Applicants who would like to spend a guest stay at the HfMT should contact the International Office at their home university. The prerequisite is an Erasmus+ cooperation agreement between the participating universities (Inter-Institutional Agreement) or the intention to do so.
Checklist application process
The HfMT uses the "EASY Mobility Online" portal for online applications. Please upload all required documents, audio recordings and videos to us exclusively via the EASY portal.
The following documents are required for most applications:
- Letter of motivation, in German or English
- Curriculum vitae, in German or English
- Study plan with the desired courses at the HfMT (not yet the Learning Agreement! The LA will only follow in case of a successful application)
- Transcript of records
- Artistic presentation
- For music degree programs , sound recordings of up to three pieces from different eras are required (approx. 15 minutes in total), which reflect the current level of performance (an Internet address, such as a YouTube link, is sufficient). Composers send in sheet music.
- For theater degree programs and concert exam degree programs, an image recording reflecting the current level of performance is required (an Internet address, such as a YouTube link, is sufficient).
- For KMM degree programs and the Music Therapy degree program, a project description of a previous activity is required.
- A letter of recommendation from the main subject teacher can support the application process (English).
Deadlines
The documents for an application to the Hamburg University of Music and Drama must be submitted by May 1 for the coming winter semester and by December 1 for the coming summer semester. The portal will be opened 6 weeks before the deadline, no applications are possible before then. However, please prepare your application as far in advance as possible.
Study Plan
In order to assemble your study plan you can find detailed information on our
* music/instruments programs: https://www.hfmt-hamburg.de/musik
* theater/drama/opera programs: https://www.hfmt-hamburg.de/theater
* peadagogics and science programs: https://www.hfmt-hamburg.de/paedagogik-therapie-wissenschaft
* culture and media management programmes: https://www.hfmt-hamburg.de/kultur-und-medienmanagement
* The overall course list of the current semester also can give an indication: Course list (Vorlesungsverzeichnis)
For the module descriptions please click through the resp. programs.
Please note that in the application phase only the study plan is needed, and that you have to insert the study plan in our application tool (means: not via any other tool). The Learning Agreement will only be done after an application has been accepted by us, please do not start an OLA before you have been accepted.
After the resp. application deadline, all applications of all incoming exchange students will be reviewed individually, at the same time with applications of all new degree seeking students. It therefore may take 9 weeks until a decision can be communicated.
Also, no fixed number for exchange students of any instrument or any study program or for any teacher has been set; apart from your artistic capacities your chances therefore always depend on the total number of applications vs. available capacities in any given application round.