Application

You are considered an exchange student if you study at the University of Mannheim for one or two semesters and if your home institution has concluded a bilateral agreement with the University of Mannheim. Afterwards, you will return to your home institution. Please note that you will not receive a degree from the University of Mannheim.

How do I apply for an exchange program?
All exchange students come to the University of Mannheim via an exchange program of their home institution. For information on the application process please contact the International Office at your university.
If your application for a placement has been successful at your home institution, you must be officially nominated for a study place at the University of Mannheim.

As soon as we have received the nomination of your home institution, you will receive an e-mail containing your log-in data and a link to our online application portal as well as further important information on your program. Please complete the online application as soon as possible. You will then receive an official letter of admission. You will need the letter of admission for your visa application. You do not have to submit any further certificates or other documents for the application.

What level of language proficiency is required?
At the University of Mannheim, courses are taught in English and German. Students thus need at least German or English level B2 (in accordance with the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages). Students do not have to prove their language proficiency by submitting any language certificates. We trust that our partner universities select students with sufficient English or German language proficiency.

At the University of Mannheim, international students also have the opportunity to gain practical experience during their stay. The exchange programs of several partner universities provide the option of completing an internship at the University of Mannheim. Moreover, some schools offer international students the opportunity to complete an internship at a chair, independently from their respective home institution.

How do I apply for an internship?
If you would like to complete an internship at the University of Mannheim via an exchange program of your home institution, please first contact the person in whose department or school at the University of Mannheim you would like to complete the internship to find out whether and under what conditions this is possible. Then please contact the International Office at your home institution.
If your application at your home institution has been successful, you must be officially nominated for a stay in Mannheim. As soon as we have received the nomination of your home institution, you will receive an e-mail containing your log-in data and a link to the online application as well as further important information on your program. Please complete the online application as soon as possible. Only after you have completed the application you will receive an official letter of admission. You will need the letter of admission for your visa application.

If you would like to complete an internship at the University of Mannheim independently of an existing exchange program, please contact the relevant department or chair at the University of Mannheim.

Free movers also spend one or two semesters at a university abroad. Afterwards, they will return to their home institution. Free movers cannot complete their degree at the host university.

Is it possible to be admitted to the University of Mannheim as a free mover?
Since 1 March 2019, when the Regulations on Admission and Enrollment (ZullmmaO) of the University of Mannheim, dated 27 February 2019, came into force, you can no longer study at the University of Mannheim as a free mover.
Please contact your home institution to find out whether there exists an exchange program with the University of Mannheim.