International Student Exchange

All nominations for student exchanges must come from the responsible person in the International Office of your home institution. Students wishing to participate in an exchange with the School of Textiles must  contact their International Office first.

The partnership between Reutlingen University / School of Textiles and your home university must include a valid exchange agreement. Your university must nominate you for the exchange programme in the School of Textiles.

Please respect the following deadlines: 

Nomination Deadline Design Students:

15th of April 2026. Students will be asked to send their Portfolio before the final nomination. The Portfolio is the base for acceptance and admission.

We only have limited space and a few numbers of places (2 in total for each Study Program) and the competition is very tough. 

Nomination Deadline for Fashion Business Students

1st May 2026

Application (all incoming exchange students)

15th of May 2026

When the nominations have been processed by the School of Textiles, the students get an E-mail with login credentials and can start the application process.

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Fall Term 2026

If your students wish to come to the School of Textiles in Fall 2026 we offer:

• International Fashion Business Program (IFB) English B2-C1
  
  Module IFB11 Planning and Controlling, Information Systems (10 ECTS)
  IFB 11.1 Planning and Controlling
  IFB 11.2 Financial Analysis Laboratory
  IFB 11.3 Information Systems
  
  Module IFB 12 International Business (8 ECTS)
  IFB 12.1 International Textiles and Fashion Management
  IFB 12.2 International Marketing
  
  Module IFB 13 Structure and Development of Sourcing and Sales Markets (5 ECTS) 
  
  Module IFB 14 Sales Management (7ECTS)
  IFB 14.1 Sales Management
  IFB 14.2 Seminar Sales

Course descriptions of Module IFB11 to IFB14 for International Fashion Business

• Transportation Interior Design (BA) Portfolio required, for Design Students only.
  TID 62 - Project 30 ECTS (Introduction-Concept-Execution-Documentation-Presentation). Limited Space (2).
• Fashion Design /Textile Design (BA) Portfolio required, for Design Students only.
  FTDB 21 - Project 30 ECTS (Introduction-Concept-Execution-Documentation-Presentation). Limited Space (2).

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The language of instruction is English (Level B2-C1). A confirmation of this level is required through your host insitituion if English is not your native language.

You can learn German as a foreign language and register for one of the offered German courses by our Reutlingen International Office. They offer courses for Beginners and advanced level. The workload is graded with ECTS.

International students are welcome to join our German courses and workshops. We also offer a lot of other language courses, like Spanish, French or Chinese.

See all courses and workshops

For all those who would like to live close to campus without having to forego cooking evenings and party together, student halls of residence are a cost-effective alternative to expensive private flats. Here you can find furnished and partly barrier-free single flats and shared rooms in various designs.

Depending on your personal needs, accommodation costs vary between 300 to 500 Euros per month. We do not charge tution fees, but all exchange students, including Erasmus Students, have to pay an enrolment fee 119,30 per Semester.

>>>> Accommodation, transportation and costs of living per months: approx. 750 Euros.

The halls of residence are run by external providers and the places are highly sought after. So find out more and apply quickly!

Student Accommodation

Outside of seminars, lectures and internships, choosing to study brings lots of opportunities. Student engagement, innovative events and a varied range of leisure activities characterise life on and around the Reutlingen campus.  

Participating & Shaping

We have a wide range of services for (prospective) students. Here you can find an overview of the most important contacts, advisory services and offers at Reutlingen University.

Services & support for your studies

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