Incoming Students
Incoming Students
Welcome to the Erasmus page of the Institut für Fremdsprachen und Auslandsstudien (IFA). Here you will find the necessary forms as well as the information you need to organise your stay in Erlangen or your study abroad in the framework of the Erasmus programme.
Departmental Coordinators:
- English: Peggy Davies-Brown (M. A.)
- French: Graziella Neuer-Bailly (M. A.)
- Italian: temp. Dr. Victoria Benz
- Spanish: Dr. Montserrat Mullor-Heymann
How to apply:
Application form for Incoming Students (download center) – fill in and send it to us via email.
Deadlines:
- May 15th for the winter semester or full year
- December 15th for the summer semester
Term Dates Winter Semester 2026/2027
Winter Semester: 1st of August 2026 – 19th of February 2027
Teaching Period: 15th of September 2026 – 19th of February 2027
| German intensive course for Erasmus incoming students (pre-term) | 7th – 11th of September 2026 (9 a.m. – 2.30 p.m.) |
| Information session for all Erasmus incoming students | T.B.A. |
| Learning Agreement: planning and assistance for all Erasmus incoming students | T.B.A. |
| Deadline: Submission of Learning Agreement (changes) | T.B.A. |
| Autumn Break | 2nd – 6th of November |
| Buß- und Bettag: no classes | 18th of November 2026 |
| Christmas Break | 24th of December 2026 – 8th of January 2027 |
| Deadline for grades | T.B.A. |
| End of term | 19th of February 2027 |
Term Dates Summer Semester 2025/2026
Summer Semester: 14th of February 2026 – 31st of July 2026
Teaching Period: February 23rd 2026 – 31st of July 2026
| Begin of term | 14th of Februar 2026 |
| Winter holidays | 16th – 20th of February 2026 |
| Easter holidays | 30th of March – 10th of April 2026 |
| Labour Day | 1st of May (school holiday) 2026 |
| Ascension Day | 14th of May (school holiday) 2026 |
| Whitsun holidays | 26th of May – 5th of June 2026 |
| Deadline for grades | July 3rd 2026 |
| Project week | 6th – 15th of July 2026 |
| End of term | 31st of July 2026 |
Course selection:
You will find the course catalogue and the distribution of courses to the different languages at our download center.
The actual course catalogue with the corresponding timetable will be posted by the end of August in the App „Untis“. You will have access to it when being in Erlangen in september.
Insert the courses you initially choose in the provisional Learning Agreement. You can either send it to us once signed by your local Erasmus Coordinator or bring it with you to be signed in Erlangen and then sent to your home university.
The initial Learning Agreement is allways a provisional one. Once in Erlangen you will have enough time and help to adjust it to your needs and level. If you have any questions about it, do contact us.
Accomodation:
Tell us as soon as possible whether you will look for accomodation of your own or if you prefer to get a room in a student’s residence – run by the Official Student’s Office of the university – with our help.
Information about the application procedure and housing types:
Please do not apply before having informed us that you intend to do so. The form will not be processed until we will have nominated you. Allow 14 days between your notification and the nomination. Link to the application form:
www.werkswelt.de
Adress of the Student’s Office:
WohnService Erlangen
Walter-Flex-Straße 1 A (Alexandrinum)
91052 Erlangen
Postfach 32 08, 91020 Erlangen
Telefax +49 91 31 80 02-28
E-Mail: WohnService.ER@werkswelt.de
Additional Page:
All relevant documents can befound here: Downloadable Documents