Incomings

• Problem Solving & Communication
• Ethics and Sustainability
• Economics
• Oraganizational Behavior
• Financial Analysis & Modelling
• Disruptive Technologies & Business Models
• Competiteveness
• Entrepreneurial Finance
• Value Chain Management
• Entrepreneurship
• Negotiation
• International Macroeconomics
• Managerial Decision Making
• Coding & Data Literacy
• Global Strategy
• Corporate Valuation & M&A
• Financial Instruments & Asset Pricing
• Innovation Management & Corporate Entrepreneurship
• Online Marketing & Customer Analytics
• Growth Management
• Stakeholder Communication
• Capital Market Theory & Investments
• Risk Management of Corporations
• Change Management
• Customer Value Creation
• Business Plan Seminar
• Advanced Corporate Finance
• Case Study Seminar with Finance Executives

EU citizens maintaining a passport from the following countries do not require a visa, but need to go to the city registration office after arrival:
Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxemburg, Malta, The Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Sweden, Spain, Slovak Republic, Slovenia; other countries of the EEA (Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway) and Switzerland.

Non-EU citizens

Citizens of the following countries do not require a visa, but need to apply for the residence permit at the foreigners’ office after arrival. Furthermore, they need to go to the city registration office after arrival: Australia, Canada, Israel, Japan, Korea (South), New Zealand, USA
Citizens of the following countries do not require a visa, but are not allowed to work during or after the program at HHL without a visa, so visa application is highly recommended. They will need to apply for the residence permit at the foreigners’ office after arrival. Furthermore, they need to go to the city registration office after arrival:
Andorra, Brazil, El Salvador, Honduras, Monaco, San Marino

Required documents

You will need to provide the following documents to the embassy:

• Application form for a national (type D) visa for study purposes (3 copies)
• 4 passport sized photos
• Visa fee of EUR 60 (can be waived for students)
• Letter of acceptance
• Financial proof of a minimum of EUR 934 per month (academic year 2022/23). This is for living costs during your stay in Germany. In case you have a document about an official scholarship for your studies at HHL (governmental scholarships only, e.g. DAAD) you can use this as proof of your living costs.
• Travel health insurance with coverage of a minimum of EUR 30,000. This insurance should be effective from the start of the program at HHL.

Erasmus+ exchange students coming to HHL must use the Online Learning Agreement (OLA). This will be implemented at HHL by the start of the academic year 2021/22 and is valid for Erasmus exchange students coming from program countries. In case other students need a learning agreement, please use the paper version, provided by your home institution.

How to prepare and approve your OLA

1. Prepare your OLA after you have been accepted as a student at HHL and after you have signed up for your courses in study.hhl.de (beginning December for January/March; beginning February for March/June; beginning July for September/December).
2. Fill out your OLA and sign it online. You may login with your academic credentials (only in case your university is using EDUgain, typically you will have an eduroam account) or with a Google account (data will be forwarded to learning-agreement.eu) or in some countries with EIDAS (you must have an identity card valid for electronic services)
3. Your home university will automatically receive a notification by e-mail to sign your OLA once you have signed it.
4. We (HHL) will automatically receive a notification by e-mail to sign your OLA once your home university has signed it.
5. Once HHL has signed it, your OLA is complete.
6. Download the Erasmus+ App to track your OLA and other useful information.

Details to fill in your OLA

Step 1: Student information

• Academic year: 2021/2022

Step 2: Sending institution

• Make sure the email address of your contact person is correct.

Step 3: Receiving institution

• Receiving institution name: HHL Leipzig Graduate School of Management (D LEIPZIG09)
• Faculty/department: International Relations
• Receiving responsible person at HHL: Friederike Solga, Manager International Relations; friederike.solga@hhl.de
• Receiving Administrative Contact Person: not necessary

Step 4: Proposed Mobility Programme

• Academic year: 2021/2022
• Planned start of the mobility: see the academic calendar on this page
• Planned end of the mobility: see the academic calendar on this page
• Table A: Study programme at the receiving institution: list the courses you will take at the host institution (Component codes and number of ECTS credits at HHL: Course List)
• Table B: Recognition at the sending institution: list the courses at your home university that will be substituted

Step 5: Commitment

• Make sure that you sign your OLA. It is only when you have signed it that the coordinator at your home university will be able to sign it. The signature field works best on touch screen, but you can also sign your OLA using a regular computer and pointer/mouse. Your home university will then receive your OLA by email from the Erasmus Dashboard.

During mobility

It is also possible to adjust the OLA during the mobility period if your home university requires this. Sign in to the OLA system and fill out the section under New learning agreement with changes. This section can only be filled out if your original OLA (Before the mobility) is complete and signed by you, your home university and HHL.

German Consulates are allowed to request to open a blocked account in Germany for proof of your living costs. In this case, you should open an account, e.g. Deutsche Bank Hamburg. Use the form given on their website and sign it in presence of the visa officer.

With your signature, your account is blocked in favor of the Federal Republic of Germany, and you may withdraw EUR 934 per month from it. In all other cases, we suggest opening a German bank account after your arrival in Leipzig.

In some cases, the embassy will ask you for an address for your stay in Germany. As soon as you have your official letter of acceptance, you should start searching for an accommodation in Leipzig. You could, for instance, apply for an accommodation in the dorms of the Leipzig Student Union (Studentenwerk Leipzig) or look for private accommodation on the internet.

It is highly recommended to open a bank account in Germany for the duration of your stay. You may open a bank account at a bank of your choice. Some institutes offer special conditions for students. The Foreigner’s Office might ask you to open a blocked account for your stay in Germany (EUR 934 per month). In this case you must open an account.

Each student has to pay a fee to the local student union. This fee has to be paid to HHL and HHL is obliged to transfer the money to the student union. The fee is Euro 235,00 and includes the free usage of Leipzig’s public transport system also in the surrounding areas of Leipzig, the usage of the cafeterias around the campus and the student dorms.

A waiver of the mandatory fee is possible only in cases where the student is absent from Leipzig for a period of at least six months. The student union will decide based on the written application (in German) of the individual student.

EU citizens

Students from countries which are part of the EEA countries have the right to work in Germany.

Non-EU citizens

With some exceptions, non-EU-citizens must apply for a work permit (exceptions see below). Permission will be granted in case the central employment office certifies after a priority review that no nationals from EEA countries are available for the same job.

Exceptions

A) Access to the labor market as a student:
In case your residence permit shows that you are “allowed to work 120 days full-time or 240 days part-time” you may work during 120 days with a minimum of 4 hours/day (=full-time) or 240 days with a maximum of 4 hours/day (=part-time) without any restrictions during a period of 360 days.
Salaries for the exceptions described in A) are not limited.

B) Highly qualified employees (for graduates):
A definition of “highly qualified” is given by the German Foreigners Act. It is defined by the annual salary. In case you receive more than EUR 53,600 per year (for 2019), there will not be a priority review.

Internships for Exchange students

In case of a nomination of your home university you may stay for an internship in Germany, provided you have passed a prior first semester as an exchange student at HHL. Your nomination must show that an internship is a required part of your study program. German knowledge is an important asset for an internship in Germany.

Travelling (short stay – tourist)

Non-EU students need a visa to enter Germany, see information about Visa Issues. In most cases this is a national (type D) visa, valid for Germany and the Schengen states. This visa is the basis to apply for a residence permit. For this permit you must apply before the visa expires (usually within the first 90 days of your stay).

With the residence permit (or with a D visa) you are allowed to travel within the Schengen states.

These countries are: Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France (without: French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Réunion), Greece (without Athos), Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, The Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Sweden, Switzerland, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain (without Ceuta and Melilla).

For all other countries you might need a visa.