If you need approval for academic performance abroad, i.e. a Learning Agreement, please get in touch with the responsible person at the department by email in good time. The deadline for submitting Learning Agreement requests is four weeks before the start of your stay abroad. Please also note that it may take up to four weeks until you receive a response.

Please note that we can only assess Learning Agreements for modules that fall within the responsibility of the Chair of International Management. If the foreign course is equivalent to a module offered by another chair, please contact the person responsible at the respective chair.

Please note that the recognition for the modules “Internationale Unternehmensführung” and “Strategie, Organisation und Führung” is done by the Chair of Strategic Management and Leadership and not by us: https://www.strategy.rw.fau.de/studies-teaching/auslandsstudium/auslandsanerkennung/

Before we can assess whether a Learning Agreement can be approved, please send us all relevant information in one email. This helps us process your request.

Please include the following information in your email:

Your study program at FAU
Please state whether you are enrolled in B.A./B.Sc. Wirtschaftswissenschaften, IBS, IES, MIBS, FACT, Management, or another study program.
Your degree level
Please state whether you are a Bachelor or Master student.
Your host university and country
Please include the name of the foreign university and the country where you will complete your stay abroad.
The course you would like to take abroad
Please provide the exact course title at the foreign university.
The FAU module for which you request recognition
Please indicate which FAU module you believe the foreign course is equivalent to.
For example: “International Management”, “International Business Strategy”, “Doing Business in Emerging Markets”, etc.
Course description / syllabus
Please attach a detailed syllabus or course description. A short course title or general course overview is not sufficient. The syllabus should include information on:
- course content,
- learning objectives,
- literature, if available,
- workload or number of credits,
- type of assessment,
- and course duration.
Workload / credits
Please indicate how many ECTS or foreign credits the course is worth. If the host university does not use ECTS, please provide information on contact hours, total workload, or the credit conversion system of the host university.
Assessment type and grading
Please state how the course is assessed, for example written exam, term paper, presentation, case study, etc.
Please note that the course must usually be graded. Courses that are only assessed as “pass/fail” cannot be recognized.
Timing of your stay abroad
Please state the semester and exact period of your stay abroad, if already known.

Answering these questions in advance can significantly shorten the waiting time. If there are still ambiguities or if further information is needed, the responsible person will contact you by email. Otherwise, you will receive feedback regarding the possible approval of the Learning Agreement by email.

Kind regards