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Stay Abroad

Stay Abroad

A stay abroad allows you to get to know new countries and cultures. At the same time, it can offer the opportunity to promote communication skills and personal development, as well as strengthen your resume.  There are numerous options for organizing a stay abroad: For example, one or more semesters can be spent at a university abroad - alternatively, individual research projects or internships can be conducted abroad. In addition, a stay abroad can be planned specifically with a university of one's choice or supported by a program with a partner university. Further information and useful links are compiled below.

International Office

The first point of contact for a stay abroad is the International Office, IUZ for short. In the introductory video of the IUZ [de] the different possibilities for the realization of a stay abroad are presented. However, they also provide important information to be concerned about before a stay abroad and are available to help with the organization and answer questions.


Erasmus+ Program

The aim of the Erasmus+ program [de] is to support European educational agendas by enabling semesters abroad, to increase the attractiveness of the EU as a study and science location and to contribute to the sustainable development of higher education in third countries.

The TU Chemnitz has more than 200 partner universities throughout Europe within the Erasmus+ program. There are no tuition fees for a semester abroad at these universities and financial support is available. More information can be found on the Erasmus program page of the IUZ.


PROMOS Scholarship

The PROMOS scholarship [de] offers opportunities to finance semesters abroad, internships, language courses and much more all over the world. Either at partner universities or as a "free mover". The goals of the program are to support the university's own internationalization strategy and to increase the mobility of students and doctoral candidates at German universities.

More information can be found on the PROMOS scholarship page of the IUZ.


Financing Options

For financing there are numerous possible programs and foundations as well as scholarships [de] of the stay abroad the IUZ provides useful overview pages.