The assessment of examinations taken at a foreign university is generally carried out according to the rules of the Standing Conference of the Ministers of Education and Cultural Affairs of the Länder / Central Office for Foreign Education (ZAB).
Please note that a so-called Learning Agreement or, for ERASMUS partner countries, an ERASMUS Learning Agreement must always be completed before the study visit and agreed with the international representative or examination board of the faculty.
The grades are transferred directly as long as the grading systems are comparable.
As a rule, grades from a non-comparable linear grading system are converted according to the so-called 'Modified Bavarian Formula' and included in the calculation of the overall grade.
Recognised examination results are marked on the certificate.
The grade conversion table valid for our partner universities from 1 October 2018 can be found here.
For the conversion for all other colleges and universities, please contact zeugnisanerkennung@haw-landshut.de directly .
Nmax - Nd
x=1+3 ---------------
Nmax - Nmin
x = grade sought
Nmax = best achievable grade in the foreign grading system
Nmin = worst grade for passing in the foreign grading system
Nd = grade to be transformed into the German grading system (= individually achieved grade)
The result is rounded to the nearest German grade, e.g.:
2.4 => 2 2.6 => 3.
If the result lies exactly between two German grades, it is rounded to the better grade, e.g.:
2.5 => 2
You can find the best grade and lower pass mark for the respective country in the anabin database of the Central Office for Foreign Education(anabin.kmk.org)
If you have any questions, please contact the Certificate Recognition Centre(zeugnisanerkennung@haw-landshut.de)