Semester abroad

The myStudium offers you not only the possibility to study from any place in Germany, but from any country or place worldwide! You could even travel around the world during the time, because you only need a stable internet connection to participate online in your courses without any problems. Here you can exchange ideas with lecturers from the field as well as your fellow students despite your stay abroad.

Whether you want to stay abroad for only 3 months or a whole year is entirely up to you. Thanks to the flexible study model, you can choose between one of our study locations and the virtual Campus for participation in your courses for each study quarter.

Are you worried that you will not be able to make contact with new people abroad through online studies? Then why not consider a local job alongside your studies? In this way, you not only get to know new people but at the same time also gain professional experience and finance your exchange semester abroad.

Your benefits summarised:

• Low organisational effort

• Familiar study environment

• No extended study time

• No extra costs for foreign universities

• Possibility to work abroad while studying

If you would like to do a "real" semester abroad, study on campus and get to know fellow students from all over the world, then you have the option of attending a semester at one of our partner universities in the future. We are currently in contact with various universities around the world to make it possible for our students to spend a semester abroad at attractive locations outside of Europe.

The difference to the self-organised semester abroad is that you have a dedicated contact person in Germany who supports you with the organisation and the process as well as assisting you during your stay.

Do you want to go to a particular university or country?

Then organise your own semester abroad! To avoid double costs for tuition fees, you can pause your studies at IU University for the duration of your time abroad and take a semester off. In this case, your study contract will be automatically extended by half a year.
If you take modules at a foreign university that overlap in content with courses from your myStudium, you can have these achievements recognised if necessary. We will be happy to check in advance whether the contents of the modules abroad actually match. This way you can be sure that your achievements will be recognised after your university stay abroad. 
Extra bonus: you will save 30€ on your tuition costs for each recognised ECTS credit!

Tips:

Organising a semester abroad yourself can sometimes be a bit of a challenge. Various online portals can help you find suitable universities for your field of study. However, if you are overwhelmed by the task of organising your studies yourself, there are also many agencies that can help you find partner universities privately and provide you with support and guidance during your stay abroad.