Mandatory Exchange Semester
All European History Master of Arts students must submit their application for a mobility period abroad by the following deadline:
31 January 202X: for a mobility period in the winter semester 202X/202X and the summer semester 202X
More Info: https://www.geschichte.hu-berlin.de/en/international-students/erasmus/outgoing-students/application/application
Please note: You need to complete 30 CP for the joint/double degree (partner university) or 21 CP for an exchange semester at an associated partner university.
"Leave of absence"/Urlaubssemester
You can apply for a Urlaubssemester/ "leave of absence" during your exchange semester, which means that this semester wouldn't appear on their diploma and you don't have to pay the semester fee (but you can pay 200 Euro for the public transport ticket in Berlin) during the exchange semester
More info regarding "Urlaubssemester" here
All mobility applications require the following
- Please complete your application via MoveOn HERE
- CV (English or German)
- Letter of Motivation (English or German)
- Enrollment Certificate (Agnes)
- Bachelor's diploma
- Transcript of Records (Agnes) - if not yet available, please upload a transcript from your BA
- Proof of Language Proficiency
For an Erasmus stay, sufficient language skills are required for the academic project to succeed.
The proof of language proficiency must be provided for the language of the university or universities of your choice. If, for example, instruction is given exclusively or to a sufficient extent in English, although this is not the national language, proof of English is sufficient even if it is strongly recommended to learn the relevant national language as well.
According to the guidelines of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR), the language level must be at least B2. At the partner universities in Paris, Rome and Madrid, European History students are required to üprove a B2 level in French, Italian and Spanish respectively.
Acceptable proofs include:
- Certificates of the Language Centre (HU Language Certificate)
- DAAD Language Certificates
- Unicert II and higher
- TOEFL
- IELTS
- Cambridge Certificate
Language tests can be taken at the Language Centre of Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. The certificate should not be older than two years. More information about language certificates can be found on the website of the Language Centre.
PLEASE contact the Language Centre as early as possible for an appointment, as slots are quickly booked during the application periods!
A-Level (Abiturzeugnis) certificates are insufficient!
Erasmus+ funding for the exchange semester
Group A: Ireland, Norway - 600 Euro per month
Group B: France, Italy, Austria, Spain, Portugal - 540 Euro per month
Group C: Estonia - 490 Euro per month
More Info HERE
Further scholarships for the exchange semester
- DAAD-Scholarship for a full year (study or combined study and internship)
- Auslandsbafög - state grant for studies abroad
Erasmus Documents
Documents you must hand in before, during, and after your exchange semester:
1) Before the mobility period
- Learning Agreement (https://learning-agreement.eu/)
- Grant Agreement ( Mid May)
2) During the mobility period (Deadline: three weeks after the semester starts)
- Confirmation of Registration
- Final Learning Agreement
3) After the mobility period (Deadline: three weeks after the semester ends)
- Confirmation of student stay abroad
- HU Experience Report
- EU-Report
- Transcript of Records (from the partner university)
- Complete Learning Agreement (all pages)