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MoU signed in March 2024 with Hildesheim's Center for World Music: a sound archive in Benue and research cooperation first, exchanges planned later.

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Key facts

Partnership at a glance

Partner
University of Hildesheim
Country
Germany
Partnership
MoU signedResearch collaboration · Cultural heritage and sound archiving · Student exchange (planned, long term) · Staff and teaching exchange (planned, long term)
Established
2024
Main areas
Ethnomusicology · Sound and music archives · Cultural heritage · Cultural sustainability
At MOAUM
Centre for African Heritage and Cultural Sustainability Studies (name as given by the University of Hildesheim) · Department of Theatre Arts · Centre for Advancement and Linkages · Postgraduate School (its Dean was part of the delegation)
Student opportunities
No student application route is published yet. Exchanges are planned for the long term; a place at Hildesheim would need a nomination by MOAUM.
Research opportunities
First phase, as described by Hildesheim: building a sound archive with the University and starting joint research with the Center for World Music.
Staff opportunities
Teaching exchanges are planned for the long term; no scheme, dates or funding are published.

The partnership

Overview

The University of Hildesheim is a foundation university in Lower Saxony, Germany, with about 8,000 students. Its Center for World Music is an ethnomusicological research centre that describes itself as an archive and laboratory, a place for research and study, and a meeting place for musicians. The Center has worked in West Africa for many years, including a research project on music archives in Nigeria and Ghana (2009 to 2014) and the DAAD-funded SDG Graduate School 'Performing Sustainability' with the University of Maiduguri and the University of Cape Coast (2016 to 2025). On 14 March 2024 a delegation from Benue State University, as the University was then called, signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Center for World Music in Hildesheim. According to the University of Hildesheim, the first phase is the building of a sound archive with the University and the start of joint research; teaching and student exchanges are planned for the long term. This is an institutional agreement. Neither university has published an exchange programme, a scholarship or an application procedure under it. Students who are interested should ask the Centre for Advancement and Linkages whether any exchange place or project place exists before making plans. The University of Hildesheim's general routes for international students and doctoral candidates are open to eligible applicants with or without the agreement and are listed separately below.

How it began: A Memorandum of Understanding between Benue State University (now MOAUM) and the Center for World Music of the University of Hildesheim was signed at a ceremony at the Center for World Music in Hildesheim on 14 March 2024, in the presence of the University President, Prof. Dr. May-Britt Kallenrode. The University's own news says the President signed the memorandum and Benue State University countersigned it. The Benue State University delegation (13 to 15 March 2024) was Prof. Vitalis Vearumun Tarhule (Dean of the Graduate School), Prof. Elijah Terdoo Ikpanor (Director, Centre for Advancement and Linkages) and Dr. Shadrach Teryila Ukuma (Department of Theatre Arts).

Nature of the collaboration

Areas of collaboration

The University of Hildesheim describes the agreement as follows: in a first project phase a sound archive is to be built with Benue State University and research cooperations initiated; in the long term several teaching and student exchanges are planned. It names the Centre for African Heritage and Cultural Sustainability Studies at Benue State University as the unit concerned, and records the hope of the Benue delegation that the faculties for teacher education and psychology will also benefit. During the same visit the delegation discussed funding opportunities with the DAAD in Bonn, met Hildesheim's International Office, its Research and Transfer unit and the Vice-President for International Affairs, and met the Dommuseum Hildesheim about possible cooperation on cultural heritage. The link behind the agreement is documented: Dr. Shadrach Teryila Ukuma of the Department of Theatre Arts is an alumnus of the DAAD-funded SDG Graduate School 'Performing Sustainability. Cultures and Development in West Africa', which the Center for World Music ran with the University of Maiduguri and the University of Cape Coast from 2016 to 2025. Benue State University was not a partner institution of that graduate school. No official page publishes the text of the memorandum, an exchange quota, a call for applications or any activity under the agreement after March 2024.

  • Ethnomusicology
  • Sound and music archives
  • Cultural heritage
  • Cultural sustainability
  • Theatre and performance studies

Faculties and centres at MOAUM

  • Centre for African Heritage and Cultural Sustainability Studies (name as given by the University of Hildesheim)
  • Department of Theatre Arts
  • Centre for Advancement and Linkages
  • Postgraduate School (its Dean was part of the delegation)

At Hildesheim

  • Center for World Music (CWM)
  • International Office
  • Research and Transfer unit (took part in the March 2024 talks)

Partnership history

  1. 2009 to 2014

    The Center for World Music runs the research project 'Music Archives in West Africa (MAWAS)', focused on Nigeria and Ghana and funded by the VolkswagenStiftung. The project page does not name Benue State University.

  2. 2016 to 2025

    The DAAD funds the SDG Graduate School 'Performing Sustainability. Cultures and Development in West Africa' at the University of Hildesheim, the University of Maiduguri and the University of Cape Coast. Dr. Shadrach Teryila Ukuma, now of the Department of Theatre Arts, is among its doctoral graduates (dissertation published 2020).

  3. 2024-03-13 to 2024-03-15

    A three-member delegation from Benue State University visits the University of Hildesheim at the invitation of the Center for World Music, after a stop in Bonn to discuss funding opportunities with the DAAD.

  4. 2024-03-14

    The Memorandum of Understanding between Benue State University and the Center for World Music is signed in Hildesheim in the presence of the University President, Prof. Dr. May-Britt Kallenrode. The delegation also meets the International Office, the Research and Transfer unit and the Vice-President for International Affairs, Prof. Dr. Bettina Kluge.

  5. 2024-03-15

    The delegation meets the director and researchers of the Dommuseum Hildesheim to discuss possible cooperation in cultural heritage.

  6. 2024-03-26

    The University of Hildesheim publishes a news report on the memorandum: a sound archive and research cooperation in the first project phase, teaching and student exchanges in the long term.

For students, staff and departments

Student opportunities

No direct application route for MOAUM students under this agreement has been published. The University of Hildesheim describes a sound archive and research cooperation as the first phase and says student exchanges are planned for the long term; it accepts exchange students only when their home university nominates them for an exchange place.

Through the partnership

Academic CollaborationInstitutional Partnership: No Current Student Application Funding not specified

Sound archive and joint research with the Center for World Music

For: Academic staff · PhD · Postgraduate · Departments and centres

The first phase of the agreement, as described by the University of Hildesheim: building a sound archive with the University and starting research cooperation. It is run between the two institutions; there is no public call for participants.

Eligible students
Not published. Involvement is arranged inside MOAUM by the units that lead the agreement.
Study level
Not specified
Eligible disciplines
Ethnomusicology, music and sound archiving, cultural heritage, cultural sustainability, theatre and performance studies
Duration
Not published
Destination
Makurdi, Nigeria, and Hildesheim, Germany
Funding
Funding not specified
Application status
Institutional Partnership: No Current Student Application
Application method
No application route

Application Deadline: No call or deadline is published.

How to apply

There is no application. Staff and research students who want to take part should ask the Centre for Advancement and Linkages or the Department of Theatre Arts how the project is organised.

  1. Step 1: Ask inside MOAUM first

    Ask the Centre for Advancement and Linkages which unit leads the Hildesheim agreement and whether the sound archive or a research project is currently taking participants.

  2. Step 2: Read about the Center for World Music

    The Center's website describes its archive, collections and research projects, which shows what kind of work the cooperation is built on.

Funding and costs

Funding not specified.

No funding for this project is published. The delegation discussed funding opportunities with the DAAD in Bonn in March 2024; no award is reported.

Official contact

Center for World Music secretariat: Anne-Sophie Malessa, Tel. +49 5121 883 92378, malessaa@uni-hildesheim.de (institutional contact; students should go through MOAUM first).

Application Guidelines: Sound archive and joint research with the Center for World Music (opens in a new tab)
Student ExchangeContact MOAUM for Current Opportunities Funding not specified

Exchange semester at the University of Hildesheim (only if MOAUM holds an exchange place)

For: Undergraduate · Postgraduate

Hildesheim says student exchanges with the University are planned for the long term. No exchange place, quota or call has been published. The procedure below is Hildesheim's standard one for exchange students from its partner universities; it would apply only once an exchange place has been agreed.

Eligible students
Students of a partner university who are nominated by their own university for one of the exchange places. Whether MOAUM has such places is not confirmed.
Study level
Not specified for MOAUM. Hildesheim's exchange information covers its bachelor's and master's programmes.
Eligible disciplines
Not specified. Hildesheim's four faculties are: Educational and Social Sciences; Cultural Studies and Aesthetic Communication; Linguistics and Information Science; Mathematics, Natural Sciences, Economics and Computer Science.
Duration
One semester or a full academic year (winter plus summer semester)
Destination
Hildesheim, Germany
Funding
Funding not specified
Application status
Contact MOAUM for Current Opportunities
Application method
Nomination by MOAUM is required

Application Deadline: Hildesheim's standing deadlines for students from outside the EU: nomination by the home university by 1 May (winter semester or full year) or 1 November (summer semester); the student's online application by 30 May or 30 November; the signed application and photo by 15 June or 15 December. The International Office web page gives 15 May and 15 November for nominations and 30 May and 30 November for the signed application; the January 2026 fact sheet is the more detailed and more recent document. These dates matter only if an exchange place exists.

Academic intake: Winter semester (lectures usually mid-October to mid-February) and summer semester (lectures usually mid-April to mid-July) · Next expected cycle: Summer semester 2027, for which the standing nomination deadline is 1 November 2026.

Before submitting an external application, contact the relevant MOAUM faculty or the office responsible for international linkages to confirm eligibility and whether institutional nomination is required.

How to apply

A student cannot apply to Hildesheim directly for an exchange place. The home university must nominate the student first; Hildesheim then sends the student a link to its online registration. No MOAUM nomination procedure for Hildesheim has been published.

  1. Step 1: Confirm that a place exists

    Ask the Centre for Advancement and Linkages whether the agreement with Hildesheim currently includes exchange places for students, for which level and subject, and how MOAUM selects candidates.

  2. Step 2: Be nominated by MOAUM

    Hildesheim's procedure: the partner university sends a nomination e-mail with the student's details, receives a confirmation from the International Office, and then completes an online nomination in Hildesheim's mobility portal.

  3. Step 3: Complete the online application

    After the nomination the student automatically receives an e-mail with a link to the online registration, and sends the signed application form and a photo to incoming@uni-hildesheim.de by the deadline.

  4. Step 4: Apply for the visa

    Apply for a German national visa for study through the German Missions in Nigeria. Hildesheim says nominated students receive an access code for VisaFlow, a support service for the visa application.

  5. Step 5: Arrive and enrol

    Take part in the Welcome Week, enrol, show proof of health insurance, pay the semester contribution and register with the City of Hildesheim.

Application checklist
  • Nomination by the home university
  • Online application and signed student application form with photo
  • Valid passport and two copies of it
  • German at level B1 or English at level B2 (the level is stated by Hildesheim; the form of proof is not specified)
  • Proof of health insurance valid in Germany
  • Application for enrolment (signed), passport photo and copy of passport for enrolment
  • Payment of the semester contribution
  • Transcript of records from MOAUMMay be required
  • Learning agreement or study plan approved by the home departmentMay be required

“May be required” marks a document that is usual for this kind of application but is not confirmed on the official page. Check before you apply.

Eligibility
Who
Students nominated by a partner university for an exchange place
Language
German at B1 or English at B2
MOAUM place
Not confirmed
Academic requirements
No grade requirement is published. Hildesheim asks applicants to consider whether their academic performance allows a stay abroad.
Language requirements
Incoming exchange students should have German at least at level B1 or English at least at level B2. Hildesheim publishes a list of courses taught in English and offers an intensive German course before the semester (fee of about 50 to 60 euros) and a free German course during the semester.
Funding and costs

Funding not specified.

No funding for MOAUM students is published. Exchange students pay a semester contribution of 394.85 euros (figure published for the winter semester 2026/27); Hildesheim states this is not a tuition fee. Living costs, health insurance, rent and travel are the student's own unless a scholarship is arranged.

Financial requirements: Semester contribution for exchange students: 394.85 euros (winter semester 2026/27). For a German student visa, the German Missions in Nigeria require proof of 992 euros per month, shown for up to one year.

Visa, travel and stay

Nigerian students need a national visa for study. The German Missions in Nigeria take applications through the Consular Services Portal of the Federal Foreign Office, followed by an appointment for identity checks, an interview and biometric data. Required documents include the application form, passport, a current admission letter from the German university stating the course, start date and language of instruction, proof of adequate financial means (992 euros per month for university studies, by blocked account, formal obligation or scholarship), a CV, a letter of motivation, language certificates, birth certificate and school results. The Consulate may ask for further documents.

Official visa information (nigeria.diplo.de) (opens in a new tab)

Accommodation and insurance: The International Office can arrange a furnished room in a student residence or shared flat within about 20 minutes of the University by bus; the arrangement is binding and a deposit of one to two months' rent is usual. Students from outside the European social security agreements must take German statutory health insurance for their stay (Hildesheim quotes about 90 euros per month, a figure dated September 2018). Liability insurance is recommended.

Official contact

International Office, University of Hildesheim: incoming@uni-hildesheim.de. Incoming exchange students: Ulrike Bädecker-Zimmermann, Tel. +49 5121 883 92006; Bettina Kroppach (buddy programme, accommodation), Tel. +49 5121 883 92008.

Application Guidelines: Exchange semester at the University of Hildesheim (only if MOAUM holds an exchange place) (opens in a new tab)

Earlier opportunities

Part of the partnership's history. These are not open for application; their details are kept for the record.

ScholarshipPast Opportunity Funding not specifiedOpen to any eligible applicant

DAAD SDG Graduate School 'Performing Sustainability. Cultures and Development in West Africa'

For: Postgraduate · PhD

A DAAD-funded network for master's and doctoral students of the University of Maiduguri, the University of Cape Coast and the University of Hildesheim, funded from 2016 to 2020 and extended to the end of 2025. It is the origin of the link between MOAUM and Hildesheim, through an alumnus on the University's staff, but Benue State University was never one of its partner institutions and it is no longer running.

Requirements, dates and how to apply

This is the partner's own route. Any eligible applicant may use it, with or without the partnership: it is not a place reserved for MOAUM.

Eligible students
Was open to scholarship holders of the three partner universities
Study level
Master's and doctoral
Eligible disciplines
Performance, arts and culture in sustainable development, peace and conflict
Destination
Maiduguri, Cape Coast and Hildesheim
Funding
Funding not specified
Application status
Past Opportunity
Application method
No application route

Application Deadline: Closed. Funding ended at the end of 2025 and the project's own website no longer opens.

Programme period: 2016 to 2025

How to apply

Not open. Listed as history only.

Funding and costs

Funding not specified.

Funded by the DAAD programme 'Bilateral SDG Graduate Schools' with funds of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development. Funding ended in 2025.

Application Guidelines: DAAD SDG Graduate School 'Performing Sustainability. Cultures and Development in West Africa' (opens in a new tab)

The partner's own routes, open to any eligible applicant

These do not depend on the partnership and no place is reserved for MOAUM. They are listed because a MOAUM student or lecturer may be eligible.

Postgraduate OpportunityInformation Available Self-fundedOpen to any eligible applicant

Bachelor's or master's degree at the University of Hildesheim

For: Undergraduate · Postgraduate

Hildesheim's own admission route for international degree students. It is open to any eligible applicant and is not a benefit of the agreement with MOAUM.

Requirements, dates and how to apply

This is the partner's own route. Any eligible applicant may use it, with or without the partnership: it is not a place reserved for MOAUM.

Eligible students
Applicants whose school or university qualifications are recognised for admission in Germany. A master's applicant needs a first degree relevant to the chosen programme.
Study level
Bachelor's and master's
Eligible disciplines
All degree programmes offered by the University. Most are taught in German; the M.Sc. Data Analytics and M.Sc. Software Engineering are taught in English.
Duration
Full degree programme
Destination
Hildesheim, Germany
Funding
Self-funded
Application status
Information Available
Application method
Apply directly

Application Deadline: Bachelor's programmes: usually 15 July each year for the winter semester (15 January for entry to a higher semester in summer). Master's programmes have their own deadlines, published per programme. Uni-assist needs four to six weeks to review documents.

Academic intake: Winter semester (October); some programmes also admit in the summer semester (April)

How to apply

Applicants with a foreign qualification apply through uni-assist, which checks the documents and forwards eligible applications to the University. The English-taught IT master's programmes have their own application portal.

  1. Step 1: Check your qualification

    Use the Anabin or uni-assist databases to see whether your certificates give direct admission. If not, a preparatory year at the Studienkolleg in Hanover and an assessment test are required.

  2. Step 2: Choose a programme

    Check that the programme exists at Hildesheim, its language of teaching and its selection rules.

  3. Step 3: Apply through uni-assist

    Upload certificates, transcripts and language proof and pay the handling fee before the deadline. The IT master's programmes use their own portal.

  4. Step 4: Follow the Hildesheim portal

    After uni-assist forwards the application you receive login details for the University's application portal, where the decision is shown.

  5. Step 5: Apply for the visa

    Apply for a national visa for study at the German Missions in Nigeria with the admission letter and proof of funds.

Application checklist
  • School leaving certificate with grades and subjects
  • Transcript of records for previous university study
  • Proof of language proficiency
  • For a master's: bachelor's certificate, transcript and diploma supplement
  • Depending on the master's programme: CV, letter of motivation, description of research projectMay be required
  • Uni-assist handling fee: 75 euros for the first choice, 30 euros for each further choice

“May be required” marks a document that is usual for this kind of application but is not confirmed on the official page. Check before you apply.

Eligibility
Level
Bachelor's and master's
Route
Direct application through uni-assist
Academic requirements
Recognised university entrance qualification; for a master's, a relevant first degree. Some bachelor's programmes in the arts, music and sport require an aptitude test.
Language requirements
Sufficient German is required for all bachelor's programmes and most master's programmes: TestDaF level 4 in all parts, telc C1 Hochschule, DSH-2, DSD II or Goethe Certificate C2. Some programmes set higher requirements. Certificates issued in English do not need translating.
Funding and costs

Self-funded.

No scholarship is attached to this route. Students pay the semester contribution (469.85 euros for the winter semester 2026/27) and their own living costs.

Financial requirements: Semester contribution 469.85 euros (winter semester 2026/27). German student visa: proof of 992 euros per month for up to one year.

Visa, travel and stay

National visa for study through the German Missions in Nigeria; a current admission letter and proof of adequate financial means (992 euros per month) are among the required documents.

Official visa information (nigeria.diplo.de) (opens in a new tab)

Accommodation and insurance: Health insurance is compulsory for enrolment. The University's Studentenwerk residences are listed on the International Office pages.

Official contact

International Office, University of Hildesheim, Universitätsplatz 1, 31141 Hildesheim. Steffi Dannenberg is listed by the International Office for 'Incoming Graduate Students', Tel. +49 5121 883 92010.

Application Guidelines: Bachelor's or master's degree at the University of Hildesheim (opens in a new tab)Application Guidelines: Bachelor's or master's degree at the University of Hildesheim (opens in a new tab)
Research OpportunityInformation Available Funding variesOpen to any eligible applicant

Doctoral study or a guest research stay at the University of Hildesheim

For: PhD · Academic staff

Hildesheim admits international doctoral candidates through its faculties and supports them through the International Office. This is the University's general route; nothing published ties it to the agreement with MOAUM.

Requirements, dates and how to apply

This is the partner's own route. Any eligible applicant may use it, with or without the partnership: it is not a place reserved for MOAUM.

Eligible students
Graduates accepted by a Hildesheim faculty under its doctoral regulations. Guest doctoral researchers are invited by a host professor.
Study level
Doctoral
Eligible disciplines
The four faculties, including Cultural Studies and Aesthetic Communication, to which the Center for World Music's field belongs.
Duration
Not specified; the page reports guest stays of about three months as well as full doctorates
Destination
Hildesheim, Germany
Funding
Funding varies
Application status
Information Available
Application method
Apply directly

Application Deadline: No general deadline is published.

How to apply

Admission is decided by the faculty under its doctoral regulations; an application form for admission to doctoral studies is published in German and English.

  1. Step 1: Find a supervisor

    Identify a professor in the relevant faculty whose research fits the project and read that faculty's doctoral regulations.

  2. Step 2: Apply for admission

    Submit the application for admission to doctoral studies to the faculty and enrolment office as its regulations require.

  3. Step 3: Arrange funding and the visa

    Check the DAAD scholarship database for funding from Nigeria, then apply for the appropriate visa at the German Missions in Nigeria.

Application checklist
  • Application for admission to doctoral studies (form published by the University)
  • Agreement of a supervising professorMay be required
  • Degree certificates and transcriptsMay be required
  • Research proposalMay be required

“May be required” marks a document that is usual for this kind of application but is not confirmed on the official page. Check before you apply.

Eligibility
Level
Doctoral candidates and guest doctoral researchers
Academic requirements
Set by each faculty's doctoral regulations.
Language requirements
Not specified on the page; depends on the faculty and supervisor.
Funding and costs

Funding varies.

The University publishes no doctoral scholarship of its own on this page; it points to the DAAD scholarship database and other funders. Doctoral students pay the semester contribution (469.85 euros for the winter semester 2026/27).

Financial requirements: Semester contribution 469.85 euros (winter semester 2026/27).

Visa, travel and stay

The German Missions in Nigeria list holders of a letter of admission for PhD studies under the visa category 'Study - Specific qualifications'.

Official visa information (nigeria.diplo.de) (opens in a new tab)

Accommodation and insurance: The International Office helps international doctoral candidates to find accommodation and offers language courses, introductory days and network meetings.

Official contact

International Office, international doctoral students: Ulrike Bädecker-Zimmermann, Universitätsplatz 1, 31141 Hildesheim, Tel. +49 5121 883 92006.

Application Guidelines: Doctoral study or a guest research stay at the University of Hildesheim (opens in a new tab)Application Guidelines: Doctoral study or a guest research stay at the University of Hildesheim (opens in a new tab)
Research OpportunityClosed: Awaiting Next Cycle Funding not specifiedOpen to any eligible applicant

International workshop for doctoral students in ethnomusicology (Center for World Music)

For: PhD

A yearly one-week meeting of doctoral researchers in ethnomusicology at the Center for World Music, run with the Hanover University of Music, Drama and Media. Participants from the University of Maiduguri took part in 2024. It is open by call for proposals, not through the agreement.

Requirements, dates and how to apply

This is the partner's own route. Any eligible applicant may use it, with or without the partnership: it is not a place reserved for MOAUM.

Eligible students
Doctoral students in ethnomusicology and related fields
Study level
Doctoral
Eligible disciplines
Ethnomusicology
Duration
About four days, held in June in recent years
Destination
Hildesheim, Germany
Funding
Funding not specified
Application status
Closed: Awaiting Next Cycle
Application method
Apply directly

Application Deadline: No call for the next workshop was found. The workshop page documents the 14th workshop (18 to 21 June 2024); the Center's news list carries a call for the 15th (24 to 27 June 2025).

Next expected cycle: Not announced

How to apply

Applications are made in response to the Center's call for proposals when one is published.

  1. Step 1: Watch for the call

    Check the Center for World Music's news page for the next call for proposals.

Eligibility
Level
Doctoral students
Funding and costs

Funding not specified.

The page that was checked does not say whether travel or accommodation is funded.

Official contact

Center for World Music secretariat: Tel. +49 5121 883 92378, malessaa@uni-hildesheim.de

Application Guidelines: International workshop for doctoral students in ethnomusicology (Center for World Music) (opens in a new tab)
ScholarshipInformation Available Funding variesOpen to any eligible applicant

DAAD scholarships for study and research in Germany

For: Postgraduate · PhD · Academic staff

The German Academic Exchange Service lists its scholarship programmes for international students and researchers in a searchable database, filtered by the country you apply from, level and subject. These are DAAD's own schemes, open with or without the agreement. Hildesheim points its international doctoral candidates to this database.

Requirements, dates and how to apply

This is the partner's own route. Any eligible applicant may use it, with or without the partnership: it is not a place reserved for MOAUM.

Eligible students
Depends on each programme; select Nigeria as the country in the database
Study level
Graduate, doctoral and postdoctoral, depending on the programme
Eligible disciplines
Depends on the programme
Duration
Depends on the programme
Destination
Germany
Funding
Funding varies
Application status
Information Available
Application method
Apply directly

Application Deadline: Each programme has its own deadline, shown in the database.

How to apply

Applications are made to the DAAD as each programme's entry describes.

  1. Step 1: Search the database

    Choose Nigeria as your country, your level and your subject to see which DAAD programmes you can apply for.

  2. Step 2: Secure a host where needed

    Research and doctoral programmes normally depend on a host at a German university; the Center for World Music or a Hildesheim faculty would be approached directly.

Funding and costs

Funding varies.

Amounts and what is covered are set per programme in the database.

Visa, travel and stay

The German Missions in Nigeria list holders of a scholarship financed from German public funds under the visa category 'Study - Specific qualifications'.

Official visa information (nigeria.diplo.de) (opens in a new tab)

View Scholarship: DAAD scholarships for study and research in Germany (opens in a new tab)

Plan ahead

Important dates

OpportunityApplication deadlineIntakeProgramme periodNext cycle
Sound archive and joint research with the Center for World MusicNo call or deadline is published.———
Exchange semester at the University of Hildesheim (only if MOAUM holds an exchange place)Hildesheim's standing deadlines for students from outside the EU: nomination by the home university by 1 May (winter semester or full year) or 1 November (summer semester); the student's online application by 30 May or 30 November; the signed application and photo by 15 June or 15 December. The International Office web page gives 15 May and 15 November for nominations and 30 May and 30 November for the signed application; the January 2026 fact sheet is the more detailed and more recent document. These dates matter only if an exchange place exists.Winter semester (lectures usually mid-October to mid-February) and summer semester (lectures usually mid-April to mid-July)—Summer semester 2027, for which the standing nomination deadline is 1 November 2026.
Bachelor's or master's degree at the University of HildesheimBachelor's programmes: usually 15 July each year for the winter semester (15 January for entry to a higher semester in summer). Master's programmes have their own deadlines, published per programme. Uni-assist needs four to six weeks to review documents.Winter semester (October); some programmes also admit in the summer semester (April)——
Doctoral study or a guest research stay at the University of HildesheimNo general deadline is published.———
International workshop for doctoral students in ethnomusicology (Center for World Music)No call for the next workshop was found. The workshop page documents the 14th workshop (18 to 21 June 2024); the Center's news list carries a call for the 15th (24 to 27 June 2025).——Not announced
DAAD scholarships for study and research in GermanyEach programme has its own deadline, shown in the database.———

Dates are as published by the official source for each opportunity on the date shown under Official sources. Always confirm on the official page before you apply.

Information & official sources

Partnership information changes. What is said on this page was taken from the sources below on the dates shown; where a source could not confirm something, the page says so rather than guess.

  1. University of Hildesheim, Center for World Music. Visit of representatives of the Benue State University, Makurdi, Nigeria in Hildesheim (13 to 15 March 2024), published 18 April 2024 (opens in a new tab)uni-hildesheim.de · checked 6 October 2026
  2. University of Hildesheim. Zwei Memoranda of Understanding mit dem Globalen Süden (news, 26 March 2024, in German) (opens in a new tab)uni-hildesheim.de · checked 6 October 2026
  3. University of Hildesheim, Center for World Music. Center for World Music (home page) (opens in a new tab)uni-hildesheim.de · checked 6 October 2026
  4. University of Hildesheim, Center for World Music. DAAD Graduate School 'Performing Sustainability. Cultures and Development in West-Africa' (opens in a new tab)uni-hildesheim.de · checked 6 October 2026
  5. University of Hildesheim, Center for World Music. Team (opens in a new tab)uni-hildesheim.de · checked 6 October 2026
  6. University of Hildesheim, International Office. International Exchange Students (opens in a new tab)uni-hildesheim.de · checked 6 October 2026
  7. University of Hildesheim, International Office. Nomination procedure and fact sheet (PDF, as of January 2026) (opens in a new tab)uni-hildesheim.de · checked 6 October 2026
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