Please note that the UK's participation in the Erasmus programme will continue until the end of any currently active projects. Therefore, students can continue to participate in exchange through the Erasmus Programme until May 2023, when our final project ends. Information about the Turing Programme, the UK's national successor scheme, will be provided once the UK Government has published further details.
► Funding available
With the Erasmus exchange programme you can study in another European country as part of your degree. The credits gained from study abroad count towards your Aberdeen degree programme - so it won't add an extra year to your studies! Participants also receive a grant to help with any extra costs incurred.
Who would this option suit?
- Erasmus Study is possible as an undergraduate student at Level 2 and Level 3. Please note that some subjects do not permit Level 3 exchange, or will only allow students to study abroad for a single semester. Check with the Go Abroad Tutor for your subject/s for restrictions.
- Erasmus Study is also possible for PhD students, who wish to spend an extended period at a partner university.
- Erasmus Study is NOT suitable for Masters students - please look at our other options to find a more suitable opportunity.
Eligibility criteria
In order to apply, students should:
- have an overall C average, and be on track to achieve
- 120 Credit points at the end of 1st year AND/OR
- 240 Credit points at the end of 2nd year
- have the support of your Go Abroad Tutor/s (you don't need to request this in advance - they will be contacted as part of the application process)
All applications to Erasmus Study will automatically be considered for funding. The only factor that may cause someone to be ineligible for funding is if they have previously received Erasmus funding at the same level. If you are in this situation, please contact the Erasmus Unit for advice.
Important points to note
- There is a single application deadline (in January), regardless of whether you plan to study abroad in September or January.
Find out more about applying for Erasmus exchange on our How to Apply page
Further resources
- Erasmus Charter for Higher Education
- Erasmus Policy Statement
- Erasmus Student Charter
- Erasmus Plus - advice for participants
- Global Graduates
How to search
The University of Aberdeen has partnerships with around 120 universities across Europe. As most Erasmus partnerships are subject-specific, opportunities available will depend on your degree programme. Students are only eligible to apply under subjects that are named in the title of their degree programme. Joint degree students can apply under either subject, provided that both subjects are taught at the partner in English. Where agreements are at School level, eg Biological Sciences, students from any subject within the school can apply, provided that relevant courses in English can be found.
Please browse our list of Erasmus partnerships below, ordered alphabetically by subject. Within each subject, they are ordered alphabetically by country.
- All subjects
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Most of these destinations are open to students from all subject disciplines (with the exception of Medicine and Dentistry) on the proviso that you can find suitable courses taught in English that meet the requirements of your degree programme.
Where these are restricted to one or two subjects, or we know these destinations to be unsuitable for certain degree programmes, we have noted this, though this list is not exhaustive.
Université Grenoble Alpes
Kiel University
Jacobs University Bremen
University of Mainz
University of Iceland
VU Amsterdam
University of Oslo
- All subjects (Aurora Network partners)
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The University of Aberdeen is part of the Europe-wide Aurora Universities Network and for you, this means the opportunity to undertake a study exchange at any of the Aurora Network partners listed below!
These destinations are open to students from all subject disciplines (with the exception of Medicine and Dentistry) on the proviso that you can find suitable courses taught in English that meet the requirements of your degree programme.
Click on the University of interest below for more information and useful links.
Université Grenoble Alpes
University of Iceland
VU Amsterdam
Universität Duisburg-Essen
Universitat Rovira i Virgilli
Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico
Universität Innsbruck
Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci
- Accountancy/Finance
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FH Kufstein Tirol University of Applied Sciences
Copenhagen Business School
Click here for more information
Brest Business School
Umeå University
- Anthropology
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Tallin University
University of Oulu
University of Lapland
Click here for more informationUniversität Leipzig
Click here for more informationUniversity of Tromsø
Bahçeşehir University
Click here for more information
- Archaeology
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Universiteit Gent
Click here for more information
Universität Leipzig
- Biological Sciences
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Find more information from the School of Biological Sciences here
Universita degli Studi di Camerino
Click here for more information.University of Tromsø
- Business Management
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FH Kufstein Tirol University of Applied Sciences
Copenhagen Business School
Click here for more informationUniversity of Turku
Brest Business School
Umeå University
Click here for more information - Celtic & Anglo-Saxon Studies
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Utrecht University
Click here for more information - Chemistry
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Université Bordeaux
Université de Pau et des Pays de l'Adour
Leibniz Universität Hannover
Click here for more information.Johannes-Gutenberg-Universitaet Mainz
Universität Regensburg
Click here for more information.Universita degli Studi di Torino
Universita degli Studi di Camerino
Click here for more information.Universitat de Barcelona
Click here for more information.Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha
- Computing Science
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Université Paris VI (Sorbonne University, Campus Pierre et Marie Curie)
Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg
Click here for more information.University of Padova
Stockholm University
- Divinity/Religious Studies
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Humboldt University of Berlin
Click here for more informationFriedrich-Alexander-Universität of Erlangen-Nuremberg
University of Tübingen
(for Postgraduate research students only)
Theological University Kampen
Utrecht University
Click here for more informationUniversity of Bergen
- Economics
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Universite of Rennes 1
Université Paris II (Panthéon-Assas)
University of Oviedo
Click here for more information.Complutense University of Madrid
Umeå School of Business, Economics and Statistics
Click here for more information. - Education
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University of Jyväskylä
University of Lapland
University of Stavanger
Mondragon University
Uppsala University
- Engineering
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Please note that the following options are only suitable for final year projects. For students wishing to spend time abroad in Level 2, there are no suitable Erasmus options - please consider International Exchange instead.
Find more information from the School of Engineering here.
University of Pau and Pays de l'Adour
Click here for more information
[Suitable for Petroleum-related projects at Undergraduate Level, and Oil and Gas Engineering at Reservoir at Postgraduate Taught level.]
Technical University of Dresden
[Suitable for Civil and Mechanical-related projects.]
Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna
University of Padova
[Suitable for Civil-related projects.]
University of Udine
Click here for more information.[Suitable for Chemical-related projects.]
Chalmers University of Technology
KTH - Royal Institute of Technology
- English
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University of Vienna
Click here for more informationUniversity of Liege
Click here for more informationUniversity of Copenhagen
Click here for more information.Trinity College Dublin
Utrecht University
Click here for more informationUniversity of Bergen
- Film & Visual Culture
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University of Copenhagen
Click here for more information. - French
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Université Libre de Bruxelles
Université Grenoble Alpes
University of Picardie Jules Verne
Click here for more information.Université Catholique de l'Ouest
Click here for more informationBordeaux Montaigne University
Click here for more informationUniversity of Savoie Mont Blanc
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University of Rennes 2
Click here for more informationUniversity of Haute-Alsace
Click here for more informationUniversity of la Reunion
Click here for more informationSciences Po Rennes
Click here for more information - Geography
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University of Potsdam
University of Catania
(for Masters and Postgraduate-level students only)
University of Pisa
- Geology
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University of Potsdam
University of Milano-Bicocca
University of Barcelona
Click here for more information.Erasmus Links for Project
If you are interested in project opportunities abroad please contact the Go Abroad Tutor for Geology.
France
- Université de Strasbourg
- Université Pierre et Marie Curie - Paris 6
- Université de Pau et des Pays de l'Adour
Italy
- University of Catania (for Masters and Postgraduate-level students only)
- Università degli Studi di Napoli Fedrico II
- German
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Karl-Franzens Universität Graz
Click here for more information.Catholic University of Eichstätt-Ingolstadt (KU)
Click here for more information.Pädagogische Hochshule Karlsruhe
Click here for more informationUniversität zu Koln
Click here for more informationUniversität Trier
Universität Leipzig
Click here for more informationUniversität Regensburg
Click here for more information.Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg
Click here for more information.Rheinsche Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn
Universität Rostock
Click here for more information - History
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Universiteit Gent
University of Copenhagen
Click here for more information.Université Paris IV (Sorbonne University, Paris-Sorbonne)
Universität Leipzig
Click here for more informationPedagogical University of Krakow
University of Amsterdam
University of Groningen
Utrecht University
Click here for more informationUppsala University
- History of Art
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Università di Bologna
Click here for more information.Universita degli Studi di Roma 'Tor Vergata'
- Law
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Vienna University of Economics and Business
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
Click here for more informationAarhus University
University of Helsinki
Université Grenoble Alpes
University of Strasbourg
Humboldt University of Berlin
Click here for more informationAlbert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg
Click here for more information.University of Regensburg
Click for more information.Maastricht University
Click here for more information.University of Bergen
University of Deusto
Click here for more information - Mathematical Sciences
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RWTH Aachen University
Universität Regensburg
Click here for more information.University of Applied Sciences Stuttgart
Click here for more information.Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Ege University
- Medical Sciences
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Find more information from the The School of Medicine, Medical Sciences and Nutrition here INSA, Lyon
Universita degli Studi di Camerino
Click here for more information.Universidad del Pais Vasco
Lund University
- Music
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Helsinki Metropolia University of Applied Sciences
Click here for more information.Western Norway University of Applied Sciences
This is an exchange partner for students of the Community Music degree programme only.
Fryderyck Chopin University of Music
Stanislaw Moniuszko Academy of Music in Gdansk
- Philosophy
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University of Copenhagen
Click here for more information.Utrecht University
University of Bergen
University of Warsaw
- Politics & International Relations
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University of Lapland
Click here for more informationUniversity of Turku
Sciences Po Lille
Click here for more informationSciences Po Lyon
Sciences Po Rennes
Click here for more informationUniversity of Malta
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University of Deusto (Bilbao campus)
Click here for more informationStockholm University
Click here for more informationBahçeşehir University
Click here for more information - Psychology
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Find more information from the School of Psychology here
University of Osnabrück
Leiden University
Click here for more informationUniversity of Bergen
University of Graz
Click here for more information. - Sociology
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University of Lapland
Click here for more informationUniversité Catholique de l'Ouest
Bahçeşehir University
Click here for more information - Spanish
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Universidad de Alicante
Click here for more informationUniversidad Complutense de Madrid
Click here for more informationUniversidad de Granada
Universidad del Pais Vasco
Click here for more informationUniversidad de Santiago de Compostela
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