Registration / Before Arrival Preparing your stay

In order to apply for a semester/academic year as an exchange student at Heidelberg University, please contact the IRO of your home university for information on the application process. If you have been selected for the exchange programme, your home university will nominate you.

Nomination Deadlines

• Fall/Winter Term: May 15^th
• Spring/Summer Term: November 15^th

Application Procedure

After your nomination you will receive information on the online application at Heidelberg University, which is a two step process: 

• Step 1: Registration in Mobility-Online

  After we have received your nomination, our International Relations Office will email you the links to register in our application portal for exchange students, Mobility-Online, which includes registration for the Preparatory German Language Course as well as Student Housing. 

  Upon completion of your registration Mobility-Online portal will automatically issue your Letter of Admission, which you can use for your visa application (if required).

  Registration Deadlines: June 15^th (winter semester) December 15^th (summer semester)

• Step 2: Application and Enrolment via heiCO

  Application and Enrolment takes place at heiCO, which is the university’s general Online Campus Management System. During the process you will be required to upload several documents and take care of your health insurance and payment of the student services fee. Detailed instructions will guide you through the whole process.

Necessary Documents

• Transcript of records
• Digital passport picture
• Scan of your passport/ID
• Invitation letter of academic supervisor at Heidelberg University (PhD candidates only)
• Certificate of exmatriculation (if you studied at a German university before)