FAQ

Please contact the Admissions Office.

No. The application procedure is entirely online. Simply upload the required documents as described on our website.

If you have technical problems with the C@MPUS application platform, please send an e-mail to C@MPUS support.

There is no fixed course program for freemovers at the University of Stuttgart. You can freely choose your courses, but should do so according to the requirements of your home university. Please discuss with your student advisor at home what is expected of you.

You can choose your courses in consultation with your academic supervisor in Stuttgart, regardless of the course or level (Bachelor or Master). Once you have chosen your courses, please contact the responsible lecturer directly and ask for admission to the course. Your academic supervisor can also assist you with this.

For restricted-entry courses – i.e. where the number of places is limited or only advanced students are accepted – you will find the details in the online course catalog on C@MPUS.
Please discuss all academic issues concerning your courses and examinations with your academic supervisor. The International Office is not in the position to offer academic study counseling.

All courses offered at the University of Stuttgart are listed on the online platform C@MPUS. C@MPUS provides you with course descriptions including ECTS points, language of instruction course schedule and information if you have to sign up for the course. To find the courses you can choose the faculty page on the left side and click on “course offer” or “courses”.

The final course catalog with schedule and locations will be published in February/March for the following summer semester and in August/September for the following winter semester. You can always have a look at the course catalog from the previous year, because similar courses are offered every year.

These examinations and certificates are accepted as proof of German language proficiency.

We strongly recommend entering Germany with a minimum language level of A2 according to the European Reference Frame. Having basic skills of the language is necessary in everyday life. However, if your academic supervisor at the University of Stuttgart agrees to supervise you without or with little German skills your application will be considered. Prerequisite: a written confirmation of your academic supervisor.

If you are interested in English-speaking courses, please consider our Master’s Programs taught in English (select 'Master' in the drop down menu 'Degree' and select 'English' in the drop down menu 'Language'). The courses offered by these programs are listed in the online course catalog C@MPUS. We strongly recommend that freemovers introduce themselves in person to the professors at the beginning of a class and ask if there is space available in the course.

Please first contact your academic advisor.  When you have questions concerning the formalities at the beginning of your studies please get in touch with the International Office. 

Yes. Please register for the buddy program ready.study.stuttgart.

When you have questions concerning your enrollment please contact the Admissions Office. The International Office will support you with general questions concerning your life in Stuttgart. Please mind the (online) office hours. 

In Germany medical treatment for students is usually provided off-campus. Many general practitioners can be found in Vaihingen or the city center. The International Office is happy to help you with addresses. Please consider that you normally need to make an appointment. Find further information on our health care page.

The Marienhospital (Böheimstraße 37, 70199 Stuttgart) offers an emergency medical service during the night (between 7 p.m. and 7 a.m. and on weekends. You can go there without appointment. When you are not fit for transport and need a doctor outside the regular doctor's consultation hours during the day you can call  116 117.

In case of an emergency please call the emergency number for ambulance, police and fire department 112.

Stuttgart has a very good public transport system, the VVS (Verkehrsverbund Stuttgart), in which you can use regional trains and suburban trains as well as the subways and buses of the SSB (Stuttgarter Straßenbahnen AG). There are various ticket offers for public transportation.

Depending on your preferences you may find many sports activities offered by Allgemeiner Hochschulsport.

The buddy program ready.study.stuttgart organizes regular sport events. Everybody is welcome to join in on the fun!

Please check our formalities website for the detailed to-do list. We strongly recommend that you take care of all formalities while still in Stuttgart. After you have left the country it will be much more difficult to do so.