Bard Berlin College

Bard College Berlin is a private, non-profit institution of higher education in Berlin, Germany. It was founded as a non-profit association in 1999. The college is, according to Martha Nussbaum, one of the educational institutions in Europe that makes the liberal arts idea into reality.^[1] Students and faculty come from all over the world and the language of instruction is English. Qualifying students earn both an American B.A. and a German B.A.

In October 2018 AUCA and BCB signed an agreement on bilateral student exchange that gives an opportunity to send up to 2 undergraduate students per academic year to each institution.

Requirements for the Exchange Program Applicants:

1. You should be a full time junior student at AUCA 
2. You must be nominated by AUCA 
3. You must have a minimum GPA of 3.2 out of 4.0 
4. Exchange students should be proficient in English to follow courses successfully and complete coursework 

Admission Deadlines

Admission to Rhein Wall University of Applied Sciences is carried out each academic year at AUCA.  Depending on the number of students participating in the exchange, the call for an exchange is announced either each semester (Spring and Fall) or once per academic year (Spring or Fall).  All AUCA students are notified through their institutional emails of the call for applications.  Furthermore, you can also obtain information about the opening of an exchange program through this website.  The site will be updated each time before the call for application.  

Application Process

All students, willing to apply for exchange programs, must do so through http://abroad.auca.kg/. The system will require students to login through AUCA account only. The recommendation letters are now must be filled in by AUCA professors only using a form within the electronic system. The AUCA students have to send a link to professors' AUCA emails, who will fill in a recommendation form for a student.  

If you have any questions regarding the program, please send your questions to international@auca.kg. 

The application will require students to upload/complete the following documents by Wedneaday 5 PM on March 2, 2022. After the deadline, the system will be closed automatically, and students will not be able to complete the application.  

I. Statement of purpose, explaining why you want to study at Bard College Berlins, how it will benefit your studies at AUCA, and what you hope to achieve through this experience.

II. Transcript (non-official can be uploaded, too)
III. 2 (two) Recommendation forms from Professors (online submission)
IV. Resume/CV
V. Study Plan for the semester

More details can be found here.

Please, note, the student is responsible for all his/her expenses related to exchange semester at BCB except for the tuition which is paid at AUCA.