General Information
The stay abroad is mandatory for LABG 2009, LABG 2016 and LABG 2016a.
Please also consider that the International Office can advise you about scholarships and programs for studies, internships and short-term programs abroad.
If you want your stay abroad to be recognized, you must spend time in an English-speaking country with exposure to native speakers of English in a rich English-language environment.
The UK, Ireland, the USA, Canada, Australia, South Africa, New Zealand are all unreservedly fine.
A good test is: if you were on the street, would they be speaking English as a first language (not can they, or is it an official language, or as a lingua franca, but do they?).
- IN: Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Dominica, Federated States of Micronesia, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, Kenya, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, The Bahamas, Trinidad and Tobago
- OUT: Cameroon, Hong Kong, India, Israel, Malta, Morocco
- MAYBE: Ghana and Fiji have been accepted in the past if the language environment is judged to be sufficiently rich. Former British colonies may be possible, but this is not necessarily the case.
You may get credit (full or partial) for previous prolonged stays in an English-speaking country. However, this will be judged on a case by case basis.
To apply for accreditation, please join the Moodle room "Stay Abroad LABG" with the password: English Abroad
There you will need to submit further information and proof of your Stay Abroad.
The required (minimum) length of the stay abroad is 12 weeks. Students may split this stay into three periods of no less than 4 weeks each if necessary.
For an extended stay abroad, refer to the homepage of the Referat Internationales.
How to Plan Your Stay Abroad
Before students do any planning, they should enrolll in the moodle course "Stay Abroad LABG" and read the FAQ section. The enrollment key is: English Abroad
If students are planning to do the Berufsfeldpraktikum during their stay abroad, they need to contact their Berufsfeldpraktikum advisor seperately in addtion to applying through the Stay Abroad page.
The International Office can advise you about scholarships and programs for studies, internships and short-term programs abroad.
Students do not have to write a report to get the credit points for their stay abroad, but they have to hand in some form of proof of having successfully completed the stay abroad (e.g. a letter of recommendation). This is explained more on the Stay Arboad Moodle page.