An ERASMUS student must meet certain requirements in order to complete a study abroad program at KIT:
- Partner University
You must be enrolled at a partner university of KIT at the time of application and throughout your stay at KIT.
- Nomination
You must have successfully applied at your home university for an exchange position at KIT. This means that you must be nominated for an exchange position at KIT (by May 1 or November 1).
- Language Requirements
Applicants must fulfill the language requirements at the time of application (June 1 or December 1). The required language certificates must have been issued within the five-year period preceding the application deadline.
Accepted certificates include:
– Certificates issued by your home university
– Certificates issued by a language school
We do not accept simple language course attendance certificates that do not indicate whether the course was successfully completed.
In exceptional cases, and only with the approval of the departmental coordinator, exchange students may be permitted to study at KIT with proof of good English proficiency only (at least B2), for example if you are completing a project or final thesis at KIT and your supervisor has agreed to accept you without proof of German language proficiency.
You may check your German language level using the Goethe-Institute test or DUO.
However, applications may be rejected without proof of German language proficiency. We therefore strongly recommend learning German in order to manage daily life in Karlsruhe. Participation in the pre-semester German course offered at KIT is mandatory for all applicants who do not have sufficient German language proficiency.
Language requirements may vary by department. Please refer to the list below for further details.
