General Overview:
The University of Wuppertal towers over the city. The main campus enjoys a panoramic view across the town – a perfect environment for developing inspiring ideas and academic projects that will shape the future. Some 23.000 students from more than 100 countries benefit from our high-level academic approaches in teaching, and the university’s commitment to research and international collaboration. The University of Wuppertal offers a diverse range of programs in science, engineering economics and the humanities, as well as educational science, design and architecture. Our academic culture is marked by diversity, experience and innovation.
Application and Course Timeline:
| Nomination Deadline: | Summer Semester: January 15 | Winter Semester: June 15 | | --- | --- | --- | | Application Deadline: | Summer Semester: January 15 | Winter Semester: July 15 | | Course Period: | Summer Semester 2024: 1 April - 30 September 2024 | Winter Semester 2024: 19 July 2024 |
Eligibility Criteria:
Courses and Grading:
| Course Programme: | For information on courses, times and other events see: StudiLöwe (“Studienangebot“ > “Vorlesungsverzeichnis anzeigen“) You can view the course programme without entering username and password
A collection of English-taught courses offered by the faculties can be found here. | | --- | --- | | Credit System: | 1 credit (LP) equals 30 hours of work. A regular semester consists of 30 credits with 15 weeks of teaching in winter and 14 weeks in summer. | | Grading: | Grade 1 "Sehr gut"(very good) = excellent performance Grade 2 "Gut" (good) = performance well above average Grade 3 "Befriedigend" (satisfactory) = average performance Grade 4 "Ausreichend" (sufficient) = performance meets the standards in spite of deficiencies Grade 5 "Ungenügend" (fail) = performance does not meet the standards because of substantial deficiencies
For the purpose of a more differentiated assessment, the above grades may be raised or lowered by 0.3; the grades 0.7 and 5.3 are not possible. | | German Language Courses: | The tuition fee for course No. 1 (Intensive German Course) is 300 EUR per semester. A placement test at the beginning of the courses will determine the course level to which you will be assigned.
For course No. 2 - 8 (Degree program parallel courses, German for special purposes), only contribution for material 10 - 20 EUR per semester is charged. Register here. |
Housing, Accommodation and Transport:
| Accommodation: | The University of Wuppertal holds a limited number of: • single apartments (around 19 m²) where you have exclusive use of a kitchen and bathroom • single study bedrooms in double-apartments (around 38 m²)with shared kitchen and bathroom facilities | | --- | --- | | ****** | Applications have to be submitted online. You will receive a link and further information, once your nomination has been processed.
The monthly rent is 342 EUR including TV connection (IP-TV) and fibre-optic internet access. (You have to bring your own LAN cable or router). The rent deposit is currently around 400 EUR. If bed linen is required, it can be rented for a one-time fee of 35 EUR per semester. | | Housing: | Offers from the private housing market can be found, for instance, on the following websites: • Hochschul-Sozialwerk Wuppertal • WG-Gesucht | | Transport: | Every BUW student has access to a ticket for local public transport in Wuppertal and NRW.
The student dormitories are situated right next to the university campus with a 3-minute-walk to the university. |
Useful links and resources:
Fact Sheet for Exchange Students
https://www.uni-wuppertal.de/en/international/international-students/application-and-admission/study-without-a-degree/university-partnerships/