contacting professors.

• Please send us an e-mail with a copy of your letter of award and the confirmation/contract which attests your placement as a teaching assistant (usually combined in the document: Stipendienvertrag und Schulzuweisung)
• Then, we will send you the link to our online application form.
• Please mind the deadline for application as a guest student.

• TOEFL iBT (Minimum Score 62), MyBest® Scores are accepted
• IELTS (Minimum Score 5,5)
• TOEIC Listening & Reading (Minimum Score 785), TOEIC Speaking and Writing (Minimum Score 310)
• Cambridge ELA (Minimum FCE, Score 160-179)
• Duolingo (Minimum Score 90)

• Goethe-Zertifikat B1
• TestDaF (Minimum TDN 3)
• DSH Certificate 

Information on the so-called Common Reference levels (A1, A2, B1, B2, C1, C2) can be found on the website of the Council of Europe.

For summer semester: approx. beginning of November - 15 December

Admission/Enrollment as a guest student is not possible after the deadlines above! 

• Before you start looking for a suitable host, you should have a rather precise idea/concept about your research project.
• You should first get detailed information about the different faculties, institutes, departments and professors at GU to find out which professor would be the most suitable host in your case. It should be someone whose research area covers the same or a similar topic to the one of your own research project.
• For this purpose, use the overview of all the faculties at GU, which refers you to the respective faculty homepage, to obtain information about the respective departments, research areas and professors. Additionally, you should acquire an idea of the most important research centers, -projects and -cooperations at GU.

• Once you have found the ideal host for your project, you can apply directly to him or her (not the Global Office!) by writing an application enclosing a letter of motivation, your curriculum vitae, a list of publications, and an outline of your proposed project or letter of intent. The more detailed you set out the reasons why you believe you can best carry out your project with this particular host at GU and how you plan to fund your stay, the greater your chances of success.
• If you have the opportunity, you could also approach the individual concerned in person, e.g. at a meeting or conference.
• You might search for the contact details of your potential host with the following list of GU's faculties:

01 - Law

03 - Social Sciences
04 - Educational Sciences
05 - Psychology and Sports Sciences
06 - Protestant Theology
07 - Roman Catholic Theology
08 - Philosophy and History
09 - Faculty of Linguistics, Cultures, and Arts
10 - Modern Languages
11 - Geoscience and Geography
12 - Computer Science and Mathematics
13 - Physics
14 - Biochemistry, Chemistry and Pharmacy
15 - Biological Sciences
16 - Medical Science

The semester contribution stated above is for guest students only! The 50€ administration charge has been waived for guest students only!

The composition of the contribution is illustrated in the following chart.

The semester contribution of passed semesters can be found here.

After your application for admission has been processed, you will receive the letter of admission from us; the letter contains important information about the enrollment of guest students (account data for the transfer of the semester social contribution). The letter of admission for guest students will be sent via e-mail:

• in August (application for winter semester)
• in February (application for summer semester)

Once the admissions letter has been sent, the work flow of your personal account will show a green check mark: “Letter of admission sent by the Global Office."

Students who need to apply for a visa might need the admissions letter before February/August. In this case please contact us, in order to ask for a preliminary letter of admission. The preliminary letter can only be issued, once we have received your complete application.

If you have questions about withdrawing from the University, please contact the Registrar's Office directly at sli@uni-frankfurt.de.

Since exchange/guest students have paid a semester social contribution reduced by the administrative fee of € 50, the administrative fee otherwise included in the semester fee according to § 56 Hessisches Hochschulgesetz (Hessian Higher Education Act) will of course not be retained.

The semester fee to be refunded to exchange/guest students in the event of a timely and lawful withdrawal will therefore be reduced by a total of € 30.

Regulations on mobility within the EU applying to students of non-EU nationality (third-country nationals) coming to the EU for the purpose of studying have been eased.

If you wish to study at 51ÁÔÆæ under an exchange program and have already been issued a residence permit for studies in another EU member state, you can come to study at 51ÁÔÆæ without having to apply for a visa for Germany. In this case, you have to submit additional documents to 51ÁÔÆæ. Then, 51ÁÔÆæ can apply for a confirmation for your stay here. Without this confirmation, you are not allowed to come to Germany for studies!

Mobility within the EU is facilitated under the following conditions (not valid for Great Britain, Ireland, and Denmark; students coming from these states have to apply for an entry visa with the German embassy when they want to study at 51ÁÔÆæ.)

• Studies in an EU member state with a residence permit of this EU member state for the purpose of studies
• Studies at 51ÁÔÆæ under an exchange program (ERASMUS, bilateral exchange program [e.g. direct exchange Charles University Prague], departmental exchange program)
• Studies at 51ÁÔÆæ for a maximum of 360 days
• A residence permit of an EU member state that is valid for the duration of studies at 51ÁÔÆæ (if necessary, have the residence permit extended in due time before the mobility!)

Submission of the additional documents to 51ÁÔÆæ by

15 July (for winter term; earliest planned arrival: September)

15 January (for summer term; earliest planned arrival: March).

Note: The complete notification has to be made available to the National Contact Point (Federal Office for Migration and Refugees) at latest 30 days before the planned entry into Germany. In order to avoid delays in your arrival, it is your responsibility to make sure that the Global Office of 51ÁÔÆæ receives the complete documents, in the format described below by the above stated deadline, in order for the Global Office of 51ÁÔÆæ to have enough processing time to forward the documents to the National Contact Point.

If the documents submitted are incomplete or submitted after the deadline, 51ÁÔÆæ will not be able to apply for a confirmation for your stay. In that case, you will not be permitted to come to 51ÁÔÆæ for studies! 

Documents to be submitted:

All documents must be uploaded in PDF format in the work-flow of your Mobility-Online account. Please name the documents with your family name and the document type: e.g. Family name_Pass.pdf.

1. Copy of the residence title by the EU member state (issued for study purposes; validity for the duration of the stay at 51ÁÔÆæ)
   Document title: Family name_Aufenthaltstitel.pdf
2. Copy of the passport/replacement passport
   Document title: Family name_Pass.pdf
3. Proof of financial resources in the amount of EUR 992/month
   E.g. current print out from your bank account or your parent's bank account; in case you receive an additional grant: letter of award from the scholarship donor.
   The proof needs to show that a continuous support is taking place and that you have sufficient resources to cover the monthly costs while studying at 51ÁÔÆæ (approx. monthly allowance: EUR 992 (Bafög-Satz). Proof can be provided by means of a form-based declaration by the student.
   Document title: Family name_Lebensunterhalt.pdf
4. Health insurance certificate (copy of EHIC)
   E.g. EHIC card or provisional replacement certificate; German statutory health insurance; private domestic or international health insurance valid in Germany. Proof can be provided by a form-based declaration by the student. 
   Document title: Family name_KV.pdf

All documents, with the exception of the passport and the residence title, must be submitted in German. Where applicable, the BAMF (Federal Office for Migration and Refugees) can accept easily comprehensible documents in a foreign language, but decides whether the documents submitted meet the requirement.

General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)

According to section 2 (information and access to personal data), Articles 13 and 14 of the GDPR, we are hereby informing students about processing of the personal data they need to provide, in order for the Global Office of 51ÁÔÆæ to register them for the eased mobility under the EU Directive 2016/801. According to Article 13, point (e), we hereby inform students – specifically – about the direct and indirect recipients of the personal data: Your personal data will be shared with the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (BAMF). The Federal Office for Migration and Refugees in turn may share the data with contact points of other European member states or immigration authorities. Students will not be informed separately about processing of their data and direct and indirect recipients by the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees.

Under the following link of the European Union students may find the relevant General Data Protection Regulations:

Please keep in mind that the certificate for mobility issued by the Federal Office pertains to the originally planned study period. If you extend your study period, you must contact incoming@uni-frankfurt.de, in order for the Global Office to request an extension at the Federal Office.

Additional Information:

 Further information from the Federal Foreign Office (Auswärtigen Amt)

You must apply for a (EHIC) (equivalent to (GHIC)) from the relevant authority in your home country. The cards are issued by your in your home country. After your arrival in Germany, you must present your EHIC card to one of the statutory health insurance companies and indicate that you are studying at GU (GU company number: H0001406). The health insurance company will then send a digital certificate to GU confirming that you have sufficient insurance coverage. 

Please note that the EHIC card does not automatically make all medical services free of charge. Please check with your health insurance company at home which services are covered. 

• Flyer Insurance and Health Care
• "First Aid. An Illustrated Health Dictionary: Information for Foreign Students in Germany" (Deutsches Studentenwerk)
• (alternatively )

• 16 May (application winter term) or
• 16 November (application summer term).

You will receive an e-mail once the application form has been released. You will also receive an e-mail, if no accommodation is available through the allotment. 

Exchange students apply for student housing through the allotment together with their exchange student application (Global Office).

Please do not fill out the application form on the website of the Studierendenwerk. The additional application does not increase your chances of receiving accommodation.

Accommodation is distributed first come, first served, but with overseas students given priority. The sooner you upload the signed housing application, the better your chances of receiving accommodation.

If you are not an exchange student nominated for 51ÁÔÆæ by one of our partner universities or by your scholarship organization, unfortunately, you are not eligible for the allotment.

You may indicate "apartment" or "room" or "no preference" on your application. We cannot guarantee the accommodation of your choice (apartment or room). There are only a very limited number of 1-room apartments with private bathroom / kitchenette. Therefore, if you limit your choice to apartments, you will  limit your chances of getting accommodation in the student residence. To maximize your chances, choose "no preference".

"Room" means bathroom and kitchen are shared with other students either on the same floor or in a 3-4 person shared apartment. Shared apartments are same-sex. Floors are co-ed.

Important notice

The application is considered a binding application! If you have handed in the signed application form and do not need a room, you need to inform the Global Office (incoming@uni-frankfurt.de) immediately!

The accommodation can only be rented for an entire semester.

The deposit is €600. If you receive accommodation in a student residence of the allotment, the student housing administration requires you to pay a deposit plus the first monthly rent approx. six weeks before the beginning of the standardized rental period. You need to be prepared to transfer the required amount (€900 (room) or €1000 (apartment)) from your home country in July (application for winter term) / January (application for summer term).

Provided there is no damage to your accommodation and no outstanding bill, the student housing administration will return the deposit eight weeks after the rental period has ended (= end of standardized rental period and not moving out date).

All accommodation for guest students is basically furnished. Please note that bed sheets, duvets, blankets, pillows and towels are not provided by the student residence. Please bring these items with you or you will need to buy them after your arrival in Frankfurt.

All accommodations are located off campus (Ginnheimer Landstraße, Hansaallee and Riedbergallee). The different Campus locations are easily accessible by public transportation.

The deposit remains intact throughout the entire rental period (i.e. it will not be used to pay rent).

The processing period for the return of the deposit by the Studierendenwerk takes at least two months from the time the lease ends.

Accommodation in student housing is assigned according to availability by the student housing administration.

Cancelling the reservation between 16 August to 31 August / 15 February to 28 February will mean you will not get back the rent for September / March because a new tenant can be found no earlier than 01 October / 01 April. The deposit will be refunded.

If you plan to arrive in October / April, you need to inform the Global Office (incoming@uni-frankfurt.de) and the Studierendenwerk (wohnen@swffm.de) via e-mail of the delayed arrival no later than 15 September. In this case, the rent for September / March is still to be paid, it cannot be refunded.

In the event of a general cancellation of your study period, you are obligated to inform the Global Office (incoming@uni-frankfurt.de) by 15 September / 15 March at the latest, otherwise the rent for October / April is due, because a new tenant cannot be found before 01 November / 01 May.

Here a list of common signs of a possible rental scam:

• The rental price is too good to be true. Rooms in flat shares for students in Frankfurt usually cost between €400 - 600.
• Prepayment required. Do not wire money for a security deposit, application fee, first monthly rent, etc. to someone you have never met for an apartment you have not seen. Legitimate proprietors / real estate agents do not ask for money before you have not seen the accommodation.
• Contradictions between advertisement picture(s) and text/description. Read advertisement promoting accommodation with a certain skepticism.
• Pictures that seem taken out of a brochure, e.g. from a furniture store catalog. In order to check, if pictures have been copied from other sources, upload the pictures in the .
• Poor German, advertisement in English. Look for grammar and spelling errors in the advertisement as it may be an indication that it was translated by a translation software.
• Copied advertisement texts. Often, real estate scammers copy their advertisement from real, existing real estate offers. Enter parts of the text or the headline in a search engine for review: If a very similar advertisement appears with different contact data on other portals, caution is advised.
• Missing information: Legitimate proprietors provide information on rent with and without utilities as heating and hot water (in German the so called “Warmmiete" with utilities vs. "Kaltmiete" without utilities). If only the Warmmiete is specified, this can be an indication of a fake apartment. Also, be suspicious if there is no specific contact person or no imprint on the site of the real estate provider. If a phone number is specified, it is worth checking whether the phone number is active.
• Suspicious e-mails: Do not open file attachments in e-mails that end on “.exe" regardless of whether they are sent by alleged housing providers or by the real estate portal itself. They can come from real estate scammers and contain malware or Trojans. Also, pay attention to the e-mail address of the sender: Real estate fraudsters often use e-mail addresses with conspicuous domains for correspondence, such as Name@affordable-dreamappartment.de.
• Wire transfer abroad required, i.e. outside Germany: Special caution when transferring abroad! Check the payee's account number (IBAN) before each transfer: which country code does it start with? 'DE' stands for an account in Germany, 'AT' for Austria and so on. If, on the other hand, a country code occurs that you did not expect, you should not transfer money.

Here a link to  as listed by the US government agency Federal Trade Commission (FTC).

• the Departmental Coordinators of your home institution and
• of 51ÁÔÆæ, as well as
• by yourself.

You can access the course overview without login, by simply clicking on "Courses", then "Course Overview" on the following website: . There you will find the online course overview of all faculties. 

• for the winter semester will be updated in approx. June
• for the summer semester will be updated in approx. January.

*Some English language courses may be found in the course overview under "Language of instruction" -> "German / English". This category lists courses that are bilingual, but not necessarily "German / English" other bilingual constellations may also be listed. It is worth checking this section for additional English language courses not listed under "Language of instruction" -> "English".

Below Links to English Courses in the Summer semester 2025:

 / * / Information from the 

Dep. 2, Economics and Business Administration (; ) / Information from the

Dep. 3, Social Sciences (; ) / Bachelor *, Master * / Archives of Seminars in English

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Dep. 10, Modern Languages (; ) / *

Dep. 11, Geosciences and Geography (; ) / *

Dep. 12, Computer Sciences and Mathematics (; ) / *

Dep. 13, Physics (; ) / Bachelor *, Master *

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Dep. 15, Biosciences (; ) / Bachelor *, Master *

In order to differentiate between Bachelor and Master level courses, you can select a “Header structure" on the "Search for Lectures" query. Select the faculty/ department, then, select the level of degree programme.

• Law
• Social Sciences
• Medicine

The German Intensive Course for Exchange Students (Deutsch-Intensiv-Kurs für Austauschstudierende), or later referred to as DIA-Course, takes place every year in March and September before the start of the semester. The course lasts 3 weeks and consists of about 20 hours per week. The course is free of charge for registered exchange students and you can earn 3 ECTS for the course.

** Preliminary dates for the DIA-Course in March 2025: 10 March 2025 - 28 March 2025 **

Information about the online placement test will be provided before the course begins. Your score determines which group you will be placed in. You can join the DIA course without any previous knowledge of German as we also have a beginners course.

Registration: If you would like to participate in the DIA-course, please complete the relevant query in your Mobility-Online workflow. The query will appear in your workflow around January (March course ) / July (September course ). Please note, that the DIA-course in March is primarily reserved for students starting their study period at 51ÁÔÆæ in the summer term.

• DIA-course September: 15 July
• DIA-course March: 01 February

During the course of the semester, there will be various courses offered by the ISZ to help improve your knowledge of German. Further information and links pertaining to these courses can be found here under "Courses during the semester".