Why should I study abroad?

Experiencing university life in a different country, strengthening your personal intercultural skills and improving your language skills – all of these soft skills you will gain are valued highly by potential future employers! For many courses, it is even obligatory to complete a stay abroad or a semester abroad.

When should I start to plan?

If you want to study abroad, you need time to organise and plan it. We recommend starting your planning between a year and a year and a half before you intend to go abroad.

Which countries can I even study in?

Essentially all over the world! You can find a list of all of UDE’s partner universities here. Is the country or university you wanted not on the list? Then a self-organised study abroad period might be something for you. We’re happy to advise you.

What kind of costs should I expect?

If you go abroad via one of UDE’s exchange programmes, there are no tuition fees to be paid at the foreign university. If you organise a study abroad period yourself at a university of your choice, you should expect to pay tuition fees. These can be varying amounts according to the country. You can find an overview of tuition fees in Europe here and of tuition fees worldwide here (in German).

At UDE, there’s a whole range of options if you want to get involved internationally. Do you already know about the buddy programme , where UDE students help make starting at UDE easier for international exchange students? Perhaps you’re also interested in refreshing your language skills with a language tandem? You can find an overview of where and how you can get involved here. And the best thing: if you get involved in UDE’s international offerings and develop your intercultural skills, you can receive the Certificate of International Competence.