Stays abroad dur­ing the de­gree pro­gramme

Information events

How does the application for a stay abroad work? Various options for going abroad are presented here and how they can be prepared and financed.
Some of the information events take place online via Zoom and some take place in person. Prior registration is not necessary. We look forward to your participation!

 

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   The dates for the next information sessions will be announced during the winter semester.

 

→ Link to the online information events: Zoom link

 

 

Con­sulta­tion hours

Consultation hours take place online via Zoom. No pre-booking is necessary. You will find the Zoom link for each person below in the contact details field.
As participants are asked to join the online consultation individually, there may be waiting times. We invite ALL participants to the meeting one after the other.

PersonPositionResponsibility
Mara Kösters

Coordinator Scholarship Programmes
(Erasmus+ and PROMOS)

 

Coordinator Student Mobility
(worldwide)

 

  • Erasmus+ scholarship for student mobility (Europe):
    - SMS (semesters abroad at partner universities)
    - SMP (self-organised internships)
  • PROMOS scholarship (outside Europe), Cross Border Studies scholarship (outside Europe)

 

  • USA und Kanada
Mareike Schwirtz

Coordinator Student Mobility

(worldwide & selected European countries)

 

Argentina, Australia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chile, China, Colombia, Ecuador, Egypt, India, Iran, Israel, Japan, Kenya, Korea (Republic of), Mexico, Morocco, Philippines, Russian Federation, South Africa, Taiwan, Thailand, Togo, Tunisia, Uruguay, Vietnam

Belgium, Ireland, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, United Kingdom

 

Eva Walczak

Coordinator Student Mobility

(selected European countries)

 

Austria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, France, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden, Turkey

 

Stefan BleckeCoordinator Special Programmes

 

  • Erasmus+ partner countries with International Credit Mobility (ICM)
  • Blended Intensive Programmes (BIPs)

     

Con­tact de­tails

Mara Kösters

Coordinator Erasmus+ Scholarship Programme SMS and SMP / Coordinator PROMOS and Cross Border Studies

Office: I4.210
Phone: +49 5251 60-4449
E-mail: mara.koesters@zv.uni-paderborn.de

Office hours:

Wednesdays 13.00 -14.00 p.m.
Online consultation via Zoom without registration

(You will be called in order from the online waiting room.)

The consultation hour from July 8, 2026 will be held on July 9, 2026 1-2 pm instead.


Mareike Schwirtz

International Exchange & Partnership Coordinator

Office: I4.207
Phone: +49 5251 60-4440
E-mail: io-outgoing@zv.uni-paderborn.de

Office hours:

Mon 1pm - 2pm, Thu 1pm - 2pm
The office-hours take place online via Zoom, no registration is required.

(We will let you enter one by one from the virtual waiting room.)


Eva Walczak

European university cooperations: Student Mobility Outgoing and Staff Mobility

Office: I4.210
Phone: +49 5251 60-3633
E-mail: io-outgoing@zv.upb.de

Office hours:

Wednesday, 1-2 pm
The office-hours take place online via Zoom, no registration is required.
(We will let you enter one by one from the virtual waiting room.)

The office hours scheduled for August 5, 2026, and August 12, 2026, have been canceled.


Stefan Blecke

Coordinator Erasmus+ BIP and Erasmus+ ICM

Office: I4.213
Phone: +49 5251 60-4615
E-mail: stefan.blecke@zv.uni-paderborn.de

Office hours:

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Sub­ject spe­cif­ic coun­selling by the fac­ulty

For each of our partnerships, there is one person in the IO who is responsible for organisational support and one person in the faculties who is responsible for subject-related support (Departmental Coordinator). If you would like specific subject-related information about a partner university, please make an appointment with the Departmental Coordinator. You can see who is responsible for which cooperation in our partner university portal .
"Be a smart student": Please prepare for the counselling session, consult the website and find out about the partner university in advance.