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Study Semester

You are in your 3rd- 6th year of study and would like to spend one or two semesters with us attending lectures, courses and seminars and, if necessary, supplement these with clinical internships? 

Prerequisites

  • There must be a valid Erasmus Agreement between your university and ours.
  • You must be nominated by your home university prior to the respective deadline.
  • Evidence of competency in German language (B1 level) is obligatory: TestDaF, Goethe-Zertifikat, Deut­sches Sprach­di­plom der Kul­tus­mi­nis­ter­kon­fe­renz, Telc or other official language certificates.
  • You must provide a complete Immunization Record.

Application and Admission Procedure

Two offices are involved in the admission process: the central International Office of HHU and us, the Erasmus Office of the Medical Faculty. In order to be admitted you need to therefore apply to both offices:

For the International Office of HHU:

Deadline: March 15th (for winter semester) or November 15th (for summer semester)

Your home university has to inform the International Office of HHU of your nomination prior to the respective deadline. Please turn to your Erasmus coordinator for deadlines and further information.

Deadline: approx. April (for winter semester) or approx. January (for summer semester)

Once successfully nominated by your home university, you will be asked to fill in an online application form by the International Office of HHU. You will be informed by the International Office of HHU as to which documents should be uploaded and their deadlines.

You will be duely informed by our central International Office of HHU per e-mail about each step. Tip: You can also find the 12 key steps (including deadlines and further information) on the website of our International Office.

For the Medical Faculty of HHU:

Deadline: April 5th (for winter semester) or December 5th (for summer semester)

Please submit your German language certificate via this online portal prior to the respective deadline to us. We accept following certificates with the level B1 covering Speaking, Writing, Reading and Listening (not older than two years):

If German is your first language or if you are studying in Austria, you may submit your high school diploma (Abitur) or a current enrollment certificate as proof of proficiency instead.

Should you submit a language certificate that is not on the list above or is older than two years, we will invite you to an interview. This interview is aimed to verify your German language proficiency, with a particular focus on your oral skills. Insufficiency in German language skills will lead to rejection!

Deadline: 20th May (for winter semester) or 20th January (for summer semester) 

In order to be admitted to the Erasmus semester in medicine at our faculty, you need to prove that you have been sufficiently vaccinated. This will be checked by the Occupational Health (Betriebsärztlicher Dienst) of our university hospital. Please upload the following documents to the Occupational Health (Betriebsärztlicher Dienst) before the respective deadline:  

  • „Immunization Record"
  • Copy of your corresponding vaccination and examination certificates and lab titers

Once successfully nominated, please make sure you have all required vaccination documentation and lab reports necessary to the Immunization Record in time. Since it could take some time until you have everything ready, we strongly suggest you start the preparation immediately after the nomination. Check with your family doctor or general practitioner whether you have had all the required vaccinations and examinations listed in the Immunization Record. If necessary, please have any missing vaccinations carried out. Incomplete Immunization Record will be rejected. The Immunization Record form is to be completed and signed by your family doctor or general practitioner. Lack of your complete Immunization Record, we are not able to admit you to the Erasmus semester.  

Please upload the required documents here:  

Upload Portal of Betriebsärztlicher Dienst 

 
Please note: Failure to provide the completed Immunization Record prior to the respective deadline may lead to a rejection. The tuberculosis skin test cannot be substituted by a tuberculosis vaccine! The Immunization Record contains health information considered confidential to you and the Occupational Health (Betriebsärztlicher Dienst), and so must be uploaded directly to Occupational Health (Betriebsärztlicher Dienst) and must not be sent via e-mail. 

Deadline: 15th July (for winter semester) or 15th January (for summer semester)

Please upload your course preferences (Fächerwünsche) through our online portal prior to the respective deadline first before filling in your Learning Agreement. Please read through carefully the course selection guide “Anleitung zur Kurswahl” first and then fill in the excel sheet for course preferences “ECTS-Punkte und Fächerwünsche”.

Anleitung zur Kurswahl
ECTS-Punkte und Fächerwünsche 

After completing the excel sheet “ECTS-Punkte und Fächerwünsche” please convert it to PDF format and send us the PDF file. Please do not type the courses in the e-mail body but rather use only the given form “ECTS-Punkte und Fächerwünsche” and the comments box in it.

Learning Agreement

The Learning Agreement is an important part of the Erasmus+ programme. It should include all the lectures, courses and seminars the student is expected to attend during the exchange. Once signed by all three parties (both universities and the Erasmus student) the Learning Agreement becomes valid.

Please make sure to submit your course preferences (Fächerwünsche) in PDF format prior to the respective deadline: 15th July (for winter semester) or 15th January (for summer semester). After the deadline we will begin verifying your course request. You will be notified via e-mail whether your course choices are feasible or you need to do any changes.

Until 30th September (for winter semester) or 31st March (for summer semester)

Once you have received our e-mail confirming that your course request is feasible, you can start completing your Learning Agreement. You will receive the access data for the Online Learning Agreement (OLA) - or the template of the Learning Agreement in word format (if your home university does not use OLA yet) - from your home university. Please let your coordinator sign the Learning Agreement first.

Note: Please do not enter any internships (Famulaturen) in your Learning Agreement at this stage yet, as they will be organised after your arrival in Düsseldorf. Once the chosen clinics have confirmed the Famulaturen we will be able to add them to your Learning Agreement.

Please enter the following information under “Receiving Institution Info”: 

Name: Heinrich-Heine-Universitaet Duesseldorf
Country: Germany
Erasmus Code: D DUSSELD01
Address: Moorenstr. 5, 40225 Düsseldorf
Faculty: Medicine
Contact Person: Christina Lange, internationales.medizin@med.uni-duesseldorf.de, +492118106410
Responsible Person: Prof. Dr. James Adjaye, internationales.medizin@med.uni-duesseldorf.de, +492118106410

In the "Component Code" you can number the courses consecutively (1, 2, 3 and so on).

Online Learning Agreement (OLA):
Once your home university has digitally signed (confirmed) your Online Learning Agreement (OLA), it will be automatically forwarded to us for digital countersigning.
After we have digitally confirmed your OLA, you will receive an e-mail notification. You can then download the OLA as a PDF from the OLA portal.

"Classic” Learning Agreement (Word): 
If you are using the “classic” Learning Agreement in Word format, please send us the document signed by you and your home university by e-mail. We will then sign it and return it to you by e-mail.