Before the stay
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Enrollment
Every student who is regularly enrolled at KIT in a degree program (BA, MA, Phd) and completes their entire studies here can participate in the ERASMUS+ program - regardless of nationality. Enrollment at KIT is required both at the time of application and during the entire stay abroad.
Students who study at KIT for a limited period of time within the framework of exchange programs are excluded from participation in ERASMUS+. Furthermore, participation in the program is not possible for ERASMUS Mundus students due to inadmissible double funding.
Academic background
An academically successful study abroad program is based on having the most comprehensive basic knowledge of your subject at your home university. Therefore, you should have successfully completed four semesters of your Bachelor's degree at KIT before starting your ERASMUS+ stay. You should already apply in your second year of study if you want to go abroad in your 5th or 6th Bachelor's semester.
Master's students can go abroad from the 1st Master's semester onwards. In this case, the application is made during the Bachelor's program; you can only apply if you are still enrolled for your Master's degree at KIT.
Language skills
Studying abroad requires a solid knowledge of the language of instruction. Therefore, you should be able to prove this knowledge of the language of instruction at the host university to your faculty coordinator at the time of your application. If the language of instruction is different from the local language, knowledge of the local language is also desirable and, depending on the destination university, even mandatory. Most of our partner institutions expect a B1 level, English often higher: B2/C1. You can find the exact requirements of your host institution in our online mask for the various partner institutions.
Click through to your destination. There you will find information about the required language level, among other things.
Click through to your destination. There you will find information about the required language level, among other things.
If you do not have proof of your language level, you can have the language course with the language level achieved entered in your transcript of records after a successful examination at the Language Center (SPZ) (under "How do I get ECTS points?"). You will then receive a certificate that you can also use for your application to the host university. It is best to attend one or more language courses before you apply.
For the application for an ERASMUS+ place at the subject coordination of the respective KIT faculty, the Abitur is usually recognized. The IStO recommends language certificates that are not older than 2.5 years. For the application at the host university (i.e. after nomination by the IStO at your host university) you will need a corresponding language certificate. As a rule, both the language certificates of the SPZ or the transcript of records of the KIT (after passing the examination), in which the language courses passed are listed with level, as well as the DAAD language certificate are accepted as proof of language proficiency. Please check the website of your host university to find out whether certain language certificates (TOEFL, IELTS, Cambridge Certificate) are required. Please bear in mind that the dates for the language test for study visits or internships abroad are booked up very quickly. The IStO therefore recommends that you inform yourself and register in good time.
Time and duration
In addition to improving your language skills, acquiring intercultural skills and broadening your personal horizons, a stay abroad should primarily serve to deepen your academic knowledge. You want to expand your academic knowledge abroad and possibly gain a new perspective on it. You should therefore have already acquired basic knowledge of your subject at your home university before studying abroad. Bachelor's students should therefore not consider a stay abroad before the 2nd year/4th semester; Master's students can study abroad from the 1st semester.
Master's students can study in the host country from the first semester. A one-year stay is recommended (i.e. usually 10 months from September/October to June/July), as you will then complete a full study cycle at a host university, which is often based on the academic year. However, one-semester stays are also possible, with a minimum duration of 3 months (= 90 days).
When planning your stay, please note that in the host countries the start of the academic year and the 2nd semester (= our summer semester) is often much earlier than at KIT. So that this does not lead to clashes with examination dates, plan early and talk to your examiners.
Application in your department
The selection of candidates and the allocation of exchange places is the sole responsibility of the faculties and is carried out there either by the faculty coordinator or by a selection committee. The first step is therefore to apply to your department.
Find out about the range of partnerships available in your department. You can find a list of current partnerships under Partner institutions.
Find out about the subject-specific requirements and deadlines for the application on your department's website or in a personal meeting with your departmental coordinator.
Please note the faculty's internal application deadlines. These are binding for the allocation of ERASMUS+ places and are usually two to four weeks before the application deadline at the International Office (for Economics on December 1st of each year). Applicants of study programs that belong to two or more KIT faculties (e.g. Business Mathematics) can decide voluntarily to which faculty they want to apply. This decision must be made at the time of application. A simultaneous application to several KIT faculties is excluded and is considered a reason for exclusion from the program.
To apply to the departmental coordinator, you will generally need
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a letter of motivation
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proof of previous academic achievements
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Proof of language skills
Any additional requirements should be requested from the departmental coordinator.
Only when you have been selected as an ERASMUS+ student by your departmental coordinator and have been allocated a place will the International Office contact you and send you the link to the application form by e-mail.
Registration at the International Student Office (IStO)
Once you have been selected in your department and allocated an Erasmus place, you must register using the following link: Mobility Online. This will secure funding for you from the IStO.
Your personal data and mobility information should be complete by March 1 at the latest for ERASMUS stays in the following academic year . Only then is your scholarship guaranteed.
The remaining places for the summer semester of the following academic year will be allocated by August 31. The application procedure described above also applies to the remaining places. Please inform yourself about the deadlines of the respective KIT faculty. The scholarship cannot be guaranteed for the remaining places. It is therefore recommended that you apply between December 1st (WiWi) and mid-February for the following academic year.
If you are interested in studying abroad in Switzerland (Swiss European Mobility Program - SEMP), the revised annual application deadline also applies to you. Only ERASMUS Mundus students are excluded from participating in the SEMP.
Nomination
After successful registration in Mobility Online or after confirmation of the place allocation in Mobility Online, the IStO will make the nomination to your target university. Acceptance of the Erasmus place offered is binding!
The nomination takes place at the latest two weeks before the application deadline of the host university. As soon as the nomination has been completed by IStO, you will be notified by e-mail. Find out in advance about the application deadline and procedure on the website of the host university.
Late withdrawals can not only mean considerable expense for all parties involved, but usually also mean that the available tuition-free places cannot be fully utilized. The resulting damage can then affect not only the target university and the KIT but also other students if a place can no longer be allocated to a successor. For this reason, withdrawals should be avoided. Students are obliged to inform the International Students Office (at erasmus-out ∂intl.kit.edu) and their KIT faculty (subject coordination) immediately if unforeseeable circumstances arise that could jeopardize their participation in the exchange or make it impossible. Failure to notify the coordinator will result in exclusion from the centrally administered exchange programs (Erasmus, overseas, etc.) in this and the following academic year. By accepting the Erasmus place, you also undertake to withdraw other outstanding applications for stays abroad in the same period (e.g. overseas or within PROMOS) and to inform the respective coordinators.
Withdrawal/cancellation of the ERASMUS place
Withdrawal after nomination can only be accepted in special cases without consequences (exclusion from the centrally administered exchange programs in this and the following academic year). Please contact us at
erasmus-out∂intl.kit.edu immediately if you are unable to take up the stay! Failure to notify us of your withdrawal will result in exclusion from the centrally administered exchange programs (ERASMUS/overseas etc.) in this and the following academic year. By accepting the ERASMUS place, you also undertake to withdraw other outstanding applications for stays abroad in the same period (e.g. overseas or within PROMOS) and to inform the respective coordinators.
erasmus-out∂intl.kit.edu immediately if you are unable to take up the stay! Failure to notify us of your withdrawal will result in exclusion from the centrally administered exchange programs (ERASMUS/overseas etc.) in this and the following academic year. By accepting the ERASMUS place, you also undertake to withdraw other outstanding applications for stays abroad in the same period (e.g. overseas or within PROMOS) and to inform the respective coordinators.
Applying to the host university
You will usually need the following documents to apply to the host university:
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Transcript of grades (both from Bachelor and Master for Master students): you can download the document from Campus Management in English. You do not need a signature from KIT staff on the document, as it can be verified online at any time via QR code and link.
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Language certificate(s): The IStO cannot provide proof of language skills! We can only confirm language skills on the basis of language certificates if the target university provides a form for this purpose. The Abitur is only valid as proof of language proficiency for the application for an Erasmus place at KIT and not for the application at the host university. Please also carefully read the information we have written on this website under"Before your stay - requirements/language skills".
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Letter of motivation
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Learning Agreement/ curriculum at the host university (please only start with the digital Learning Agreement after you have been nominated!)
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Confirmation of nomination by KIT: You will also receive a document confirming your ERASMUS+ status in English in Mobility Online under "Before your stay - optional documents"
You should inform yourself about application deadlines and procedures at the host university and apply in good time.
Leave of absence
You can take a leave of absence from KIT for the duration of your stay abroad. However, the period of leave of absence should generally not exceed two semesters. During the leave of absence, your semesters of study continue to count, the subject semesters are suspended. You are exempt from the obligation to regularly attend courses, but may take KIT examinations. This means that examinations and the acquisition of certificates are also permitted during the semester of leave (as of July 2016).
The application for leave of absence must be submitted to the Student Service Office. The application must be confirmed by IStO with a signature and stamp and - as soon as this is available - submitted to Student Services together with the certificate of enrollment from the partner university.
To have the application for leave of absence confirmed by IStO, send it and any necessary supporting documents by email to erasmus-out∂intl.kit.edu. Find out about deadlines and procedures on the Student Services page linked above.
Multiple funding
With ERASMUS+, students can go abroad in Europe for up to 12 months per study cycle (BA, MA and doctorate) and receive funding. In principle, students can therefore spend up to a maximum of 36 months abroad with ERASMUS+ funding. The funding periods can be individually combined between ERASMUS+ studies (SMS) and ERASMUS+ internship (SMP).
Please note, however, that the minimum stay period of 2 months (60 days) must be observed.
Students who have already received funding in previous programs (ERASMUS/ LEONARDO) can participate in ERASMUS+ again. Previous stays are credited according to their duration and study cycle.
Participation in ERASMUS+ is excluded for ERASMUS Mundus students due to inadmissible double funding.
Please note:
Due to this regulation (multiple funding), it is now also possible to complete the stay abroad in two academic years (summer semester + following winter semester). KIT students must reapply for ERASMUS+ for the second academic year, even if the stay takes place at the same university. The decision on the allocation of places is made by the responsible faculty. If the application is submitted on time, the IStO will of course pay the grant.
Due to this regulation (multiple funding), it is now also possible to complete the stay abroad in two academic years (summer semester + following winter semester). KIT students must reapply for ERASMUS+ for the second academic year, even if the stay takes place at the same university. The decision on the allocation of places is made by the responsible faculty. If the application is submitted on time, the IStO will of course pay the grant.
Mobility grant
Students who study abroad within the framework of ERASMUS+ receive financial support from the EU, the so-called mobility grant, in addition to a waiver of tuition fees at the host university. This is a grant to cover the additional costs incurred abroad.
The amount of the monthly mobility grant depends on the country group and varies annually. The amounts stated here are approximately the contributions* that will be paid to you per month:
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Country group
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Destination country
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Funding rates from academic year 2024/25
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Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Ireland, Iceland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, UK
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600 EUR / month
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Estonia, Greece, Latvia, Malta, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Czech Republic, Cyprus
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540 EUR / month
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Bulgaria, Croatia, Lithuania, North Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Turkey, Hungary
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540 EUR / month
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* The contributions change annually. Funding may therefore vary. You can find the correct amount in the grant agreement (GA).
The data in the grant agreement is only a rough guide. The relevant and final data used to calculate the Erasmus+ funding is taken from the Certificate of Arrival(CoA) and the Certificate of Departure(CoD), which you upload in Mobility Online after they have been signed by the partner university.
Study visits in Switzerland are funded directly by the Swiss partner university(SEMP).
Please note that ERASMUS+ funding distinguishes between the funding period and the period of stay. The maximum funding period for a one-semester stay is 3.5 months, for a two-semester stay 7 months. This can vary depending on the academic year and depends on the availability of funds.
The mobility grant will only be paid out if you submit all documents relevant for payment in good time. According to ERASMUS+ program guidelines, 30 ECTS points of credits earned abroad per semester should be returned by each participant. KIT students must return at least 20 ECTS per semester in order to keep the mobility grant. Therefore, it is recommended that at least 25 to 30 ECTS per semester are planned in the Learning Agreement. With less than 20 ECTS per semester in the Transcript of Records (PHS grade transcript after the end of the stay), the situation must be explained by the student. The IStO in consultation with your KIT faculty will then decide whether the ERASMUS+ scholarship may be retained. The minimum number of ECTS credits has nothing to do with the number of ECTS credits recognized at KIT. This only refers to the ECTS collected abroad.
Grant for green travel
The aim of integrating Erasmus+ into the European Green Deal is to unlock the potential for ecological change through the content and scope of the program and to reduce its environmental impact. Therefore, all Erasmus+ funded students can receive additional financial support to travel to and/or from their Erasmus destination without a car or plane. This support for environmentally friendly travel is to be gradually expanded.
For stays from the academic year 2024/25 onwards, we will include additional travel days as days of stay in the funding for each environmentally friendly mobility. The number of these additional days depends on the distance of the partner university from KIT:
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2 days up to a distance of 499 km
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4 days up to 2999 km distance
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6 days from 3000 km distance
The maximum funding period (specified in the Grant Agreement) is therefore 111 days (stay of one semester) or 216 days (stay of two semesters). How many days your individual funding exceeds 105/210 days depends on the above table.
The additional funding for green travel will be paid out with the mobility grant after you have completed a questionnaire provided for this purpose in Mobility Online before the scholarship contract is issued. You must also sign a declaration on your word of honor (available in Mobility Online) confirming your environmentally friendly travel and your willingness to keep the supporting documents for 5 years after your Erasmus stay. Travel tickets will only be requested randomly by the IStO during the mobility. The grant must be requested BEFORE the calculation of the grant in Mobility Online and the answer can NOT be changed after the calculation .
Travel allowance (from 2025/26)
From the 2025 call, all Erasmus+ participants (students and university staff) are entitled to a travel allowance based on distance, regardless of the duration of their stay. The amount of the travel costs depends on whether participants use environmentally friendly means of transport or not:
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Distance
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Standard travel
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Green Travel
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10 -99 KM
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28 EUR + 0 days
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56 EUR + 2 days
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100 - 499 KM
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211 EUR + 0 days
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285 EUR + 2 days
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500 - 1999 KM
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309 EUR + 0 days
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417 EUR + 4 days
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2000 - 2999 KM
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395 EUR + 0 days
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535 EUR + 4 days
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3000 - 3999 KM
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580 EUR + 0 days
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785 EUR + 4 days
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4000 - 7999 KM
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1.188 EUR + 2 days
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1.188 EUR + 6 days
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8000 KM or more
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1.735 EUR + 2 days
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1.735 EUR + 6 days
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#greenchallenge
Some students followed the call of the #greenchallenge and traveled to the partner university by bike. Whether Barcelona, Stockholm or Reykjavik - no distance was too far, no obstacle too great. They had difficulties and made it anyway, let their adventurous travel experiences inspire you:
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Cycling to Stockholm: Interview_Green_Challenge_KIT.pdf
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Cycling to Reykjavik: A tour of Ice and Fire - YouTube
Green Erasmus Portal (Green Erasmus)
The Green Erasmus Portal offers students tips and tricks for sustainable action before, during and after their Erasmus stay.
The Interrail Pass for Erasmus+ is a six-month pass for European trains that was developed in cooperation between Eurail and the European Student Network (ESN) especially for participants in the Erasmus+ program. Thanks to its six-month validity, most Erasmus students can use the pass for both outward and return journeys. There are two types of passes available:
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Four days of travel within six months of the start date
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Six travel days within six months of the start date
Participants can use the passport flexibly: To travel to and from their host country in an environmentally friendly way, but also to further explore their host country or visit neighboring countries during their trip or stay.
Top-up amount for students with specific conditions
With the aim of opening up Erasmus+ to a few mobile target groups and making it more inclusive, students with specific conditions (students with disabilities, students with child/children, students with chronic illnesses, working students, students from a non-academic family) can receive a top-up amount for additional costs(250 euros/month) as part of an ERASMUS+ stay. All students apply for and receive the top-up amount if they answer the question in Mobility Online and upload the signed declaration of honor in Mobility Online before the scholarships are calculated. Unfortunately, it is not possible to apply later. The top-up amount must be applied for in Mobility Online BEFORE the scholarship is calculated and the answer CANNOT be changed after the calculation. No further proof is required. The IStO will carry out random checks after the summer. In the declaration of honor, the beneficiary confirms the access requirements and the existence of supporting documents. In addition, you agree to keep these documents for five years at the request of the sending university.
Students with a disability receive the top-up contribution if they have a degree of disability of 20 or more.
Students with a chronic illness receive the top-up contribution if the chronic illness causes additional financial requirements abroad.
Students with child(ren) receive the top-up contribution if at least one child is taken along during the entire stay abroad. The amount of the top-up grant is independent of the number of children. An application is also possible if the partner is traveling with the child; double funding of the child must be excluded.
Students from a non-academic family receive the top-up grant if both parents or caregivers do not have a degree from a university or university of applied sciences. A degree from a vocational academy leading to a qualification comparable to a university degree is to be regarded as an academic qualification. A master craftsman's certificate is not to be equated with an academic degree in this context. Degree courses completed abroad by one of the parents that are not recognized as such in Germany (e.g. physiotherapy) count as an academic degree in the context of the eligibility criteria for receiving additional funding, meaning that there is no entitlement to the top-up amount.
Employed students receive the top-up grant if they have been employed continuously for at least six months prior to the start of their mobility. A longer period of employment prior to the start of the mobility is not an exclusion criterion. The employment in the sending country is not continued during the stay abroad. Notice of termination is not a prerequisite; the employment contract can also be paused. During the minimum period of employment prior to application, monthly earnings must be above EUR 450 and below EUR 850 (net earnings from all activities per month added together), but an average amount is also accepted.
If a participant has several target group characteristics (e.g. first-time graduate and employed student), the top-up contribution can only be paid for one target group characteristic and you will only have to submit the declaration for one target group characteristic.
Please use the following documents for a summary of the rules and proof of the top-up amounts:
Further and specific information can be found on the DAAD website:https://eu.daad.de/infos-fuer-einzelpersonen/foerderung-fuer-studierende-und-graduierte/sonderfoerderung/de/
We will be happy to advise you on planning an ERASMUS+ stay with specific conditions. Please do not hesitate to contact us during our office hours or by e-mail at erasmus-out∂intl.kit.edu.
ERASMUS+ and BAföG/other scholarships
Funding through the ERASMUS+ program does not exclude the (further) receipt of BAföG. As the modalities vary from case to case, please enquire directly with the BAföG office responsible for you. You can view a confirmation of your ERASMUS+ status for the BAföG office in Mobility Online under "Before your stay - optional documents". If you need a signature or help filling out a form, please come to our office hours or send us an e-mail.
It is also possible to combine a scholarship with the ERASMUS+ program. In this case, however, the International Students Office reserves the right to adjust the mobility grant to the financial circumstances of the scholarship holder.
You can find more information about special funding options here.
Learning Agreement "Before the mobility"
From academic year 2022/23: the Learning Agreement will be processed digitally in Mobility Online. This means that after nomination, you enter the individual courses at the host university and at KIT in Mobility Online. You then sign/confirm in the system and the Learning Agreement is checked digitally by your KIT faculty and accepted or not. If it is not accepted, you will receive feedback by e-mail with an explanation and what you need to do so that the Digital Learning Agreement (DLA) can be accepted. If you have recognition agreements or a similar document for the assurance of recognition of the work completed abroad, you can upload these in Mobility Online in the step "Preliminary recognition agreement(s) uploaded (complete)".
Once the DLA has been accepted by your KIT faculty, it will automatically be forwarded to your host university. Now it is the host university's turn to check the content and accept it or not.
If the host university does not accept the DLA, you will be notified and can find out why it was not accepted in a comment in the DLA in Mobility Online. Now you have to make the desired adjustments and sign it so that your KIT faculty can check it again and forward it to the host university.
Please note that the DLA must be accepted by all three parties during your stay at the latest in order for you to keep the mobility grant.
You can change the Learning Agreement during your stay in the step "During your stay - Digital Learning Agreement (DLA) - Part "Changes During the Mobility"". Further information can be found under "During the stay - Documents relevant for payment".
Online Language Support - OLS
With ERASMUS+, online language support (the so-called OLS - Online Language Support) is offered by the EU Commission. At the beginning of their stay abroad, all participants must complete online language tests. However, the result of the 1st OLS language test does NOT serve as a selection criterion for the partner university. After you have received an ERASMUS+ place, you will automatically be asked to take the 1st OLS language test in June/July or October (for remaining places) by e-mail. If your mother tongue is the language of instruction at the host university, you will not have to take the OLS language test.
However, everyone must confirm their participation in the 1st OLS language test on Mobility Online.
After the 1st language test, you can attend an online language course on the OLS platform. The language courses are currently offered in all EU languages. The invitation to the language course is sent automatically if the language level in the language of instruction is between A1 and B1 after the 1st language test. If the level after the 1st language test is B2 or higher, you can also select the online course in the national language in the OLS profile (e.g. you are studying in Portugal in English, have English B2 as the result of the online language test and want to improve your English with the language course or learn Portuguese faster).
Safety instructions
This document is intended to inform you about specific sources of information for Germans abroad. It also defines the conditions of mobility and its termination or interruption. You must download the safety instruction from Mobility Online, print it out, read it, sign it and upload it scanned.
Declaration of honor on green travel
This document is intended to inform you about specific sources of information for Germans abroad. It also defines the conditions of mobility and its termination or interruption. You must download the safety instruction from Mobility Online, print it out, read it, sign it and upload it scanned.
Declaration of honor on specific condition
This document is available for download in Mobility Online if the top-up amount for specific conditions has been applied for. The application is made by answering the questions in Mobility Online. The declaration of honor must be signed and uploaded to Mobility Online.
Grant Agreement (GA or scholarship contract)
The Grant Agreement essentially explains all the rights and obligations associated with accepting the ERAMUS+ place and the mobility grant. In particular, it describes the duration of the mobility phase, the amount of financial support, the payment modalities and information on the student's insurance obligation. This document must reach the IStO in original and in paper form.
You can download the GA from Mobility Online by mid-July at the latest. It must be printed out in duplicate and signed. Send the two copies with a self-addressed envelope to at least TEN DAYS BEFORE your departure:
International Students Office (IStO)
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
Adenauerring 2
76131 Karlsruhe
Adenauerring 2
76131 Karlsruhe
If you do not want/are unable to send the two (2) copies with addressed return envelope, put them in the mailbox next to the secretary's door in the IStO (building 50.20, 1st floor, room 106) with an envelope marked "International Students Office - Erasmus OUT" OR in the KIT mailbox of the Student Services (in the passage between Ehrenhof and Kaiserstr.). In this last case, the documents will reach us by KIT internal mail, which may take a few days!
In the case of intra-European mobility, the participant's national health insurance with the European Health Insurance Card also provides basic insurance cover for the stay in another EU country. However, this basic insurance cover may be insufficient, especially if repatriation or special medical interventions are necessary or in the case of mobility abroad. In such cases, supplementary private health insurance may be necessary.
Liability and accident insurance covers damage caused or suffered by the participant during their stay abroad. Different regulations apply to these insurances in the individual countries. The participant therefore runs the risk of not being covered by the standard conditions if, for example, he/she is not considered an employee or is not formally enrolled at the host higher education institution. In addition to the above-mentioned insurances, insurance against loss or theft of documents, tickets and luggage is recommended.
Please read the respective points on insurance below in detail and ask for advice!
Health insurance
If you have health insurance (KV) in Germany, you should also have a European Health Insurance Card (EHIC). The EHIC only provides basic cover in other EU and EU+ countries (Iceland, Norway, Switzerland and Turkey). In the EU and EU+ countries, the EHIC only guarantees the same treatment as nationals with statutory health insurance. Costs may only be covered up to the amount that would have been incurred in Germany. Repatriation costs in the event of illness, accident, acute treatment and death (repatriation of the body) are not covered by the EHIC. Statutory health insurance funds cover treatment in the event of acute illness or accident in an EU member state and in countries with social security agreements. However, only what is due to the insured residents of the host country is reimbursed. Repatriation to Germany is generally not covered. It is therefore advisable to take out international travel health insurance that covers treatment and medication costs as well as repatriation in the event of an emergency - both for trips outside and within the EU. The insurance must be taken out before you start your trip.
Please also check whether your health insurance covers treatment for Covid-19.
Accident insurance
You can find information on this topic on the website of the Studierendenwerk Karlsruhe. Ask for advice there if you have any questions.
In general, the following applies: If you are going abroad with ERASMUS, accident insurance is not absolutely necessary but highly recommended. As a student enrolled at KIT, you are also insured abroad for accidents that occur that happen in your free time and on the university campus or on the direct way to or from the university. However, the insurance cover only applies in specific cases/situations.
If you are going abroad on an ERASMUS internship, accident insurance is mandatory!
Liability insurance
You can find information on this topic on the website of the Studierendenwerk Karlsruhe. Seek advice there if you have any questions.
In general, the following applies: If you are going abroad with ERASMUS for studies, liability insurance is optional but recommended.
If you are going abroad with ERASMUS for an internship, liability insurance is mandatory!