Full name of LEIPZIG UNIVERSITY University Program Type MAUI AEN REARI-RJ Number of MAUI / AEN / REARI-RJ students you can accept during 10 10 10 2017/18 Indicate total number of semesters. Jane Moros, Jane Moros, Jane Moros, coordinator exchange coordinator exchange coordinator exchange Contact person Leipzig University Leipzig University Leipzig University for incoming International Centre International Centre International Centre students Goethestraße 6 Goethestraße 6 Goethestraße 6 name, title, full address, phone, fax, email 04109 Leipzig, Germany 04109 Leipzig, Germany 04109 Leipzig, Germany +493419732032/+493419732049 +493419732032/+493419732049 +493419732032/+493419732049 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Jane Moros, Jane Moros, Jane Moros, coordinator exchange coordinator exchange coordinator exchange Contact person Leipzig University Leipzig University Leipzig University for outgoing International Centre International Centre International Centre students Goethestraße 6 Goethestraße 6 Goethestraße 6 name, title, full address, phone, fax, email 04109 Leipzig, Germany 04109 Leipzig, Germany 04109 Leipzig, Germany +493419732032/+493419732049 +493419732032/+493419732049 +493419732032/+493419732049 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] General University www.zv.uni-leipzig.de Website International Office/Website for http://www.zv.uni-leipzig.de/studium/studium-international/erasmus-austauschstudierende.html Incoming Students
Areas of study open to undergraduate http://www.zv.uni-leipzig.de/en/study/study-opportunities/study-programmes.html exchange (all courses open to exchange students, only the Master program Global Studies is restricted) students list explicitly
Open undergraduate American Studies areas of study British Studies taught in English International Physics Study Program list explicitly
Are graduate areas open for exchange? X Yes No X Yes No X Yes No
Areas of study open to graduate exchange http://www.zv.uni-leipzig.de/en/study/study-opportunities/study-programmes.html students list explicitly
Advanced Spectroscopy in Chemistry Structural Chemistry and Spectroscopy International Physics Studies Program Open graduate American Studies areas of study British Studies taught in English African Studies list explicitly European Integration in East Central Europe European Studies Economics
Can advanced undergraduate exchange students take x Yes No x Yes No x Yes No graduate level courses? Can graduate students take undergraduate x Yes No x Yes No x Yes No level courses? Areas of study restricted to prior bilateral agreements between exchange departments or faculties Areas of study not available to Master Program Global Studies MAUI/AEN students Websites for course offerings http://www.zv.uni-leipzig.de/en/study/study-opportunities/study-programmes.html both in host language & English offerings
Are summer courses available as exchange (non Yes No Yes No Yes No fee-paying)? x x x If so, please provide summer school website. Orientation session(s) for incoming Language and Orientation course, starting three weeks prior to the semester start (not mandatory, level students B1/B2 in German required, limited places, material fee of 105 for three weeks) Is it mandatory, indicate dates and costs
Winter Term 2017/18: October 1, 2017 to March 31, 2018, Academic Introduction week October 2-6, Calendar Courses October 9, 2017, to February 03, 2018 (followed by the semester break) Please list exact dates. Summer Term 2018: April 1 to September 30, 2018 Courses April 9 to July 14, 2018 (followed by the semester break)
Examination Winter Term: Begin of February 2018 period(s) Summer Term: July 2018
If there is a break between the academic course calendar and exams, can arrangements be Yes No Yes No Yes No made so the x X x student may take exams early? (i.e. semester ends in December and exams are late January).
Application Winter term: June 1 deadline for each Summer term: December 1 term
Application website. http://www.zv.uni-leipzig.de/en/study/international-study/incoming-exchange-students.html If paper only, please write “paper only.” How does the application and admissions process differ for No difference undergraduates versus graduates? Course registration On arrival, before the courses begin deadline
Do students register for In Advance In Advance In Advance classes in advance or upon Upon Arrival Upon Arrival Upon Arrival arrival? x x x Are prior arrangements needed to secure Yes x No Yes x No Yes x No a visa before arrival in country?
Language German proficiency B2 (min. B1) for German taught classes Requirements English proficiency B2 for English taught classes
Language test certificate required? Language certificate is part of the application forms (due on application dead line) If so, which and when: before admission or upon arrival? Preparatory Yes No language course x Yes No Yes No x x for incoming three weeks prior of the three weeks prior of the three weeks prior of the students? semester start, 105 EUR semester start, 105 EUR Indicate dates and costs semester start, 105 EUR Are there any special advising or registrations concerns that No. students should Students can contact the teaching advisors at the relevant institutes directly, orientation will be given be aware of? Are from the International Centre. services available to assist in registration or course selection? Required minimum and maximum number of credits No requirements, 20-30 ECTS credits per semester recommended. available through the exchange For both undergraduate & graduate Is housing assistance x Yes No x Yes No x Yes No available? How do online application, not online application, not online application, not students apply, guaranteed but exchange guaranteed but exchange guaranteed but exchange and is it students are prefered students are prefered students are prefered guaranteed?
Housing options Student dorms, shared student appartments
Housing Website and Contact https://www.studentenwerk-leipzig.de/en/information-new-applicants Person(s) Do students apply for housing with their regular Students apply for housing after getting the acceptance letter, they load the acceptance letter into the application or is it online application for the dorm. Only exchange students can apply for only one semester, but up to two separate? semesters. Please list housing application deadline. Is housing available between breaks in the x Yes No x Yes No x Yes No term?
Is there a campus meal plan? Yes x No Yes x No Yes x No
Total cost estimates per 700 EUR month in Euro (broken down below) -Housing 250 EUR per month -Meals 250 - 300 EUR per month -Books 50 EUR -Local 0 EUR Transportation -Health Insurance 80 EUR per month -Other (please indicate and Social Semester fee: 212,50 EUR (local transport for the whole semester included) specify any mandatory Travel/own interests additional fees) Is comparable health insurance coverage from abroad allowed/not x Yes No x Yes No x Yes No allowed? If not, please include fees in “other” field above. Are health Exchange students will register as Leipzig citizens. As the University is part of the city, students can use facilities available the university clinics as well as other health facilities in the city concerning their needs. at the university?
Are internships available? x Yes No x Yes No X Yes No
Are student jobs available/allowed? x Yes No x Yes No x Yes No
Other important notes
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