Exchange Agreements for Student Mobility
Exchange agreements form the necessary basis for student exchanges. These can be concluded on a university-, faculty- or an institute-level, or within a single subject, with the corresponding entity at a partner university. When concluding a new exchange agreement, the following points should be taken into account:
- Students at both universities are potentially interested in an exchange program
- Good academic standing
- Agreement contributes to a regional expansion of the range of exchange opportunities
Global Student Experience (GSE) supports institutes and faculties in drafting and administering exchange agreements and maintains the Mobility Online database.
If a collaboration with a university is planned but student exchange is neither realistic nor attractive, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) can be established instead.
Other Forms of Cooperation
A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) is sufficient for other forms of cooperation that do not envisage student-exchange (for example research-cooperation, collaborative development of teaching- and continuing education programs etc.). Further forms of cooperation (including Cotutelle de These, double- or joint-degree programs etc.) require specific types of agreemements.
Global Affairs oversees the international agreements that govern these types of cooperation.