Double degree programme with Andrássy University Budapest

Application and admission

If you would like to begin your studies in Bamberg (home institution), admission is always possible in the winter semester. The application for double degree programmes is made as part of the application for the Master's degree programme in European Economic Studies and is integrated into the online application for the degree programme during the application phase. Unfortunately, we cannot accept applications from students who are already enrolled on the Master's programme. Further information about the online application procedure and the admission requirements can be found here:

>>>Application for a Master?s programme

Please note the shorter application deadlines for the double degree programmes: Applications for the winter semester 2025/26 will be possible from mid-May when the online portal for Master's applications opens. The application deadline ends on

22.06.2025

In addition to the regular application documents, you must submit the following:

•     Letter of motivation in German
•     Curriculum vitae
•     Proof of language proficiency (B2 in English)
•     Proof of language skills (B2 in German)

At the time of application, school or university certificates, for example, are also accepted in addition to the usual recognised language certificates. For registration at the partner university, which takes place in the first semester (usually at the end of November), an official and up-to-date language certificate must then be provided. The registration for the second year at the partner university as well as the examination for an Erasmus scholarship is organised by the International Office of the University of Bamberg during the first semester. The following language certificates are currently accepted by the International Office:

•     TOEFL ibT with at least 80 points
•     IELTS Academic with at least 6.5 points
•     Cambridge First Certificate (FCE), level B2
•     Cambridge Certificate in Advanced English (CAE), level C1
•     Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English (CPE), level C2
•     In addition, the free language test of the Bamberg Language Centre with a result of at least B2 is accepted.

The requirements for admission to the Master's degree programme in European Economic Studies can be found in the study and examination regulations.

 >>>Study and examination regulations

>>>Further information on the degree programme admission

Admission to a double degree programme at the University of Bamberg is usually only provisional until admission is granted by the partner university. Admission can only be granted during the first year in Bamberg, as it is dependent on other criteria (study progress, language tests, etc.).

If you receive a letter of admission for one of the Master's degree programmes, but no place on a double degree programme, your admission to the regular Master's degree programme remains valid. You will then still have the opportunity to apply for a regular study abroad programme. After selection by the home university and receipt of the letter of admission from the partner university, students are admitted to the double degree programme. Admission by the partner university is usually a formality and does not require a separate selection procedure. Applications for the double degree programme that are sent directly to a partner university will not be accepted.

In principle, the double degree programme can be started at both universities. Information on applying to Andrássy can be found here:

>>>Starting the programme at Andrássy

The programme details essentially depend on whether the programme is started in Bamberg or Budapest. The following overview is intended as a planning and orientation guide, while the individual course contents result from the individual recognition agreements that the students make with the coordinators of both universities and which are based on the respective valid versions of the study and examination regulations of the degree programmes. The current study programme in Bamberg is determined by the current version of the module handbook.

>>>Current study programme in Bamberg (Module handbook M. Sc. EES)

When planning your degree programme, you should also bear in mind that equivalent modules can only be taken once. For these modules, students must decide whether they want to take the module in Bamberg or in Budapest. Taking a module at one university excludes the equivalent module for study at the other university. The following table shows which modules are equivalent.