Incoming Exchange Students

For the application as an exchange student, a German language certificate is generally not necessary if you have certified English language skills (at least intermediate) and want to choose English modules. However, at least basic German skills are recommended for managing daily life. In order to carry out an exchange semester with our program,  there has to be an existing exchange agreement between your home university and our Medical Engineering program. If this is the case, you need to apply to your home university first. Once you have been nominated as an exchange student by your home university, our Central Office for International Affairs will support you with all formalities. For more information, please click here.

For a list of the Medical Engineering courses offered in English, please refer to the module catalogs in our info section for current students. You may also take courses outside of the Medical Engineering curriculum if you consult with our study advisor beforehand (contact: see below).

In order to access the specific course contents, time slots and rooms, please look them up in our online platform Campo. Please note that the time and place of our courses changes every semester. The concrete details for a specific semester are published in Campo about 1,5 months before the lecture period starts.

It is not necessary to register for lectures, you can just attend the first meeting when the lecture period starts. It is generally not recommended for exchange students to take seminars or lab courses. If you need those course types for your study program at home, please consult with our study advisor in advance.

Lecture periods: please click here. Examination periods at the Faculty of Engineering always take place in the two weeks following the lecture period and the four weeks preceding the next lecture period. Please find the upcoming examination periods here.  Please note that the exact exam dates are usually published quite late, when the lecture period has already started. If our second examination period is too late for because you have to return to your home university, please approach our lecturers at the beginning of their course and ask them for an alternative solution.

Our Medical Engineering program opens every new lecture period with a welcome event for new master’s students, our “Welcome Day Medical Engineering”. It traditionally takes place on the last Friday before the lecture periods starts and is announced on the starting page of this study program website in due time. We strongly recommend that all incoming exchange students attend this event, regardless of whether they are studying on bachelor’s or master’s level. The event is held in English and introduces you to the important contacts persons, infrastructure and regulations of our program.

As an exchange student at FAU, you can take our free language courses, which take place during the lecture period. Intensive courses, which are offered during the lecture-free period, have a fee. You can access the website of our Language Center here. Please find detailed information on German courses here.

After your nomination as an exchange student at FAU, you will receive information via email by our Central Office for International Affairs regarding our welcome events. You will also be invited to participate in our Buddy Program, through which you will be matched with a local student who can show you around and support you with settling in.

Our student initiative FAU Volunteers for Internationals organizes various social gatherings and trips during the semester.

“Studentenwerk ” student services organize a weekly language exchange meetup during the lecture period, which you are welcome to join.

If you would like to meet up one-to-one with a language tandem partner you can register for our language tandem service here.

If you are planning to study with us in the framework of the Erasmus+ program and have organizational questions or if you have general questions about studying in our Medical Engineering program, feel free to contact our  study advisor and Erasmus coordinator for Medical Engineering, Ms Claudia Barnickel.

We are looking forward to welcoming you at FAU!