German Intensive Courses (3CP) (mandatory*) ONLINE | Please don't forget to register for the MANDATORY German Intensive Courses → the exact date will follow You will receive an email with all the details from our language institute called VESPA (Contact: Ms Andrea Brückner).
The courses will take place ONLINE September from August 31, 2026 to September 23,2026. There will be a final online test at the end → Wednesday September 23, 2026 *Exception: Confirmed successful participation in a German B2 course | Information about German Classes
The course fee is listed in the acceptance letter and dos not be paid again after registration here. Therefore, please do not tick this box on the VESPA registration form. |
German Semester Courses (2CP) (mandatory) | You will receive information about registration and duration by email at a later date. The course takes place in presence from October 14, 2026 until January 20, 2027 Wednesday 14 - 17:15 o´clock There will be a final exam → Wednesday January 20, 2027 | |
Learning Agreement (only for Erasmus students) | Please use EWP (Erasmus without papers) for the online Learning Agreement. The information about this process will be provided by your home university. Please fill it in and contact the Departmental Coordinator of HFT Stuttgart (not any other person) for their signature. | |
Buddy-Programme | HFT Stuttgart students ("buddies") accompany newly arriving exchange students. They can help with: - Pick up at the airport Stuttgart (if possible) - Organize dormitory keys (if whished) - Accompany initial formalities and much more. As soon as you got the information about your travel to Germany, please provide the arrival date into the online application program Mobility Online. You will receive an email with the contact details of your buddy in good time before your arrival in Stuttgart. | |
Studierendenwerk Stuttgart | Studierendenwerk provides a varity of offers for which all students can take advantage of. As well, they offer student dormitories and rooms can be rented by exchange students as well (see below "STUDENT DORMITORY). More information can be found in the link. | https://www.studierendenwerk-stuttgart.de/en/about-us Accommodation Information |
Time of Arrival | We ask you to please arrive latest a week before the mandatory Welcome Reception which is on Friday, September 25th. This gives you enough time to complete all the necessary formalities, including taking part in the mandatory Check-in with the International Office (see below) and get settled in before lecture period starts. In winter 2026/27 lectures will start October 05, 2026. | |
Check-in with the International Office (mandatory) | Once you've arrived in Stuttgart we ask you to do the "Check-in for exchange students" with the International Office. The Check-ins will take place during the two weeks prior to the Welcome Reception. You may register for one of the available dates. The dates will be sent to you in advance by email, please then sign in for the date which works best for you. In case of a very early arrival prio the first Check-In date, you can to contact the IO staff to clarify about an individual appointment: iso.aaa@hft-stuttgart.de | |
Welcome Reception (mandatory) | Friday September 25, 2026 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. Please note/ be aware: If you are allowed to enter Germany with a 90-day visa (Schengen visa) we nevertheless highly recommend you apply for a national visa in your home country. Here is why: Before the 90 days in Germany expire you must apply for a residence permit in Germany with the Foreigners' Registration Office at the place of your residence in Germany. As at this point, the application appointments for the residence permit are given even after the expiration date of the visas, you might face not being able to travel outside of Germany (and enter germany again) until you've got your residence permit. This is particularly problematic for degree courses with corresponding excursions and of course if you intend to to private travelling during vacations and after the semester, To avoid this situation we highly recommend you apply for a national visa in your home country for the entire duration of your stay in you rhome country (even though you might be entiteld to enter Germany with the 90-day visa (Schengen visa)). Check the requirements: Visa | Study in Germany Further information offered by the welcome center stuttgart for international students 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. | https://www.auswaertiges-amt.de/en/visa-service |
Foreigners´ Registration Office Stuttgart | Contact and applications please use the online platform | |
Health Insurance | All students who are registered at a German university are obliged to be sufficiently health insured (a travel health insurance is not sufficient for studying in Germany). Detailed further information will be sent by email with the "Step by Step instruction for international students". 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 needs to be 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 as 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 (including the final exam period). | |
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 haven't done so yet and are interested in the meantime, 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 September 2026, 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 |
Further information for Exchange students | https://www.hft-stuttgart.de/international | |
Lecture start
| October 05, 2026 | |
Last Day of lectures | January 22, 2027 | |
Christmas vacation (lecture free period) | December 24, 2026 - January 06, 2027 Public Holidays in Germany: You can find an overview of the general public holidays in Germany here (state: Baden-Württemberg): https://www.iamexpat.de/lifestyle/about-germany/german-holidays | |
Examination
| February 01 - 12, 2027 | |
ISP Additional, Interdisciplinary Courses with ECTS | Detailed information can be found here: | |
Cultural Events and Leisure Activities of the IO | You can find an overview of our cultural program and city trips on our homepage: https://www.hft-stuttgart.com/studies/international/incoming#c42832 | |
IMPORTANT | Please do not book any trips before you receive the lecture plan and all additional informations for your exchange semester. | |
Transcripts of Records (ToR) | Submission of examination marks (Study Programmes): Still in progress Preparation of the Transcripts of Records (International Office): still in progress |
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