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Eucor Courses: Even Travel Expenses Are Reimbursed
Study at KIT and at the same time take courses in Basel, Strasbourg, or Freiburg? It is possible! Thanks to the Eucor network, five universities in the Upper Rhine region open their academic offerings to one another. This allows KIT students to take courses, have credits recognized, and even get their travel expenses reimbursed. Here are three experiences and the most important tips.
For Felix, language was the deciding factor. After completing a German-French bachelor’s degree in Münster and Grenoble, the KIT master’s student wanted to maintain his strong French language skills. “That is why I enrolled in a course at the University of Strasbourg last winter semester,” explains the 25-year-old.
This is made possible by the Eucor network: In addition to KIT, the Upper Rhine universities of Basel, Freiburg, and Strasbourg, as well as the Université de Haute-Alsace in Colmar, are part of the network. All five open their curricula to students from partner institutions, enabling them to broaden or complement their studies. And the best part: Students are reimbursed for their travel expenses.
This allowed Felix to take a block seminar in Applied Strategy in Project Management in Strasbourg and have it credited toward his degree in economics: “The instructor had previously received an award for his teaching, and it really showed. The seminar was highly interactive, and I gained a great deal from it.”
“Eucor Is a Great Compromise for Me”
Max is now hoping for a similarly positive experience. The 21-year-old is studying mechanical engineering at KIT and began an additional course in Strasbourg in September. The topic: electric motors. “It is very different there. There are only about 25 to 30 students in this module.”
Between physics fundamentals and lunch breaks at the cafeteria, Max is brushing up on the French he learned in school and getting to know Strasbourg better. An Erasmus semester was not an option for him at the moment: “I am in my third semester and have just settled into life in Karlsruhe. I am also a working student and involved in a student organization. I did not want to move abroad again for one semester with Erasmus so soon. Eucor is a great compromise for me.”
As a result, Max crosses the Rhine every two weeks to attend his course in person. He completes the rest of the coursework independently in Karlsruhe.
Block Seminars Instead of Weekly Commuting
A wise decision, Felicitas believes. The 29-year-old looks back on three semesters of Eucor courses at the University of Freiburg. The approximately one-and-a-half-hour train journey from Karlsruhe had become quite burdensome over time.
Her advice to Eucor newbies? “Choose block seminars over regularly scheduled courses. You also need to be well organized and show initiative; otherwise, navigating the administrative procedures at the participating universities can be challenging,” she says.
But the effort was worth it, assures the master’s student from the Black Forest. “KIT is a university with a technical focus, but thanks to Eucor, I was able to experience a university offering all kinds of disciplines. I took a seminar on medicinal plants, attended a lecture on psychology, and another on cultural heritage and its historical and social-scientific significance. It was absolutely fantastic.”
Months after she finished her courses, Felicitas is still in contact with some of the instructors she met in Freiburg. “They wrote me an amazing letter of recommendation for a master’s program!”
With consequences: Felicitas is commuting again – to Hamburg, where she has just begun a master’s degree in marine sciences.
Isabelle Hartmann, October 29, 2026
Save the date! On November 28, the tenth anniversary of Eucor’s new legal structure will be celebrated with a unique concert. Several big bands, orchestras, and choirs from the partner universities will come together in the Audimax for an afternoon of music and celebration. Find more information on Instagram.