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How to apply?

The deadline to apply to study abroad on the academic year 2025/2026 is 1st of March 2025.

1. Begin by choosing a university you wish to apply for. Please choose three different universities for your application (students do not need to contact partner universities yourself, the communication between partner universities is only done by our Erasmus+ Coordinator).

2. When going abroad to study, you must consider the following requirements:

If you are a bachelor student:

  • make sure you have no tuition fee debts
  • your grade point average is not lower than 3.0
  • your English language skills are on the level of B2 (CEFR)
  • before going to study abroad, you will have to have studied at EBS for at least one year

If you are a master student:

  • make sure you have no study debts
  • your grade point average is not lower than 3.0
  • your English language skills are on the level of B2 (CEFR)
  • before going to study abroad, you will have to have studied at EBS for at least one semester

3. Fill in an exchange application here. Be ready to attach a Letter of Motivation (one A4) in English and your English language test certificate (specified below). Letter of Motivation is for EBS not for receiving institution.  NB! If you have any  trouble with uploading a file to the application, please email exchangeestudies@ebs.ee. You will be notified about the decision within three weeks from the deadline. The decision is based on the grade point averages and your letter of motivation. The higher your average grade, the more likely you are to get to the desired university. Since the number of vacancies for each university is limited, students´ other choices regarding universities are also considered.

If would wish to apply to one university for autumn semester and to another university for spring semester, please submit two separate applications.

With your application please also send in your English language test certificate:

  • TOEFL iBT minimum score of 87
  • IELTS Academic (International English Language Testing Service) minimum 5.5
  • Cambridge test – FCE or CAE
  • EBS language certificate stating the minimum level of B2 (ask your English lecturer or EBS Language Centre). Grade in English is at least C.

4. Familiarise yourself with the requirements of admission in the partner university. Initial information on the requirements is available on the homepage of the partner university.
For example, several partner universities have higher language requirements, they accept only common English proficiency tests like IELTS and TOEFL. In this case, EBS language certificate will not be sufficient.

If the student’s application is accepted, the student completes the forms of the respective university and chooses the subjects by filling in the Learning Agreement before leaving to go study abroad. The subjects must be confirmed by your EBS study consultant for the respective study programme and later also by the foreign university. Student must pass a minimum of 15 ECTS each exchange semester.

NB! Universities’ admission requirements vary greatly. In addition to the application, universities may also require a transcript of records, a note proving your language skills, study plan, health insurance, a financial guarantee bill etc. Along with admission documents, you will also receive information on other documentation which is required by the country (visa, residence permit, health insurance). Please keep to the deadline for handing in the documents – the deadlines may vary greatly depending on the educational system of the country. If you hand the documents in later, your application may be turned down.

NB! Partner universities outside the EU may have different application deadlines! (For example, if you wish to go on exchange to Monash University in Australia, application deadline is in September). This information will be added and updated in our partner universities list as soon their information for the upcoming academic year has been received). 

NB! Exchange studies may extend your nominal study period. Please consult this with your study consultant.