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How to Become an Exchange Studentat RWTH Aachen UniversityDo I qualify as an exchange student?If you want to study at RWTH AachenUniversity as an exchange student, youhave to be enrolled as a regular studentat one of our partner universities. Thereare different ways a university qualifiesas a partner university: through an inter-universityagreement, a faculty-tofacultyagreement, or as part of a largerexchange scheme such as UNITECHInternational. As an exchange student,you will be able to transfer credits gainedat RWTH Aachen University toyour home university, but you are notaiming at completing a RWTH degree.If you would like to study at RWTH as ashort term or non-degree student, eventhough your university and RWTH AachenUniversity do not have an agreement,you can apply to RWTH AachenUniversity as a free mover, for whomthe processes and procedures describedin this brochure are the same. However,you would have to pay tuition fees andthe faculty in question must agree toaccept you as a student.Why choose Aachen?RWTH Aachen University is one of theleading technical universities in Europewith an academic staff of 2,420 (including420 full-time professors) andapproximately 30,000 students. Morethan 5,000 international students, representingover 130 different countries,are currently enrolled at the university.The specific strength of our university’sdepartments is the combination of educationand advanced research. Advancedstudents and graduates are providedwith numerous opportunities topursue project and thesis work withinthe framework of ongoing research activities.Aachen is a medium-sized city of250,000 residents, whose life is alsomarked by the city’s unique geographicallocation. In Germany’s westernmostcity, the borders between Germany,Belgium, and the Netherlands are onlya few kilometres away from the citycentre.The attractions of living in this triangleof nations include a colourful mix oflanguages as well as short distancesto cities such as Maastricht, Cologne,Düsseldorf, Brussels, and Amsterdam.Aachen is an ancient spa city, whosehot springs have been valued for theircurative properties from Roman timesup to the present day. Over the pastdecades, Aachen has been marked bya fast development in the high-techsector. These developments have alsobrought a youthful, urbane, and metropolitanflair to Aachen, with a livelyclub scene, modern sports facilities andmany arts and cultural programmes.6