Welcome to Buxtehude | Willkommen! Bienvenue!
The International Office of hochschule 21 welcomes all exchange students from Erasmus partner universities who have decided to spend a semester/year or an internship in Buxtehude!
On this page you will also find the ECTS Course Catalogue information for your exchange with hochschule 21.
- Some degree programmes are open to exchange students at hochschule 21. Most of them are designed as Bachelor's programmes with modules and ECTS points, but there is also a Master's programme.
- The language of instruction is German.
- The degree programme has a dual structure, i.e. in the engineering degree programmes, theoretical and practical phases alternate within a semester (duration: 3 months each).
- For physiotherapy, training at a technical college (‘Elbe Kliniken Stade-Buxtehude’ or ‘Berufsakademie des Universitätsklinikums Hamburg-Eppendorf’) is integrated into the degree programme.
Erasmus Partner Universities
hochschule21 has signed student exchange agreements with these Erasmus partner universities.
Academic Calendar
Study Structure
- Architecture DUAL (Bachelor's Degree)
- Building Services Engineering DUAL (Bachelor's Degree)
- Civil Engineering DUAL (Bachelor's Degree)
- Civil Engineering part-time (Master's Degree)
- Industrial Engineering and Management Construction and Real-estate DUAL (Bachelor's Degree)
- Mechatronics DUAL (Bachelor's Degree)
- Physiotherapy DUAL (Bachelor's Degree)
Course Catalogue
Erasmus Guide
In the Erasmus-Guide you will find important information for your stay at hochschule 21, such as practical hints to topics like:
- preparation
- accommodation/housing
- health insurance
- arrival and
- enrolment.
Inclusion
hochschule 21 has experience in dealing with people with disabilities. We endeavour to work out individual solutions with exchange students and guests from abroad to enable them to spend time abroad at hochschule 21 in Buxtehude. The coordinators of the partner universities are therefore asked to inform the International Office about possible disabilities of the exchange students or employees and their special needs at the time of nomination. Contact persons are Prof Barbara Zimmermann (Head of the Physiotherapy degree programme) and Dr. Mariam Schmidt (International Office).
Visa
If necessary, the International Office of hochschule 21 will also provide Erasmus incomings with assistance in applying for a visa. Please contact Dr. Mariam Schmidt as soon as possible after your nomination.
Further links
Grading Scheme
The grading scheme in Germany usually comprises five levels (with numerical equivalents; intermediate grades may be given): "Sehr Gut" (1) = Very Good; "Gut" (2) = Good; "Befriedigend" (3) = Satisfactory; "Ausreichend" (4) = Sufficient; "Nicht ausreichend" (5) = Non-Sufficient/Fail. The minimum passing grade is "Ausreichend" (4). Verbal designations of grades may vary in some cases and for doctoral degrees.
Description of the grades:
1 = Very good, an excellent achievement,
2 = Good, an above average achievement,
3 = Satisfactory, an average achievement,
4 = Sufficient, an achievement that is still adequate, despite deficiencies,
5 = Fail, an achievement that does not meet the requirements due to severe deficiencies.
In addition hochschule 21 uses for all courses the ECTS grading scheme, which operates with the levels A (best 10 %), B (next 25 %), C (next 30 %), D (next 25 %), and E (next 10 %).
