The University of Passau enjoys a high reputation as a leading academic institution in the heart of Europe. Of our approximately 11,000 enrolled students, more than 1,600 are of international origin, coming from over 100 countries. Our excellent global network is strengthened by the close relationships we maintain as an institution worldwide.
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.
We are looking forward to welcoming you in Passau!
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.
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.
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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.
While the official recommendation suggests students in Germany should have at least 992 Euros per month available to them, in Passau, the costs of living are lower than they are in bigger cities. Among other things, the rents for accommodation are much cheaper.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
