Application Process
for a semester abroad in the academic year 2025/26!
This call is reaching out to all students at the Institute of Social Sciences that are interested in studying at one of our partner universities in Europe. This application period concerns exchanges during the WiSe 25/26 and SoSe 26 - please be cautioned that most of our partner universities adhere to different academic calendars!
Application Period: 15.12.2024 - 31.01.2025
Exchanges with partner universities in the UK are possible in the 2025/26 academic year, as the contracts the Institute has with the institutions have been renewed. However, there is no possibility of funding the exchanges via the Erasmus-programme! Eventhough there is no Erasmus-grant, you are still exempt from paying tuition fees at these institutions. You can also apply for a PROMOS-Scholarship paid for by the DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service).
Slides of the Information Event on 11.12.2024
Application Criteria
- Immatriculation in one of HU Berlin's degree programmes (BA/BSc; MA/MSc; PhD)
- satisfying knowledge of the teaching language (English in most cases, however, some partner institutions require knowledge of the national language)
- you can find a detialed list of all application criteria on the International Office's website
- Applications of students that do not study at the Insitute of Social Sciences are considered as equal to applications of students who study at the Institute
Remaining places
Die Restplätze für das AJ 24/25 sind nun hier einzusehen. Bei der Bewerbung auf Restplätze wird von Bewerbungsgesprächen abgesehen und die Plätze werden so schnell wie möglich vergeben.
Applications
The application documents in which you can apply to up to three universities are to be uploaded digitally to MoveOn.
Please find the application portal here:
Be advised: The portal can be used to apply to Erasmus+ and UK exchanges
The application documents consist of:
- personal information
- the motivation for studying at each institution applied to (0,5 pages per university)
- a Transcript of Records with the average grade
- a current immatriculation certificate and/or certificate of study
- a recognised proof of language proficiency in the respective course language (can be found in in the list of partner institutions). Accepted certificates are: (Certificate drafted by the Sprachenzentrum, TOEFL/IELTS, DELF/DALF usw.). The certificate may not be older than two years and has to indicate the proficiency level according to interntational standards (B2 or C1).
Important: The required language profiency level has to be acquired before the end of the application deadline. Planned language courses can not be considered in the application!
The application has to be written in German. Internship certificates letters of reccomendation etc. are not required.
Applications by students at other Institutes/Faculties are possible. However, please be advised that you will study at the partner institutes of the Institute of Social Sciences (usually political science and/or sociology)! Whether students can also study at different faculties during their exchange semester has to be researched independently!
Additional information
- Information events and advice regarding an exchange abroad, placement of language tandems and mentors are also facilitated via the International Office
- Students who do not get Bafög in Germany can apply for Auslandsbafög during their exchange.
- Erasmus-reports are available in a Moodle-Course, the password may be acquired by reaching out to the Erasmus-Team. s
After reviewing the application documents, short interviews (ca. 10 min.) will be held with students before the semester break in early February. The interviews are held primarilly to understand the individual motivation behind applying for an exchange semester at a specific partner institution.