Study Exchange Program: "Digital Engineering and Manufacturing"

Kickstart your engineering career with our dynamic Study Exchange Program "Digital Engineering and Manufacturing" at Germany’s greenest university! Study in English while diving into hands-on projects, cutting-edge labs, and sustainable technologies like additive manufacturing and robotics. Gain practical skills in digital product development and production systems, all while earning ECTS credits without tuition fees.  

Live and learn in a vibrant, eco-friendly campus community with modern facilities, affordable housing, and a supportive "buddy" system to help you integrate. Whether you’re exploring thermodynamics or Industry 4.0, our program equips you with global expertise and unforgettable experiences in the heart of Europe. Ready to innovate? Apply now and shape the future of engineering

FAQs

How to apply as a 'freemover' exchange student

To participate in our Study Exchange Program, please submit the following documents:

  1. a duly completed application form
  2. a completed Learning Agreement
  3. your current certificate of enrolment from your home university 
  4. your current Transcript of Records

 

Application deadlines:

  • For the winter semester (September to February): 1 May
  • For the summer semester (March to August): 1 November

 

You can send the documents by e-mail to studyprogram[at]umwelt-campus.de 

or by post to the following address:

Stephanie Weber "Study Exchange Program Coordination"
PO Box 1380
55761 Birkenfeld
Germany

 

To participate in our programme you must be enrolled at a university or college.

How to apply as a student from a Partner/Erasmus University

Students from Erasmus and Partner Universities who are interested in studying our Exchange Program or one of our German study programs please contact Ms. Daniela Haubrich from our International Office.

Further information can be found here.

Further information on housing, financing, etc.

Freemover students who participate in our study exchange program have to organize their stay independently!

This means you plan your own travel, accomodation, financing and stay.

Helpful information on the subject can be found here.

General information for international students coming to Germany can be found here:
www.internationale-studierende.de

Please note that the university does not charge tuition fees; all students are required to pay a general admission fee of approximately 300 euros per semester. This fee entitles students to various benefits, including free access to local public transportation in the area.  Students who are not enrolled at an ERASMUS partner university must also pay a fee of 300 euros per semester. This covers the expenses for additional individual teaching offers such as tutorials.

Can I apply without being enrolled at a foreign University?

Unfortunately - no.

Only students who are enrolled at a foreign university can participate in our exchange program.

course catalogue: Digital Engineering and Manufacturing*

winter semester
module module code duration of module ECTS
Mathematics I MATHENG 1 semester 5
Physics PHYENG 1 semester 5
Principles of Engineering II PRINCENG II 1 semester 5
Information Technology INFORTEC 1 semester 5
German Foreign Language GFL 1 semester 5
Project work FP 1 semester 5
summer semester
module module code duration of module ECTS
Thermodynamics THERMO 1 semester 5
Finite Element Analysis FINELE I 1 semester 5
Manufacturing Technology MANUTEC 1 semester 5
Principles of Engineering I PRINCENG I 1 semester 5
German Foreign Language GFL 1 semester 5
Project work FP 1 semester 5

*The courses offered may vary depending on the semester and are to be chosen in consultation with the responsible study coordinator.

Our proposal, your advantage

  • All modules, labs and projects can be taken in English
  • Wide Module selection from the course catalog of the respective semester 
  • Up to 30 ECTS achievable
  • live, reside and study at the Environmental Campus
  • Study for one or two semesters
  • The university does not charge tuition fees; all students have to pay a general admission fee of approximately 300 euros per semester. This allows, among other things, free use of local public transport in the region.
  • Students who are not enrolled at an ERASMUS partner university must also pay a fee of 300 euros per semester. This covers the expenses for additional individual teaching offers such as tutorials.

Application deadlines

For the winter semester (September to February)1 May

For the summer semester (March to August)1 November

Study Exchange Program Coordination

Stephanie Weber
Stephanie Weber, M.A.

Umwelt-Campus Birkenfeld
Stephanie Weber "Study Exchange Program Coordination"
PO Box 1380
55761 Birkenfeld
Germany

Tel.: +49 6782 17-1872
Email: studyprogram(at)umwelt-campus.de 

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