Exchange Students Incoming

Bachelor Programmes:

BA Architecture (PDF)
BEng Civil Engineering (PDF)
BEng Timber and Wood Engineering (PDF)
BSc Conservation and Restauration (PDF)

Master Programmes:

MA Architecture (PDF)
MEng Civil Engineering (PDF)
MSc Scientific Conservation and Restoration (PDF)

Please find more information here: Faculty of Architecture, Engineering and Conservation, Hildesheim.

Bachelor Programmes:

BA Design (PDF)

Master Programmes:

MA Design (PDF)

Please find more information here: Faculty of Design, Hildesheim.

Bachelor Programmes:

BA Social Work (PDF)
BSc Educational Sciences for Allied Health Professions (PDF)
BA Early Childhood Education and Care (PDF)
BSc Occupational-, Speech and Language Therapy, Physiotherapy (PDF)

Master Programmes:

MA International Social Work in Research and Practice (PDF)
MSc Occupational-, Speech and Language Therapy, Physiotherapy (PDF)

Please find more information here: Faculty of Social Work and Health, Hildesheim.

Bachelor Programmes:

BA Social Work Holzminden (PDF)
BEng Construction Management – Structual Engineering (PDF)
BEng Construction Management (PDF)
BEng Green Building (PDF)
BSc Real Estate Economics and Management

BA Part-time Degree Programme in Business Administration

Master Programmes:

MA Social Work
MSc Real Estate Management
MEng Energy Efficient and Sustainable Constructions

Please find more information here: Faculty Management, Social Work, Construction.

Bachelor Programmes:

BEng Electrical Engineering/Information Technology - Media and communication systems (PDF)
BEng Electrical Engineering/Information Technology - Measuring and automation technology (PDF)
BEng Physical Technologies (PDF)
BEng Mechanical Engineering/Precision Machining(PDF)

Master Programmes:

MEng Electrical Engineering/Information Technology
MEng Mechanical Engineering/Precision Machining
MSc Laser and Plasma Technology

Please find more information here: Faculty of Engineering and Health.

Bachelor Programmes:

BSc Arboriculture (PDF)
BSc Forestry (PDF)
BEng Business Administration and Engineering (PDF)

Master Programmes:

MEng Green Engineering - Sustainable Energy and Process Engineering for the Bioeconomy (PDF)
MA Regional Management and Business Development
MEng Business Administration and Engineering  (PDF)

MEng Renewable Resources and Regenerative Energies

MSc Urban Tree and Forest Management

Please find more information here: Faculty of Resource Management.

As an exchange student, it is required that you:

• continue to be enrolled at your home university during your stay at HAWK
• need to have studied for at least two semesters at your home university
• must be nominated by your home institution

Deadlines for nominations by the home university (to be sent via Email) are:

• June 1st (for the upcoming winter term)
• November 1st (for the upcoming summer term)

Application process:

Exchange students will need to register first for the online application. After registration you are going to receive an Email with the access details and can continue with the online application.

The following documents need to be uploaded during the application process:

1. Passport-sized photo (jpg-format)
2. Transcript of Records in English (from your home university)
3. Language certificate (if applicable)
4. Copy of passport or ID-card
5. Copy of proof of health insurance / EHIC (European Health Insurance Card)
6. Portfolio (only for students of Design and Architecture)

Learning Agreement:

ERASMUS+ exchange students will initiate the Online Learning Agreement (OLA) once they have been accepted at HAWK. All other exchange students can use the following Learning Agreement template.

Application deadline:

• June 15th (for the winter term)
• November 15 (for the summer term)

Please find the list with responsible persons for Erasmus+ at the faculties of the HAWK here.

Important: The language of instruction in all HAWK degree programmes is German. Some selected subjects are taught in English.

The grading system at the HAWK consists of five levels (intermediate grades may be given)

• "Sehr gut" = 1 (Very Good)
• "Gut" = 2 (Good)
• "Befriedigend" = 3 (Satisfactory)
• "Ausreichend" = 4 (Sufficient)
• "Nicht ausreichend" = 5 (Non-Sufficient/Fail)

The minimum mark for passing an exam is "Sufficient" = 4.

Furthermore, there might be modules that are not marked but just assessed with “passed”/ “not passed”. In addition, distribution tables are used to indicate the relative distribution of grades within a reference group (e.g. within a programme).

Credits at HAWK:

1. 1 full academic year (2 semesters) = 60 ECTS credits
2. 1 semester = 30 ECTS credits

All HAWK students must have adequate health insurance. Without the proof of adequate health insurance, enrolment at the HAWK is not possible!

If you are insured in another EU country and have the European Health Insurance Card (EHIC), medical treatment will be covered by this insurance and you do not need to get additional insurance with a German public health insurance company. Please enclose a copy of your EHIC with your application documents. Please make sure that your EHIC is valid for the entire duration of your stay in Germany.

Students from non-EU countries (under the age of 30) must insure themselves with a German public health insurance company. All public health insurance companies offer more or less the same tariffs for students with monthly fees of about €110,-. This insurance covers the costs for medical treatment and hospital stays plus most costs for prescription medicines.

The International Office can give you further information and help you to choose a health insurance that is accepted for enrolment.

HAWK supports students with special needs and promotes the implementation of structural and organisational measures that are necessary for appropriate study conditions.

The faculties in Göttingen are new buildings and have a high degree of access for students with walking disabilities or wheelchairs. A mobile workspace for visually handicapped and blind students is available in all libraries. At the locations in Holzminden and Hildesheim the accessibility of the buildings was improved by the installation of elevators / lifting platforms. The HAWK website is barrier-free.

There are mobile childcare facilities at all three study locations.

If you are an exchange student with special needs and would like to apply to the HAWK, please contact the International Office team in advance.

Citizens of the EU member states, as well as of Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland do not need a visa in order to enter Germany for study purposes.

Citizens from the following countries can enter Germany without a visa, too, but need to apply for a residence permit at the responsible Immigration Office, if they are planning to stay longer than 90 days:

• Andorra, Monaco, San Marino
• Israel
• USA and Canada
• Great Britain
• Brazil, Honduras, El Salvador
• Australia and New Zealand
• Japan and South Korea

For students from Andorra, Monaco, San Marino, Brazil, Honduras and El Salvador this is only possible if they do not want to work in Germany.

All other international students must apply for a visa for study purposes at the consular departments of the German Embassy in their home country. Information on visa regulations for Germany can be found on the website of the Federal Foreign Office.  

Please do not enter Germany with a tourist visa or any other visa. Once you have entered Germany, the purpose of your stay/visa in Germany cannot be changed.

The Language Center of the HAWK offers an intensive language course for beginners, specifically for international exchange students, prior to the start of the semester (September for exchange studies in the winter semester / March for exchange studies during the summer semester). Furthermore, there are further German courses during the semester, depending on the needs of the respective group of exchange students.

If you want to register for one of these courses, please contact the International Office.

As an exchange student, you will be provided with one room offer by the International Office. If you decline this room offer, you have to find accommodation yourself. If you would like to have tips on how to find accommodation by yourself, please do not hesitate to contact the team of the International Office.