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This programme is open to students in the Faculty of Engineering & Computer Science. If not all places are taken, then places will be offered to engineering students in the Faculty of Life Sciences.

The application requirements:

• Average grade of 2.7 or better
• Very good skills in the language spoken in the country and/or the language of instruction

Students first need to apply internally within their faculty for a study place in the Global E³ programme. You can contact your student exchange coordinator for more information and advice.

Theoretically, it is possible to study in both the winter and summer semesters. As a rule, we send students in the winter semester, as the overlapping semester times of the participating universities often make the summer semester not possible.

The general exchange of students with Global E³ takes place on a reciprocal basis; i.e. students are exchanged one-to-one. The exchange also depends on the capacities of the member universities. 

Step 1:
The Global E³ places will be announced together with the USA places ("HAW goes USA") in November. If not all places are awarded, the remaining places are announced again in May together with the Australia places ("HAW Down Under"). This happens very rarely.

The application deadlines are as follows:

• 6 January for study stays in winter semester of the same year
• 15 June for study stays in summer semester of the following year

The following documents need to be submitted in English to the responsible student exchange coordinator via the Mobility Online application portal:

• CV with photo
• Cover letter (max. 2 pages)
• List of courses you would like to take at the partner university (where relevant with information that the courses will transfer for credit from the department). You must take at least 4 subject courses (12 US credits). Please select 6-8 courses so that you have a choice of classes when you get to the US.
• Letter of recommendation from a professor (in German)
• Overview of grades from courses and examinations completed to date (myHAW, StISys)
• Language certificate* demonstrating sufficient skills in the language spoken in the country and/or the language of instruction. Please use the DAAD language certificate for this. It must be a recent certificate. You can find more information about obtaining your language certificate here.

* If you are selected, you will usually need to submit the results of a TOEFL test with your application to Global E³ in the region as proof of language proficiency.

Step 2:
The above mentioned dates are the internal application deadlines at HAW Hamburg. After you have received a confirmation from your Student Exchange Coordinator, you then apply online to Global E³.

NOTE: An acceptance by HAW Hamburg is not automatically an acceptance by Global E³ University. They can reject applicants due to capacity or or for other reasons. 

Yes, in order to increase your chances, you can apply for up to three universities in the Global E3 Network. If you are selected by HAW Hamburg, there is no guarantee that you will get a place from the partner university. The Global E3 university may reject you for capacity or other reasons. Your application will then be forwarded to your second choice.

IMPORTANT: Please keep in mind that HAW Hamburg is part of the Global E³ network primarily in order to promote exchange with the USA. Applications for semester exchange in the USA are therefore preferred. In second place is Asia and particularly in countries with which we otherwise do not have a bilateral university cooperation.

Yes, you can apply as a Master's student. It is at the discretion of the partner university whether they offer places for Master's students.

Unfortunately, no. The places are in great demand and we want as many students as possible to have the chance to participate in this programme. 

Various funding opportunities are available from the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) and the International Office. You can find more information on the Scholarships and funding page. You can also contact the International Office to arrange an advising session. Contact person: Marina Leß