Gaining experience abroad promotes one's personal development and intercultural competence and makes a comparison of medical systems possible. Maintaining international partnerships has, therefore, always been a high priority at the Faculty of Medicine in Heidelberg.

Every year, we welcome numerous clinical trainees and Erasmus students from all over the world. But we also assist our own students with carrying out their plans for stays abroad, be it for a clinical traineeship, a semester at one of our international partner faculties or for parts of their practical year. The modular structure of HeiCuMed is ideal for both incoming and outgoing students, which is why our exchange programme was awarded the DAAD prize for innovative approaches in mobility programmes in 2016.