ERASMUS
Study Law internationally with the ERASMUS programme: Discover partner universities, gain experience abroad and broaden your horizons.
ERASMUS - Programme
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The ERASMUS programme (European Region Action Scheme for the Mobility of University Students), founded in 1987 by the Council of Ministers of the European Union, is intended in particular to promote the mobility of students and lecturers. This is to be achieved primarily by offering study abroad programmes. In addition, there is also the opportunity to complete an internship financially supported by ERASMUS.
As an ERASMUS student, you have the unique opportunity to spend part of your studies at a foreign partner university of Bielefeld University. You receive financial support from the EU and a lot of organisational and professional support from both the home university and the host university.
With the support of the International Office and the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), it is also possible to organise your own stay at a European or other international university.
Please note the information on the semester off and the foreign language certificate from the Hamm Judicial Examination Office!
Informations for International Incoming Students
Welcome to Bielefeld Faculty of Law!
- If you are going to study at our faculty or need any information about our institution or the possibilities to study here, feel free to contact the ERASMUS- Coordinator or the International Office.
- Here you find all the necessary information about the Faculty of Law (in german).
- You find all the courses at the online course catalogue. Most of our lectures are given in German, but we also have some fine English ones.
- You can find an overview about courses taught in English language here -> PDF Overview
Partner universities
- France
- Great Britain
- Italy
- Università di Bologna (4 places)
- Universita’ degli studi di Firenze (2 places)
- Universita’ degli Studi di Lecce (3 places)
- Universita’ degli Studi di Napoli (3 places)
- Universita’ degli Studi di Siena (2 places)
- Universita’ degli Studi di Brescia (2 places)
- Universita’ degli Studi Macerata (2 places)
- Croatia
- Litauen
- Norway
- Austria
- Poland
- Switzerland
- Spain
- Turkey
- Hungary
- Cooperation outside the ERASMUS programme
You can find the individual language requirements here.
Not sure if you can fulfil them? Just come to our consultation hours and we'll work out a solution together. We also refer you to the Foreign Language Centre at Bielefeld University.
The Universidad de Burgos (Spain) in particular, but also many other partner universities encourage and welcome applications from people with disabilities.
Maitre or Licence
ERASMUS + French degree in Metz
Licence or Maitre in one year
Would you like to make the most of your stay abroad and have a French degree in your pocket in addition to your state exam(ination)?
There is a special ERASMUS agreement between Bielefeld University and the Université Lorraine in Metz, which enables you to obtain a French university degree during your ERASMUS stay if you have completed the specialised foreign language training (FFA) in French at Bielefeld.
Licence en droits privas françis et allemand
The Licence is the regular degree of the first French study phase, the French designation of the European Bachelor's degree. If you have successfully completed the four-semester FFA in Bielefeld, you can enter the third year of study in Metz (L3, 5th and 6th semesters) and obtain the Licence within two semesters, e.g. as part of an ERASMUS stay.
With a licence, you can take the bar exam or most entrance exams as a lawyer in the French administration, for example at the école nationale d'administration (ENA), the training ground for the French civil service career.
In terms of content, the Licence en droits français privé et allemand is unique in France, as it is also co-organised by German university professors from Trier and Sarrebruck for example.
Prerequisites:
- Successful completion of the FFA at Bielefeld University (four semesters)
Maitre en droit
Master 2 droit des collectivités territoriales et coopération transfrontalière
The Maitre en droit is the French university degree that law students receive after five years of study. It entitles you to a doctorate and is an internationally recognised legal title. To obtain a French Maitre, you would normally have to have obtained the French Licence first. However, if you are studying at Bielefeld University and have successfully completed the French FFA and the specialisation programme, these achievements will be counted as equivalent and you can obtain a French Master's degree in two semesters.
You can choose between two models on site: the Maitre de recherche supplements the final examination with a thesis, the Maitre professionnel supplements the final examination with an internship.
The Maitre is completed in the field of municipal law and cross-border cooperation. You can find more information here.
Prerequisites:
- Successfully completed FFA at Bielefeld University (four semesters)
- Successfully completed specialisation studies or successfully completed the state part of the exam
Application
Form, procedure and deadline
1. applications for an exchange study place under the ERASMUS programme for winter semester 2026/27 or summer semester 27 should be submitted by 2 February 2026.
The online portal Mobility Online, through which the application documents are uploaded, will be activated on 12 January 2026. You can find the link below.
2. applications for an ERASMUS stay at one of the universities in the United Kingdom and Switzerland should be submitted electronically by email , also by 2 February to
Marie Berens
erasmus.rewi@uni-bielefeld.de
3. applications for a stay abroad outside the ERASMUS programme as part of our international cooperation are accepted all year round for the next possible semester. Such applications must also be submitted electronically by email to erasmus.rewi@uni-bielefeld.de.
4. applications for a university that is not one of our partner universities (so-called free movers) should be submitted exclusively via the respective university itself!
Application procedure
For 1.: Please follow the instructions on the Mobility Online platform under this link to upload your application documents. You can also find a short guide here.
Please note the following information on the documents to be uploaded:
- Letter of motivation:
- Why have you decided to study abroad?
- Which university is your first, second and third choice?
- Would you like to study abroad for a year (start date must be the winter semester) or a semester (please specify which)?
- How does the study abroad programme at the chosen university relate to your previous/planned course of study at Bielefeld University?
- For CV, please upload a tabular CV (not a formulated CV).
- Under Transcript, please upload a scan of a current transcript of records or equivalent (e.g. intermediate examination certificate, PDF from the BIS examination management or similar).
- For other documents, please upload at least a scan of your Abitur certificate.
- Proof of sufficient language skills for the ERASMUS programme is only required if this cannot already be provided via the Abitur certificate. You can find the required language skills in the list of our co-operations.
For 2. and 3.: Please submit the following application documents (electronically in one pdf) for an email application:
- General cover letter
- Why did you decide to study abroad?
- Which university is your first, second and third choice?
- Would you like to study abroad for a year (start date must be the winter semester) or a semester (please specify which)?
- How does the study abroad programme at the chosen university relate to your previous/planned course of study at Bielefeld University?
- General information - please use this document
- Curriculum vitae in tabular form
- Scan of the Abitur certificate
- Scan of a current transcript of records or equivalent
- Proof of sufficient language skills for the ERASMUS programme, if these cannot already be provided via the Abitur certificate. You can find the required language skills in the list of our cooperations.
If the desired partner universities result in a mixture of 1. and 2., please note the following:
- In this case, please submit an application via Mobility Online for the universities available here as well as by email for the universities from the United Kingdom or Switzerland
- In the email application, please indicate the overall prioritisation (e.g. Prio 1 Brescia, Italy via Mob. Online, Prio 2 Neuchatel, Switzerland via email, Prio 3 Toulouse, France again via Mob. Online)
Once the applications have been received, all applicants can be interviewed. However, places are allocated mainly on the basis of the written application.
Contact us
Contact for questions and further information/
Questions and information about studying law at the University of Bielefeld:
Faculty of Law
Mrs Marie Berens
Room: S4-204
E-mail: erasmus.rewi@uni-bielefeld.de
Phone: +49 521 106-2530 (Tuesdays to Thursdays only)
Office hours:
You can reach me in person or by phone from Tuesdays to Thursdays. However, I do not rule out the possibility of changes, so I strongly recommend making an appointment in advance by email!
I can be contacted by email at any time.
Office Hours
You are welcome to come to my office or phone me from Tuesday to Thursday. Occassional changes may occur, therefore I highly recommend writing me an email to schedule an appointment. Consultation via Zoom is possible.
You may contact me via email anytime.
Internship abroad
Internships abroad are not organised by the faculty, but by the International Office! If you have any questions, please contact Anna Rusche, erasmus-praktikum@uni-bielefeld.de.
The JPA Hamm recognises some internships abroad as compulsory internships. You can find more information and contact details on the JPA website.
However, make sure that you complete your internship during the lecture-free period!
Opportunities for internships abroad can include (examples)
- Federal Foreign Office/ German embassies abroad
- NRW state representation in Brussels
(every federal state has a representation in Brussels) - The United Nations
- ELSA, the DAAD and many online portals organise internships.
- Many international lawyers' associations also organise internships, e.g. in international law firms.
- German-Spanish Lawyers' Association
- German- French Lawyers Association
- German-American Lawyers Association
- German-British Lawyers' Association
- and many more...