Semester Abroad Modules
One semester abroad is a mandatory part of the Bachelor programme (preferably done in the fifth semester) and a highly recommended part of the Master programme (preferably done in the third semester). The ERM programme is offered in cooperation between the BTU Cottbus-Senftenberg and partner universities, out of which one can be chosen for the semester abroad. The partner universities offer compatible classes, which can easily be recognised.
Each year in December/January there are informational lectures for those who want to go abroad in the following winter semester by the International office (in German) and by the ERM Administration in cooperation with the International office (in English).
Important information on how to organize and formally fullfill the semester abroad
Examples of partner universities
| Country/City | Contact | Language of instruction | University |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australia / Darwin | International Office (STUDEXA) | English | Charles Darwin University http://www.cdu.edu.au |
| Austria / Vienna | International Office (Erasmus) | English | University for Soil Sciences http://www.boku.ac.at |
| Brazil / Florianopolis | International Office (STUDEXA) | Portuguese | Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina http://www.ufsc.br |
| Cameroon / Huea | International Office (STUDEXA) | English | University of Buea http://www.ubuea.net |
| Canada | International Office (STUDEXA) | English | Université du Québec à Montréal https://uqam.ca/ |
| Chile / Santiago | International Office (STUDEXA) | Spanish | Universidad Mayor (Santiago de Chile) http://www.umayor.cl |
| China / Beijing | International Office (STUDEXA) | partly English | Beijing Institute of Technology http://english.bit.edu.cn |
| China / Shanghai | International Office (STUDEXA) | English | University of Shanghai for Science and Technology http://ie.usst.edu.cn/zh-en/home/index.html |
| China / Shanghai | International Office (STUDEXA) | English | Tongji University http://www.tongji.edu.cn/english/ |
| Colombia /Bogota | International Office (STUDEXA) | Spanish | Universidad de los Andes http://www.uniandes.edu.co/ |
| Colombia / Medelin, Bogota | International Office (STUDEXA) | Spanish | Universidad Nacional de Colombia http://www.unal.edu.co |
| Colombia / Pereira | International Office (STUDEXA) | Spanish | Universidad Tecnológica de Pereira http://www.utp.edu.co/ |
| Costa Rica / San José | International Office (STUDEXA) | Spanish | Universidad de Costa Rica http://www.ucr.ac.cr |
| Czech Republic / Prague | International Office (Erasmus) | English | Czech Technical University in Prague http://www.cvut.cz |
| Finnland / Kuopio | International Office (Erasmus) | English | University of Kuopio http://www.uef.fi/en/home |
| Hungary / Budapest | International Office (Erasmus) | English | Budapest University of Technology and Economics http://bme.hu/en/index.html |
| Japan / Saitama | International Office (STUDEXA) | partly English | Saitama University (Saitama) http://en.saitama-u.ac.jp/ |
| México / Monterrey | International Office (STUDEXA) | Spanish | Universidad Autónoma de Nueve León http://uanl.mx/ |
| Namibia Windhoek | International Office (STUDEXA) | English | Polytechnic of Namibia http://www.polytechnic.edu.na/ |
| Poland / Lublin | International Office (Erasmus) | English | Lublin University of Technology http://www.pol.lublin.pl |
| Poland / Wroclaw | International Office (Erasmus) | English | Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences http://www.ar.wroc.pl |
| Slovenia / Ljubljana | International Office (Erasmus) | English | University of Ljubljana http://www.uni-lj.si/eng/ |
| South Korea / Incheon | International Office (STUDEXA) | English | University of Incheon http://www.incheon.ac.kr/ |
| Switzerland / Geneva | International Office (ex-Erasmus)* | English | Université Genève http://www.unige.ch/index.html |
| Turkey / Istanbul | International Office (Erasmus) | English | Bogazici University of Istanbul http://www.boun.edu.tr |
| Turkey / Istanbul | International Office (Erasmus) | English | Fatih University, Istanbul http://www.fatih.edu.tr |
| Venezuela / Caracas | International Office (STUDEXA) | Spanish | Universidad Central de Venezuela (Caracas) http://www.ucv.ve http://www.shef.ac.uk |
* ex-Erasmus: Swiss-European Mobility Program. For more information please contact the international office.
Please consider that the international office offers a variety of exchange programmes:
The ERASMUS-programme supports studies and internships in all 27 EU Member States plus Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Turkey. With the STUDEXA programme you can study at universities in North- and Latin-America as well as in Asia, Africa and Australia.
Further partner universities and the respective exchange programmes can be found on the page of the International Relations Office.