International Students
Are you an exchange or a full-time student at the University of Tübingen?
Would you like to get to know new people - foreign as well as German?
Would you like to talk about current issues or everyday life problems with other fellow students?
Do you have any questions concerning your studies or in general student life?
Then this is the right place to be!
The AStA team is here for you to help you find the right persons and places at the University of Tuebingen when having bureaucratic problems; offers you individual and practical help if affected by conflicts or any kind of discrimination.
Just feel free to write an e-mail or come by during office hours. See you later! :)
Information and services for international students:
- ABZ - Akademisches Beratungszentrum/ Academic Advice Centre : tutorials and admissions to studies
- Bürgeramt/ City Hall : residence permits, registration in Tübingen, work permits and other legal matters
- Internationale Sprachprogramme: international language courses
- Akademischer Austausch/ Academic Exchange : responsible for ERASMUS, information about scholarships and grants (for example, DAAD)
Students Groups
- StudIT:
Student Initiative International Tübingen; tandem and mentoring programs, excursions, parties…
- The Students' Union (Fachschaften) of your faculty
- Tutorials in student residences: WHO, Französisches Viertel
- AEGEE-Tübingen
- AIESEC-Tübingen
- ESG (Evangelic Students Community)
- KHG (Catholic Students Community)
- The Union of Arab Students and Academicians
- The Bulgarian Union
- Theatre groups of the New Philological Faculty in Brecht-Bau
Cultural Centres
CONTACT INFORMATION
Consultant:
Aaron Schmidt
Office hours:
Every monday from 10 to 12 am.
or on appointment during the holidays
Contact:
contact form
E-Mail: ausland(at)asta.uni-tuebingen.de
Important information for new coming International Students
If you come to Tübingen as an ERASMUS student, your first contact here is Mrs. Hahne of the Department of International Affairs; if you are a full-time student it's the Academic Advice Centre (ABZ).
Even before getting your student card, using your admission letter (Zulassungsbescheid) and your Matrikelnummer (which you receive at the moment of the enrolment), you can buy your Semester-ticket at Tübingen's main train station, or else in the tourist shop by the Neckarbrücke (with the Semester-ticket you can use public transportation in Tübingen and the surrounding area).
With your admission letter and the Matrikelnummer you can also get a library card at the university library (Wilhelmstrasse 32), and then use the internet for free in the library!
With just your admission letter you can buy a Mensakarte and eat in the dining-hall. Using your Mensakarte you can also do your laundry in the students residence.
What must I do for enrolment?
- Open a bank account and pay the appropriate enrolment fee
- Submit an application for a residence permit at Tübingen City Hall (Bürgeramt, Schmiedtorstrasse 4). Bring your passport, your enrolment confirmation letter and a biometric (!) photograph with you (*tell the photographer what you need it for).
- Proof of German medical insurance, or else of an exemption from the medical insurance requirement: If you have medical insurance from your home country which covers you in Germany, you are eligible for an exemption. Otherwise you should obtain student medical insurance.
- Enrolment in the Students' Office (Studentensekretariat, Wilhelmstrasse 11). You will need: a completed enrolment form (Immatrikulationsformular), a receipt for the enrolment fee, your enrolment confirmation letter, your passport with current residence permit, a confirmation of medical insurance, and one photograph.
