Descriptif
Descriptif University of Potsdam, Hasso Plattner Institute
Type d’accord : échange non diplômant erasmus
Durée de la mobilité : 1 semestre – 2 semestres
Nombre d’ECTS locaux rapportés à l’étudiant Télécomien par semestre équivalant à 30 ECTS par semestre requis par TP pour validation de l’OMI (obligation de mobilité internationale).
Exchange students can enroll in the number of credits required by their home institution (typically 30). Credits at our faculty are ECTS ones ensuring easy transferability to your home institution.
Language requirement: German B1
Nomination Deadlines:
- Fall Semester (September - December): April 15
- Spring Semester (January - May): October 15
Application Deadlines: Ensure your application is submitted before the following deadlines:
- Fall Semester (September - December): June 15
- Spring Semester (January - May): December 15
Student Residences
Information about student dorms, application criteria, and the application process can be found in UPrepare.
Students must apply directly to the Studentenwerk and not to the UP.
All questions concerning the application and rooms must be directed to the Studentenwerk.
Move-in is not possible before October 1 (winter semester) or before April 1 (summer semester).
Only participants in the German course prior to the semester start can move into their rooms in mid-September/mid-March.
We encourage students to arrange accommodation as early as possible as it‘s extremely difficult to find reasonable accommodation close to the semester start. Please note: There‘re not enough dorm places for all exchange students, the International Office cannot guarantee a place to all nominees.
Language of Instruction
Our bachelor’s degree programs are mainly conducted in German; only a selected number of courses is offered in English.
We offer a large number of English-language degree programs at the master’s level that can be found
at: www.uni-potsdam.de/en/studium/what-to-study/english-language-courses-and-degree-programs
Learning Agreements are signed by the departmental exchange coordinators and not by
the International Office staff.
Nominated Erasmus students are encouraged to use the Online Learning Agreement (OLA ) and will be informed about the contact data required to fill out the OLA.
Transcript of Records
There’s currently no electronic record of grades for exchange students at the UP.
Students are informed by the IO what to do in order to receive a Transcript of Records.
If students show proof of their results at the IO, a Transcript can be issued and is sent to the
students’ home address.
Semester Fee
All international exchange students (also scholarship holders) have to pay a fee of approximately €250
per semester, which includes the semester ticket for free public transport in the state of Brandenburg
and Berlin. Neither tuition fees nor enrolment fees are charged.
Cost of Living
Monthly living expenditures for students at the University of Potsdam vary strongly; on average they
amount to €800/month. The meals in the university canteens cost between €2 and €3. A public German
health insurance costs around €100/month.
Buddy Program
Upon interest, international students can sign up for our Buddy Program. Our buddies are experienced
students at the University of Potsdam, who assist international students before and during their stay
in Potsdam.
More information about our Buddy Program: www.uni-potsdam.de/en/international/service/buddy
VISA
Students who are neither citizens of an EU country nor of Island, Norway or Liechtenstein need a student visa for their studies in Germany and must apply for such at the German Embassy or at the German Consulate in their home country at least 6 weeks before arrival. Students coming from Andorra, Australia, Brazil, El Salvador, Honduras, Israel, Japan, Canada, Monaco, New Zealand, San Marino, Switzerland, South Korea, the UK and the USA can enter Germany without a visa, but have to apply for a student
residence permit at the foreigners’ registration office within 90 days upon arrival in the EU. To receive a visa or a residence permit for Germany, students have to prove that they possess sufficient means to finance themselves during their planned stay. For a one-year stay in Germany, they are currently expected to demonstrate funds of around €10,250.
Health Insurance
All students are obliged to present proof of a valid health insurance for enrolment at a university in Germany. Students should arrange their health insurance for Germany while still based in their home country (for example, by obtaining the European Health Insurance Card or registering with a German health insurance company).
The Campus
The University can be reached easily by bus, S-Bahn (regional train) or train. Apart from the main university libraries, each department or faculty has its own library. There are student residences, cafeterias and canteens at the 3 main university locations:
Campus I, Am Neuen Palais
Right next to Sanssouci Park
History, Languages and Literatures, Media Studies, Sports, Philosophy, Religious Studies
University library
The entire university administration including the president’s office
Campus II, Golm
Right next to the Science Park Golm and the train station
Education Sciences, Earth Sciences, Geography, Biology, Biochemistry, Chemistry, Psychology, Music,
Linguistics, Mathematics, Physics
Campus III, Griebnitzsee
S-Bahn and train station Griebnitzsee
Law, Economics, Social Sciences, Computer Science, Digital Engineering
More information at: www.uni-potsdam.de/lageplaene/
