Semester abroad at a European partner university

If you have been selected for a European partner university, you will receive information on Erasmus funding from us.
There are currently 32 countries participating in the ERASMUS+ programme (as of January 2025):
- all EU member states: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and the associated overseas territories
- EEA countries (Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway)
- Turkey
- North Macedonia
- Serbia
Here you can find our Erasmus Charter and the Policy Statement.

Since the winter semester 19/20, the process is no longer handled by the International Office, but by the KOOR - Erasmus Services BW consortium in Karlsruhe.
You will also receive the Learning Agreement from KOOR - Erasmus Services BW after your registration; this differs from the Learning Agreement of Pforzheim University. KOOR only accepts the Learning Agreement provided by you for Erasmus funding and not the one from Pforzheim University.
The current funding conditions and funding rates can be found at KOOR-Erasmus Service BW.
From the summer semester 2024, we will unfortunately have less scholarship funding available due to funding cuts. Depending on the number of applicants, there may not be enough scholarships available for all students who wish to spend a semester abroad in another European country, which may result in a selection process.
Selection criteria:
1. compulsory semester abroad
2. Erasmus country group I (countries with a high cost of living - Denmark, Sweden, Finland and Ireland etc.)
3. grade
Feedback on the receipt or non-receipt of a scholarship
After applying for funding, we receive feedback in July on the amount of funding for the following academic year. Therefore, students who go abroad in the winter semester unfortunately only receive feedback on Erasmus funding at relatively short notice.
Please note that there is no legal entitlement to funding or a specific grant amount.
1. Information mail from Mobility Online Pforzheim on Erasmus funding (expected for winter semester stay: May; summer semester stay: October)
2. Application for Erasmus funding at KOOR (ATTENTION: KOOR also uses the Mobility Online programme. Design: blue. Please save both login names).
3. Confirmation of funding (or cancellation if budget is insufficient)
4. Departure
5. Abroad: change Learning Agreement for course changes, complete Confirmation of Stay at the end of the semester
6. Submit final documents to KOOR
7. Prepare final report & upload transcript of records in Mobility Online Pforzheim
Start Applications Erasmus Funding for Fall 2025/26 Stays: around May 5th (you will receive an E-Mail from Mobility Online)

From September 2022, KOOR Erasmus Service BW has introduced a shortened deadline of one week for study visits in order to avoid possible closures during the (semester) holidays. Exceptions and/or deadline extensions will no longer be granted from the 2022 project.
This means that all documents must be submitted to KOOR one week before the start of lectures at the partner university.
Erasmus+ aims to promote equal opportunities and inclusion, which is why access to the programme is made easier for students with special needs. Students with a degree of disability (GdB) of at least 50 are eligible to apply, and students who take their child/children abroad with them and are single parents are also entitled to receive special funding as a lump sum.
In addition to the special funding for students with chronic illnesses and students with children, first-generation university students and employed students with top-ups are also eligible for funding.
All further information and the funding rates can be found at KOOR Erasmus Service BW.
Online Learning Agreement (OLA)
In the new programme generation, the aim is to become more sustainable and therefore the Erasmus without Paper (EWP) project was established. As part of this, Erasmus Learning Agreements must be created and signed digitally from the winter semester 2022/23 onwards.
The so-called Online Learning Agreement can be created on the following website. You will receice further instructions through mail.
https://learning-agreement.eu/
Who signs my Erasmus Online Learning Agreement?
Your programme director + university coordinator at the university (can be found in the partner database) + coordinator at the partner university
Double degree students register for Erasmus funding in the same way as regular exchange students. Currently, one semester (max. 4.5 months) is funded. Whether the second semester is funded depends on the budget.
ATTENTION: For funding of 2 semesters, an application must be submitted to KOOR for each semester.
Erasmus funding
Due to the limited budget, stays in the UK can no longer be funded in general. Howeverm there exists another lower-budget Erasmus program. If sufficient funds are available, you will be informed by the International Office.
Visa regulations
Since Brexit, Great Britain is no longer a member of the European Union. You may therefore need a visa to enter the country. Please find out about the conditions in good time. Your partner universities usually provide information on their websites and during the application process.
The new programme generation of the EU education programme Erasmus+ for education, youth and sport was launched on 1.1.2021.
This new generation will focus on the following topics
- Inclusion & diversity
- Digitalisation
- Environmental protection & sustainability
- International dimension
The following mobility measures are funded under the EU education programme Erasmus+:
- Study abroad for students (SMS)
- Internship abroad for students (SMP)
- Lecturer mobility (STA)
- Staff mobility (STT)
We will be happy to help you:
If you have any questions about the content of the Learning Agreement or wish to sign the Online Learning Agreements, please contact:
Business School: Susanne Glas
School of Engineering: Henriette Schürger
School of Design: Barbara Dofek
If you have any questions about Erasmus funding and the process, please contact
Annika Klein - Outgoing Coordinator at the International Office
Erasmus Coordinator for signatures on the Inter Institutional Agreements:
If you have any questions regarding Erasmus funding, please contact
Further contact persons at the university (complaints office/anti-discrimination office).