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Winter Semester 2024/25
German Intensive Courses (3CP) (mandatory*) ONLINE | Please |
don't forget to register for the MANDATORY German Intensive Courses. You will receive an email with all the details |
from our language institute called VESPA. The course will |
start ONLINE middle of February 2026. More details we could offer later There will be a final online test middle of March 2026 *Exception: Confirmed successful participation in a German B2 course | https://www.hft-stuttgart.com/studium/im-studium/zusatzangebote/languages#c8930
The course fee is listed in the acceptance letter and not be paid again after registration here. So please also do not tick it. |
German Semester Courses (2CP) (mandatory) | Information about registration and duration you will get later by email. The course take place in presence from October |
2025 until January |
2026 There will be also a final exam. | ||
Learning Agreement (only for Erasmus students) | Please use for the online Learning Agreement EWP (Erasmus without papers). The information about this process you will get from the home university. Fill in for getting a signature the Departmental Coordinator nf HFT Stuttgart not any other person. | |
Buddy-Programme | HFT Stuttgart students ("buddies") accompany newly arriving exchange students: - Pick up at the airport Stuttgart (if possible) - Organize dormitory keys (if whished) - Accompany initial formalities and much more. As soon as you have the information about your journey, fill it in directly in the online application program Mobility Online. |
You will get an email with the contact details of your buddy in good time before you arrive in Stuttgart. |
Studierendenwerk Stuttgart | It is a mandatory amount for all students. This means that the services of the Studierendenwerk can be used by all students. More information you could find at the link. | https://www.studierendenwerk-stuttgart.de/en/about-us Accommodation Information |
Time of Arrival | We recommend arriving a few days before the mandatory Welcome Reception, which will be placed middle of March 2026. This gives you enough time to complete all the necessary formalities and settle in before lecture period starts. Lectures then start directly the following week. | |
Welcome Reception |
(mandatory) | Friday middle of March - more details we could offer later 10 -12:30 o´clock at HFT Stuttgart (participation is mandatory) | https://www.hft-stuttgart.com/studies/international/incoming#subnavigation |
VISA (for non-EU citizens) and PROOF OF FINANCIAL MEANS | Please apply for the visa as soon as possible if necessary. |
Obtaining a visa for Germany takes at least |
6 weeks. We recommend applying for a visa 6-8 weeks before departure to avoid late arrival. Due to the lack of staff at the Stuttgart visa office, we recommend |
that ALL those who require a visa absolutely apply for it at home. Non-EU students must submit proof of financial means when applying for a visa, at the latest when applying for a residence permit in Germany. The proof of financial means serves to demonstrate that every international student can cover their living costs. | ||
Health Insurance | Attached more information in a separate sheet. Please take care of your health insurance prior your arrival in Germany, as proper matriculation can only take place with a sufficient health insurance (mandatory German public health insurance if you're under 30 years old, a sufficient private one if you're over 30 years old. EHICs may be accepted but still verified by a German public health insurance (free of costs). | |
Organizational information | Please do not plan or book any travel in advance for the time of your stay in Stuttgart. Only after your arrival, you will have all the dates around the studies. Some of these are compulsory events. Likewise, you should only plan and book your departure once you are aware of all the dates. | |
Student Dormitory | Accommodation in Stuttgart is not cheap. Therefore, we had already recommended in the information documents for your application to apply for a room from Studierendenwerk Stuttgart. If you have not yet done so and are now interested, please follow these |
steps: 1. Apply directly online |
at the Studierendenwerk 2.Upload here instead of the asked enrolment form your confirmation of the exchange semester from your home university or one of the emails you received during the onine registration process from HFT Stuttgart. 3. Confirm the link you will get some days later directly |
by email from the Studierendenwerk 4 |
. After successful |
registration by email the Studierendenwerk send a letter including the tenant number |
5. Upload this letter in Mobility Online and fill in the tenant number The Studierendenwerk will not be able to contact you earlier than |
January 2025, since due to the notice period of the current residents, a room allocation can only start here. | https://www.studierendenwerk-stuttgart.de/en/accommodation/online-application |
Mixed Information for Exchange students | Fact Sheet Departmental Coordinators International Study Programs |
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This part we start new. So please register that it will grow slowly.Christmas vacation | December 24, 2025 - January 06, 2026 | |
Lecture start
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October |
06, |
2025 | |
Last Day of lectures | January |
23, |
2026 | |
Examination
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February 02 – February |
13, |
2026 | |
ISP |
Additional, Interdisciplinary Courses |
Course
with ECTS |
Term
language
Germany Society and Culture
2
fall & summer
english
Unboxing Biases
2
fall & summer
english
Orienting in a New Culture
2
fall & summer
english
International Project
2
fall & summer
english
Academic Skills (writing & presentation)
2
fall & summer
english
You can find this information on the specially provided page: | ||
Cultural Events & important dates if the Internationl Office | You can find all important dates, as well as an overview of our cultural program and city trips here: SS25 Courses events dates International Office.pdf | |
IMPORTANT | Please not book any vacations before you receive the lecture plan and all additional informations for your exchange semester |
There is a possibility that more will be added here.
You will receive more information before your arrival. |
