Optional Stay Abroad (BW/WI/WPsy)

Students can apply for an optional study abroad semester as a substitute for the practical project once all admission requirements have been met. Students who do not meet the admission requirements at the time of application cannot be considered further in the process.

Applications must be submitted exclusively through the Business Faculty. Applications for the winter semester always take place at the end of the preceding winter semester. The same applies to the summer semester. Please pay attention to the relevant email announcements and the "News" section on our website.

If you have any questions, feel free to contact the responsible coordinator in the faculty.

You will be admitted to the optional study abroad semester (as a substitute for the practical project) if you have earned at least 90 ECTS credits in total and have successfully completed all mandatory courses from the first three semesters.

Please note that before your semester abroad or internship abroad, you must submit an admission form at least 2 weeks before your departure. 

A semester abroad can only be undertaken if an application for admission signed by the Department of Business has been submitted. Only then can the recognition of academic achievements completed abroad be guaranteed.

The Business Faculty cooperates with over 70 partner universities worldwide, offering students a wide range of opportunities for a study abroad semester. 

Alternatively, as a free mover you can look for a place at another university abroad on your own.

You are responsible for finding a suitable internship abroad. To help you, we have put together some tips and helpful links. 

If the company where you are doing the internship does not provide its own internship agreement, please complete the Training Agreement form.

It is the responsibility of students to ensure that they meet the language requirements set by the partner universities.

If you would like to test or improve your language skills in the run-up to your year abroad, the European Union's ERASMUS+ OLS offers you a wide range of language tests and courses free of charge and online for numerous European languages from level A1 to level C1 in the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.

Before starting your semester abroad, you are required to enter into a Learning Agreement with us and the partner university. This agreement outlines your planned courses and checks whether they can be recognized for your studies in Trier upon successful completion.

Please arrange the Learning Agreement as early as possible, but in any case before the start of lectures at the partner university. This ensures that your study plans at the partner university can be reviewed by us. If your host university is located within the European Union, please use the ERASMUS+ form; otherwise, use the second form provided.

Any changes to your course selection after the start of your semester abroad must also be documented in the Learning Agreement and signed by all parties.

Study Abroad:
The practical project will be recognized if you successfully complete at least 18 ECTS credits at the foreign university. In addition, you must write a final experience report. Please refer to the relevant guidelines for this.

Internship Abroad:
If you choose to do an internship abroad, you must also schedule a presentation appointment with your supervisor (approx. 30 minutes plus Q&A session).

Grading:
The grading of a study abroad semester is based on the conversion of the grades earned abroad.
For an internship, however, the grade is based on the presentation.

For the recognition of your achievements, please send the following documents to the responsible coordinator in the department:

• Transcript of Records (proof of academic achievements abroad)

• Final experience report

• Recognition Form