Step 2: Apply to go abroad

Have you made up your mind to go abroad for a study semester, internship or language course? Then your next step is to apply!

For an internship, freemoving, a language course or other shorter stays abroad, apply directly to the institution where your stay will take place. For a semester abroad at an EUF partner university, apply online to the International Center in the academic year before your stay abroad.

You can find tips on how to apply in our FAQ list.

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Online application

There are several application rounds:

  • Mid-December to mid-January: Partner universities worldwide for the entire upcoming academic year (both fall and spring semesters)
  • End of March to mid-May: Partner universities worldwide for spring semester of the upcoming academic year

The exact dates will be sent out to all students via email and can be viewed in the section "Online application portal".

Please upload the following documents as PDF files in the application form:

  1. Proof of language proficiency (see below)
  2. Transcript of records (does not need to be stamped). Master's students: Please upload your bachelor's degree certificate (including grade) instead of the transcript of records. 1st semster EUCS students: Please upload your school leaving certificate.
  3. CV

Application period (fall semester 2025/26 and spring semester 2026): 10.12.2024 – 14.01.2025

When applying online, you can select a maximum of three partner universities. Please research in advance the courses offered at each university.

After you have registered by filling out the form, you can interrupt the application process at any time. Your data will be saved; it will not be sent until you choose to do so at the end.

Proof of language proficiency

You will need to upload your proof of language proficiency when you fill out the online application form. This certificate must be valid when you apply to the partner university. If the language of instruction at your chosen university is your first language, you will still need to upload a document in the online application.

You can choose from a wide range of free language courses at the EUF Language Center.

Find a language course

This chart shows which language level you need to prove for which language of instruction:

Language of instruction Language level Language certificate
Danish B1 when you apply
B2 at the start of the semester abroad

Danish major students: proof from the subject (Dr. Astrid Christina Westergaard)

All other students: Please contact the International Center (Team Outgoing).

A school-leaving certificate is not accepted as proof of language proficiency.
German   No proof required
English At least B2

Official language certificate is required
e.g., IELTS, Cambridge, TOEFL ITP (you can take the TOEFL ITP at the Center for Languages), TOEFL IBT (you can take the TOEFL IBT at the Center for Languages)or similar

The TOEFL ITP is accepted at all EUF partner universities. If you would like to take a different language test and go to a non-European partner university, you must check yourself whether alternative tests are accepted.

A school-leaving certificate is not accepted as proof of language proficiency.
French B1 when you apply
B2 at the start of the semester abroad

French major students: proof from the subject (Dr. Andriatiana Ranjakasoa)

All other students: Please contact the International Center (Team Outgoing).

A school-leaving certificate is not accepted as proof of language proficiency.
Italian At least B1

Please contact the International Center (Team Outgoing).

A school-leaving certificate is not accepted as proof of language proficiency.
Portuguese At least B1

Please contact the International Center (Team Outgoing).

A school-leaving certificate is not accepted as proof of language proficiency.
Spanish B1 when you apply
B2 at the start of the semester abroad

Spanish major students: proof from the subject (Erduin Pérez de la Vega)

IM/IMS students: proof from the subject (René Steffes; to obtain the certificate, please submit a current Transcript of Records showing the highest Spanish exam you passed)

All other students: Please contact the International Center (Team Outgoing).

A school-leaving certificate is not accepted as proof of language proficiency.

Language requirements (level and test type) for the application at your partner university may differ, especially in Spain and South America. Please check the website of your partner university to find out which language certificates are actually required there.

Most partner universities offer courses in English for international students. For this, students usually need a B2 level (Common European Framework of Reference for Languages).

At this point, we'd like show you which partner universities allow you to do a semester abroad without B2-level English proficiency.

Please contact us if you have any questions.

Country Partner university Language level Comments
Belgium Kortrijk, VIVES University College B1 English  
Finland Juennsuu, University of Eastern Finland B1 English  
University of Jyväskylä B1 English B2 in English recommended
Italy Università degli Studi di Milano B1 English  
Università degli Studi di Torino B1 English  
Freie Universität Bozen No language certificate Courses in German and English
Poland Lublin, Maria-Curie-Universität B1 English  
Portugal Universidade de Lisboa B1 English  
Romania Universitatea Babes-Bolyai din Cluj-Napoca No language certificate for German Classes in German and English (B2)
Sweden Kristianstad University B1 English  
Slovakia Banska Bystrica, Matej Bel University B1 English B2 English for English courses at the Faculty of Arts
Spain Universidad de Granada B1 Spanish  
Universidad de León B1 Spanish  
Universidad de Málaga B1 Spanish B2 English if you take courses in English
Universidad de Murcia B1 Spanish  
Universidad de la Rioja B1 Spanish  
Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria B1 Spanish  
Universidad de Santiago de Compostela B1 Spanish  
Universitat de València B1 English/B1 Spanish  
Czech Republic Usti Nad Labem, Jan Evangelista B1 English  
Purkyně University B1 English  
Turkey Istanbul University Cerrahpaşa B1 English  
Austria KPH Wien No language certificate Classes in German and English
PH Wien No language certificate Classes in German and English (B2)
PH Salzburg No language certificate Classes in German and English
PH Tirol No language certificate Classes in German and English
PPH Augustinum Graz No language certificate Classes in German
Switzerland PH Bern No language certificate Classes in German and English
FHNW Fachhochschule Nordwestschweiz No language certificate Classes in German and English
PH Luzern No language certificate Classes in German and English (B2)

At most of our partner universities in the Spanish-speaking world, international students are expected to have a language level of B2 (Common European Framework of Reference for Languages). Therefore, we recommend that you are able to demonstrate a B2 level at the time of application to the partner university.

Exceptions: Some of our partner universities expect a lower language level. According to our research, these are the universities in the table below (as of November 2022).

Please contact us if you have any questions.

Country Partner university Language level Comments
Argentina Mendoza, Universidad Nacional de Cuyo B1/B2 Spanish  
Chile Valparaíso, Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María B1 Spanish  
Columbia Bogotá, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana B1 Spanish B2 English if you take courses in English
Bucaramanga, Universidad Autónoma de Bucaramanga B1 Spanish  
Medellín, EAFIT B1 Spanish B2 English if you take courses in English
Spain
 		 Universidad de Burgos B1 Spanish B2 English if you take courses in English
Mostoles, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos B1 Spanish B2 English if you take courses in English
Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria B1 Spanish  
Universidad de León B1 Spanish B1 English if you take courses in English
Universidad de la Rioja B1 Spanish  
Universidad de Santiago de Compostela B1 Spanish  
Universidad de Salamanca B1 Spanish  

Selection and nomination process

After the end of the application period, you will receive a response and a placement offer from the International Center within four weeks.

The selection criteria are as follows:

  1. Academic achievements thus far, based on your transcript of records or bachelor's degree certificate
  2. Suitability for studies at the specified partner university
  3. Motivation (= answers to the motivation questions in the application form)
  4. (Extra-)university commitment

Repeat applications are given lower priority.

1. Nomination:

After you have accepted the offer of a place, the International Center will nominate you at the partner university.

2. Application with the partner university:

Once you have been nominated, you will receive information on how to apply to the partner university. Please submit your application as soon as possible, to allow time for any questions or issues.

Application deadlines and procedures at each partner university vary greatly. Please keep an eye on the application deadline at your partner university. Contact outgoing@uni-flensburg.de if you have not heard from the partner university three weeks before the application deadline.

Your place is not guaranteed until it has been confirmed by the partner university.

Once you have accepted a place at one of our partner universities, you must submit various documents to the partner university and to EUF. Please submit the documents only when requested to do so by the EUF International Center or the partner university.

If further documents are required for EUF, you will be informed by the International Center by e-mail.

Document Who How When
Proof(s) of enrollment (for the entire duration of your stay abroad) Erasmus+ students Portal Before you leave
Grant Agreement Erasmus+ students Submit in paper form to the International Center  Before you leave
Learning Agreement Erasmus+ students Portal Before you leave and when/if you make changes to the document
Online Language Support (currently not required) Erasmus+ students EU-Academy Before you leave
Letter of Confirmation Everyone Portal After you stay abroad
EU Survey Erasmus+ students individual link After you submit your Letter of Confirmation
Experience Report Everyone Portal After your stay abroad
Transcript of Records Everyone Portal After your stay abroad