Incoming short-term stays (BIPs)

To be eligible for a short-term stay as part of a Blended Intensive Programme at THWS, you must be enrolled as a full-time student at one of our partner universities. Agreements between the participating institutions ensure that appropriate high-quality lectures are offered and can be credited towards your home university.

Participation in a BIP at THWS is not possible without an Erasmus+ exchange agreement between your home university and THWS.

A nomination from your home university is required to participate in a BIP at THWS. Therefore, please first contact the BIP coordinator or the International Office at your home university.

To apply for a short-term stay as part of a Blended Intensive Programme at THWS, please follow these steps:

1. Participate in the selection process at your home university before applying. Check with the International Office at your home university to find out how you can take part in the selection process for short-term stays under Blended Intensive Programmes.
2. After successfully completing the selection process, your home university will nominate you for participation in the BIP at THWS.
3. Once your nomination is received, the International Office at THWS will email you a link to the application portal for BIP participants (MoveON).
4. Please apply as soon as possible after receiving our email on the MoveON portal. You can find the application deadlines for the BIP in the invitation email or in the BIP information on this page.

For your application, you will need to complete the application form and upload the following documents:

• Confirmation of enrolment from your home university
• A copy of your identification document
• A photo for your student ID (file format: JPG, maximum 5 MB, minimum resolution of 600 x 450 pixels)

1. For students from the Faculty of Design only: Please send a portfolio along with the signed application form to welcome[at]thws.de. The faculty requires your portfolio to assess your artistic skills.

If you are accepted to participate in the Blended Intensive Programme, you will receive a written confirmation via email from the International Office at THWS.This email will request the submission of additional documents as well as the payment of the semester fee, including:

• Proof of health insurance
• Creation of the Digital Learning Agreement (DiLA)

Contents

Decentralised user research along with conception of website / app as well as complementary online marketing measures. The students gain an insight into cultural and country-specific consumer behaviour. Carrying out business management planning and forecasts with regard to sales potential and cost risks. The students organise themselves and work on a project across national borders (members each LAB+THWS+FHV). Goal: What should a country- and culture-specific digital business model look like in the Nordics vs. DACH? How should a website or app be adapted to specific cultures and countries? How should the corresponding digital marketing be modified? What will be the financial impact (costs and revenues) of an adaptation?

Partner

• LAB University of Applied Sciences, Finland
• Fachhochschule Vorarlberg, Austria

Programme

• Virtual component: 13 October 2025 to 11 January 2026
• Intensive week in Würzburg: 06 to 10 October 2025

 

Intensive week in Würzburg

06 to 10 Oktober 2025

A detailed programme will be available closer to the BIP.

Campus/Location: Sanderheinrichsleitenweg, Würzburg

Nomination und application deadlines

After you have completed the selection process at your home university, you will be nominated by your home university at THWS.

Nomination deadline: 20.07.2025

Registration deadline for participation via MoveON: 03.08.2025

Contact 

Contact for content related questions: Franziska Königer, franziska.koeniger[at]thws.de & Prof. Dr. Tobias Aubele, tobias.aubele[at]thws.de; Faculty of Computer Science and Business Information Systems

Contact International Office: welcome[at]thws.de