The time has come! Cultural Studies/European Ethnology at JGU Mainz is now an Erasmus+ partner of the Filozofski fakultet of the University of Rijeka (Sveučilište u Rijeci) in Croatia, the Faculty of Philosophy, Politics and Economics at the Universidad de Deusto in Bilbao, Spain, and the Institute for Cultural Analysis of the Alpen-Adria-Universität Klagenfurt as well as the Department of History and European Ethnology at Leopold-Franzens-Universität Innsbruck in Austria. A new partnership with Riga Stradiņš University is currently being planned.
The Erasmus+ Programme in Cultural Studies/European Ethnology
Students of Cultural Studies (BA, MA, PhD) can study abroad for one or two semesters with the Erasmus+ exchange programme. In doing so, possible tuition fees in the host country are waived. In addition, Erasmus+ pays a monthly stipend that helps cover living costs. Before the stay abroad, it is agreed which courses at the host university will be recognised after returning to the University of Mainz (Learning Agreement). A stay abroad in the 3rd or 4th semester is best suited for BA students of Cultural Studies.
If you are interested, please first contact the International Office at JGU for advice. You should then contact the Erasmus+ departmental coordinator, Dr. Taylor McConnell, by e-mail to arrange a subject-specific counselling appointment.
Application deadlines
Erasmus+ scholarships are only offered once a year, so plan your stay abroad at least one year in advance.
The Erasmus+ call for applications always takes place in the winter semester (usually between November and January) and includes all applications for the next winter semester and the summer semester after that. This means that in 2024/25 winter semester, all places for 2025/26 winter semester and 2026 summer semester are already allocated. If you would like to study abroad via Erasmus+ in the 2025/26 winter semester and/or 2026 summer semester, you must already apply in the 2024/25 winter semester.
Your Erasmus+ application in Cultural Studies/European Ethnology
In order to be nominated by Cultural Studies/European Ethnology for an Erasmus+ scholarship, you must submit a strong application and meet the following requirements by the start of the trip:
- Successful completion of the first two semesters (Bachelor)
- Very good language skills in the language of instruction of the partner university (in many cases English at the B2 level)
- Basic knowledge of the national language
Application
The application form for stays abroad in the academic year 2025/2026 will go live at the beginning of December 2024. For more information, please contact the Erasmus+ departmental coordinator at erasmus.kulturanthropologie@uni-mainz.de.
Further steps
The next steps in the application process for an Erasmus+ scholarship or a study place at a foreign university will be explained to you by the Erasmus+ subject coordination after your application has been evaluated. Further information can be found on the website of the JGU International Office (in German).
Current Erasmus+ partner universities
| Country | Partner University | City |
| Austria | Alpen-Adria-Universität Klagenfurt | Klagenfurt |
| Austria | Leopold-Franzens-Universität Innsbruck | Innsbruck |
| Croatia | Sveučilište u Rijeci | Rijeka |
| Croatia | Sveučilište u Zagrebu | Zagreb |
| Czech Republic | Západočeská univerzita v Plzni | Plzeň (Pilsen) |
| Estonia | Tallinna Ülikool | Tallinn |
| Finland | Turun yliopisto | Turku |
| France | Université de Bordeaux | Bordeaux |
| Greece | Panepistimio Egeou | Mytilene (Lesbos) |
| Hungary | Szegedi Tudományegyetem | Szeged |
| Ireland | University College Dublin | Dublin |
| Latvia | Latvijas Kultūras Akadēmija | Rīga |
| Lithuania | Vytauto Didžiojo universitetas | Kaunas |
| Poland | Uniwersytet Gdański | Gdańsk (Danzig) |
| Poland | Uniwersytet Jagielloński | Kraków |
| Poland | Uniwersytet Wrocławski | Wrocław (Breslau) |
| Slovenia | Univerza v Ljubljani | Ljubljana |
| Spain | Universidad de Deusto | Bilbao |
| Turkey | Hacettepe Üniversitesi | Ankara |
| United Kingdom | University of Aberdeen | Aberdeen |