For study projects abroad, it is advisable (for ERASMUS it is mandatory) to clarify in advance whether the intended study and examination achievements can be recognized. (For semesters abroad as part of the ERASMUS program, for example, a "Learning Agreement" is required, which is available as a form from the relevant offices). This gives you the certainty that your work abroad will be recognized upon your return. The examiner will decide on the eligibility for recognition on the basis of the content and scope of the planned coursework and will record the decision on probable recognition with proof of the required coursework under reserve. Final recognition (with determination of the grade) is only granted after completion of the stay abroad. There is no entitlement to recognition on the part of the student, even if prospective recognition has already been granted.

In some cases, prospective recognition is also required by the foreign university. Special forms are usually provided for this purpose. In all other cases, this online form should be used for provisional recognition at the Institute AIFB.

To verify your information, corresponding proof is required. Providing an exact URL (deep link) is mandatory. Please ensure that the web pages are accessible for verification (without login). All information must fundamentally be available in German or English. If necessary, please provide an equivalent translation that maintains the structure of the original document.

Whether you are transferring to KIT from another university, changing your degree program within KIT, or bringing in credits from a semester abroad: The credit recognition process at the Institute AIFB follows a standardized procedure.

1. Clarifying Responsibilities

If you do not yet have a subject-specific evaluation (Recognition Agreement) for credits earned abroad, please use our Recognition Agreement form. In all other cases, please contact the responsible staff member or examiner at the Institute AIFB. An overview of contact persons can be found under the "Responsibilities at AIFB" tab.

2. Required Documents

Please submit the following documents to the responsible staff member:

• Request for Recognition: The application form must be completed in full online in advance and either brought as a printout or sent as a PDF (the sections for the examiner's statement and the examination committee must be left blank).

• Transcript of Records: A current transcript (signed original with a copy, a digitally signed/verifiable PDF, or a digitally signed email sent directly from the host university).

• Grading Scale: Evidence of the grading system used at the other university (unless already stated on the transcript).

• Additional Documents (for stays abroad only):

  • Learning Agreement, if available.

  • Important: Should the course content have changed during your stay abroad, you are required to provide a detailed description of the current curriculum.

3. Further Procedure

• Evaluation: The examiner will provide a subject-specific statement and, if applicable, a grade proposal based on the submitted documents.

• Forwarding: Regardless of the outcome of the evaluation, the final recognition request will be forwarded to the Examination Office of the KIT Department of Economics and Management.

• Archiving: A copy of the application will remain at the Institute AIFB for documentation purposes.

• Recognition as seminar work: No seminar work (3 CP) is recognized for the seminar module at the Institute AIFB.
• Recognition in the compulsory Bachelor's module "Applied Informatics": In this module, recognition is only possible as a curricular achievement. Recognition in the original title or as a special lecture is not supported. Please note the department's information on the different types of recognition.
• Recognition in the original title or as a special lecture: Recognition as a so-called "special lecture" is only possible if the title of the recognized course is not in English or French. For common languages, recognition in the original title is preferred.

If you have any further questions, please contact the responsible member of staff/professor of the respective chair.

ATTENTION: The staff members and professors listed here are only responsible for checking the content of foreign courses with regard to possible recognition for AIFB examination credits. If you have any questions that are not of a content-related nature but concern the respective examination regulations, please contact Mr. Hilser (Examinations Office of the Department).

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Each research group at the Institute AIFB is responsible for recognizing external courses for the lectures it offers. The following table provides an overview.

Staying abroad: Funding opportunities

• DAAD scholarship for Master's theses abroad (Informatics)

• Australian scholarships with the University of Newcastle

• Exchange program with the BIT in China