Semester Exchange Program

• Semester tuition fees are approximately equivalent to GUC tuition fees in Euros.

• Health insurance fees (200 Euros) and visa issuance fees (75 Euros).
• Students’ Personal Living expenses (861 Euros per month) (as required by the German Embassy for visa acquisition)

Details and deadlines of payment will be sent later via email.

• Students who are allowed to travel are clear non-advising and not on probation.
• No makeup exams are held in Berlin Campus. Students who will travel to Berlin and miss the makeup exam period in Cairo will not be given a compensation make up exam. (No refund of tuition fees will be granted in this case).

Students eligible to apply are:

• Applying for the Semester Exchange Program requires a GPA 3.5 or less.
• Students with disciplinary action, advising and under probation are not eligible to apply.
• Male students applying during their senior year should be clear from Military Service.
• Students awarded Scholarships (whether partial or full) will be granted the same scholarship on tuition fees.

Online Registration Steps

Interested students should apply online through the following link: https://apps.guc.edu.eg/student_ext/Berlin/Default.aspx after reading the announcement and the related regulations carefully and pay a down payment from the living expenses. This amount is refundable upon cancellation.

Online registration deadline:

• Registration:
• All students in confirmed classes will receive a “Confirmation Final Acceptance” e-mail to submit their visa documents and pay the living expenses fees. 

Withdrawal Policy

• If you wish to cancel your registration/ refund your payment, please head to Ms. Nervana Mohamed C5.103 before the deadline to apply for a refund.
• Refund policy of the company MAWISTA will apply, in case of refund of the health insurance fees based on the date of refund request.

Rules and Regulations:

• All existing GUC Rules and Regulations will apply for students participating in the “GUC Berlin Semester Exchange” program.
• The same semester withdrawal policies and deadlines will apply.
• Students taking full course load of a semester in Germany will be included in the normal GUC semester ranking (according to GUC regulations).
• Students studying a semester in Germany will be eligible for make-ups according to the normal GUC make-up exam regulations. Make ups will be conducted at GUC campus in Egypt based on availability.
• Attendance policy will be applied for all teaching and learning activities, including lectures and tutorials.
• Any violation of the rules and regulations, misbehavior or misconduct will result in disciplinary action.
• Students will have two days off per week: Sunday and any other day of the week as per the schedule.
• A special Academic Calendar for students studying in Berlin will be announced. Official holidays of Germany will apply.
• German Language courses may be taught in Berlin based on the level of registered students and upon availability.
• English and Scientific Language courses might be offered based on the number of students in each course and upon availability.