Study abroad
NEW!
The DAAD offers scholarships for this!
Application period: August 13 through September 24, 2026
Start preparing your application now, as you’ll need letters of recommendation from faculty members.
You can find all information about the scholarship and the application process here:
Please direct any questions to Melanie Faber at the Taipei Representative Office:
ATTENTION - URGENT -
As was the case two years ago, full scholarships—awarded regardless of grades—are once again being offered this year for a semester abroad at Southern Cross University (SCU) in Australia.
After 40 full scholarships for SCU were awarded in 2024, an exceptionally large number of full scholarships are once again available this year exclusively for students of GOstralia!-GOmerica!
The scholarships are being awarded for both the 2026/2027 winter semester, starting in July, August, or October, and the 2027 summer semester, starting in March.
There is no application deadline; scholarships are awarded on a “first come, first served” basis, are not dependent on grades, and are open to all departments.
Please find more information here: https://gostralia-gomerica.de/scustipendien
We have a partner university in New Zealand:
Otago Polytechnic/Dunedin/South Island (New Zealand)
Starting in the spring semester of 2026, our students will once again be able to study there WITHOUT paying tuition.
If you are interested, please contact the International Office as early as possible: Ms. Simone Kunze: s.kunze@hszg.de
Information on this was recently provided directly by the university:
Otago Polytechnic is looking forward to welcoming your students to Dunedin in Semester 1 2026 as part of our student mobility program. We are now accepting nominations.
For information on Study Abroad and Exchange, please visit our webpage here: https://www.op.ac.nz/explore/study-abroad-and-student-exchange/inbound
The Otago Polytechnic Fact Sheet can be found here: https://www.op.ac.nz/explore/study-abroad-and-student-exchange/otago-polytechnic-te-pukenga-fact-sheet
Below are important deadlines and dates
| Nomination deadline | October 13, 2025 |
| Application deadline | October 27, 2025 |
| Semester 1 International Orientation | February 18 & 19, 2026 |
| Semester 1 begins | February 23, 2026 |
VISA
Students studying abroad must apply for a Fee-Paying Student Visa: https://www.immigration.govt.nz/new-zealand-visas/visas/visa/full-fee-paying-student-visa
Exchange students must apply for an Exchange Visa: https://www.immigration.govt.nz/new-zealand-visas/visas/visa/exchange-student-visa
Registration at gostralia-gomerica.de/termine
