Apply for an exchange semester
If you plan to study at FHV as an exchange student, please read the following information carefully before starting with the online registration.
| Deadlines | Nomination by home instituion |
Application by student |
| autumn/winter semester | 15 April | 15 May |
| spring/summer semester | 15 October | 15 November |
Compulsory nomination by the home university
Before starting the online application, please check with your home university if they approve an exchange semester at FHV and ask your home university to officially nominate you via an online form. If you have any questions, feel free to contact us at exchange@fhv.at.
The nomination link will be shared with all partner universities at the beginning of each application period.
Nomination Deadlines:
- For the winter/autumn semester: April, 15
- For the summer/spring semester: October, 15
Once you are successfully nominated by your home institution, the staff ot the International Office of FHV will provide you with further details regarding the online application.
- Applications as freemovers are only possible after individual consultation.
Please contact exchange@fhv.at. with information about your home university as well as degree programme and exchange period (autumn/winter or spring/summer semester). - The official certification and translation guidelines for the application apply.
Remark: Please do not use any special symbols or characters in the online registration form.
Step 1 – Get nominated by your home university
After being nominated by your home university, we will check your nomination and send you a detailed e-mail with all relevant information including a link to our online application.
Step 2 - Create your personal Login:
After completing Step 1 and receiving a confirmation email, please create your own Login for the online registration in "Mobility Online".
Step 3 – Data supplement and uploading your documents:
Sign in with your login to the online application system "Mobility Online", complete your mobility data and your personal data.
After that, please upload the following documents:
• Transcript of Records
• list of the courses you are still participating in before the exchange semester takes place
• Portrait picture (for our campus card)
• Copy of your passport/id-card
Step 4 – Formal examinations and data supplement:
As soon as we have received your data and documents, they will be formally checked by the International Office of FHV. After this formal check you will receive an e-mail which allows you to continue with your application.
Step 5 – Application Form & Learning Agreement:
Please download the Application Form and read it carefully before signing it.
Please select the topic "Complete Learning-Agreement" in order to register for the courses you would like to attend during your exchange semester at FH Vorarlberg.
Sign the Learning Agreement personally and make sure that the Learning Agreement is signed and stamped by the person in charge at your home institution (Departmental Coordinator).
Erasmus+ students are supposed to use the platform of their home institution for creating an Online Learning Agreement (OLA). Please contact your home coordinator in case of questions.
Erasmus+ students do not need a manual signature and stamp. The digital signature of the Online Learning Agreement is sufficient.
Step 6 – Submission of documents:
Please upload the following two documents duly signed in Mobility Online:
- Application Form (signed)
- Learning Agreement (signed and stamped) (only relevant for Non-Erasmus+ students) or
- Online Learning Agreement (Erasmus+ student will submit an Online Learning Agreement generated by their home institution)
We are only able to process your application once we have received all required documents.
Step 7 – Process of acceptance:
After we have received all required documents, the programme director will be able to take the decision whether a student can be accepted as an exchange student or not. Together with the acceptance letter more detailed information about your exchange semester will be provided via email.
Still have questions? We are happy to help you!
