Country programs

Chinese-German University of Applied Sciences (CDHAW)

Info sessions for exchange opportunities at Tongji University in Shanghai 2026-2027

We would like to remind you that the next information session on CDHAW exchange opportunities will take place on December 11,

for more information please visit https://www.dhik.org/wichtige-info-fuer-deutsche-outgoings-2026-2027/

Event dates

Thursday, December 11, 2025, 11:30-13: 00 hrs

You can find the dial-in details at: Join the meeting now

Friday, January 09, 2026, 11:30-13:00

The dial-in dates can be found at:Join the meeting now

Tuesday, February 10, 2026, 11:30-13:00

You can find the dial-in details at: Join the meeting now

Monday, March 9, 2026, 11:30-13:00

You can find the dial-in details at: Join the meeting now

Ocean University

Stay abroad at Ocean University in Qingdao for students from business and economics degree programs

Further information can be found here.

The Ranke-Heinemann Institute/Australian-New Zealand University Alliance is the central student secretariat for all Australian and New Zealand universities in Europe. Information for stays within this program can be found here and here.

Contact person at the HSZG: Ms. Kunze

Students of the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science' - Mechatronics program - have the opportunity to participate in the Mexican-German University Cooperation (mdhk) program.

Application mdhk

You can find the application information under the following link:

https://www.dhik.org

Contact person at the HSZG: Ms. Kunze

The Fulbright Study in the USA program is aimed at German students and graduates of universities of applied sciences and university of applied sciences degree programs who would like to deepen their knowledge during an academic year or a combined "study/internship stay" and promote cultural exchange with the USA.

Program offer

"Study Program": a 9-month study stay at an American host school, if possible in the field of graduate studies (approx. 50 scholarships)

"Alumni Program": a one-semester study stay at an American host university followed by a 3-5 month internship arranged by the Fulbright Commission. (approx. 5 scholarships, primarily aimed at younger students).

Scholarship benefit

• Transatlantic travel costs
• Tuition fees at the American university
• Subsidy towards living costs for the duration of the Study Program or Alumni Program: Scholarship holders contribute € 300 per month towards living costs; full scholarship holders are only available in small numbers to cover all living costs
• Participation in the preparatory conference
• Health and accident insurance (basic care)
• Scholarship funds for internship semesters and doctoral studies are not available, internships are only funded as part of the combined "Alumni Program"

Application

Students can obtain application documents from the International Office or online. For students, a pre-selection of applicants takes place at the university.

Application period

May 15 to June 30 of the current year

Immigration to the USA following a stay in the USA is not possible under the Fulbright Program according to American regulations.

Prerequisite

• general higher education entrance qualification or university entrance qualification
• at least 5 semesters of study (at least 2 of which must be at a German university) at the time of departure (August/September of the current year)
• Full-time student status at the US host university
• good academic performance
• good English language skills
• German citizenship and permanent residence in Germany

Application to the International Office by June 23 of the current year

Fulbright Commission - Oranienburger Straße 13-14 - 10178 Berlin

Tel.: 030 284443-772
Fax: 030 284443-42

E-mail: gpu(at)fulbright.de
Internet address: http://www.fulbright.de/

Contact person at the HSZG: Dr. Koutková

A semester break in Kazakhstan?

The German-Kazakh University makes this possible and offers individual two-week Bachelor's or Master's modules as part of its Flying Faculty.

More information can be found here.

Every year, the International Office of the HSZG awards a travel grant to up to ten applicants, for which the actual travel costs of up to € 550 can be reimbursed after the degree has been awarded.

Required application documents for a travel grant:

• Confirmation of admission to a module from the DKU

• Transcript of records

Further information on application and deadlines is available on request from the International Office.

Every semester, the GFPS partner associations in Germany, Poland and the Czech Republic award scholarships for students and doctoral candidates to complete a study visit or a semester language course. Polish, Czech, Belarusian and Ukrainian students can apply for a stay in Germany, Germans for a semester in Poland or the Czech Republic.

Since 1994, the Foundation for German-Polish Cooperation (SdpZ), which was established as part of the German-Polish Neighborhood Treaty, and the German-Czech Future Fund (DTZ) have been funding the scholarships. The ZEIT Foundation has made it possible for Belarusian students to study in Germany since 2004.

GFPS scholarship holders benefit from

• a financial scholarship that covers a good part of their living expenses and offers the opportunity to get to know local student life without financial hardship;
• personal support from members of city groups who provide assistance with finding accommodation, enrolment, opening a bank account and initial orientation;
• Scholarship holders' seminars such as the City Days and the GFPS Scholarship Holders' Seminar Forum, which serve to exchange ideas about their own study projects and to network among scholarship holders.

Further information can be found at https://www.gfps.org/stipendien/