Studying abroad during a Master's | University of Tübingen

Studying abroad while pursuing a Master’s degree in Tübingen

The School of Business and Economics actively encourages its students to take part in academic exchange and strives to provide opportunities to do so. This includes the School’s Double Degree programs with integrated study abroad periods, as well as individually arranged study visits abroad. However, this may lead to a longer duration of study, especially in three-semester master’s programs.

Available partner universities

There is a large number of partner universities both within Europe (as part of the ERASMUS+ program) and in all other parts of the world. A detailed list of all available partner universities is provided on the general page for studying in Europe under Erasmus+. Especially as a Master student, it is very important to carefully review the course options at the available partner universities to make sure they fit to your study plan. Due to the large number of partner universities, almost all students that apply for studying abroad are offered a spot. As many students have similar preferences regarding their intended partner university, a spot at the first preference cannot be guaranteed.

Recommended Partner Universities

Recommended ERASMUS partner universities

Please note that the following list is not an exhaustive list of all possible partner universities for Master students, but rather a selection of universities that are especially recommended based on the experience of previous students.

Université Libre de Bruxelles: Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management
The Solvay Brussels School of Economics & Management (SBS-EM) is one of our CIVIS-partners and offers exchange places specifically for Master students. Information on their large offer of English courses is available on their website for incoming students including courses in the area of Economics, Econometrics, Management, Finance or IT.

KU Leuven: Faculty of Economics and Business
KU Leuven is Belgium's largest and highest-ranked university and, founded in 1425, one of the oldest and most renowned universities in Europe. Informaion on courses offered to exchange students is availble online with the course offer differing per campus: Antwerp campus has management and business courses mainly on bachelor level. Brussels campus has a strong focus on Business Administration and Management (both bachelor and master entirely in English with additional minors). Leuven campus has a smaller offer for bachelor students, but a large offer for master students with many interesting courses in Economics, Business Economics and Business Engineering.

Université de Lausanne: HEC Lausanne - Faculty of Business and Economics
HEC Lausanne, the Faculty of Business and Economics of the University of Lausanne (UNIL), is a high-level research faculty with a strong international influence and another one of our CIVIS-partners. Information on the extensive offer of courses for exchange students is available online. To attend Master courses e.g. in Economics, Finance, Information Systems and Digital Information or Management in Lausanne, exchange students must have completed a Bachelor's degree or a minimum of 180 ECTS in Management and/or Economics.

Aix Marseille Universitè: FEG Department of Economics and Management
The Aix Marseille Universitè is another one of our CIVIS-partners with campusses in Aix-en-Provence and Marseille. Information on the courses taught in French and courses taught in English per campus at the Faculty of Economics and Management is available online. Students need to decide for one campus and it is not possible to commute between the two campusses. All courses from L3, M1 or M2 have prerequisites: for L3 students need to have completed at least 60 ECTS in Economics or Management and for Master courses, students need to have completed at least 180 ECTS in Economics or Management.

Grenoble IAE Graduate School of Management
The Grenoble IAE Gradutate School of Management is a great destination for Master students. Students, who are looking for courses entirely taught in English, can apply for admission as exchange students in one of the following three programmes in Grenoble: Advances in Finance and Accounting (AFA), Research and Data Intelligence for Marketing (Le QUANTI) or Advanced Research in Management of Information Systems (ARAMIS). For nominations in master programmes, the application must be approved by the programme director. Grenoble strongly recommends master students to come during the winter semester or full academic year.

Corvinus University of Budapest
At the Corvinus University of Budapest, master students can choose from an extensive list of courses from areas such as Management and Leadership, Marketing, Finance, Business Informatics, Economic Analysis and Political Economy.

Sapienza Università die Roma: Faculty of Economics
We have one place for Economics students and one place for Business students at Sapienza University, so please indicate in your application for which place you wish to apply. The course catalogue of the Sapienza University is available online.

Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam: School of Business and Economics
The School of Business and Economics of the VU Amsterdam stands for innovative and ambitious education and research. They offer a large number of English-taught courses at Master level in the area of Economics and Business Administration. Exchange students can choose courses from their Exchange study guide. Please note that only students with an English proficiency level of C1 can be nominated to study at the VU Amsterdam.

Stockholm University
Stockholm University is a great destination for master students and information on course options in Stockholm is available in their course catalogue. We have three places for Economics students and one place for Business students at Stockholm University, so please indicate in your application for which place you wish to apply.

University of Vaasa
The University of Vaasa is another very interesting partner university in scandinavia for master students. The course options available for exchange students can be looked up in the section Courses for Exchange Students in the Vaasa's Study Guide. It is recommended that students take courses from their own field of study (“Business Studies for Exchange Students”), but depending on your background and study programme, courses from the area “Technology Studies for Exchange Students” might be of interest to you as well. Please read each course description carefully to review the academic requirements of each course.

Recommended overseas partner universities in North America

In total, there are approximately 120-140 spots available.

USA

University	Comment
University of Alaska, Fairbanks, Alaska	Possible, but focus on natural sciences
Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona	Economics only, business administration not possible
Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, Arizona
University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona	Economics only, business administration not possible
University of California at San Diego, California
University of Denver, Colorado
Different universities in Connecticut (such as Yale)	Business administration not possible at Yale
University of Hawai’i at Manoa, Oahu, Hawai’i	Economics only, business administration not possible
Drake University, Des Moines, Iowa	On-campus housing mandatory!
Roosevelt University, Chicago, Illinois
Bellarmine University, Louisville, Kentucky	GRE or GMAT necessary for business administration
Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts	Expensive ($4900 p.a.)
Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan	Only after direct contact with faculty at WMU
University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia, Missouri
Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana
University of North Carolina (different locations)	All locations except Chapel Hill!
Different universities in Oregon (such as Portland)	GMAT necessary for business administration
Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Economics only, business administration not possible
Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas	Only one spot available for business administration
University of North Texas, Denton, Texas

CANADA

University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta	Difficult for accounting
Different universites in Ontario	One-year program only, business administration not possible at some locations
McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario
Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario	Economics only, business administration not possible
McGill University, Montreal, Québec	Very popular, Economics only, business administration not possible
Université Laval, Québec City, Québec	Courses are in French

Recommended overseas partner universities in Latin America

Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Córdoba, Argentina	B2-level Spanish necessary
Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil	Option to study at Riberão Preto campus (300km from São Paulo)
Universidade Federal Fluminense, Niterói, Brazil	Near Rio de Janeiro
Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil
Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil
Universidade de Santa Cruz do Sul, Santa Cruz, Brazil
Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, Brazil
UNIVATES, Lajeado/Taquarital, Brazil
Universidad de Chile, Santiago de Chile, Chile	One of the best universities in Latin America
Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá, Colombia
Universidad ICESI, Cali, Colombia	Specialized in business and economics
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, Mexico	Very large university
El Colegio de México, Mexico City, Mexico	Very small, but research-intensive university
Tecnológico de Monterrey, different locations in Mexico
Universidad de Guadalajara, Guadalajara, Mexico
Universidad de Guanajuato, Guanajuato, Mexico
Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla, Mexico
Universidad de las Américas, Puebla, Mexico	Master courses taught weekends and in the evening
Universidad Iberoamericana, Mexico City, Mexico
Universidad de Monterrey, Monterrey, Mexico
Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, Lima, Peru
Universidad de Montevideo, Montevideo, Uruguay	Focus on business and economics

Recommended overseas partner universities in Australia and New Zealand

University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia	GPA 2.4 or better required, MBA courses not possible
University of Technology, Sydney, Australia
University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia	MBA courses not possible
Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia	GPA 2.4 or better required
Griffith University, different locations in Queensland	MBA courses not possible
Charles Darwin University, Darwin, Australia
University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand	GPA 2.3 or better required
Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand	GPA 2.5 or better required, MBA courses not possible

Recommended overseas partner universities in Asia

Fudan University, Shanghai, China	MBA courses not possible
Tongji University, Shanghai, China	Good options via Deutsch-Chinesisches Hochschulkolleg (courses in Englisch and German)
Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
Renmin University, Peking, China	Chinese intensive language course only
Jilin University, Changchun, China	Chinese intensive language course only
National Taiwan University, Taipeh, Taiwan
National Chengchi University, Taipeh, Taiwan	GPA 2.5 or better required, good options for economics
National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan
National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, Taiwan
National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan	Economics and statistics courses in Chinese only, business also in English
Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand

Recommended overseas partner universities in Africa

University of the Witwatersrand, Gauteng, South Africa
University of Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa	Focus on business administration
University of Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
Stellenbosch University, Western Cape, South Africa	Business administration possible, But not accounting
University of KwaZulu-Natal, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa	Tuition fees are not waived!
University of Botswana, Gaborone, Botsuana	Tuition fees are not waived!
Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda

Recommended overseas partner universities in other world regions

Lomonosov University Moscow, Russia
Herzen University, St. Petersburg, Russia
University of Haifa, Israel	Application deadline: 01.02.2020

How to apply

Exchange within Europe is administered directly by the School of Business and Economics. Details can be found here.
For overseas exchange, the application documents must be submitted to the International Office. The application deadlines vary from region to region. Details can be found here.

To keep in mind

Studying abroad can be a valuable experience, both personally and academically. However, the course standards often vary greatly between universities and countries. Therefore, you should consider in advance whether the courses at your preferred university can be transferred towards your degree in Tübingen. The decision about which courses are considered equivalent to the ones in Tübingen is made by the respective chairs of the School.

Funding

There are several options to finance a study abroad period, including work, loans, and scholarships. The School of Business and Economics itself does not offer any scholarships, but gladly lists a number of possible sources of financing for students.

Students participating in the ERASMUS+ program can apply for a monthly mobility scholarship, depending on the country of choice. This scholarship is managed by the University’s Erasmus Office.
Students planning to study one semester at a partner university overseas may apply for the Baden-Württemberg scholarship.
Funding by the German state (“Auslands-BAföG”) is available to German citizens and non-Germans alike under certain conditions. The University’s BAföG office provides details and counselling.
The German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) also offers a number of funding opportunities, such as its well-endowed scholarships for year-long programs, which are competitive, but usually worth the effort.