Fact sheet for Incoming Students and Partner Universities
Formal requirements • Nomination by home university • At least
5th bachelor semester or two years of academic study
Language of instruction • Main language: German• English taught
study programmes• English taught modules• Course catalogue
“Campus”
Language requirements • B1.1 English or German (CEFR) depending
on course selection
Semester dates • Winter semester: 1 October - 31 March• Summer
semester: 1 April - 30 September
Nomination deadlines 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
Accommodation • Not guaranteed• Some quota rooms in student
dorms available for exchange
students (application details will be provided)
Application deadlines for student dorms
15 June for winter semester15 February for summer semester
Welcome and Integration • Welcome Week• BeBuddy mentoring
programme
Fees and living expenses • Social Contribution for Student
Services: approx. € 260 per semester (includes public
transport)
• Living expenses: approx. € 800 per month
Insurances • Health insurance obligatory• Accident and third
party liability insurance highly recommended
Visa requirements • Non-EU residents require a student visa
(contact German Embassy or Consulate)
• Admission letter from RWTH is required
Learning German DEUTSCHinternational course• Intensive German
course in September • Fee: € 170 including textbook• Apply
separately, information will be providedOngoing German courses are
provided by the Language Center
Apply now!
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Contacts for students
Incoming Student Services oftheInternationalOffice• For
non-academic questions regarding application, admission and
enrollment• General advice on planning their stay
Departmental Coordinators• Academic advice• Course and exam
registration, course languages, schedules, transcript of
records
Housing Service oftheInternationalOffice•
Tipsonfindingaccommodationandapplyingtostudentdorms
Contacts for university partners for bilateral agreements and
institutional questions
Erasmus+ Mrs Claudia Hanke, Erasmus+ Institutional Coordinator,
T.I.M.E. Coordinator
RWTH Exchange Worldwide Mrs Malin Praktiknjo, Asia Coordinator,
Israel and Oman
Mr Peter Hartges, China Coordinator, Tsinghua Double Degree
Ms Birte Klemm, Project Coordinator for Strategic Partnership
with Tsinghua University
Mr Dieter Janssen, Russia and Ukraine
Mr Benjamin Pietsch, USA, Canada, Central America/South America,
Australia/New Zealand, UNITECH
Dr. Daniel Holder, UROP, IDEA League, Global E3
For further information RWTH Aachen University
www.rwth-aachen.de International Topics
www.rwth-aachen.de/international Stay Abroad at RWTH Aachen
University www.rwth-aachen.de/exchange-students
Register online via the Incoming Online Portal.
Upload documents (see programme requirements)
Submit signed application form by email to Incoming Student
Services
Online Application
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