Most important information at a glance:
Student Exchange is a direct exchange program based on a bilateral agreement between KU and a partner university abroad. Selection is made through the International Office's worldwide program.
You do not pay tuition for your stay at a partner university. However, there are other fees (e.g., for insurance, registration, or campus services). You can find an overview on the universities' websites or in our Info Sheets.
Please our interactive map for this purpose.
ISEP Exchange is part of KU’s worldwide program. Through the international network ISEP (International Student Exchange Program), you can study at one of more than 300 universities worldwide. Within ISEP Exchange, you apply to up to ten universities of your choice.
You pay a single program fee that covers tuition, housing, and meals – regardless of your destination.
The advantage: ISEP Exchange is financially very predictable.
Download: Info sheet ISEP Costs
Only for students of German Studies on Master's level
As a Teaching Assistant (TA), you will support German language instruction at the Department of German and Russian Languages and Literatures and the Center for the Study of Languages and Cultures.
Click here for a world map of study locations for students: Partner universities for students
If you are interested in ISEP as part of the worldwide program, you can find an overview of ISEP universities on the following page: ISEP Study Abroad.
Please note: You must first successfully apply for the global program in order to participate in the ISEP Exchange.
If you have any further questions about the worldwide program or ISEP Exchange, please contact Ms. Stephany Koujou at outgoing@ku.de.
It is not permitted to contact the partner universities before you have been offered a place! Prior contact will result in exclusion from the application process.
The “worldwide” program has the following formal requirements:
Students must provide proof of sufficient language proficiency for the teaching language. At the point in time of application, the proof of language proficiency must be no older than two years. Providing proof through your Abitur certificate is not possible for the “worldwide” program.
As a rule, you will require a proof of your English language proficiency in order to be able to apply for a study place in the WORLDWIDE program: TOEFL iBT or Academic IELTS. No other proof of English language proficiency is accepted in the worldwide program.
Remarks:
For students of the BA Latin American Studies, proof of language proficiency is fulfilled through the course of study. Please upload the document "Language Proficiency Report" together with an extract of your Transcript of Records showing that you have successfully taken the course "Vocabulary and Grammar I" as a PDF document in the Mobility Online portal within the application deadlines.
Students who wish to complete a semester abroad in Latin America in Spanish or Portuguese must provide proof of language proficiency at a minimum B2 level by means of a recognized certificate when applying. Accepted certificates are:
Spanish:
Portuguese:
If you have a different certificate or have questions about the requirements, please contact Ms. Koujou via outgoing@ku.de.
The selection and distribution of study places is carried out by the International Office. The following criteria will be taken into account:
The application deadline for the worldwide program in winter semester 25/26 for a study visit in winter semester 26/27 or summer semester 27:
October 27 to November 15, 2025 (exclusion deadline).
The application runs online via our application portal Mobility-Online. For more information, please click on the tab "Online application portal".
Please also note the info event on the application process. The information event will be held once in German and once in English. More information under "General Information / Information events" (at the top of this page).
In the following, please find an overview of the documents that need to be submitted for an application for the “Worldwide” program. All mentioned forms must be filled in electronically. Any handwritten application documents will NOT be accepted. In this case, the application is deemed incomplete.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Please hand in the application documents in the language in which you would like to study:
You require the following documents for a complete application:
Letter of motivation: Create this document in the language in which you will be studying abroad - In the letter of motivation you explain
why you are applying for this exchange program.
why you are interested in the university of your first choice.
how the exchange can contribute to your academic and professional development.
Please note:
Address the letter to the selection committee of the exchange program.
Upload this document in PDF format.
⚠ Please note that there must be a separate Course Request List for each university to which you are applying.
An academic reference is an official assessment by a faculty member that describes a student's academic performance and abilities. It serves as an important reference for the application to the worldwide program.
Students who wish to apply for the worldwide program should request an academic reference early. Ideally, the request should be made to a full-time lecturer at the KU by the end of the previous summer semester at the latest. In certain cases, e.g. Master students who have just started their studies at the KU, the reference may be written by a full-time faculty member of another university.
The review must be sent directly to the International Office by November 15 of the respective year.
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