Every year several vacancies at following universities are available within the direct exchange program (Direktaustausch):

University	Location	Vacancies
Universidad Nacional de Córdoba	Córdoba, Argentina	1
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile	Santiago, Chile	2
Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú	Lima, Perú	2*
Universidad de Costa Rica	San José, Costa Rica	1
Pontifica Universidad Javeriana	Bogotá, Colombia	1
Universidad de los Andes	Bogotá, Colombia	1 + 1
Universidad Nacional de Colombia	Bogotá, Colombia	1 + 1*
Universidad de Guadalajara	Guadalajara, Mexico	3*
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México	Mexico City, Mexico	15****
El Colegio de México	Mexico City, Mexico	max. 5**
Universidade de São Paulo	São Paulo, Brazil	2-3
Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	2***
Universidade Estadual de Campinas	São Paulo, Brazil	max. 5

*scholarships including accommodation
**vacancies solely for M.A. students
***vacancies solely for B.A. students
****UNAM: 15 semester-vacancies secured, among them 2 semesters for bachelor and 4 semesters for master students

Please note following application deadlines for the corresponding programs. For instance, the due date for applications to Spanish speaking Latin America is January 15, 2019. There is also an opportunity to additionally apply for scholarships (for one or two semesters) at the DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service) or any other institution.

Further information available on the webpage of Freie Universität Berlin!

Experience reports of students from respective institutes can be found here.

Whoever may be interested in the direct exchange program should also visit the “International Student Mobility – Welcome Services” department of Freie Universität Berlin for an extensive consultation. Furthermore, please note the application deadlines for corresponding programs and inform yourself about the application procedure in a timely manner!

International Student Mobility Office

Studierenden-Service-Center (SSC)
Iltisstr. 4 (U-Bahnhof Dahlem Dorf) 14195 Berlin

Sabine SIMON
Tel: +49 (0)30 838-73930
Fax: +49 (0)30 838-73420
Email: auslstud@fu-berlin.de
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Office hours:
Tuesdays 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. and 2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Thursdays 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. and 2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

For an appointment please contact Sabine Simon via email or telephonically. You can also go directly to the SSC where you will receive a queue number for an appointment at the same day.