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 below. 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, but rather a compilation of universities that are especially recommended based on experience of previous students.
University | Comment | Spots |
|---|---|---|
Université d’Aix-Marseille - AMU, Aix-en-Provence, France | Positive experience in the past | 6 |
VU University Amsterdam, Netherlands | New, first students visiting in winter 2019 | 4 |
Universidad del Pais Vasco, Bilbao, Spain | Positive experience in the past | 5 |
Ekonomická Univerzita v Bratislave, Bratislava, Slovakia | Positive experience in the past | 4 |
Corvinus University of Budapest, Hungary | Positive experience in the past | 4 |
Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland | Course standards lower than in Tuebingen | 2 |
Instituto Politécnico de Leiria, Portugal | New, first students visiting in winter 2019 | 2 |
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium | High course standards, very positive experience | 5 |
Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal | 2 | |
Université Jean Moulin Lyon 3, France | New, first students visiting in winter 2019 | 6 |
University of Oulu, Finland | 2 | |
Università degli Studi di Pavia, Italy | 4 | |
Warsaw School of Economics, Warsaw, Poland | New, first students visiting in winter 2019 | 2 |
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 in person 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 mobility scholarship of €330 to €450 per month, 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 (€500 per month).
- 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.