Exchange Students & Free Movers

Before you can apply to the University of Bayreuth, you first have to go through an application and selection process at your home university.

Once you have been selected by your home university, your coordinator will nominate you as an exchange student at the University of Bayreuth.

You will then receive an email from us with all the information you need about the application process.

Nomination period:

• Winter Semester: 15 March to 1 May
• Summer Semester: 15 September to 1 November

We ask for your understanding that nominations submitted outside these deadlines cannot be accepted.

After we have confirmed your nomination, we will send you a link to the application form.

You will need the following documents to complete the application form:

• a copy of your proof of identity (passport, ID card)
• the confirmation completed and signed by your coordinator
• an (official) transcript of records
• if applicable, a language certificate (please note our language requirements)
• a motivation letter (max. 1 page)

Application period:

• Winter Semester: 15 March to 15 May
• Summer Semester: 15 September to 15 November
  

As a free mover you also have the opportunity to spend a semester or year abroad or carry out an internship at the University of Bayreuth without an exchange programme.

The prerequisites are as follows:

• You are a student enrolled at a (non-German) university
• You have a written confirmation of supervision or an internship contract from a research group at the University of Bayreuth. In order to obtain confirmation of supervision, please directly contact the research groups in your field of study. 
  

If you are a student enrolled at a (non-German) university which does not have any partnership agreements with the University of Bayreuth, you can, nonetheless, study for one or at the maximum two semesters in Bayreuth and attend courses.

Please upload your application documents online via MoveOn:

Online application form Free Mover – Studies

Application Period: 

• Winter semester: 15th March until 15th May
• Sommer semester: 15th September until 15th November

Please have the following documents ready when completing the online application form:

• a copy of your proof of identity (passport, identity card),
• the confirmation completed and signed by your coordinator,
• an (official) overview of your academic achievements made so far (Transcript of Records),
• a language certificate if applicable (please note our language requirements),
• a Learning Agreement signed by your home university (at least 4 courses per semester)
  

If you are a registered student at a (non-German) university and are spending an internship or research stay at the University of Bayreuth, you can be enrolled as a Free Mover - Internship/Research for a maximum of two semesters. For that you will need a confirmation of supervision from a professor at the University of Bayreuth or an internship contract.

• As soon as you have received the confirmation of supervision or the internship contract, please upload your application documents online via MoveON:

Online application form Free Mover-  Internship/Research

Please have the following documents ready when completing the online application form:

• a copy of your proof of identity (passport, identity card),
• the confirmation completed and signed by your coordinator,
• an (official) overview of your academic achievements made so far (Transcript of Records),
• a language certificate if applicable (please note our language requirements),
• the confirmation of supervision from a professor at the University of Bayreuth or your internship contract (signed by you and the supervising professor).
  

• Winter Semester: 1 October to 31 March
• Summer Semester: 1 April to 30 September

Other important dates throughout the academic year can be found here.

In general, we recommend all international students to have at least a B2 level language proficiency in English or German (depending on the language of instruction). This way, we want to ensure that all students will be able to follow the lectures taught. However, it is only required to upload a language certificate with the application for the following three programs at the University of Bayreuth: 

• Study of Religion (German or English)
• English Studies (English)
• Law (German or English) 

The University of Bayreuth accepts the following internationally recognized language certificates as proof of language proficiency:

For German:

• Goethe Certificate, at least B2
• TestDaF, at least 12 points, but no area below 3 points
• Telc, at least B2

For English:

• TOEFL iBT, at least 75
• IELTS, at least 5.5