Exchange studies in Africa

Contact

Study abroad advisor for Africa, Asia, Australia, Middle East, Russia, and Central Asia

Roman Behrens

+49(0)441-798-4266

Office hours International students (degree seeking)

Availability by phone
Mondays: 9 -12 a.m. and 2-3:30 p.m. 
Thursdays: 2 p.m.-3:30 p.m.

Online office hours
Tuesdays 9:30 a.m.–10:30 a.m. in our virtual meeting room (BigBlueButton)

Face-to-face office hours
Tuesdays 2:45 p.m.-4:15 p.m. (SSC)
Thursdays: 9:45 a.m.-11:15 a.m. (SSC)

Exchange studies in Africa

Coronavirus and stays abroad in 2021

The International Office is in close contact with partner universities worldwide. Since information related to the Corona crisis is updated on a daily basis, students planning a stay abroad in 2021 should regularly check their university e-mail account.

Coronavirus / COVID-19: current situation at the University of Oldneburg

Re-open EU: tool of the European Union that provides an overview of the health situation in European countries, restrictions in place, including on quarantine and testing requirements for travelers and mobile coronavirus contact tracing and warning apps.

DAAD information for students who receive funding from the DAAD (e.g. Erasmus+, PROMOS)

The University of Oldenburg is maintaining student exchange programmes with the following African universities:

  • Nelson Mandela University in Gqeberha (formerly Port Elizabeth), South Africa
  • University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, South Africa
  • University of Mauritius, Mauritius
  • University of Nairobi, Kenia
  • Makerere University in Kampala, Uganda
  • University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
  • University of Ghana, Ghana

When to apply?

Applications for the exchange programme for a stay abroad in Non-EU countries (exception: North America) in the following year are due in July/August.

(Changed: 26 Jan 2023)