Department of Business Studies INTERNATIONAL University of Applied Sciences Emden/Leer x Constantiaplatz 4 x 26 723 Emden x Germany Tel. +49 4921 807 -1132 x Fax +49 4921 807 -1156

FACT SHEET Name of the Institution Hochschule Emden/Leer University of Applied Sciences Erasmus code D EMDEN02 Website www.hs-emden-leer.de Number of students at the University Emden/Leer 3.700 Federal State Lower Saxony (Niedersachsen) Town and number of inhabitants Emden – ca. 50.000 Semester dates, including exam sessions Fall semester: 20.09.-31.01. Spring semester: 01.03.-10.07. Deadlines for application (Erasmus, guest Fall semester 31.05. students) Fall and spring semesters: 31.05. Spring semester: 15.11. Language of instruction German; at least 35 ECTS Credits worth of English courses offered in the fall and spring semester. ECTS Yes Work Placement The Department of Business Studies and the Chamber of Industry and Commerce for Ostfriesland and Papenburg support the incoming students with their search for a work placement. Further Information for Incoming students http://www.hs-emden- leer.de/fachbereiche/wirtschaft/english-pages/english- programme.html Housing arrangements A list of landlords available in the international office. Average accommodation cost per month 200 – 250 € Average cost of living per month 400 – 500 € excluding accommodation Contact Persons Department of Business Studies Incoming students: Janine Wehrstedt [email protected]

Outgoing students: Katja Hakkarainen-Janssen [email protected]

University of Applied Sciences Emden/Leer Constantiaplatz 4, D-26723 Emden Tel.: + 49 4921 807 –1132 Fax: + 49 4921 807 –1156

Additional Comments (fall semester 2011/12): -Social fee appr. 176,15 € including the Semester Ticket (free rides by bus and by train in Niedersachsen) -German intensive language course two weeks before the semester begins in February and in September (40 hours): registration fee 40 € -Orientation programme parallel to German intensive course in February and in September: appr. 30 €