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Welcome!

International students are warmly welcome at the DHBW Villingen-Schwenningen. Erasmus and exchange students can either participate in the International Semester with lectures in English, or attend the study programme in German. Programmes are specially tailored to meet the needs of international students. It is also possible to complete work placement phases in a training company or institution. Please contact our International Office if you have any questions.

International Semester

The International Semester is designed for students from our partner universities, and these can choose from numerous lectures, courses and seminars conducted in English. Students gain an initial insight into German culture and student life on the campus in an introductory week. We offer a large variety of courses in Business, Economics and Social Studies as well as lectures on intercultural competences and German language courses. As an International Semester student, you can also take part in a varied cultural programme. This includes visits to companies and trips in the surrounding region to the Black Forest, Lake Constance and other destinations well worth a visit.

Academic Calendar 2021 / 2022

	Fall Semester (online)	Spring Semester
Semester Starts (including orientation)	02 September 2021	03 March 2022
Semester Ends (including exams)	23 December 2021	30 June 2022
Nomination Deadline	30 March 2021	30 September 2021
Application Deadline	30 April 2021	30 October 2021

Applying

All exchange students must be nominated by their home university on or before the nomination deadline. Please contact the coordinator at the International Office of your university. Applications will not be accepted without the submission of a completed nomination form.

How to apply?
After being nominated by the home university, the International Office of DHBW VS will contact the nominated students and provide the application form, which must be completed and returned by the application deadline. Please, stick to deadlines!

Application Documents

Application Form
Transcript of Records (Grades) to date
Scanned Copy of Passport
Copy of Health Insurance
Official Proof of English Competency

Contact:
International Office
international@dhbw-vs.de
+49 7720-3906-111

Prerequisites

Exchange students can choose from a variety of courses taught in English within the International Semester Programme. Depending on their language proficiency and academic background, exchange students are welcome to study in German in various departments.

Language requirements:
An English test and personal student consultation is carried out at the beginning of the semester to avoid problems when selecting a course.

Required level of English:
CEFR B2 / IELTS 6.0

Other English language certifications will be considered on a case-by-case basis.

If you wish to study in German, a B2 level of German is required.

ECTS and Local Grades

Local Grading System		ECTS Grades
1,0-1,5	Excellent	A
1,6-2,3	Very Good	B
2,4-3,3	Good	C
3,4-3,7	Satisfactory	D
3,8-4,0	Sufficient	E
4,1-5,0	Fail	F/FX

F: Considerable further work is required
FX: Some more work is required before the credit can be awarded

The number of credits students receive depends on the assessment, the contact hours of each class and the amount of workload students have to invest. At the end of each study period, students will be provided with a transcript of records, stating all information of the kind of lecture, grades and number of ECTS.

Studies In German

Students from partner universities can also complete semesters in German at the DHBW VS. The prerequisite for this is a level of knowledge of German equivalent to at least B2. Learning agreements for this purpose must be concluded in compliance with courses on offer in the respective study programme. An overview of all study programmes in the Business School and School of Social Work can be consulted here.

You can find below the links to the module overviews for the following programmes:
International Business (German and English)
Management in Industry (German)
Social Work (German)

Accomodation

t.b.a.

European Emergency Number

This campaign aims to raise awareness amongst European and international students of the European emergency number 112, which is available everywhere in the European Union (EU), free of charge, 24/7 for the police, the emergency medical services or the fire brigade. The majority of European citizens are not aware that they can dial 112 in case of an emergency anywhere in the EU. The Erasmus agencies can play an important role in raising awareness due to their close connection with the students and education institutions. For further information please visit http://www.eena.org/

Course Offer Fall (online)

Courses Module Descriptions	Language of instruction	Required language level	ECTS based on workload
Academic Writing	English	B1	2
Financial Markets, Globalization and International Trade	English	B2	4
Change Management	English	B2	2
Strategic Management with Game Theory	English	B1	2
Corporate Governance	English	B1	2
Business Ethics	English	B1	2
Cultural Aspects for Business in Germany and Europe	English	B2	3
Strategic Marketing	English	B1	3
Innovation Management	English	B1	2
International and intercultural perspectives on social injustice	English	B1	2
Negotiation in International Sales	English	B2	3
International Human Resource Management,	English	B2	3
Business Management, Organization and Communication (Management, Organisation und Kommunikation in Unternehmen)	German	B1 (German)	5
German Language (basic)	German	A1-A2	4
German Language (advanced)	German	B1-B2	4
Further topics t.b.a.

(Test your German level here.)

Courses are subject to change.

Course Offer Spring 2022

Module Descriptions

Mandatory Courses / International Semester	ECTS	Required Level English
Workshop Cultural Awareness and Team Building	1	B1
Management Seminar - Selected Business and Economics Topics in Theory and Practice: Issues of Logistics and Supply Chain Management Finance Theory Entrepreneurship Personal Strategies Further topics and excursions	10	B1/B2

Mandatory Courses / International Semester

ECTS

Required Level English

Workshop Cultural Awareness and Team Building

Management Seminar - Selected Business and Economics Topics in Theory and Practice:

Issues of Logistics and Supply Chain Management
Finance Theory
Entrepreneurship
Personal Strategies
Further topics and excursions

B1/B2

Electives / International Semester	ECTS	Required Level English
Academic Writing	2	B1
Cultural Aspects for Business in Germany and Europe	3	B2
Intercultural Communication	2	B1/B2
Leadership	2	B1/B2
Consumer Behavior	2	B2
Corporate Governance	2	B2
Marketing Communication	3	B2
International Topics of Social Work II	2	B1
Current topics with international lecturers: Sustainability and environment / New technologies & trends	5	B2

Electives Business (please select either A or B or C-courses to avoid overlaps)	ECTS	Required Level English
A: International Organizational Behavior	3	B2/C1
B: Intercultural Management in Selected Operational Areas	3	B2/C1
B: Human Resource Management	1	B2/C1
B: Economics - Money and Banking	3	B2/C1
C: International Project Management (TM)	2	B2
D: Business Simulation: Working Internationally in English (WP)	2	B2

Additional Courses in German: available on request	ECTS	Required Level German
Grundzüge Unternehmensorganisation (Principles Organization & Management)*	2	B1
Personalwirtschaft, Organisation und Projektmanagement (Human Resource Management, Organization, Project Management)*	5	B2/C1
Statistik (Statistics)*	3	B2/C1
International Business Models*	3	B2/C1
Investition und Finanzierung (Investment and Finance)*	3	B2/C1

Electives: Languages	ECTS	Required Level
German Language (basic)	4	A1-A2 (German)
German Language (advanced)	4	B1-B2 (German)
Business English*	2	B2/C1 (English)
Business French* (different levels and groups)	2	B1-B2 (French)
Business Spanish* (different levels and groups)	2	A1-B2 (Spanish)