Further preparations About Freiberg for your stay and the region

Apply for a dormitory place For a dormitory room you have to apply online: tu-freiberg.de/international/dorm Please apply at least two months prior to your arrival in Freiberg.

Buddy programme The student buddy helps new international stu- dents during the first days/weeks before and after A market in the town centre of Freiberg your arrival in Freiberg. For example s/he can col- Freiberg is a town in the federal state of with lect the dormitory keys in advance, pick up the about 42,000 inhabitants. It once was a centre of silver new student at the train station, translate and ex- mining. The well-preserved Renaissance town centre plain necessary formalities. reflects the blossoming of a self-confident and self- tu-freiberg.de/international/buddy determined middle class. Freiberg is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site German language courses Erzgebirge region, a unique mountain cultural lands- cape. Fee-based German courses are offered before the beginning of each semester. Free courses are Hiking in offered during the semester. In the mountain range of the tu-freiberg.de/international/german Mountains, about 70 kilometres east of Freiberg lies the hiking area Gain experience, study in Freiberg Saxon Switzerland. 1,200 kilo- meters hiking trails combine all View of the Lilienstein kinds of tour types in all levels EXCHANGE of difficulty. Whether you want to take a pleasant hike or a challenging tour – the lands- STUDENTS cape’s beauty is worth spending some time outdoors. WORLDWIDE

Publishing date: 20 January 2020 Photos: Torsten Mayer (front and back), Karsten Enderlein (University main building), Ralf Menzel (market in Freiberg), Merops (Lilienstein) tu-freiberg.de/international/exchange Study abroad in Freiberg Application formalities Choosing modules

TU Bergakademie Freiberg is the For studies, you can choose from an extensive range oldest institution of higher education of modules taught in English. Using the module · Erasmus+ students have to apply via an online appli- in mining in the world. In the QS descriptions you can select suitable modules and add World University Ranking in the cation form. Please visit our website: them to your Learning Agreement (see Application for- category Engineering – & tu-freiberg.de/international/erasmus-in malities). The total should not exceed 30 ECTS points Mining it is currently in fourth place. (credit points) per semester. The university does not only offer · Exchange students from a partner university of TU

programmes in mining, but also in Bergakademie Freiberg (except Erasmus+) have to geoscience and geo-engineering, apply via an online application form. Please visit our Recommended steps to find suitable modules: engineering sciences including website: tu-freiberg.de/international/exchange materials science and technology, natural sciences, ma- 1. Follow this weblink thematics and computer science as well as economics and tu-freiberg.de/international/modules-in-english business administration. The required application documents for all exchanges programmes are: and choose the faculties that correspond to your field of study: · Enrolment certificate: Proof that you are Semester organisation – Academic calendar currently enrolled as a student at your · Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science (F. · Winter semester: 1 October to 31 March (exam period home institution 1) until mid-March) · Language certificate: Proof of German or · Faculty of Chemistry and Physics (F. 2) · Summer semester: 1 April to 30 September (exam English language proficiency, depending · Faculty of Geosciences, Geoengineering period until end of August) on the language of instruction of the desi- and Mining (F. 3) red modules at TU BAF. The language certificate has to be from an approved · Faculty of Mechanical, Process and Energy Freiberg is located in language school, university or equivalent. Engineering (F. 4) the East of Germa- The minimum level of language profi- · Faculty of Materials Science and Materials ny, close to the ciency is B1 Technology (F. 5) Czech border. The · Learning Agreement nearest airports are · Faculty of Business Administration (F. 6) (54 km), · Transcript of Records in English or Ger- 2. Choose suitable modules that are available in the Leipzig (115 km) and man language semester of your stay (summer or winter semester). Berlin (245 km). · Passport photo (required for the student ID card) 3. Send your selection of modules to the responsible person at the International Office for pre-checking befo- Further details as well as the application deadlines are re you finish the Learning Agreement. indicated on the website of the respective exchange The location of Freiberg in Europe programme (see the weblinks above).