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University of Leipzig student exchange
 Participate in an academic exchange in the bustling metropolis of Leipzig! Ohio University's program with the University of Leipzig offers a unique opportunity to experience fully the changes in Germany as the former East is unified with the West. Abundant in culture and history, Leipzig is a bustling metropolis of 550,000 people, aggressively reclaiming its traditional stature as a trade center between East and West. Founded in 1409, Leipzig Universitat is situated in contemporary buildings scattered throughout the center of the city.
Program dates
Fall Semester: Mid-October through mid-February
Spring Semester: Beginning April through mid-July
Academic Year
Eligibility and selection process
The Leipzig exchange program is open to undergraduate and graduate students of all majors who have three years of college-level German or sufficient language proficiency with an overall GPA of 3.0.
Applications are available at application for Education Abroad.
Application deadline 
Fall 2007 or academic year 2007-08: February 6, 2007
Courses and credits
Full curriculum of courses conducted in German language is available to students.
Living arrangements
Students may select from several university sponsored options: dormitories with single rooms, dorms with German roommates or student houses. Students cook their own food and/or eat in inexpensive university cafeterias and restaurants.
Cost estimate*
Billed by Ohio University
- Tuition: $0
- Administrative fee: $150
- Technology fee: as applicable
Out-of-pocket expenses:
- Passport and photos: $110
- International Student ID Card (ISIC): $22 (required)
- Residency permit: $50
- German student health insurance (10 months): $740
- Roundtrip airfare: $1500
- Language & orientation course (optional): $140
- Housing deposit:$400
- Books and supplies: $450
- Room/meals/incidentals (per month): $875-1000
Students on this program do not pay tuition. In addition, the University of Leipzig generally provides some scholarship money.
Incidentals include phone (local and international), entertainment, laundry, local transportation, etc.
Financial aid may be applied to program costs; further information available at funding for education abroad.
*Cost is subject to change. Please see the program director for up-to-date information.
Contact past participants
Robert Stewart - Academic Year 2005-2006
"This experience for me has been a learning opportunity on levels far beyond academic ones. For, it is only when abroad, and surrounded by a language and by a people whose identities are built around a largely different series of events, stories and historical figures, that one can even begin truly to fathom what the world may look like from their perspective." - Jacob Schaub, Academic Year 2005-2006
For more information contact
Lori Lammert
Study Abroad Advising Coordinator
Office of Education Abroad
Tel: 740/593-4583
Web: University of Leipzig
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