International Study Program

1. German language courses

As part of the VErbund für SPrachenAngelegenheiten (VESPA), HFT Stuttgart offers several english taught courses that are open to international students across all fields of study.

  • Intensive course: 3 ECTS
    • Level A1 to B2
    • Course duration: 18 course days, Mon - Fri / 72 teaching units (4 x 45 minutes/course day)
    • Course start: four weeks prior to the semester start
    • Costs: 100 Euro + course book
  • Semester Course: 2 ECTS
    • Level A1 to C1
    • Course duration: 12 course days, each Wednesday / 48 teaching units (4 x 45 minutes/course day)
    • Course start: at the beginning of the semester
    • Costs: 50 Euro + course book

 

2. Interdisciplinary, elective courses

We offer a variety of workshops from the following topics: 

Exchange students can receive ECTS upon successful participation.

    Registration is expected to be available from mid-September and will be made on Evenoo .

    Application of degree seeking students

    You would like to apply for a whole degree course at the HFT? Then you will find all relevant information about the application process here.

    Application of exchange students

    Exchange students from HFT partner universities can be accepted up to two semesters. If you are studying at a university that is NOT a partner university of HFT Stuttgart, you may apply as a "Freemover".

    If you are interested, please contact us at:

    Hochschule für Technik Stuttgart, International Student Office, Schellingstr. 24, Room 1/332, 70174 Stuttgart, Germany Phone +49 (0)711 8926 2925 Email incoming@hft-stuttgart.de

    Contact
    +49 711 8926 2925

    Steps to a successful application for exchange students

    Nomination by the partner university to incoming@hft-stuttgart.de

    • by 15 April for the following winter semester
    • by 15 October for the following summer semester
    • Nominated students will receive all application documents and further information on the language course and accommodation by email.
    Step
    1

    Application by the student

    • by 01 May for the following winter semester
    • by 01 November for the following summer semester
    • Please send all relevant documents by email to incoming@hft-stuttgart.de.
    Step
    2

    Semester dates

    Grading system

    Local GradeScaleDefinition
    11,0 - 1,3very good
    21,7 - 2,3good
    32,7 - 3,3satisfactory
    43,7 - 4,0sufficient
    5> 4,1deficient
    ECTS GradeGerman Grade% of successful students
    normally achiving grade
    Definition
    A1,0 - 1,510excellent
    B1,6 - 2,025very good
    C2,1 - 3,030good
    D3,1 - 3,525satisfactory
    E3,6 - 4,010sufficient
    FX4,1 - 5,0-fail