Information for incoming students
The Institute for Mining and
Energy Law (IBE) signed bilateral agreements with the universities
of Almería (Universidad de Almería), Bologna (Università degli Studi
Bologna), Tilburg (University Tilburg), Graz (Karl-Franzens
Universität Graz), Copenhagen (Kobenhavns Universitet), Krakow (Uniwersytet
Jagiellonski Krakow), Madrid (Universidad Carlos III. de Madrid),
Oslo (Universitetet i Oslo), Prague (Univerzita Karlova v Praze),
Rome (Libera Università Internazionale degli Studi Sociali Gudio
Carli) and Tilburg (Tilburg University).
Students from these universities are very welcome to join in the
ERASMUS exchange programme. Here, in Bochum, the students have the
opportunity to take part in energy-law courses offered by the Institute for Mining and Energy Law. Furthermore, the
students can take part in law-courses (civil law,
criminal law, public law and international law) offered by the
Faculty of Law. All courses are offered in German language! To
improve the German language, the University of Bochum offers several German language-courses for international students.
The International Relations Office is there to help
you with all your enquiries about studying as a foreign student at
the University of Bochum. Further information: http://www.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/intoff/studying-in-bochum/index.html
European Credit Transfer System (ECTS)
Studying abroad can be a particularly
valuable experience. It is not only the best way to learn about
other countries, ideas, languages and cultures; increasingly, it is
an important part of professional and academic career development.
Students envisaging a study abroad will be looking not only for a
study programme that is relevant to their final degree, but full
academic recognition which ensures that they will not lose time in
completing their degree by studying abroad. To help students make
the most from their study abroad, the European Commission has
developed a European Credit Transfer System, which provides a way of
measuring and comparing learning achievements, and transferring them
from one institution to another.
ECTS credits are a value allocated to course units to describe the
student workload required to complete them. They reflect the
quantity of work each course requires in relation to the total
quantity of work required to complete a full year of academic study
at the institution, that is, lectures, practical work, seminars,
private work -- in the laboratory, library or at home -- and
examinations or other assessment activities. In ECTS, 60 credits
represent one year of study (in terms of workload); normally 30
credits are given for six months (a semester) and 20 credits for a
term (a trimester). The credits are allocated to courses and are
awarded to students who successfully complete those courses by
passing the examinations or other assessments.
European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System (ECTS)
of the Institute for Mining and Energy Law can be found here.