Erasmus Learning Agreement

The learning agreement is an agreement between the ERASMUS students, the home university and the subject coordinators of Heidelberg University.

The learning agreement is independently compiled by the student according to the specifications of their home university. See the form on the website Forms and Documents. Fill in the document completely according to the courses you wish to attend, following the completition instructions below on this page and send it to the ERASMUS Coordination of the Law Faculty for examination and signature. Depending on the requirements of your home university, this may be required before or at the beginning of your stay. 

The Learning Agreement should be submitted to the ERASMUS coordinator of the Faculty of Law by mid-December (winter semester) or mid-June (summer semester) at the latest.

You can set your own timetable according to the requirements of your home university. You can attend all courses at the Faculty of Law (except Practical preparation courses ("Übungen")). Participation in seminars, moot courts and study groups is only possible after prior registration. Before you make your final choice of course, we recommend that you attend all courses in the first two weeks of the lecture period. Afterwards, you can make your final choice, coordinate it with your home university and then submit the learning agreement to the ERASMUS coordinator of the Faculty of Law for examination and signature.

You can find the range of courses at Heidelberg University and the Faculty of Law in the online course catalogue heiCO. 
To view the courses offered by the Faculty of Law, click on “Courses” in the bottom right corner of the heiCO website. Under “Filters” you can choose the Language of instruction, for example English.

You can find a short instructions on how to search for courses in heiCo from the ERASMUS subject coordinator here:

Instructions on how to find a course in heiCO

See also the detailed instructions for heiCo on the university website.  

The final course catalogue for the winter semester is usually not available until around 1^st of October, and for the summer semester not until around 1^st April. Please refer to the offer of the previous winter or summer semester!

The courses are generally held in German (B1 level). Courses in foreign languages are also offered. A list of courses, which are generally held in another language, can be found in this brochure:

Brochure on courses held in foreign languages

Lectures at other faculties are open to students enrolled at the University of Heidelberg as well. Please contact the respective professor/lecturer for more information.

Once you have decided on your final choice of course and agreed this with your home university, complete the Learning Agreement in full - taking into account the total ECTS credits - and send it to the Erasmus coordinator at the Faculty of Law for examination and signature

• by the automated digital data exchange via the EWP network 
  or 

• by e-mail erasmus@ipr.uni-heidelberg.de

  Please take note of the ‘Completion instructions’ (see below on this page).

Some courses have registration deadlines. The deadlines are announced or published in the online learning platform Moodle or in the (annotated) course catalogue. You cannot obtain ECTS credits or take an examination in every course (e.g. practical preparation courses ("Übungen") or study groups). For more information see the website ECTS and taking exams.

The ERASMUS coordination team of the  Faculty of Law will be happy to advise you on the preparation of your learning agreement during office hours and by e-mail erasmus@ipr.uni-heidelberg.de 

Access to the Heidelberg University course catalogue and registration for courses takes place via heiCO. Please note that registration via the attendance function is mandatory if you want to take an exam and receive ECTS credits!

A short instruction from the Faculty of Law on how to take courses via heiCO can be found here:

Instruction on how to enrol in a course on heiCO

Please see also the instructions on heiCo of Heidelberg University.

Next, you will register on the online learning platform  Moodle for the respective course for access to materials and to improve communication. For more information, please visit the website Lectures and Courses.

If you do not have to sign and return your learning agreement before or at the beginning of your stay (depending on the requirements of your home university), we recommend that you first attend all eligible courses during the first two weeks of your lecture. Afterwards you make your final selection. In addition, take a look at the website Lectures and Courses. Fill in the form Learning Agreement according to your choice of lectures, also Table C under the heading "Exceptional Changes to the Proposed Mobility Programmes", enter the number of ECTS credits and send it to the Erasmus coordinator at the Faculty of Law for examination and signature

• by the automated digital data exchange via the EWP network 
  or 

• by e-mail erasmus@ipr.uni-heidelberg.de

  Please take note of the “Guidelines on how to use the Learning Agreement for Studies” (please see on this page further down).

The section “Changes to the Learning Agreement” is only to be filled out after you have already submitted the document before your stay and there are changes during your stay.

Please also read the step-by-step instructions for acquiring ECTS credits:

Instructions on how to calculate ECTS credits