Double Degree with Technische Universität Dresden
Academic Coordinator: Prof. Cristiano Lorenzi
Department of Humanities - Educational Programmes office: didattica.dsu@unive.it
International Office - Welcome Unit: jointdegree@unive.it
The programme at a glance
The double degree agreement between Ca’ Foscari University of Venice and the Technische Universität Dresden allows selected students to attend the second year of their Master’s programme at the partner institution and, upon completion, obtain two academic qualifications.
| Type of agreement | Double degree | |
|---|---|---|
| Admission | Call for Applications | |
| Who can apply | Students regularly enrolled in the 1st year of the Master’s degree programme in Italian Philology, Linguistics and Literature | |
| Partner universities | Technische Universität Dresden - TU Dresden | |
| Duration of the mobility | One academic semester | |
| Mobility period | 1st semester of the 2nd year of enrollment | |
| Tuition fees | Payment of tuition fees at Ca' Foscari for the entire duration of the programme and exemption at the partner university. Payment of an administrative fee will be required for access to specific services provided by the partner university. | |
| Graduation | At Ca’ Foscari | |
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Admission requirements
The programme is reserved for students enrolled in the Master’s degree programme in Italian Philology, Linguistics and Literature at Ca’ Foscari University of Venice.
To participate, students must apply during their 1st year of enrollment in the programme.
At the time of application, candidates must have obtained at least 12 ECTS credits.
To participate in the programme, candidates are recommended to have at least a B2 level knowledge of German according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR). An official language certificate is not required, but the candidate’s language proficiency will be assessed during the selection interview.
For further details regarding the programme's admission requirements, please refer to the dedicated datasheet in Annex A of the Call for Applications.
Programme and study plan
Selected students will spend one mobility semester at the Technische Universität Dresden during the 1st semester of their 2nd year, during which they must obtain a minimum of 30 ECTS credits.
Courses at the partner university are taught in German.
The host university offers selected students the opportunity to attend intensive in-person German language courses before the start of the mobility period (typically in the first half of September). The registration fee for the summer courses, amounting to approximately €500, must be covered by the students. More information is available on the following webpage: Internationalen Dresdner Frühlings- und Sommerkursen [DEU].
During the mobility semester, students can also access German language courses of various levels free of charge and on a priority basis. More information is available on the following webpage: Deutsch als Fremdsprache [DEU].
For more information about the programme and its study plan, please contact the Educational Programmes office of the Department of Humanities: didattica.dsu@unive.it.
Tuition fees and mobility grant
Selected students are required to pay tuition fees to Ca' Foscari for the entire duration of the programme and will benefit from total exemption from the payment of tuition fees at the partner University.
Payment of an administrative fee of approximately €350 will be required in order to access the services offered by the partner university.
During the mobility period, students will benefit from a mobility grant with a variable amount, as defined annually in the Calls for Applications.
Mobility procedures
Before departing for the mobility, selected students will be required to:
- complete the registration/application procedure at the receiving institution according to the methods and within the deadlines set by the Partner University;
- sign the grant agreement that regulates the disbursement of the mobility grant;
- fill out the Learning Agreement, listing all the educational activities to be carried out at the Partner University and identifying the equivalences with the courses included in the Ca' Foscari study plan, which must be approved by the academic coordinators of the programme at Ca' Foscari and at the Host University.
Further information will be provided by the Welcome Unit (International Office) upon completion of the selection process and after formal acceptance of the offer.
After reaching the destination, students will have to get the confirmation of arrival form signed by the Partner University, to certify the actual start date of the mobility period (orientation/welcome activities or educational activities).
If the students intend to make changes to the study plan agreed upon before departure, it is possible to complete a Learning Agreement variation form, which must be approved by the academic coordinators of the programme at Ca' Foscari and at the Host University.
Before returning from the mobility, students will have to get the confirmation of departure form signed by the Partner University, to certify the actual end date of the mobility period.
As soon as available, students must send to the Welcome Unit (International Office) the Transcript of records issued by the Host University, i.e. the certificate listing all the exams they passed during the mobility abroad.
The exams reported in the Transcript of records must correspond to those agreed upon in the Learning Agreement and any subsequent variation forms.
Graduation
Students will graduate at Ca’ Foscari by following the procedures and deadlines indicated on the relevant webpage: Thesis and final degree exam > Deadlines, admission and procedures.
The thesis will be prepared under the co-supervision of a professor from Dresden, who may participate in the graduation ceremony (either in person or online), provide a written evaluation, and submit a grade proposal.
Once the Italian degree has been obtained, students must notify the Welcome Unit, which will take care of submitting the required documentation to the partner university to initiate the issuance process for the German degree.
Both diplomas will be legally recognized in the countries where they are issued.
A bonus point will be added to the final exam grade for students who participated in a double or joint degree programme. More information is available at the following webpage: Characteristics and assessment of final exam.
Incoming students
Further information on the procedures for the incoming double degree students: Double and Joint Degrees - Incoming students.