Incoming exchange students • University of Passau • University of Passau

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The University of Passau is a highly regarded academic and research institution in the heart of Europe. Of our 11,000 students, more than 1600 are international students hailing from 100+ countries. Our international connections are underpinned by the vibrant partnerships we maintain on a global scale.

Exchange students can study and research at the University of Passau for one or two semesters (six months or one year).

You can find an overview of all important information in the Fact Sheet of the University of Passau.

For the Academic Year 2024/25
For the Acadamic Year 2023/24

We are looking forward to welcoming you in Passau!

Step one: nomination

If you're a student at one of our partner institutions, your institution can nominate you for a study exchange at the University of Passau. On request, your institution will provide you with information about the application and candidate selection procedures. Once you have been nominated, we will contact you by email.

Step two: submitting documents

Once you've been nominated and once we've contacted you with information about registering your exchange, you will have to complete this registration with the University of Passau by submitting certain documents.

Deadlines:

15 May for winter semester or whole academic year exchanges
15 December for summer semester exchanges

Step three: enrolment and orientation

The International Office will assist you with enrolling at the University via the applicant portal for visiting and exchange students. Enrolment will be completed during the orientation weeks for international students. Taking part in the orientation programme is a compulsory part of any study exchange with the University of Passau.

If your university or your academic department isn't currently one of our international partners, you may nonetheless be able to undertake a study exchange at the University of Passau, as a visiting student ('Freemover' in German). Contact us to find out more.

In Passau, the costs of living are lower than they are in capital cities. Among other things, the rents for accommodation are lower. While the official recommendation suggests students in Germany should have at least 853 Euros per month available to them, Passau's students estimate the local average living costs to be around 760 Euros per month.

Students who take part in an ERASMUS+ programme will receive a scholarship through their home institution. You can find out more at the International Office there.

For more information, please visit the Costs and funding page.

Our accommodation service for international students can assist you with finding a place to live. For further information, visit our web pages about accommodation in Passau.

Institutional Coordinator

Stefanie Dallmeier

Room VW 108

Innstr. 41

Phone: +49(0)851/509-1165

Fax: +49(0)851/509-1164

Stefanie.Dallmeier@uni-passau.de

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Consultation hours: 08:30 - 12:00

Visiting and residing in Germany: legal requirements

Health insurance

You must have comprehensive health insurance cover if you wish to study at a German university. If you don't have a proof of health insurance, the University cannot permit you to enrol. For detailed guidance, visit our page about health insurance for international students.

Visas and residence permit

If your home country is not a part of the European Economic Area (EEA), then you will require a visa or a residence permit to study in Passau.

FInd out more on our web page about visas and residence permits.

Proof of funding

If you need a visa or a residence permit as a student in Germany, then you will have to provide a proof of funding to the relevant authorities. For details, please visit the pages about visas and residence permits or on the official Study in Germany website.

News

Buddy scheme

Life's easier with a buddy

[Translate to Englisch:] Internationale Buddies

Contacts

International Office

For general questions about study exchanges: exchangestudents@uni-passau.de
Accommodation service for international students: Alexandra.Winterkorn@uni-passau.de
Transcript of Records: N.N.

Erasmus+ Coordinators

You can find information about your Departmental Coordinator in the partner university portal of the University of Passau. There, you can find your home institution and scroll to the end of the page, where the Departmental Coordinators are listed under the heading 'Programmbeauftragte/r'.

The University of Passau's Institutional Coordinator is Stefanie Dallmeier, Head of the International Office.