ERASMUS Study Stay (SMS)

When planning a stay in the Hannover Medical School you will find the necessary information here (list of documents available in English):

• Application Instruction and Procedure
• European Student Guide (Information on the MHH and the city of Hannover)
• Study Guide and Course organization (German version)
• List of ECTS credit points and MHH grading
• Knowledge of German (proficiency level B1) is required.

ERASMUS Project Coordination:

Akademisches Auslandsamt - International Office

(Library Building I 1, Ground Floor - S, Room S0 1170)

Ms Angela Steinhusen

Carl-Neuberg-Str. 1

30625 Hannover

Germany

steinhusen.angela@mh-hannover.de

Tel. + 49 511 532 6026

The International Office is responsible for the administrative procedures of the exchange programmes. This includes the financial administration, help with accommodation, information of incoming and outgoing students, and the preparation and distribution of application forms etc.

ECTS-Coordination, Study Advice:

Office for Study Affairs - Studiendekanat

PD Dr. Volkhard Fischer

fischer.volkhard@mh-hannover.de

Tel. + 49 511 532 6015

Fax + 49 511 532 6003

The Office for Study Affairs helps incoming Erasmus students with all questions concerning the curriculum and the organizational aspects of their study stay, such as choice and location of courses and lectures, timing and application for practicals, clerkships, exams, or any other problems which may arise.

The ECTS Coordinator is the person to accept the Learning Agreements and to issue the Transcript of Records for incomings. He  is also charged with the evaluation of the study programmes of outgoing and incoming students.

Online applications are possible starting 17 April 2023.

Details will follow!

If you are planning practical clinical training (Famulatur) or a short-time research training in a laboratory (Laborpraktikum) at Hannover Medical School through Erasmus+ SMP (student mobility placement), please apply about 6 months before you would like to start at MHH.

Your request should contain the following information and documents:

• full name
• home university, home country
• Exact dates of the planned stay: the start is always Monday, and the end is always Friday. Please note that the minimum duration in the framework of ERASMUS+ SMP is 60 days
• Institute/department, in which you would like to complete a traineeship. Please bear in mind that the minimum duration of stay in each institute/department is at least 4 weeks. Click here for a list of our clinical departments and our research institutions.
• CV
• Enrollment certificate from your university with the anticipated date of graduation
• Knowledge of German: proficiency level B1 is mandatory for the application but some clinics may have higher requirements
  Please consider that patients speak German only, and clinical conferences, ward rounds, etc. take place in German even if many doctors speak English. The better you know German, the more you will benefit from your stay at the MHH.

Please send your application via email to Ms. Mareike Hoffmann (hoffmann.mareike@mh-hannover.de) in the

International Office (Library Building J1, level S0, Room 1160)

Carl-Neuberg-Str. 1

30625 Hannover

Germany

Tel. + 49 511 532 6027

Your placement is determined by the availability of places in the respective departments and institutes.

Once you have been accepted for an ERASMUS+ SMP internship, you are required to submit the following documents via email to Ms. Mareike Hoffmann:

• ERASMUS+ Learning Agreement for Traineeship (filled in by you, signed by you and the responsible person at your home university) 
• Transcript of record
• Valid health certificate (this document must be filled in and signed by your local physician and returned to Ms. Hoffmann at least 2 months before you arrive in Hannover)
• The following insurances will be mandatory. Please send a proof in German or English: personal health, personal liability, malpractice and accident insurance

Accommodation can be offered to ERASMUS+ students by the Studentenwerk Hannover in one of the MHH dormitories if there are any vacancies. Please register and apply as early as possible here. Note that you can only rent and move in on/from the 1st or on/from the 16th of each month.

If you are planning an ERASMUS+ placement at MHH, you may find more helpful information about MHH and the Erasmus+ programme here: European Student Guide

EU-Applicants for the 1st year have to apply to the Stiftung für Hochschulzulassung  like German citizens. A German language certificate (proficiency level A/A+) is required.

Non-EU applicants: Application for the first year

Admission to Medicine / Dentistry 

 If you are a non-EU student and want to apply for the first year of the undergraduate course in Medicine or Dentistry at the MHH, please apply ONLINE through the central application agency UNI-ASSIST.

UNI-ASSIST will check all your documents and your qualification and pass the application on to us for the further admission process. We only deal with applications which come through UNI-ASSIST.

You will find further information on the internet at 

www.uni-assist.de/information-for-application.html

The next application deadline will  be July 15. The MHH only takes up students for the winter semester. Undergraduate courses start every year middle of October.

If you must visit the Studienkolleg (M course), you must also send your application to UNI-ASSIST.

The teaching language at our school is German. No courses or exams in medicine or dentistry take place in English at undergraduate level. Therefore, a German language certificate (proficiency level A/A+) is required.

Please note that no preparatory German courses or German language tests are offered at the MHH.

We cannot offer any kind of financial aid or grants to foreign students. Costs of living amount in Hannover to app. 800 EUR  per month.

Non-EU applicants: Application for "Studienkolleg"

Important information for applicants from non-EU countries, who have to attend the "Studienkolleg" before applying for Medicine/Dentistry at MHH

The deadline for applications ends on January 15th or July 15th. We recommend submitting your application at least 8 weeks before the respective deadline. Only complete applications will be processed.

APPLICATION

All foreign applicants from non-EU countries must apply via UNI-ASSIST e.V.. In some cases, UNI-ASSIST may allocate applicants to take part in the "Studienkolleg" before starting their university studies. If this is the case, UNI-ASSIST informs the MHH that the respective candidate requires "Studienkolleg". In turn, the applicant will be registered at the "Studienkolleg" directly by the MHH.

It is not possible to apply for the "Studienkolleg" directly at the MHH! All applications must be submitted ONLINE to UNI-ASSIST (www.uni-assist.de). 

"Studienkolleg" starts at the beginning of either the sommer or winter semester.

A German language certificate (B2 or higher) must be included in the application to UNI-ASSIST. A mere confirmation of having attended a German B2 course is not sufficient!

The MHH Studierendensekretariat is in charge of admitting foreign students.

More information on the application procedure and university studies in Germany is provided by e. g. the German Academic Exchange Service and "Study in Germany".

Application for advanced semester

If you are studying Medicine or Dentistry at a foreign university, and would like to change to the Hannover Medical School to study in an advanced semester, you must have the courses and exams which you have taken at the present university recognized by German authorities (Landesprüfungsamt für Medizin, Psychotherapie und Pharmazie (LPA))

After the recognition procedure you may apply for the resp. semester at the MHH. Please note that the so-called Practical Year ("PJ") takes place in the 11th and 12th semester.

You will find information about the application procedure at the MHH student registrar's office.

Application deadline for the winter semester is July 15; for the summer semester January 15. Admission into all semesters will, however, only be possible in case of vacancies. No reliable predictions can be made in advance.

A German language certificate (A/A+) is required.

If you want to take an active part within the Practical Year at a German medical Faculty at one of its „Akademische Lehrkrankenhäuser“ (Clinical teaching hospitals) two prerequisites have to be fulfilled:

1. You have to had passed the second part of the German state examination in Medicine successfully, or the „Landesprüfungsamt Düsseldorf“ must have given you a certificate of equivalent studies.
2. You have to be enrolled at any German University for medical studies (Humanmedizin) in the last cycle.

If one or both prerequisites are missing, you couldn’t start in Germany a clinical clerkship with the rights and obligations of a „PJ’ler“!

Physicians will find detailed information about the requirements for medical doctors from abroad (EU and non-EU citizens) seeking further medical training in Germany at the website of the German Medical Association (Bundesärztekammer)

The regional authority for registration (‘Approbation’) in Hannover (Niedersachsen) is the Medical Association of Lower Saxony

Dentists from abroad please see the website of the German Dental Association (Bundeszahnärztekammer) for general information.  

For any training or medical specialization at the MHH one has to apply directly at the respective department or clinic for more specific information or vacancies and application procedure. Click here for a list of our clinical departments and our research institutions.

A special website for international PostDocs of the MHH EU Liaison Office provides support for junior and experienced researchers, who are interested in coming to MHH with their own fellowship and plan to apply e. g. for a Marie Sklodowska Curie Individual Fellowship or a fellowship of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation. This website is also linked to a list of research groups interested in hosting an international fellow.

If you would like to take advantage of this support, please use the contact form provided at this website.

Information on further MHH research areas can be found at the website of the MHH Dean of Research. If interested, please contact directly the head of the research project in question.

Postgraduates from abroad who wish to do a doctorate at Hannover Medical School (Dr. med. / Dr. rer. nat. / Dr. hum. biol. / PhD) will find further details, requirements and doctoral degree regulations.  

Various international PhD-programs can be found at: Hannover Biomedical Research School (HBRS)

More Programs (continuing education, doctorate) can also be found here.