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For generations, the University of Mannheim has been preparing students to take on leadership roles in business, academia, and society. One of the university's strengths in this task is its profile, which is characterized by the economic and social sciences. It is in these fields that the University of Mannheim has repeatedly been ranked as one of the top 20 European research institutions. The Baroque Palace, the heart of our campus, offers a unique learning atmosphere for 12,000 students. The University of Mannheim was founded in 1907 and is located in the center of Mannheim.
Mannheim is a modern city in the beautiful North-Western corner of the state of Baden-Württemberg. One third of its 320,000 inhabitants have foreign roots from well over 100 nationalities. This diversity gives Mannheim a beautiful vib-rancy and makes it a welcoming place for everyone.
The city is couched in the greater Rhine-Neckar Metropolitan Region with about 2.4 million people. It‘s one of the most important business locations in Germany, with renowned scientific research institutions and a very high quality of life. With only 35 minutes away from Frankfurt International Airport, Mannheim is the perfect starting point to explore Germany and the rest of Europe.
If you have a non-Canadian citizenship, you may or may not be able to apply for a student visa at the Vancouver location of the German Consulate. Please consult the German Consulate and the host institution for your citizenship's requirements. If you have any questions, please contact studyabroad@sfu.ca.
By law, every student must pay a semester fee to obtain the enrollment status. The fee currently amounts to EUR 85 (subject to change) per semester. Kindly note that all exchange students need to pay this fee in order to be enrolled.
Exchange students are welcome to come for the fall and/or the spring semester. Please note that the housing situation in Mannheim tends to be a lot more relaxed in the spring semester. Thus, if students have the option between fall and spring, we recommend students come during the spring semester.
Available Exchange Terms
Mannheim Fall term
late August - late December
Mannheim Spring term
early February - mid June
The exact dates for every academic year can be found here: Academic Calendar
Academics
Four-week intensive German language courses are offered in January and in August (special rates for exchange students). The German language courses offered during the semester are free apart from a registration fee of 15 EUR per course. Each exchange student can take up to three courses per semester. There is an online registration before/at the beginning of lectures.
The International Office offers German language and culture courses during the semester for a small administrative fee of €20 per course (subject to change). There are a range of German courses, including general language courses at different levels, and specific German culture courses (e.g. Germany since 1870 or Understanding Contemporary Germany, etc.). As a rule, students can take a maximum of 3 courses per semester.
English
Business, German
Exchanges: The names of the subject areas may be different at the partner. The above does not guarantee availability in a specific term or language, nor how courses taken on exchange will transfer back to SFU. This list may be subject to change. Use the above list as a guideline for exploring academic options at the partner.
Business exchange students may also take courses offered by the other departments (restrictions might apply), but are required to take the majority of their courses at the Business School.
As a rule, Bachelor/undergraduate students must take Bachelor level courses. Only Bachelor students in their fourth year of studies may take Master level courses from our M.Sc. program (Mannheim Master in Management).
There is no minimum/maximum required amount of credits on our end, but we recommend not taking on a course load of more than 30 ECTS (credit points) per semester (which we consider a full semester workload).
2 Credits (ECTS) = 1 SFU Unit *This ratio is subject to change without prior notice
