Semester abroad
Our institute maintains cooperation with over 50 faculties in Europe and 60 global university partners. A semester abroad offers a unique opportunity to either deepen your expertise in a specific cognitive science discipline or explore entirely new academic interests.
Our European partnerships are established at the faculty level, ensuring a strong connection to Cognitive Science. These spots are managed directly by our mobility office and are reserved exclusively for cognitive science students, with funding provided through the Erasmus+ program.
International cooperations (Hochschulpartnerschaften - HSP) are managed at the university level, i.e. the International Office. Consequently, the courses available may not be directly related to cognitive science. For these programs, the application process is handled by the International Office, and additional documents are required.
Please note that we accept all semesters abroad toward the mandatory bachelor’s degree requirement, regardless of whether you focus on cognitive science or an unrelated field.
Please find out below how to proceed in each case:
Your semester abroad within Europe with ERASMUS+
How to proceed:
- Get information about our partner universities.
- Get information about the application process at the IKW and apply for your favorite spots by the end of the winter semester.
- Get general information about a semester abroad and Erasmus+ provided by the International Office or directly on the website of the DAAD
- Get answers to the most frequently asked questions about studying abroad with Erasmus* in the FAQ.
Your semester abroad outside of Europe with university partnerships
- Get information about our university’s partners in the database - set “School” to “International Office (university level)" the last item at the bottom to the worldwide partners.
- Get information about funding, the application process at the International Office and apply for your favorite spots by the end of the winter semester at the International Office
- Contact the International Office, visit their or our joined info events for more information.
- Once you got a spot at one of the international partners, inform the IKW’s Mobility Office by submitting this form (PDF, 181 kB).