Exchange programs at TUM (2024)

A study stay at TUM offers you a unique and unforgettable experience! Exchange programs such as Erasmus+, SEMP, TUMexchange, and the departmental programs of the various faculties enable you to spend up to two semesters at TUM. Discover our wide range of international partnerships, get to know your contacts, and learn more about the application process.

How it works

• Check with your home university whether there is an exchange agreement with TUM. Alternatively, you can use our database to determine whether your home university is one of TUM's partners and which departments are involved in the agreement.
• Apply to your home university following the conditions and deadlines. In the first step, the respective home university is responsible for applications, selecting its students, and nominating them for TUM.
• In the second step, TUM processes all nominations received, informs the home universities and the nominated students, and invites them to apply. Please make sure to follow TUM's conditions and deadlines.
• The relevant departments will then check your application documents. If your subject-specific knowledge matches the departments of the TUM Schools, you will be accepted and granted admission.

Program overview

Application process

1. Apply to home university (or program office)

• Find out about the process at your home university and apply for an exchange stay at TUM. The process is individual at each institution, so TUM cannot provide any information on this or the status of your application.
• After the selection at your home university, you will be nominated by your coordinator at TUM.

2. Apply to TUM

Once you have been nominated for a place by your home university and have received all the application information from TUM by e-mail, you can apply to us within the specified application periods for the summer and winter semesters. Please proceed as follows:

• First, register in the application portal
  Please note: The online application has been optimized for Firefox 5 or higher and Google Chrome. Please only use these browsers.
• Fill out the Application for incoming students form completely and upload all required documents to the system.

Checklist: Required documents

✔ Study plan

• A preliminary list of the courses or modules you would like to attend at TUM. Changes are still possible after your arrival in Munich.
• TUM accepts any type of document as a study plan.
• 60% of your courses must be taken in the nominated department. Please note the course codes listed below.

  Example: You are studying architecture. 60% of your courses must be taken in the fields of AR and ED12. The remaining 40% are freely selectable. Your course list could, therefore, look like this:
  - AR20036 - Architecture and its Representation
  - AR20115 - Urban and Regional Dynamics
  - ED120057 - Natural Building Materials
  - WI001119 - Business Law 1
  - IN2406 - Fundamentals of Artificial Intelligence

✔ Overview of all courses you have currently taken at your home university

• Document listing the courses you are attending in the current semester. Please use the template under Downloads.

✔ Transcript of Records

• List of all academic achievements from your previous studies. If you are enrolled in a Master's program, please also list your Bachelor's achievements.

✔ Proof of language skills

• If you would like to attend the courses at TUM in English only: Proof of your English language skills
• If you would like to attend the courses at TUM in German only: Proof of your German language skills
• If you would like to attend the courses at TUM in German and English: Proof of your German and English language skills
• Please check your department's website (see above) to see whether you need to provide proof of B1 or B2 level.
• Your home university can sign the TUM template as proof of language proficiency for you or provide another document with an explicit reference to the language level (B1/B2, depending on the department)

In addition, the following tests and scores are accepted with a validity of two years:

English: B1 (CEFR)

TOEFL iBT minimum score: 65

TOEFL ITP minimum score: 500

TOEIC minimum score: 650

IELTS minimum score: 5

German: B1 (CEFR)

Telc German B1 minimum score: 180

Goethe Certificate B1 minimum score: 60

ÖSD Certificate B1 (ZB1) minimum score: 180

Students studying in their native language at TUM do not have to submit proof in this language. Self-assessment tests of language skills are not accepted.

✔ CV

• One page, in tabular form, German or English: summary of school education and, if applicable, vocational training

✔ Motivation letter

• Minimum one DIN A4 page, German or English, describing your academic and personal goals

✔ Copy of your passport / ID card

✔ Information on impairments or chronic somatic illnesses

• You can provide information on impairments, chronic somatic illnesses, and learning disabilities in the application form. In the application process, you will receive information from us about the relevant services at TUM.

✔ Information on children

• If you have children accompanying you while you are at TUM, you can let us know in the application form. We will inform you about support services during the application process.

✔ Information on accommodation

• In the 'Further information' section of the application form, you will find a section on accommodation where you can let us know whether you are interested in the service package offered by the Munich Student Union. This is the only way to apply for accommodation.

Submit application

Once you have filled out the online form and uploaded all the required documents, the system will create a PDF of your application documents. Complete your application and follow the instructions in the application portal for the next steps.

Downloads and safety information

Downloads and Safety information

Template for confirmation of language skills (PDF, 133 KB)

Template Study plan at TUM (DOC, 25 KB)

Template Current course enrollment at the home university (DOC, 36 KB)
If available, please use your home university's study plan form

Safety information for your stay (PDF, 315 KB)