Study abroad

Information about Erasmus

The ERASMUS+ program offers students the opportunity to study at a European partner university for one or two semesters. An Erasmus stay is a good way to make a stay abroad a reality. Funding is available for stays of 2-12 months per study phase (BA / MA / PhD) and includes the waiving of tuition fees at the partner universities. Further details and information can be found here.

Contact person at the Institute of Sport and Sport Science:

Prof. Dr. Lisa Maurer

Institute of Sport and Sport Science
Damaschkestr. 25
34121 Kassel
eMail: lisa.maurer@uni-kassel.de

Phone: +49 561 804-5397

General information on the Erasmus program or other exchange programs at the University of Kassel can be found on the website of the International Office at

https:// www.uni-kassel.de/uni/international/kontakt-und-service/international-office.html

If you are a sports student interested in or want to apply for an ERASMUS study year abroad, please proceed as follows:

Step 1 - Inform yourself

First find out about ERASMUS in good time (approx. 18 months before the planned stay abroad) on the relevant pages of the International Office and about the partner universities of the University of Kassel(https://www.uni-kassel.de/uni/studium/im-studium/studium-und-praktikum-im-ausland/auslandsstudium.html; enter "Sport" as the subject)

To participate in the ERASMUS program, you must be enrolled in a degree program at the University of Kassel and should have sufficient knowledge of the language of instruction at the host university. In many cases, knowledge of English is sufficient.

The International Office will advise you on forms of funding and not on subject-specific aspects of your stay abroad (Erasmus+ includes a country-specific scholarship).

Step 2 - Choose university and degree program

Choose a suitable degree program at a partner university. Obtain information material from the partner universities by doing your own research on the Internet.

If you have specific questions after you have gained an overview or would like to submit a specific application, please contact the ERASMUS contact persons listed above. They will provide you with information material and individual information on the application procedure.

Step 3 - Apply

After receiving detailed information from the ERASMUS contact persons and choosing one of our partner universities, you must first apply. The following documents are required for this:

Online application form

Letter of motivation

curriculum vitae

Overview of the courses you have taken so far (HIS excerpt)

List of the desired courses at the foreign partner university

Language certificate (only if required by the partner university)

Step 4 - Meet the deadline!

Submit all application documents in one coherent pdf. document by email to lisa.maurer[at]uni-kassel[dot]de by

January 15 for stays starting in the winter semester of the following academic year (e.g.: If you apply by January 15, 2026, you can go abroad in the winter semester 2026/27 or in the summer semester 2027 at the earliest).

If there are any remaining places, a subsequent nomination may be possible. Remaining places will be announced by the International Office under Partner Universities/Remaining Places.

Step 5 - Confirm your study place

If you have been selected, you must confirm your study place and you will then be nominated by the IfSS at the partner university.

You will then receive information on the further procedure and the scholarship directly from the International Office and the partner university.