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Requirements

Formal Requirements • Nomination by home university • At least 5th bachelor semester or two years of academic study

Language Requirements • B1.1 English or German (CEFR) depending on course selection and programme

Application in due time • Students need to apply online and send the signed registration form by the deadlines

Dates and Deadlines

Nomination deadlines (nomination via online portal)31 March for winter semester and whole academic year31 October for summer semester

Application deadlines 31 May for winter semester and whole academic year31 January for summer semester

Semester dates Winter semester: 1 October – 31 MarchSummer semester: 1 April – 30 September

Enrollment period Winter semester: 1 August - 31 DecemberSummer semester: 1 February - 30 June• Enrollment is only possible within these periods.

Courses

How to select your courses and register exams

• Contact the departmental coordinator (see p. 3)

Course language • Main course language: German• English taught study programmes• English taught modules• Contact the departmental coordinator for further information (see p. 3)

Learning German DEUTSCHinternational course• Intensive German course in September • Fee: € 180 (does not include text book)•Applyseparately(applicationdetailswillbeprovidedtoyourstudents)

Fact sheet for Partner Universities

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Living in Aachen

Visa requirements • Non-EU residents require a student visa (contact German Embassy or Consulate)

• Admission letter from RWTH is required

Accommodation • Not guaranteed• Some quota rooms in student dorms available for exchange students (applica-

tion details will be provided)• Application deadlines for quota rooms:

Winter semester: 15 June Summer semester: 15 February

• Contact the Housing Advice Service

Insurances • Health insurance is obligatory•Accidentandthirdpartyliabilityinsurancehighlyrecommended

Fees and living expenses •Socialcontributionforstudentservices:approx.€270persemester(includes public transport)•Notuitionfee•Livingexpenses:approx.€800permonth

Welcome and Integration

Welcome at RWTH Aachen! •Welcome Week

Mentoring programme •BeBuddy

Extracurricular and leisure activities •Student Clubs and Initiatives

Register online via the Incoming Online Portal

Upload documents (see programme requirements)

Submit signed application form by email to Incoming Student Services by the deadline

Online Application

Register online via the Incoming Online Portal to nominate your students

You can use the form for up to 4 students. If you would like to nominate more than 4

Students you need to open a new nomination form

Send the PDF of your nominiations by email to Incoming Student Services

Online Nomination

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Contacts for students

Incoming Student Services of theInternationalOffice

• For non-academic questions regarding application, admission and enrollment

• General advice on planning their stay

Departmental Coordinators • Academic advice• Course and exam registration, information on course languages, schedules,

transcript of records

Housing Advice of the Internatio-nalOffice

• Tipsonfindingaccommodationandapplyingtostudentdorms

Contacts for university partners and institutional questions

Erasmus+ • Mrs Claudia Hanke, Erasmus+ Institutional Coordinator

RWTH Exchange Worldwide • Mrs Bettina Dinter, Head of Team Asia & Africa

• Mr Peter Hartges, China and Thailand Coordinator

• Mr Benjamin Pietsch, Central America/South America, Australia/New Zealand, Russia,

Ukraine, UNITECH, IDEA League

• Dr Daniel Holder, USA, Canada, UROP, Global E3

Strategic Partnerships • Mr René Seyfarth, Project Coordinator of Strategic Partnership with Tsinghua University

and University of Alberta

• Dr Tilman Floehr, Project Leader Strategic Partnership with IIT Madras

Double Degree Programmes • Mrs Claudia Hanke, T.I.M.E Coordinator

• Mr Peter Hartges, Tsinghua Double Degree Coordinator

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