Germany: Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg
Heidelberg University – also known as Ruperto Carola – was established in 1386 and is Germany’s oldest university. It is also said to be one of the strongest research universities in Europe. Heidelberg University has twelve faculties with a total of more than 30.000 students. The University is situated in the city of Heidelberg. It is ranked among the top 40 in the world within physics.
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University in brief
Language of instruction: German. A1/B1 is recommended
Academic calendar: October-March, April-September
Credit system: ECTS
Website:
www.uni-heidelberg.de/international/erasmus/incoming/index_en.html
Note: The academic calendar differs substantially from KTH's.
Exchange opportunities
Number of spots: SCI: 2 semester spots for Engineering Physics
Grade requirements: None
Programme specific information
If your programme or your school is not listed below, contact the international coordinator at your school.