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Your Online TUMexchange Application - Step by Step

Technical University of Munich


TUM Global & Alumni Office
Larissa Danschina, Andreas Mayer, Sabine Pascale
October 2024

TUM Global Week 2023


TUM Global Events
Zoom Etiquette
Interaction via Q&A Button in the ZOOM Menu

• Q&A / F&A Box: Questions regarding the exchange programs:


- Please write your questions during the webinar in the Q&A / F&A Box
- You can upvote the most interesting questions in order for us to answer them first
- The best voted questions will be answered at the end of the presentation

The PowerPoint slides will be published on the TUMexchange website


Agenda
TUMexchange in Short

Orientation on the TUMexchange Website

Scholarships – Erasmus+

Application form – Step by Step


TUMexchange – Study Stays Worldwide
TUMexchange – Study Stays Worldwide

29 Countries
120 Partner Universities
TUMexchange benefits
• Exemption from tuition fees at the partner universities

• Recognition of study achievements abroad

• Erasmus+ scholarships

• Training courses on intercultural communication at TUM Language Center


Application requirements
• Matriculation at TUM at the moment of application as well as during your whole stay abroad

• Successful completion of at least four semesters of you Bachelor studies when starting your
exchange semester

• Sound knowledge of the language of instruction at the partner university

• Good or very good course achievements. The required average grade (= Notendurchschnitt) can
vary depending on the university’s popularity and cannot be determined explicitly
Application procedure
Phase 1: Internal application at TUM Global and Alumni Office (Online)
• Application for a maximum of two universities
• Timely submission of online application
• Selection Criteria:
 Current average grade of bachelor studies
 Language proficiency in the teaching language
 Letter of motivation (academic plan)
• Acceptance/Rejection by TUM G&A by the end of December 2024
Please note: Acceptance by TUM G&A ≠ Nomination!

Application period for a stay in winter term 2025/26 or summer term 2026:
Tuesday, October 22th 2024 from 10:00 a.m. to Tuesday, November 5th 2024 10:00 a.m.
Application procedure
Phase 2: External application at the partner university
• After the official nomination by TUM G&A Office: Direct application at the partner university
• Acceptance by partner university

Phase 3: Preparation for the stay abroad


• It is your own responsibility to take care of visa application, up-to-date passport, insurances, flights,
accommodation, scholarships etc.
Information on the TUMexchange Website
• Specific information about your preferred partner university

• Experience reports from former exchange students

• Chances – Rates of selected students from the last years

• Information about scholarship options

• Download Section for templates


Internal Application Process
Application documents
• Online Application Form

• Grade report

• Motivational Letter

• Language Certificate(s)

• CV
Grade Report
Bachelor students
• Current transcript with GPA
OR
• Grade sheet (template on our website)
 Has to include all passed, graded, validated and ECTS-weighted assignments from your online
transcript
 Not important, whether these grades will be counted towards your final result or whether they are
weighted differently in your degree program

Master students
• Bachelor's degree certificate with GPA and transcript

Medicine students (Considered as master students)


• Hand in "Physikum“ (first state examination) with the GPA and transcript
Motivational Letter
• Only ONE document including your motivation for both desired universities

• Please up to 2 pages written in English

• Focus on your academic goals. Check the course offers of your preferred host universities carefully
and make sure that it fits your study plan at TUM well

• If applicable: Describe how you are planning to achieve the required language level until the host
university’s application deadline (=“Sprachlernplan”)
Language Certificate
For the internal selection process we accept the following language certificates

• Internationally recognized language certificates (TOEFL, IELTS, etc.)


• Language certificates from private language schools and test centers
• DAAD Language Certificate, offered by the TUM Language Center
• Proof of a language course taken at TUM Language Center or at another European university
• German Abitur certificate with explicit statement of the language level (A1-C2). A language level
"B2+/C1" shown on the certificate is classified as B2.
• Enrollment in a study course in which the language of instruction is 100% English
• Enrollment for at least one year at a high school or a university where the respective language is the
language of instruction

Check the download-section of our website for the detailed list of valid certificates!
Language Certificate
• Certificates must also be handed in by native speakers, multilingual students as well as students
with the citizenship of the host university’s country

• Language level certified at time of TUM-internal application deadline may be lower than required level
by host university

• Certificate of language level required by host university has to be presented at the external application
deadline of the host university

• Accepted language certificates by TUM (internal) and host university (external) might differ!

Student Exchange Programs at TUM | TUM Global & Alumni Office | Fit for TUM
Scholarships for TUMexchange
Erasmus+ scholarships

• Students selected for certain eligible partner universities automatically receive the scholarship

• Information about necessary documents for the scholarship sent via email from G&A

• Individual support: 700€/month

• Funded stay duration between 2 months and 12 months


Scholarships for TUMexchange participants
TUMexchange partner universities eligible for Erasmus+

• Argentina: Universidad Nacional del Sur


• Brazil: Universidade Estadual de Campinas
• Brazil: Universidade Estadual Paulista 'Júlio de Mesquita Filho' (UNESP)
• Chile: Universidad de Concepción
• India: Indian Institute of Technology Madras
• India: Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
• Colombia: Universidad de los Andes
• Morocco: Al Akhawayn University
• South Korea: Pohang University of Science and Technology
Online Application Form
Online Application Form
The online application form is available on our website only during the application period!

Application period for a stay in winter term 2025/26 or summer term 2026:
Tuesday, October 22th 2024 from 10:00 a.m. to Tuesday, November 5th 2024 10:00 a.m.
Online Application Form - Registration
• Register EARLY on the online application portal and get familiar with the portal and the application form

• Use the TUM-Account that you usually use for other TUM web applications (i.e. Moodle, etc.) to
register in the portal.

• Please make sure to keep your login data in a safe place. You will need it until you finished your
semester abroad.

• Do not register several times in the online application portal and do not start several applications with
different accounts - otherwise your data will not be imported correctly and we cannot process them!
Online Application Form - Registration
E-Mail: Application sent

You will receive a confirmation e-mail within a few minutes.


Please check all your spam folders!
Please note
• No last-minute-applications – Technical problems cannot be solved “one hour before the deadline”.

• Do not upload more than 8 MB in total, otherwise the PDF file of your application cannot be created.

• You can only sent one application and cannot change anything after you have sent it.

• No documents can be handed in after you have sent the application.

• We won’t accept any applications after the deadline.


Notification of the application results
• Please, do not contact us in order to inquire about your application status

• Every applicant will receive an email before Christmas when the offers are published in the
application portal

• You have to log-in into your account

• If your application was successful, you will see an offer and you are obliged to confirm or reject the
offer within the set deadline

• Please, note that you can not change the offered semester anymore

• If your application was unsuccessful for both of your wishes, you will not see any offer
Online consulting hours and online Information sessions
- Online consultations carried out by the TUMexchange coordinators, thrice weekly, until 31
October

- Online Info session on October 17, 2 p.m.: Study abroad at the University of California Irvine,
learn about how we can help you enhance the value of your degree, update your skills and
knowledge, advance your career. Moderator: Christian Eno, Senior Academic Advisor, UC Irvine

- Online Info session on October 22, 4 p.m.: Study abroad at the University of Queensland,
Moderator: Clare Scoble, Manager: Internships and Global Experiences, Student Enrichment and
Employability Development, University of Queensland
Your TUMexchange Team

Andreas Mayer Larissa Danschina Sabine Pascale


China, Indonesien, Japan, Australien, Indien, Kanada, Argentinien, Ägypten, Brasilien,
Malaysia, Philippinen, Südkorea, Neuseeland, Russland, Chile, Costa Rica, Ghana,
Taiwan (China), Thailand, Singapur, USA, Vietnam Kenia, Kolumbien, Israel,
Vereinigtes Königreich Marokko,
Mexiko, Peru, Südafrika

www.international.tum.de/tumexchange/
Good luck with your TUMexchange application!

Technical University of Munich


TUM Global & Alumni Office
https://www.international.tum.de/global/tumexchange/

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