Study at TUM with Erasmus+ or the Swiss-European Mobility Program

Once you are nominated for Erasmus+ or SEMP by your home university and received all information from TUM via e-mail regarding the application process, you must apply to TUM during one of the application periods. The process is as follows:

• Register on the online application portal first.
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• Fill in the form Application for incoming students completely and upload all necessary documents.
  Please note: Your TUM admission letter as well as all information e-mails will be sent to the e-mail address you use in the online form. Therefore, please make sure to check your inbox and spam folder on a regular basis, so you do not miss any deadlines or other important information.
   

Required documents

Please fill in all required forms in the language in which you intend to study at TUM. All documents need to be written in German or English! If necessary, please translate them and have the translated versions certified and stamped by your home university.

The following documents must be uploaded to the online application portal:

CV

• One page, tabular, German or English: Summary of a your career, qualifications, education, special  skills, language knowledge, personal interests, personal data etc

Motivation letter

• German or English, maximum two pages
• Describe your academic and personal goals
   

Language certificates

All TUM Schools will request a certificate verifying your current German and/or English skills:

• If you are planning to attend courses at TUM in English: Verification of your English skills
• If you are planning to attend courses at TUM in German: Verification of your German skills
• If you are planning to attend courses at TUM  in German and English: Verification of your German and English skills
   

In most cases, the required level is at least B1 or B2, this depends on your TUM School. Please check the webpage of your TUM School, which you can find under Information on courses or modules, exams, the study plan at TUM or (online) Learning Agreement and other academic matters at TUM.

• The certificate can be issued by your home university or by a language school. Official tests are also accepted (but this is no must, as a confirmation of the home university is fine as well). Native speakers do not need a language certificate if studying at TUM in the language of their mother tongue. Self-assessment tests without signature of the home university cannot be accepted.
   

Transcript of records

• An itemized academic performance to date is required. If you are a master's student, please also include your transcript from the bachelor's degree.
   

Overview of current courses at home university

• You need to submit a document listing the courses you are enrolled in during the current semester, which are not listed on your transcript (please use the template under Downloads)
   

Study plan at TUM

• A preliminary list of courses or modules you want to attend at TUM, German or English, typed

For specific information regarding courses or modules, examinations, etc., please first check the webpage of your TUM School, which you can find under Information on courses or modules, exams, the study plan at TUM or (online) Learning Agreement and other academic matters at TUM.

While preparing for your stay at TUM and before taking a look at the academic offer of TUM in general, first check the website of your TUM School regarding the possible offers in that specific School (e.g. if you can choose courses or modules) and where to find them. 

Please note:

• At least 60% of the courses or modules you register for must be offered by the study area you will be enrolled in at TUM. (In case you receive another information from your TUM School, please follow the information given by the School.)
• It is a preliminary list. Later changes (also after arrival) are possible and even likely.
• This document does not to need to be signed by students / home university / TUM at the time of your application at TUM. Signatures of TUM are at earliest given after your acceptance at TUM (from July for winter term / from December for summer term).
• As study plan TUM accepts any kind of document.
• For questions regarding the recognition of the courses you wish to take at TUM, please contact your home university.

Additional information if using the Online Learning Agreement (OLA):

• Check with your home university if OLA is necessary for you.
• OLA via the Dashboard cannnot be used for your applicationt as TUM will not proceed with it during the application process.
• Signatures of TUM on the OLA are at earliest given after your acceptance at TUM (from July for winter term / from December for summer term), depending on the TUM School even later.
• In charge of the OLA (only after your acceptance at TUM) is the TUM School, not the TUM G&A Office. Thus, do not enter the names of the TUM G&A staff on the OLA. Instead contact  your TUM School  to find the correct data to be entered as "responsible person" (link see above).

Photocopy of passport / ID

• If available / depending on your citzenship status

Accommodation

• Within the application form, in the 'Further information' area, you will find a section about accommodation, where you can tell us whether you are interested in the service package offered by the Munich Student Union.

Submit your application

Once you have uploaded and submitted all documents, you will receive your online application form in PDF format. Submit this application following the instructions on the portal.

Please note: Only complete applications, which include all required documents can be processed and forwarded to the Admissions and Enrollment Office by the specified deadline.
If any documents are missing, we will notify you by mail, but will suspend the processing of your application during the application period until all documents have been submitted. Late submissions cannot be processed.