Incoming Exchange Students

Exchange students at FAU

If you are planning to come to Erlangen as part of an international exchange program (Erasmus+ or other), FAU has a lot to offer you. Our Medical Engineering program offers a wide range of courses in English.

Application

For the application as an exchange student, a German language certificate is generally not necessary if you have certified English language skills (at least intermediate) and want to choose English modules. In order to carry out an exchange semester at FAU, you have to apply to your home university first. Once you have been nominated as an exchange student by your home university, our Central Office for International Affairs will support you with all formalities. For more information, please click here.

Medical Engineering courses in English

For a list of the Medical Engineering courses offered in English, see the module catalogs in our info section for current students.

As an incoming student of our Medical Engineering program, you are also allowed to choose these English-taught courses by our Department for Mechanical Engineering.

In order to access the specific course contents, please refer to our online platforms.

Lecture periods

Lecture periods: please click here. Examination periods at the Faculty of Engineering always take place in the two weeks following the lecture period and the three weeks preceding the next lecture period, please find the upcoming examination periods here. If our second examination period is too late for because you have to return to your home university, please approach our lecturers early on and ask them for an alternative solution.

If you have any further questions about studying as an exchange student in our Medical Engineering program, please contact our Study Advisory Service.

We are looking forward to welcoming you at FAU!

Image video of our Medical Engineering program:

Source: ZiMT

Some of our international students share their experiences:

Source: FAU