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.
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: Remaining places at 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:
- Proof of language proficiency (see below)
- 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.
- CV
Application period (remaining places for spring semester 2026): 17.03.2025 – 19.05.2025
When applying online, you can select a maximum of three partner universities. Please research in advance the courses offered at each university.
Free places spring 2026 (PDF – not barrier-free)
Once you have started the form, you can interrupt the application process at any time and continue at a later date.
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 for the semester abroad. 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.
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.
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.
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:
- Academic achievements thus far, based on your transcript of records or bachelor's degree certificate
- Suitability for studies at the specified partner university
- Motivation (= answers to the motivation questions in the application form)
- (Extra-)university commitment
Incomplete and 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.