Exchange at Technical University of Munich (TUM) – summer term 2021

Period:
Summer term: April 1st – Sept 30th, 2021

Students should be nominated by home universities first.

Required documents for selection process:

• Curriculum Vitae (CV)
• Motivation Letter
• Academic transcript
• English Proficiency (refer to each program)

For you who are interested in this program, please submit all the documents above to iro@itb.ac.id
E-nomination and application deadline: 10 Oktober 2020

Departments available for exchange at TUM: https://tum.moveon4.de/publisher/1/eng

Tuition, enrollment, entrance fee: waived 

Summer term 2021

We would like to inform you that the exchange application period for the summer term 21 at TUM starts now

1. Semester dates 

Summer term: April 1^st, 2021 – September 30^th, 2021

Courses: April 12^th, 2021 – July 16^th, 2021

Examinations: often between mid of July and end of September 2021. As these dates depend on the TUM department: if you have questions about the time of examinations at TUM – if your students need to do examinations – please contact TUM’s International Affairs Delegates (see point 6). Unfortunately, earlier or extra examination dates for exchange students cannot be arranged! Students need to take part in the regular examinations as all other TUM students.

Orientation weeks / obtaining TUM Student Card: beginning of April before the lectures start

https://www.tum.de/nc/en/studies/application-and-acceptance/dates-and-deadlines/dates-and-deadlines-19/

The process: Students need to…

1. fill in the application form in the online portal
2. upload all necessary documents and finalize the process in the portal as requested there (uploaded documents should not be write protected in any case)
3. submit the data via the portal to TUM.
4. send an e-mail to celinkovic@zv.tum.de and attach the PDF version of the “Full application” (this “Full application” will be produced by the portal and must include the online form and all uploaded documents) as soon as they submitted the application via the portal. This is really important, as without getting this e-mail or getting it after deadline, this will lead to a rejection of the application!

Deadline: Students need to submitted their documents via the portal and send the just mentioned “Full application” latest by October 31^st, 2020!

3. Language skills / requested levels and confirmations

At TUM many of the classes offered are conducted in German (see point 6). If you undertake courses conducted in German and don’t have a reasonable knowledge of German, you could have a problem studying here.

If you want to attend courses taught in German at TUM, proficient German skills are key. If you want to attend courses in English, you should also have excellent English skills:

TUM departments request a German respectively English certificate of at least B1 (exceptions: TUM School of Management, School of Education and Center of Life and Sciences in Weihenstephan: here a level of at least B2 is requested). The required language skills can also be found in the agreements between our universities.

Accepted certificates which confirms the students´ current language skills:

• Can be a certificate / confirmation issued and signed by the home university or any language school.
• Can be included in the official transcript.
• Official certificates as Goethe, Toefl, etc are not necessary.

Not accepted confirmations:

• Self-assessment tests (e.g. Europass, OLS test) without signature of the home university
• Self-written statements of students without signature of the home university

Language confirmations must be included in the application sent by October 31^st 2020.

5. German courses

Even if students will be attending lectures in English at TUM, a basic knowledge of the German language is recommended to make the most of the stay and make daily life in Munich a smoother and more enjoyable experience.

Therefore, TUM always recommend that incoming students participate in German courses:

1. German courses at TUM:http://www.sprachenzentrum.tum.de/en/languages/german-as-a-foreign-language/ (there are no special language courses only for exchange students at TUM)
2. Some other online courses:https://www.study-in.de/en/discover-germany/german-language/learning-german-online_41116.php

6. Courses and language requirements / examinations

Questions regarding course and examination dates at TUM?

è  Please contact the TUM department in charge. Under the following link you can find the title “International Website“ under each department. Please see under that link for further information regarding courses: http://www.international.tum.de/en/internationalaffairs/

Where to find courses?

è All courses that are offered at TUM are listed at the following link: https://campus.tum.de/tumonline/webnav.ini (important: Students should NOT register in TUMonline by their own! Registration for all exchange students will be done automatically by TUM after you are accepted! So until then you should only use TUMonline without registration!). PDF-descriptions can be found on

website (“Courses and examinations…”): https://www.international.tum.de/en/comingtotum/tumexchange/

How to access the course catalogue?

è  Youncan switch the language to English in the top right hand corner and select «courses» in the search bar. If there are no courses listed for the semester you want to study in (which usually is the case as they are planning their studies in advance of faculty timetabling), you should just choose the same semester for which you are planning to come but for the previous year (the offered courses in each semester usually stay the same).

Important: The main number of courses (at least 60%) you will attend at TUM need to be in the TUM department where you are registered in at TUM! Additionally, you can choose courses from other TUM departments.

Language of instruction?

è  Please note: many courses are only held in German – not in English – and it is very important for students to confirm the language of instruction for the courses you intend enrolling in. In addition, the fact that a course description is written in English does not necessarily mean that the course is also taught in English! You can find the course language within the course description.

Language requirements?

è  B1 or B2 in the language(s) of instruction. Please see the agreement regarding requested language levels. It is very important to check the agreements, as the requested language level is different from TUM department to TUM department! Please hold on the level mentioned within the agreements, as acceptance cannot be guaranteed if disregarding it.

Date of examinations?

è  Examinations depend on the TUM department, but often take place between July and end September 2021. Unfortunately, earlier or extra examination dates for exchange students cannot be arranged. You need to take part in the regular examinations as all other TUM students.

Can students write a thesis instead of attending courses?

è  Yes. If  you are planning to write a thesis / project within TUMexchange, you can only do so at the TUM department you are assigned to (within agreement places). You cannot do it in another TUM department or any external company / institution if you want to get enrolled at TUM. You also need to find a TUM supervisor by themselves until application deadline. 

7. Further steps: acceptance, admission letter,…

1. After receiving all students´ application documents TUM admission will forward them to the concerned TUM department wherethe final decision of acceptance is made.
2. After students are accepted by the TUM department, student will receive their official TUM admission letter via e-mail from TUM G&A Office, which will be sent out from December on! In the admission letter student can find further information about next steps:

• For enrollment every student attending TUM (also all exchange students!) has to pay theStudent union fee and the solidary contribution for the semester ticket of in total142,40€ / semester.
• Additionally every student needs to haveproof of a German national insurance (see “Legal Requirements”) to enroll at TUM (if students are over 30 years old, you do not need an insurance policy for enrollment at TUM).

8. Housing

If you are a TUMexchange partner: Please observe the limited number of dormitory rooms in the summer term 2021 and the changed policy of the Student Union regarding the payment of the rent.

Accommodation in Munich is scarce and competition for housing high. TUM International Center gets a limited number of dormitory offerings with a tutor supervision program (i.e. Service Package) from the Munich Student Union, which are primarily reserved for the ‘TUMexchange’ program participants. If there are enough dormitory rooms for all ‘TUMexchange’ program participants, students automatically receive an email from TUM with the Service Package offer. Please find further information here: https://www.international.tum.de/en/accommodation/#c5686

Please note: From the winter semester 2020/21, part of the rent must be paid in advance. In the academic year 2020/21 this will be three monthly rents and the deposit, from the academic year 2021/22 students will have to transfer the rent for six months and the deposit in advance.

Due to the current situation, TUM do not know how many dormitory room TUM receive in the summer term 2021. If no accommodation is available due to a high number of applicants, students will be notified in time and get useful tips for accommodation search on the private market.

Useful tips for finding rooms on the private market in Munich (single rooms, apartments, WGs (“Wohngemeinschaften”)) can be found here under “Accommodation search tips for students participating in other exchange programs, e.g. Departmental Program”:

https://www.international.tum.de/en/accommodation/#c5698

9. Tax-ID for opening a bank account

Since 2018 it is obligatory to show a tax-ID for opening a bank account: When coming to Germany, students should bring their own tax-ID from their home country.

Student can also get a German tax-ID. But this is much more difficult and needs a lot of time (6-8 weeks). This time is often too late for opening a bank account, as e.g. landlords, TUM sports (if taking part) need bank data earlier. So it is not really an option.

10. Signatures (only if necessary)

Learning Agreement / Study plan (only if necessary):

Will be signed by the TUM department (not the TUM Global & Alumni Office).

Signatures are available at earliest after students received their TUM admission letter (from December). Students need to contact their TUM departmental coordinator to receive the signed version, as in most cases it will not be done automatically. This can be done via e-mail or when students are at TUM.

Confirmation of stay (only if necessary):

Will be signed by the TUM department (not the TUM Global & Alumni Office):

• Signature of arrival: Will be signed by TUM department only AFTER the first academic activity at TUM (e.g. Orientation weeks, language course). Not earlier. Students needs to contact their TUM department to receive signatures.
• Signature of departure:  Will be signed by TUM department only at the time of the LAST academic activity at TUM (e.g. end of courses, exam, end of thesis). Not earlier or later. Students needs to contact their TUM department to receive signatures.

The risk of infection from COVID-19 remains unpredictable. Today, no one can say with certainty, which restrictions will continue to be necessary in the summer term 21. For now, TUM are not planning to cancel student exchange due to corona for summer term 2021, but we cannot foresee how the situation will develop and how the summer term will look like (hybrid, online, on campus). Therefore currently please assume that an on–campus summer term will be offered and hold.

We ask all students not to buy any arrival tickets or incur other expenses or commitments related to the upcoming semester before acceptance at TUM. We recommend to wait as long as possible before starting all practical and financial arrangements, as no reimbursements / refunds etc. are made by TUM (doesn´t matter if students, TUM or the covid-19 situation in common forces cancellation or alteration of the exchange).

Current information regarding covid-19 (e.g. entry requirements, hygiene guidelines and medical care) can be found here: https://www.international.tum.de/en/coronavirus-covid-19-information-regarding-your-stay-at-tum/