You can apply to Aalto partner schools during the Aalto application rounds. The main application round for all Aalto schools for exchange in the academic year 2025-2026 is 10 - 31 January 2025.

• excluding BIZ Mikkeli campus (but including the Mikkeli students applying for master’s exchange) and
• excluding Aalto schools of technology's exchange destinations in Japan.

In January's application round, it is possible to apply for the next autumn or spring term.

The online exchange application is open only during the application rounds. Late or incomplete applications will not be processed.

Below you will find the exact application timetables and other possible school specific application rounds.

1. School of Arts, Design and Architecture

   The application round for exchange studies abroad in the ARTS partner universities is held twice a year.

   Exchange info sessions

   Information on upcoming info sessions will be published here. Info session on ARTS student exchange and internship opportunities abroad on Wednesday 13.11 at 15 - 16.15. Room F101, Väre.

   Main application round for autumn term 2025 for spring term 2026 for academic year 2025 - 2026	10 - 31 January 2025
   Secondary application round for spring term 2025	2 - 20 September 2024 (16.00)

   All applicants will be informed of the selections by email approximately in 2 - 3 weeks after the application deadline. Please note that we do not comment the selections before the official decisions have been made.

2. School of Business 

   Application timetables for undergraduate or graduate level exchange for the academic year 2025-2026, Otaniemi campus. 
   
   Exchange infos In English:
   Time: Tuesday 12.11. at 12.30-13.30
   Place: Ekonominaukio 1, classroom V002:
   Register here: https://link.webropolsurveys.com/EP/5C96F360D2897BA0
   
   Time: Thursday 28.11. at 15-16
   Place: in zoom https://aalto.zoom.us/j/67644999054
   Register here: https://link.webropolsurveys.com/EP/CDE3C16A2247EF39
   
   Vaihtoinfo suomeksi: 
   Aika: Keskiviikko 20.11. klo 11.30-12.30
   Paikka: Otakaari 1, sali U4.
   Rekisteröidy: https://link.webropolsurveys.com/EP/848F7F8F502145CB
   
   Aika: Keskiviikko 27.11. klo 15-16
   Paikka: Zoom: https://aalto.zoom.us/j/63956371393
   Rekisteröidy: https://link.webropolsurveys.com/EP/8E7F20A79C62729C

   Application dates (application form in portal)	10.1.–31.1.2025 (16.00)
   Applicant's studies checked for selection	Fri 31.1.
   Publication of selection results	Fri 28.2.
   Deadline for students to accept the place	Fri 7.3.
   Secondary application round for the spring 2026	14.8-21.8.
   Applicant's studies checked for selection	21.8.
   Publication of selection results	As soon as possible
   Deadline for students to accept the place	Will be announced

3. Technical schools (CHEM, ELEC, ENG, SCI)

   Main application period 10 Jan – 31 Jan 2025 by 16.00 The studies calculated for the academic index need to be registered to the student register by the end of the application period.	Exchange during the academic year 2025–26 in Europe (Erasmus+) Nordic countries (Nordtek) Asia Australia Latin America North America Free mover scholarship
   Second round application period 2 Sept – 20 Sept 2024 by 16.00 The studies calculated for the academic index need to be registered to the student register by the end of the application period.	Exchange during the spring term 2025 only in The remaining places in the Erasmus+ programme Nordic countries (Nordtek) Possible other destinations will be announced before the application period begins. Free mover scholarship
   Main application period 11 Nov – 2 Dec 2024 The studies calculated for the academic index need to be registered to the student register by the end of the application period.	Exchange during the academic year 2025-26 in Japan Free mover scholarship

Host universities have different kinds of language requirements. The language in which the studies are completed depends on the host university's study offer. Although courses might be offered in English, the host university might acquire for example basic skills in the host country's language.

To check if you fullfill the host university's application criteria, check from the Destination Database of your own Aalto University field of study. Please check host universitiy's website for the following information before submitting your Aalto application:

1. their language requirement and recommendations
2. you can also check whether the pages mention additional ways of proving your language skills that the Destination Database does not mention.
3. Aalto University has agreed with many partners that Aalto University students do not need to provide an official English language test (e.g. TOEFL/IELTS), but another certificate mentioned in the Destination Database is sufficient.

You can be selected only to a destination which langauge requirements and recommendations you fullfill. Note that even if the host university wouldn't require a language certificate from the student, Aalto can ask the applicant to provide a written certificate of the student's language skills in the Aalto application stage. This way we can be assured that you have the language skills required to complete studies at the destination. 

In unclear cases, contact the destination's Aalto Coordinator, to check if your language skills fullfill the application criteria. In certain cases, your Exchange Coordinator can ask you to provide a language certificate from the Aalto Language Center.

1. Business School students: If you are studying in a prorgramme which is official taught in English, you do not have to attach and English language certificate to the application. Submit the language certificate only if needed, according to your host institution's requirements. If you are studying in the host university mainly in a language other than English, a certificate of the language in question has to be delivered by the Aalto application deadline with your online application (excluding TOEFL/IELTS test results, see below).
2. ARTS and technical school students: You must prove your language skills according to the host university's requirements and deliver possible required language certificates with your online application by the Aalto deadline (excluding TOEFL/IELTS test results, see below).  

English language certificates

Most commong ways to prove your English language skills: 

1. You have completed a CEFR B2 level English course at Aalto University language centre or in another institute of higher education, and the course is recorded to your transcript of records at Aalto University. 

• you do not need a separate certificate to Aalto University application, unless otherwise instructed regarding the university in question.
• It is sufficient that you mention in the Aalto online application that you have completed an English language course. NOTE! The course must show in your transcript of records by the end of the application period. 
• Most of Aalto’sEnglish language courses fulfill at least the B2 level (CEFR) requirement. In other words, in these cases you are eligible to apply to destinations which require B2 level English language certificate.
• You can receive the English language certificate for the host institution's application round from your Aalto Exchange Coordinator.
• If you apply to a destination that requires C1 level, please see instructions below. 

2. If you are studying at Aalto in a programme which teaching language is officially English 

• You do not need a separate certificate to Aalto University application, unless otherwise instructed regarding the university in question.
• It is sufficient that you mention in the Aalto online application that you officially study in a programme where the teaching language is English.
• You can receive the English language certificate for the host institution's application round from your Aalto Exchange Coordinator.
• Students studying in a bachelor’s programme where the teaching language is officially Finnish: you must graduate as bachelor by the end of the application period and be officially moved to a master’s programme taught in English. 

3. A certificate from the language teacher at the Language Center

• If you do not have enough time to complete an English language course, you will need to ask for a certificate from the Language Center and attach it to your exchange application. 
• Please note that it may not be possible to get your CEFR -level in the certificate, and this can limit your destination selection. Read more about alternative ways to estimate your CEFR level below. 

• Additiona information about the language certificates from the Language center and MyCourses (booking a time etc).

Some destinations may require:

4. Official English language test (e.g. TOEFL, IELTS)

• You must complete the test with an outside provider on your own expense.
• You must complete the language test so that you can submit the language certificate with your Aalto online application by the end of the Aalto application round.
• The language certificates' levels required by the host institutions are available in your school's Destination Database and/or on the host institution's website.
• Ask the test provider to send the application results both to Aalto and the host university (information is enquired by the test provider when you register for the TOEFL/IELTS test).
• Take into consideration the duration of the test results (usually 2 years).
• Exception 1. If you apply for the following spring term in January's application round, you cancontact the destination's Coordinator at Aalto and agree that you can deliver the language certificate by the deadline given by the Exchange Coordinator. However, priority in selections is given to those applicants who have delivered the language certificate with their Aalto online application.

5. Other ways to prove your English Language skills: 

• some Universities in especially North America and Australia may accept other ways to prove your language skills, such as a certain grade from a Finnish matriculation examination. 
• attach a copy of the required certificate to your exchange application by the end of the application period.
• Note that these certificates are ONLY accepted to those destinations that specifically mention them. For any other exchange destinations, you apply to, you need to deliver another certificate. 

6. If the host university requires level C1 (CEFR) in English language

• complete C level English course at Aalto.

• You can apply to a destination which requires a certificate of  C1 level, if you have completed a B2 level course in English at Aalto with grade 4 or 5. 

Options to receive a CERF assessment (if you have not completed a language course)

If you need a certificate of a certain CEFR level, but you have not completed a language course at Aalto, contact the Aalto Language Center to find out if it is possible to determine your CEFR level on the basis of the following certificates or grades:

• you have an earlier degree, which you have completed in the language which is required by the host university (also secondary level education).
• you have an International Baccalaurate Diploma. You can check the corresponding CEFR-level from this document provided by IB Organisation.
• you have other official language certificate.
• you have completed a language course which is not included in your Aalto transcript.
• you have completed English language successfully in your high school diploma and / or you have completed Advanced English. On the basis of certain grades, the language teacher maybe able to provide you a language certificate which includes the CEFR level.

Note that in these cases, your eligibility to the destination which you have chosen depends on if you can provide a language certificate with a CEFR level.

More information on the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR) self-assessment grids.

Other languages than English 

• always ask the certificate from the Language Center
• If you have completed a language course at Aalto University or other institute of higher education, the Language Center may be able to mark your CEFR level to the certificate. You are eligible to destiantions where your CEFR level is sufficient.

Official Language Tests in other languages than English

Official language tests in e.g. Japanese (JLPT) and Chinese (HSK) are organized somewhat rarely. If the host university requires an official language test results (normally only if you wish to study in the language): 

• Students of Aalto technical schools should check instructions for providing the Japanese language test results from the technical schools' Destination Database.
• Other languages: contact the coordinator of the destination well in advance of the application period. 

Start making your study plan, i.e. planning your course selections well in advance, so that you have time to consider your destination carefully. Find out which universities offer the most interesting and suitable courses for you.

The exchange study plan is made for 

• undergraduate level exchange: 30 ECTS per semester ( 60 ECTS for entire academic year)
• master level exchange: at least 24 ECTS (48 ECTS for entire academic year)
• PhD level exchange: to be agreed with your Academic Advisor (ARTS)

In European destinations, the credits correspond to Aalto credits. Many universities located outside Europe in form their credits as local credits, not ECTS credits. The amount of studies in local credits varies. Check from the Destination Database for how many local credits your study plan has to be made.

Before you apply for exchange, discuss with your Study Advisor/Academic Advisor/Study Coordinator/Professor , what would be the best timing for your studies and waht studies you can complete during your exchange.

More information on destination specific course selection instructions, and links to our partner universities' course information, is available in your school's Destination Database. During the Aalto application round, the host institution's next academic year's course information is not normally available, so the study plans can always be made based on the available course information. You can use the course information from previous or current academic year, exchange reports, or contact the Exchange Coordinator of your own school or the Coordinator responsible for the destination at Aalto.

The credit transfer of your exchange studies is not voluntary. Credits completed abroad have to be included in your degree, since you have received the exchange placement on the basis of your study right at Aalto University (or the exchange has been considered as official student exchange), as well as student exchange scholaship, and possibly student aid. You must apply for credit transfer for the exchange studies in Sisu as soon as possible after your exchange has ended, and you have received the official transcript of records from your host institution.

Also note that FPA (KELA) takes into consideration only the credits included (transfered) in your Aalto transcriot of records, when checking the progress of your studies.

For school specific instructions on how to make your study plan, please see below.

School of Business

Students of School of Business pariticpating in student exchange normally complete the International Minor as part of their degree. The extent of the International Minor in the undergraduate level degree is at least 30 credits and in the masterl level degree at least 24 credits. In master level destinations, where the academic year consits of trimesters it is not necessarily possible to complete enough credits for full International Minor. In these cases, you have to complete additional studies for the International Minor after your exchange.

Criteria for the exchange studies:

• University level courses, which do not contain thesis or intership.
• Studies in economics, business administration or related field OR
• From other fields of science if supporting business studies.
• Courses which content is new for your degree.
• Primarily studies from the correct level i.e. undergraduate level courses on UG level exchange and master level courses in MA level exchange. In exceptional cases it is possible to conplete courses from other level than your degree, if allowed by the host university.
• International Minor can also contain courses from the field of your own study program / specialization field, but the content must differ from the courses you complete for your study program / specialization field at Aalto
• Max. 8 ECTS local language/culture studies, min. 16 ECTS must be other than language/culture studies (NB: trimester universities!). Language or culture studies related to other than the host country are not accepted.

Transferring your exchange credits into your degree

If you are planning to apply for exchange, you must included the exchange in your personal study plan in Sisu ad plan the studies so that the completed studies can be transferred into your degree. Remember that the International Minor must be included in your personal study plan (eHOPS) already at the time of your BIZ exchange application round.

It is possible to transfer the credits of an official student exchange as follows:

1. By including them in your bachelor's degree as an International Minor (30 credits)
2. By including them in your master's degree as an International Minor  (24 credits)
3. In addition to International Minor, students have the possibility to substitute individual courses from the study program or to include an individual course to the degree (e.g. to elective studies). However, at least 18 ECTS should be left for the International Minor.

In order to add the International Minor into the student's degree, at least 18 credits of the exchange studies have to be included as part of the minor. From autumn 2018 onwards, the courses completed during the exchange have been transfered individually, i.e.the completed courses will appear in the Aalto transcript under the International Minor individually under the original name and credit number. Studies as graded as accepted/fail.

Studies completed abroad outside the official student exchange cannot be included in the International Minor.

IDBM-programme (exception):

Students of IDBM (BIZ) programme who have started their studies 1.8.2018 or after, cannot complete International Minor. The exchange studies are normally transferred into their degree as electives instead. If you apply for exchange, elective studies must be mainly reserved for exchange studies. During the exchange selections, students' personal study plans are checked and the elective studies have to be reserved for exchange. 

Exchange studies can also be included elsewhere in your degree if their content is suitable for your degree. For more information on the content of the exchange studies, please contact IDBM's Planning Officer.

School of Arts, Design and Architecture

Criteria for the exchange studies:

• Studies must be part of your degree studies and full-time. 
• Studies completed during the exchange must normally be chosen from your own degree level (undergraduate, master, PhD).
  • Excluding studies in which you have not completed basic studies yet.
  • Excluding destinations where only bachelor level studies are offered for master level students (determined in the ARTS destination database).
• Normally students can take courses related to their own major at ARTS. However, some universities allow students to take courses from different programme's, or they offer more general programmes for exchange students for example in Design.
• You can complete studies which are suitable for your personal study plan's major studies or elective studies.
• Completing your minor is possible depending on your exchange destination and your degree programme/major at ARTS.
• Completing your final thesis abroad is also possible in some cases, but this has to be agreed case-by-case with your Acadmic Advisor. Please note that not all destinations receive students who wish to complete their thesis during the exchange, or offer a Thesis Advisor. If you wish to complete your thesis or part of during your exchange, we recommend to contact your Academic Advisor and ARTS Exchange Coordinator well in advance before the ARTS application deadline.
• The content of the courses which you complete has to be new for your degree.

Study Plan

When you choose your destinations, you must check that all the destinations which you have chosen offer you enough studies during the semester which you apply for.and in which language the host institution's studies are.

When you have found out what courses the destinations which you have chosen offer, you must write a study plan to all destinations which you have chosen.

• The study plan must be made on the ARTS Student Exchange Study Plan form. Other study plans are not accepted.
  • In addition to this, the exchange must be included in your personal study plan in Sisu. If you are an BA level student applying for MA level exchange, completing your MA level study plan in Sisu is ot necessarily possible yet, so in this case you hvae to update the Sisu  study plan as soon it is possible.
• The study plan must include the names of all courses, code codes, and number of credits (in ECTS, when possible), if available.
• The plan must include the required number of credits (see above).
• Indicate clearly in your study plan where (major, minor, free choice studies) you plan to include your exchange courses.
• Write the study plan in English (excluding host institution's courses which are indicated in the native language).
• The study plan must be approved and signed by your Academic Advisor. Otherwise your application will not be processed.
   
  • If you are currently studying on bachelor level, but are applying for master level exchange, your study plan has to be approved by your master level programme's Academic Advisor.
  • Note that you cannot use previous application rounds' study plan, unless instructed otherwise by ARTS Exchange Coordinator. The plan has to be up-to-date.
  • Include the exchange also to your Sisu personal study plan before you deliver the ARTS Student Exchange Study Plan to your Academic Advisor. Attach the updated Sisu personal study plan to the ARTS Student Exchange Study Plan form when you deliver it to yoru Academic Advisor.
  • You can check your Academic Advisor's name from Sisu (or your Study Coordinator).

The study plan is not final. The plan can be modified if necessary after your acceptance to the host university. All changes have to be approved by your Academic Advisor immediatly.

Note that ARTS exchange agreements are normally made for specific study fields, for example with certain faculty, department or programme/major, which defines what courses you can select from the host institution. This might restrict the number of courses which are availabe for you at the host institution. Also note that not all destinations offer a degree programme which is exactly the same as your programme/major at ARTS. Instead, they can offer for example a general programme in Design, or different types of programmes related to your major.

Schools of Technology (CHEM, ELEC, ENG, SCI)

Criteria for the exchange studies:

• Your can transfer studies both master and undergraduate level degree, if there's room. Especially on master level the exchange requires carefull planning, so that all courses completed during the exchange can be transferred into your degree.
• Your can study courses for your minor, elective, or major studies. Often it's easier to find suitable courses for the minor or free choice studies. On of the easiest options is to create an International Minor. For more information please contact your own degree programme's planning officer.
• Courses which content is new for your degree.
• Exchange agreements are often made for specific study fields, for example with certain faculty, department or programme, which defines what courses you can select from the host institution. This might restrcit the number of courses which are availabe for you at the host institution. Also the level of the studies (UG/G) restricts the course availability.
• Completing your final thesis abroad can also be possible. In this case, contact your Aalto school's exchange coordinator well in advance before the application deadline.

Practical instructions:

• Remember that you must make the study plan to each destination which you have chosen (1-3).
• Use the general exchange study plan when applying to destaintions outside Europe, and Learning Agreement to Erasmus destinations. (Note: in table A list the courses to be completed at the host institution and in table B where these courses are placed in your Aalto degree.
• Write the study plan in English or in the destinations native language.
• The study plan must include at least  30 ECTS (UG) / 24 ECTS (master) per exchange semester. These credits have to be included in your degree at Aalto.
• Indicate clearly in your study plan where (major, minor, free choice studies) you plan to include your exchange courses.
• Update your personal study plan. If needed, as for more instructions from your own degree programme's/major's planning officer.
• Ask your degree programme's/major's planning officer to sign the exchange study plan. In some cases, the planning officer can ask also your professor to sign the plan. Accepted study plan confirms that the exchange studies can be included in your degree.
• Check destination specific requirements from the Destination Database. Remember to check, in which language the host institution's studies are (English course name does not necessarily mean that the course will be held in English)!
• The study plan has to be included in your Aalto online exchange application.
• If your study plan changes during the exchange, you have to get an approval for the changes from your own degree programme/major at Aalto.

Application form

To apply for student exchange you have to fill in and submit the Aalto BIZ Outgoing Student Exchange Application which is open in the BIZ Study Abroad Portal during the application rounds. Fill in only 1 application. You can apply to 1-10 destinations with one application form. Check the list of the available exchage places for the academic year 2024-2025. 

List of available Undergraduate and Graduate exchange places spring 2025 (second round application). 

Number of available exchange places is limited. Please note: Destinations which have flexible slots (eg. 4 UG/G) between study levels are included to both lists (green column). Destinations which have strictly divided slots (eg. 1 UG+1G) have available study level places in green column (other study level marked to notes on allocations column).

Remember to check that you are selecting options from the list of right study level (UG/G) above. From above, read the instructions for filling the online application carefully. Read also the exchange info slides

• Note that free movers apply with a separate online application form.
• Students in the Mikkeli Campus apply separately, see information under your degree programme. 

Appendices

Upload the following attachments to the online application. Without them the application cannot be submitted. Scan the attachments in PDF (other file formats are not accepted). The max. size for all attachments in total is 10 MB. Remember to also add the International Minor as your minor to your Personal Study Plan (PSP).

1. Motivation letter. Students applying for Bachelor and Master exchange must write a motivation letter and briefly cover the following questions in English (altogether 400–500 words, approx. one A4 sheet):   1) Why do you want to study abroad ? 2) What kind of skills and knowledge do you expect to learn during the exchange semester and how will these skills support your future career? 3) Student exchange agreements are based on reciprocity: in order to send Aalto BIZ students abroad we need to receive incoming exchange students from the same universities. How would you promote Finland, Aalto University and particularly the School of Business to your fellow students while on exchange?
2. Curriculum Vitae. CV can be either in Finnish or in English. CVs are only for office use and we will not forward them to the exchange universities.
3. PSP (Personal Study Plan / HOPS) including International Minor (not needed if you are a first year bachelor student or IDBM student). Instructions: Go to your study plan > Print > Destination > Save as pdf.

In addition to these, the following documents are attached to the application only if necessary:

1. Additional documents to be submitted by BSc students applying for MSc exchange include a scheduled BSc study plan and graduation date.
2. Relevant language certificates. 
3. Please check the possible destination specific requirements such as other required certificates. 
4. If you have had a long term medical condition which has had a negative impact on the progress of your studies while you have been registered at BIZ in your current degree, please send a medical certificate as a proof by email to [email protected] (do not attach it to the application portal). 

Where you can apply to

Please note that the available destinations will be confirmed before each application period. These will be announced on this site.

You can apply to max. 10 destinations, in a binding order of preference.

• Every semester is marked as a separate alternative in the application. Please note that the online application does not rule out universities and semesters according to availability. Check the List of available exchange places 2022–2023 to see whether the required level of studies (UG = undergraduate / bachelor / KTK or G=graduate / master / KTM)  and preferred semester are available at the university in question.
• Remember to check the semester dates of your destinations and plan your studies in Aalto University accordingly.

If you are not selected to any of the options stated in the application form you can be offered a place in some other university if this has been marked in your application ("wild card option").

Important things to note

• Check the possible destination specific language and other requirements from the host university's website and the BIZ Destination Database.

In a nutshell

Application form

To apply for student exchange you have to fill in and submit the Aalto ARTS Outgoing Student Exchange Application which is open in the ARTS Study Abroad Portal during the application rounds. Fill in only 1 application. You can apply to 1 - 4 destinations with one application form. Read below the instructions for filling the online application carefully. 

If you are applying for free mover exchange (i.e. to a destination which is not ARTS partner university), please fill in and submit the free mover application and follow instructions found on page free mover exchange.

Appendices

Upload the following attachments to the online application. Without them the application cannot be submitted. Scan the attachments in PDF (other file formats are not accepted). The max. size for all attachments in total is 10 MB.

1. ARTS Student Exchange Study Plan form to each destination you have chosen. Forms have to be signed and approved by your degree programme's academic advisor (or Study Coordinator, in some programmes). Personal study plan (HOPS) or other types of attachments are NOT accepted instead of learning agreement.
2. Official transcript of records. You can print the transcript from Sisu.
3. If you are applying to destinations to which there are language requirements/language certificate requirements, attach a language certificate to your application, if information on your language skills is not available in your transcript, or if the host university requires a different kind of certificate. Note that eventhough the host university might not require a language certificate, Aalto can ask for the certificate in the Aalto application stage, to ensure that you have sufficient language skills to study in the destination. Before submitting your application, check from the ARTS Destination Database the possible language requirements, if a language certificate is required, what type of certificate is required and information on different options on how to prove your language skills. If you have not attached the required language certificate to your ARTS application when necessary, your application to the destination in question will not be taken into consideration. More information on how to prove your language skills is available above.

In addition to these, the following documents are attached to the application only if necessary:

1. If you have had a long term medical condition which has had a negative impact on the progress of your studies while you have been registered at ARTS in your current degree, please note that a medical certificate might be requested later.
2. If you have worked/are working in the AYY as a board member during your current degree, attach a work certificate signed by the Chair of the AYY Board which includes your role in the board, working dates and social security number/student ID number.
3. To some destinations you might be required to deliver a letter of recommendation from your degree programme's professor after the ARTS selection.

Remember to acquire all the required attachments well before the deadline. Late attachments are not accepted. Incomplete applications are not processed.

Where can you apply to

Open places will be published by the beginning of each application round in the ARTS Destination Database. 
Note that all destinations are not open on each application round. In the spring's application round, you can apply for exchange for the following autumn or spring semester. In the autumn's application round, you can apply for exchange for the the following spring semester 

You can apply to destinations which are marked open for your degree programme, major and study level (i.e. UG, MA, PHD) in the ARTS Destination Database for the following semester/academic year.

• If a destination or the number of open places for it is not available in the ARTS Destination Database, you cannot apply to such destination.
• In the autumn semester's application round you CANNOT apply to destinations where the number of remaining seats is 0 (i.e. there are no open places) in the ARTS destination database.

You can apply to 1-4 destinations.

• List the destination in a binding order of preference.
• All applicants are strongly recommended to apply to more than one destinations!
• We will try to place students in order of preferance, but you can be chosen to any of the destinations which you have chosen.
• Applicant will be selected only to one destination.
• To destinations where number of seats/remaining seats is specified for a certain semester (autumn/spring) there are places available ONLY for the indicated semester. For example; Remaining seats 1 (Autumn) means that there is 1 place available, but only for the autumn semester.
• In the autumn's application round, there are normally available only the destinations which were not filled in the spring term's application round, new destinations or destinations to which there were cancellations. 

If you are not chosen to any of the destinations which you have chosen, we can propose another destination for you, if you wish, if there are open places available to destinations which application deadline has not passed, if you are eligible to apply.

Important things to note

• Check from your academic advisor if you can participate in student exchange and what studies you can complete during your exchange.
• If you want to study abroad for two semester, take this into consideration in the application stage, because it's not possible to extend the exchange.
• Check the possible destination specific language and other requirements from the host university's website and the ARTS Destination Database.

In a nutshell

1. You can apply to 1 - 4 destinations. Remember to consider:
   • the teaching language - a language that you are comfortable with and that meets the requirements of the university
   • the field of study that will fit in your degree
   • other possible requirements of the destination
2. Make a study plan for each destination that you apply to (remember to get them signed by your degree programme!).
3. Get an official study record transcript in English and possible required language certificates. Check if you need other appendices.
4. Fill out the ARTS online application during the application period.

Application form

To apply for student exchange you have to fill in and submit the Aalto TECH Outgoing Student Exchange Application which is open in the TECH Study Abroad Portal during the application rounds mentioned at the beginning of this page. Fill in only one application. You can apply to 1-3 destinations with one application form. From below, read the instructions for filling the online application carefully.

• TECH Study Abroad Portal (fill in your application here)
• Note that free movers apply with a separate online application form (accessable via same portal linked above).

Appendices

Upload the following attachments to the online application. Without them the application cannot be submitted. Scan the attachments in PDF (other file formats are not accepted). The max. size for all attachments in total is 10 MB.

1. Approved study plan(s)/Learning Agreement(s). Use the Exchange Study Plan form for destinations outside Europe and Learning Agreement for Erasmus+ destinations.
2. Transcript of records (in English, a digitally signed transcript will suffice).
3. Language certificate (if necessary).

Where you can apply to

The available destinations will be confirmed before each application period. You can apply to max. 3 destinations, in a binding order of preference. Every semester is marked as a separate alternative in the application.

If you apply to 3 destinations, you may also choose a "wild card option". If you choose a wild card option in your application, and you are not selected to any of your 3 stated options, you may be offered a place in another university. If you have less than 3 destinations on your application, a wild card destination may not be offered to you.

In a nutshell

1. You can apply to 1–3 destinations. Remember to consider:
   • the teaching language - a language that you are comfortable with and that meets the requirements of the university
   • the field of study that will fit in your degree
   • other possible requirements of the destination
2. Make a study plan for each destination that you apply to (remember to get the signatures from your degree programme!).
3. Get language certificates if you need them, and download an official study record transcript in English from Sisu. Check if you need other appendices.
4. Fill out the online application during the application period.

1. Open the online application form, but do not use Internet Explorer.
2. Sign in with your Aalto credentials. Open the info page at Start a new application. The application consists of several pages. The headlines of the pages can be seen on the left.
3. Please fill in the application page by page. Tick the box on Mark page as complete when you have answered all the questions on that page. You can save the application form and continue filling it later (during the application period).
4. List the exchange places you wish to apply for on the page List of exchange places, in an order of preference. +Destination allows you to add more options.
5. On the page Relevant documents to be uploaded please add the scanned, relevant application documents (signed Learning Agreement or Study plan, Official Transcript of Records, possible Language certificate) in PDF format. The maximum size of one file is 2 MB. You need to add a signed Learning Agreement or Study plan on each destination option you are applying for (excluding BIZ students!), please combine Learning Agreements/Study Plans as one pdf-file. However, one Transcript of Records and one Language certificate per language will suffice.
6. NOTE! Please do not copy text to the application form (e.g. from Word) - this can lock the application and prevent the pdf document to be uploaded.
7. Send the application by clicking Submit.
8. Do not close the browser, but wait until the programme produces a pdf copy of your application. Please save the pdf copy as a receipt of the submitted application. In case the pdf is not generated and/or you cannot save it, contact the exchange coordinator of your School. Please do not fill in another application!
9. Sign out.
10. After submitting the application you cannot make changes in it. If you have questions on your application please contact the exchange coordinator of your Aalto School.