Universitat Paderborn

All courses are optional and taught on all CEFR levels (A1 – C1)

a) Pre-semester Crash Course

Intensive four-weeks German course before the official lecture period, daily classes 80 teaching units / FREE for exchange students

b) Semester Course

Classes four times per week during the lecture period 120 teaching units / FREE for exchange students

c) DSH Course

Jan – March / April – June / July – Sept / Oct – Dec, daily classes 240 teaching units / fee per quarter: €550 for exchange students

Contact for accommodationMrs

Ms Jennifer Spiering

Address

Mersinweg 2, 33100 Paderborn, Germany

Telephone

+ 49 (0) 5251 89296-680

Fax

+49 (0) 5251 89207-605

Email

spiering@studentenwerk-pb.de

Organization of accommodation

Approx. 3-4 weeks before arrival, depending on availability of rooms.

Please note that accommodation can be provided upon availability only; UBP assists stu- dents in finding accommodation, however, is not obliged to guarantee housing to students. In case that UPB cannot offer enough and suitable accommodation, students will be asked to search for housing themselves.

Equipment of rooms/accommodation

Please note that the rooms and flats are furnished, however, table - and kitchenware as well as pillows and blankets mostly have to be purchased by the students themselves.

Besides the monthly rental amount, you will typically need to pay a deposit that is usually of the same amount as your monthly rent. When you move out and the room/flat is in appropri- ate condition you will receive the full deposit back.

Type of accommodation

Students are free to look for a room themselves through agencies or websites or they can opt to reserve it via the Studierendenwerk (student services). They have several choices of types of accommodation:

•  Dormitories on campus: There are two residence halls called “Peter-Hille-Weg” and “Vogeliusweg” with different types of rooms/ apartments on offer.

•  Rooms in the city/ shared flats: Many German students live in shared flats called “WG” (Wohngemeinschaft). This means that they have a room of their own and share the kitchen, bathroom and living room with typically 1 - 3 roommates. The furnished rooms offered are usually rooms of Paderborn students who study abroad for a semester or two and would like to offer their room for rent in Pader- born to an exchange student while they are abroad.

•  Single apartment/ flat Single apartments offer a greater amount of independence, however, are usually slightly more expensive to rent than other rooms/ shared flats.

•  Room with access to a family If available, we sometimes also offer the opportuni- ty for students to stay in a family’s or person’s house with direct contact to the fami- ly/ person. This form of accommodation requires a strong level of consideration and respect for each other. We cannot guarantee the availability of these rooms each semester.

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Arrival date & time

In case you opt to rent a room in the campus dormitories, we strongly recommend to plan your arrival on a weekday, not the weekend. Student services and janitors typically do not work on weekends and it might be difficult to arrange the handover of your room keys and the move-in process. Please contact Ms Spiering beforehand if you are unsure about when would be a good date and time to arrive.

If you live in private accommodation, please make sure to get in touch with your landlord/- lady and/ or buddy and inform them of your arrival day and time to make sure that you will have access to the flat or house.

Additional remarks

Starting in 2017, UPB student services will implement major refurbishing works in part of the on-campus dormitories. This could also affect the number of rooms avail- able to exchange students during the academic year 2017-18 and potentially beyond. Whilst we are strongly committed to assist students as much as we can in finding suitable accommodation in Paderborn, we might not be able to provide a room to all students arriving during that period from our end. In that case, students will be asked to organise accommodation themselves.

FINANCIAL MATTERS FOR EXCHANGE STUDENTS

Approximate cost of living per month (estimate in €)

•  Accommodation: between €250 - €400

•  “ARD ZDF Broadcast Contribution Services”: € 17.50 per month per household;

amount can be shared by tenants living together in one household (http://www.rundfunkbeitrag.de/e175/e1584/Informationen_fuer_Studierende_engli sch.pdf;http://www.rundfunkbeitrag.de/e175/e198/Informationsflyer_Buergerinnen _und_Buerger_englisch.pdf)

•  Food: between €150 - €250

•  Social activities: between €100 - €150

•  Personal costs such as clothing, travel, books: between €120 - €180

Total: between ~ €640 - €1000*

*Costs reflect the current situation and are subject to possible change.

Fees

There are no tuition fees for exchange students.

Health Insurance

All students need to have full valid health insurance cover during their time in Germany – a travel insurance is sometimes enough for the visa process, however, it will not be enough cover for the duration of the studies!

For EU residents it is sufficient to show us their European Health insurance card after arri- val.

Non - EU residents have to take out a German public or private insurance as typically no other type of international insurance will be accepted by the German insurance sys- tem. Students are supposed to inform themselves about the different types of insurances (for example by contacting the local German embassies) and choose one accordingly.

Costs of (public) insurances in Germany typically amount to about 80 – 90 EUR per month.

Semester ticket

Exchange students will be able to buy a semester ticket that allows them to use free public transportation in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia during the semester.

The fee for the ticket is currently about €200 per semester.

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