Welcome to Mainz
Admission of exchange students
First of all your home university has to nominate you as an exchange student to our university. We confirm the nomination via e-mail and kindly ask the students to do the online application (Start in April 2012)
Non EU students will get an invitation letter of our School of Business.
Application deadline:
15th of June for winter semester (semester 1 )
15th of December for spring semester (semester 2)
Academic Year 2012/13
The academic year is divided into two semesters at the FH Mainz:
Semester 1 - WINTER SEMESTER 2012/2013
Classes begin: 01st of October 201
Classes end: 31st of January 2013 (including examination period)
German IntensiveCommunication Course
12th to 18th of September 2012
Orientation: 20th to 29th of September 2012
Christmas Break: 21st of December 2012 to 3rd of January 2013
Semester 2 - SPRING SEMESTER 2013
Classes begin: middle of March 2013
Classes end: 12th of July 2013 (including examination period)
Orientation: Beginning of March 2013
Easter break: 28th of March to 1st of April
*subject to alterations
Semester break
Students studying the whole academic year from October to July will have a 6 weeks break between end of January and middle of March. Students studying the whole academic year from March to January will have a 10 weeks break between middle of July and end of September.
Course selection
As an exchange student you can choose your individual programme from the whole study programme offered by the business department, maximum workload of 30 ECTS credit points per semester (6 courses to 5 ECTS points). Bachelor students select only courses on Bachelor level, Master students only courses on Master level. Courses offered can be found under downloads.
Please contact your home university to make sure that you comply with any requirements stipulated by them, as to which modules you are allowed to take at Fachhochschule Mainz (course contents, course length, study year etc.).
To help you to plan your timetable in advance please fill out a Learning Agreement and send it back to us. The Learning Agreement is binding. Changes of the courses are only possible in case that a course will not be offered or classes will be simultaneously offered. Your individual timetable will be discussed with you after your arrival during the introduction week.
Lanuguage courses - German Language and Culture
At present we have five different levels of the subject “German Language and Culture” on offer. We recom-mend all students to attend one of the language courses in order to at least acquire basic knowledge of the language. During the introductory week there will be an assessment test according to which students will be allocated into different group levels.
Accommodation in Mainz
In principle, you may stay at any one of the residential accommodation units. Information of the different residences is available on page 21 of the Handbook. Application has to be done online. You will get detailed information after the announcement of your home university.
Responsible for accommodation is the Student Services (‘Studierendenwerk’) in Mainz.
Studierendenwerk Mainz
Wohnraumverwaltung / Eva Gerold
Staudinger Weg 21
55128 Mainz
Germany
E-mail: gerold(at)studierendenwerk-mainz.de
Application deadline
Please do the online application by 15th of June at the latest (for the winter semester/ semester 1) or 15th of December (for the summer semester/ semester 2).