The International Office is the central point of contact for advice, coordination, and funding opportunities related to international cooperation projects.

Document:
Overview of University Partnerships

Requirements for entering into new agreements at University level: 

• Long-term exchange: There must be an existing or planned academic collaboration.
• Interdisciplinary Participation: At least three faculties must be involved in the collaboration.
• Balance between Research and Teaching: Joint projects should encompass both research and the exchange of students and early-career researchers.
• Institutional Support: The agreement is concluded at the university level and is supported by the university administration. 

Documents:
Letter of Intent | MoU - Univertrag | Student Exchange Agreement – Univertrag

Requirements for Faculties or Institutes: 

• Objectives and Focus Areas: Identifying the participating departments as well as the academic and research topics.
• Coordination with the International Office: Determining whether the partnership should be established within a single faculty or as a university-wide agreement.
• Independent Collaborations: Faculties and institutes may establish and self-fund bilateral, discipline-specific partnerships.
• Exchange Programs: A Student Exchange Agreement (SEA) at the faculty level is generally possible, even without involvement from the university’s central administration.

Documents:
Detailed Work Plan 2027-2029 | Student Exchange Agreement | Faculty/ Institute Agreement

1. Submit your application
   Beginning of September: Submit your application to the internationalisation officer of your department for review and signature.
2. Deadline
   30 September: Send the application in advance by email and the original by internal mail to the International Office.

Contact for questions:
finanzen.iouni-rostockde

Documents::
Application: Your mobility abroad | Application: Your guest's visit to Rostock

Travel cost grant

The International Office provides a travel cost grant in accordance with the LRKG (German State Travel Expenses Act) of up to EUR 1,000 for travel to and from the partner university.
In exceptional cases, additional funding requirements can be assessed individually.

• Contact: finanzen.iouni-rostockde

1. Business trip application

• Submit yourbusiness trip applicationwell in advance.
• Send it by internal mail to the International Office.

Please note the general information on business trips in the Service Portal.

In particular:

• Information from the Travel Expenses Office on business trips abroad
• Information on safety-conscious behaviour during business trips abroad

2. Reimbursement of the business trip

• Reimbursement requirement: Every business trip must be reimbursed within the same calendar year in which the trip took place. (We recommend submitting the reimbursement within the first month after the mobility.)
• Exception: Reimbursement within the current year is not possible? → Submit an application to transfer the reimbursement to the following year immediately to finanzen.iouni-rostockde

3. Research mobility report
Submitting a report is essential. It strengthens the international visibility of our university, supports future applications and contributes to the further development of our mobility programmes.

• Submit the report four weeks after the end of the mobility (even without a separate request) as a PDF to finanzen.iouni-rostockde and by internal mail to:
  International Office | Finance | Kröpeliner Str. 29
• The data protection declaration must also be completed and enclosed.

Documents: 
Report on an Official Trip Abroad | Data Protection Declaration