FAQ about the Learning Agreement

The Learning Agreement must be signed by three parties: the student, our Erasmus+ Coordinator Dr Anke Reinhold at International Relations at the Faculty of Social Sciences and the Erasmus+ Coordinator of the partner university. As a rule, scans of the signed Learning Agreement submitted by email are sufficient. Please make sure that you submit the Learning Agreement with the full contact details of all the parties involved, as this makes processing much easier (which may take 3 - 5 working days).

In Table A, you enter those courses from the partner university's course catalogue that you would like to attend during your mobility. You can also enter language courses or special Erasmus+ courses there too – provided that the partner university awards ECTS credit points for them. In Table B, you enter the modules of your degree programme at the Faculty of Social Sciences for which you would like the courses recognised from Table A that you will attend abroad.

Yes. You can make changes to the Learning Agreement via the document Changes to the Original Learning Agreement, which you can find in your Mobility-Online participant account. Please ensure that you upload this document – signed by all three parties – in Mobility-Online again at the latest five weeks after the start of your mobility.

No. You do not have to apply for prior recognition. However, we strongly recommend that you do because in this way you can be sure that your learning outcomes achieved abroad will be recognised. It will also speed up the recognition of your learning outcomes by the Examination Office after the end of your mobility.

For Table A, there is an indicative value of 30 ECTS credit points, which you should strictly adhere to. Under certain circumstances, it is possible to earn less than 15 ECTS credit points per semester. This is the case, for example, if you are already at a very advanced stage in your studies. You can apply for an exception via your Mobility-Online participant account and have it confirmed by our Erasmus+ Coordinator Dr Anke Reinhold at the International Relations office. Please submit the relevant documents, such as a Transcript of Records confirming your study status, directly with your application.

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You are under no obligation to achieve any learning outcomes abroad. Nevertheless, we recommend that you attend courses abroad and complete them successfully, as learning outcomes will be listed in your Transcript of Records. This can have a positive impact on your chances when applying e.g. for internships. In addition, the Transcript of Records can also be regarded as an additional qualification within your studies. Some of our partner universities insist on a minimum number of ECTS credit points, please enquire at the partner university.

The Learning Agreement is an agreement between you, the partner university and Goethe University Frankfurt on the learning outcomes to be achieved. Its purpose is also to ensure that your learning outcomes achieved abroad are recognised. Nevertheless, it might happen – for various reasons (e.g. if a course is cancelled, etc.) – that you are unable to keep to your Learning Agreement. You can then make changes to it via the document Changes to the Original Learning Agreement, which you can find in your Mobility-Online participant account. Please ensure that you upload this document – signed by all three parties – in Mobility-Online again at the latest five weeks after the start of your mobility.

Choose other courses offered by the partner university and enter these changes in the document Changes to the Original Learning Agreement, which you can find in your Mobility-Online participant account. Please ensure that you upload this document – signed by all three parties – in Mobility-Online again at the latest five weeks after the start of your mobility.