North America
Partner universitites in North America
Application Deadlines
June 15, 2023
Summer semester 2024, New York University (only open to Bachelor students)
November 15, 2023
Winter semester 2024/25 and Summer semester 2025, all partner universitites
The application form can be filled out and submitted from October 15, 2023 - November 15, 2023 (closes at 11:59pm). The main application deadline applies to ALL programs in the US and Canada except for Spring in NY (application window is May 15 - June 15). You can indicate in your application form whether you are applying for the winter semester (fall/winter) or the summer semester (spring). Information on the application process can be found here.
ATTENTION: Students of law and medicine can not be admitted to most of our programs within the university-wide partnership agreements. Please contact the relevant institute or department for information on exchange programs for law and medical students. Students of economics/business as well as all applicants who are already studying in their Master's program are asked to contact the Global Mobility Team for detailed information on exchange possibilites.
Note on proof of language proficiency
For applications for the USA and Canada (except: UQàM) TOEFL iBT test results must be submitted. Unfortunately, school transcripts or the DAAD language certificate cannot be accepted as an alternative proof of language proficiency. The original TOEFL results must be sent to HU (CODE: 8167) through ETS. If applying to the University of California (UC) or New York University, the TOEFL score report must also be submitted to the UC (CODE: 4795) and the NYU (CODE 2562).
Canada
Semester dates: September - December (Fall), January - April (Winter/Spring)
Attention: Even though the exchange programs are usually open for "all subjects", we ask you to visit the websites of the partner universities and inquire about possible restrictions in course enrollment for exchange students.
Name | City | BA/MA | Subjects | Language | Duration |
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Concordia University | Montréal, Québec | BA/MA | all |
English (TOEFL)/ French (DAAD) |
1-2 sem. |
Simon Fraser University |
Burnaby, Okanagan, BC |
BA/MA | all |
English |
1-2 sem. |
McGill University | Montréal, Québec | BA/MA | all | English (TOEFL 100) | 1-2 sem. |
University of British Columbia | Vancouver, BC | BA/MA | all |
English (TOEFL 100) |
1 sem. |
Université du Québec à Montréal | Montréal, Québec | BA/MA | all (including exchange possibilities for law students) |
French |
1-2 sem. |
University of Regina |
Regina, SK |
BA | all |
English (TOEFL 100) |
1-2 sem. |
Toronto, ON |
MA | all (including exchange possibilities for law students) |
English (TOEFL 100) |
1 sem. | |
York University |
Toronto, ON |
BA/MA | all (including exchange possibilities for law students) |
English (TOEFL 100) |
1-2 sem. |
USA
Semester dates: August/September to December (Fall), January to June (Spring)
Trimester dates: September to December (Fall), January to March (Winter), March to June (Spring)
Attention: Even though the exchange programs are usually open for "all subjects", we ask you to visit the websites of the partner universities and inquire about possible restrictions in course enrollment for exchange students.
Name | City | BA/MA | Subjects | Language | Duration |
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Bard College |
Annandale-on-Hudson, NY |
BA | alle |
English (TOEFL 100) |
1-2 sem. |
Bard´s College Globalization and International Affairs Program |
New York, NY | BA/MA | relevant subjects |
English (TOEFL 100) |
1 sem. |
This program will not be available in 2023/2024. |
Providence, RI | MA | all |
English |
1 sem. |
New York University |
New York, NY | MA | all |
English (TOEFL 100) |
1-2 sem. |
New York University "Fall in NY" "College of Arts and Science" |
New York, NY | BA | all |
English (TOEFL 100) |
1 sem. (Sept.-Dec.) |
New York University "Spring in NY" |
New York, NY | BA | all |
English (TOEFL 100) |
1 sem. (Jan.-May) |
|
Evanston, IL | BA/MA* | all |
English (TOEFL 100) |
1 sem. (Attention: trimester!) |
Princeton, NJ | PhD | all |
English (TOEFL 100) |
1 sem. | |
University of California |
Berkeley, Davis, Irvine, LA, Santa Barbara, Santa Cruz, San Diego, Riverside |
BA | all | English (TOEFL 100) | 1-2 sem./1-3 quarters |
Chicago, IL |
BA/MA |
all |
English (TOEFL 100) |
1 sem. | |
Charlottesville, VA |
BA/MA* | all |
English (TOEFL 100) |
1-2 sem. | |
University of Washington | Seattle, WA | BA | all | English (TOEFL 100) |
1 quarter/ |
* Master's students are registered as undergraduate students, but are usually allowed to take graduate courses after receiving permission from faculty at the partner university.
USA - Teaching-Assistant-Programs
Semester dates: September to May
Name | City | BA/MA | Subjects | Language | Duration |
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University of Illinois, Chicago |
Chicago, IL |
MA/PhD |
German, Cultural Studies |
English (TOEFL 100) |
2 sem. |
USA - Research Programs (without course enrollment)
Research period: variable
Name | City | BA/MA | Subjects | Language | Duration |
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Princeton, NJ | PhD | all | English | variable |
Research stays are also possible on an individual basis without a HU partnership. For further information please contact us.