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A Practical Guide for International Students

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WELCOME

Living and Studying

A Practical Guide for International Students

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Key Facts about the University Hohenheim

About 1.300 international students from 110 countries

Founded in 1818

460 international students enroll themselves each year

Roundabout 9.600 students

270 cooperations with universities and research facilities all over the world 3 Faculties 4

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Welcome to the University of Hohenheim!

Getting started at a university in a different country usually means a big step for most of our international students, and involves a lot of unavoidable administrative paper work. Surely, you will have a lot of questions, especially during the first weeks of your stay and your studies.

The brochure was built around a checklist which can serve you as a guideline for organizing your first days at the University of Hohenheim.

We have also included some information and tips for daily life and extra-curricular activities. Feel free to explore the region of Stuttgart as well as our campus. We say it is one of the most beautiful campuses at least in Germany…! Well, what do you think? 

We wish you a good start in Hohenheim and successful studies. Make the most out of your stay at the University of Hohenheim!

Your Office of International Affairs

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Guidance and support

In case you need help or guidance, there are always people to turn to at the University of Hohenheim. Please find below a selection of offices and their area of competence – and how to find them.

What do they do? Contact Details Opening Hours

Office of In case, you would Room 232-234 Tue: 10-12 a.m. International Affairs like to do an exchange semester Email: Wed: 1-3 p.m.

abroad. [email protected] Address: hohenheim.de Fruwirthstr. 12 70599 Stuttgart If you come to Room 136 Wed: 1-3 p.m. Hohenheim from abroad as an Email: Tue, Thu: 10-12 a.m. exchange student or [email protected] Free Mover. hohenheim.de

If you come to Room 138 Mon, Wed: 1-3 p.m. Hohenheim from abroad as a fulltime Email: Tue, Thu: 10-12 a.m. degree student. [email protected] hohenheim.de

Housing Assistance: Room 235 Tue: 11 a.m.-1 p.m. In case you need help finding private Email: accommodation. [email protected]

After admission in Room 138 regards of tuition fee. Email: [email protected] hohenheim.de

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What do they Contact Details Opening Hours do?

Student Information Informational Mon-Thurs: Center (SIZ) events on the 9 a.m.-1 p.m. study programs / Address: Advising for Palace Hohenheim 1 prospective Fri: 9 a.m.-noon West Wing 033/036 students Next to lecture room (“HS”) 4/5 70599 Stuttgart

Student Councelling Advising and Room 23 Mon: 2 p.m.–4 p.m. Center informing students on all Tue: 10 a.m.-noon issues related to Thurs: 2 p.m.–4 p.m. their studies at Address: the University of Emil-Wolff-Str. 14 Hohenheim 70599 Stuttgart

Central Library Information: Circulation counter & rooms +49 711 459 22096 Mon-Fri: 8 a.m. - 9 Address: p.m. Garbenstraße 15 Circulation counter: Sat, Sun: 10 a.m. - 9 +49 711 459 22097 p.m.

Reference counter

Mon - Fri: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.

IT-Service-Desk Advice and Telephone: Mon-Thurs: 8 a.m. - 5 information for p.m. your technical +49 711 459 24444 devices Fri: 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. Address: Garbenstr. 30 (Bio 1) 1st Lower Level Email: 70599 Stuttgart [email protected]

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INDEX AND CHECKLIST

PART I: WHAT YOU SHOULD DO: HOW TO DO IT? SEE PAGE…

 GUIDANCE AND SUPPORT...... 6  MOVING INTO YOUR ROOM……...... 10  REGISTRATION AT THE MUNICIPALITY “BÜRGERBÜRO...... 10  OPEN A BANK ACCOUNT...... 11  ACTIVATE YOUR BLOCKED BANK ACCOUNT …………………………...... 13  PAYMENT OF TUITION FEES AND REGISTRATION FEES...... 13  HEALTH INSURANCE………...... 16

 PERSONAL ENROLLMENT AT THE UNIVERSITY OF HOHENHEIM…..…………... 18  STUDENT ID………………………………………………………………………………….… 19  ROOM CONTRACT, DIRECT DEBIT AUTHORIZATION FOR RENT……………...... 21  INTERNET ACCESS AND EMAIL...... 22  APPLY FOR A RESIDENCE PERMIT ……………………………………………………... 23

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PART II: GOOD TO KNOW…

1. STUDY ROOMS……………………………………………………………………… 26

2. LIBRARY...... 26

3. EATING ON CAMPUS...... 28

4. PUBLIC TRANSPORT...... 28

5. LEISURE ACTIVITIES...... 30 5.1 SPORTS………………………………………………………………………. 30 5.2 MUSIC………………………………………………………………………… 32 5.3 RELIGIOUS GROUPS…………………………………………………….... 32 5.4 GENERAL STUDENT’S COMMITTEE……………………………………. 33 5.5 INTERNATIONAL STUDENT GROUPS………………………………….. 34 5.6 CINEMA………………………………………………………………………. 36 5.7 PARTIES……………………………………………………………………… 36

6. SHOPPING...... 36

7. TELEPHONE...... 38

8. MEDICAL CARE...... 38

9. PRIVATE ACCOMODATION...... 39

10. STUTTGART…………………………………………………………………………. 42 10.1 CITY DISTRICTS………………………………………………………….. 42 10.2 VIEWS AND WALKS……………………………………………………… 43 10.3 MUSEUMS/GALLERIES………………………………………………….. 44 9

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 MOVING INTO YOUR ROOM

Please be aware that picking up the room key and moving into the room are your personal responsibility, i.e. your ISO Buddy cannot generally help you with that. If you live in a private accommodation, you should arrange moving in directly with the landlord. It is advisable to do this well in advance. Together with the key, the landlord should also give you a so-called “Wohnungsgeberbestätigung” (confirmation of the landlord, not identical to the rental contract). In case you live in a student dormitory, the Housing Department will send you information about moving into your room after you paid the deposit and the rent for the first month. Especially consider the information on moving in-times and on whether or not you have to arrange an appointment for the key pick up. For moving in, please keep your passport at hand.

 REGISTRATION AT THE MUNICIPALITY “BÜRGERBÜRO” You have to register as a new citizen at the town hall of your place of residence within the first two weeks of your arrival. What you need: - Completed and signed registration form (available at the respective “Bürgerbüro”) - National identity card or passport, resp. - “Wohnungsgeberbescheinigung” which you received from the caretaker (“Hausmeister”) or the landlord (in case of private accommodation). - It is advisable to also take your rental contract or the room offer with you Students living in one of the dormitories on campus can register at the “Bürgerbüro” -, next to the tram stop “Plieningen Garbe”.

Address: Opening hours Bezirksrathaus Plieningen-Birkach Mo - Fr: 8:30 am - 1:00 pm 10 Filderhauptstraße 155 Tues: 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm Thurs: 2:00 pm - 6:00 pm 70599 Stuttgart

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Try to avoid going there on Monday mornings or Thursday afternoons, as you have to expect long waiting hours.

Licence fees (“GEZ / Rundfunkbeitrag”) After your registration in Bürgerbüro you will probably receive a letter regarding the licence fee for the German broadcasting service. In Germany, our broadcasting system is divided into two areas: On one hand there is public broadcasting which is accessible to all citizens and offers information as well as high-quality entertainment. On the other hand, there is private broadcasting, which is funded by advertising and other financial models. To finance the programs of public broadcasting - ARD, ZDF, Deutschlandradio and others - monthly fees are collected from every household in Germany. This kind of funding enables media coverage independent from commercial or political interests. The fee is levied for a whole apartment and costs 17, 50 € per month. That means if you live in a flat-sharing community you only have to pay a part of the fee. You can use a diversity of programs via television (ARD, ZDF, SWR, etc.), radio (e.g. SWR) and online media libraries (ARD.de and ZDF.de, etc.). You can also find more information about your move in, about radio licence fees, about dormitories and more at https://www.my-stuwe.de/wohnen/faqs/#toggle-id-32.

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You can find additional information about exemption and reduction at: www.rundfunkbeitrag.de - Scroll down to “other languages” - Click on “English” - Click on “Information for students”

 OPEN A BANK ACCOUNT

In most cases it is handy to have a bank account in Germany. Students who live in one of the dormitory rooms, however, are obliged to have a German bank account

We also suggest exchange students who intend to stay longer than 180 days in Germany to do that as well.

Some banks are operating online and you can already open the account while still being abroad or you can refer to a traditional branch after your arrival. The procedure is the following: - Due to the high number of students who want to open a bank account at the beginning of the winter semester, you have to make an appointment. - You have to bring your registration form of the “Bürgeramt”, your passport and the letter of admission. You must also indicate your tax identification number. This number will be automatically sent to you by post approximately 6 weeks after your registration as a citizen. When you open an account, you can leave this blank, but send the data to your bank as soon as possible. If you do not submit the tax ID number within 2 months of opening your account, your account will be blocked! - If the tax ID number does not reach you or has been lost, you can request a new one at the Federal Central Tax Office (“Bundeszentralamt für Steuern”) online at www.bzst.de

When you need to enter your e-mail address on opening the bank account, it is important that you use your private e-mail and NOT the Hohenheim e-mail as this will 12 lapse with your exmatriculation but the bank might have to reach you also after this time.

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 ACTIVATE YOUR BLOCKED BANK ACCOUNT

If you are a Non-EU-citizen, you probably had to open a blocked bank account with Deutsche Bank or Fintiba as a requirement to get a visa for Germany. If this is the case, you will have to activate the account before you can access your money.

In case you have a blocked account with Deutsche Bank, please go to a branch of Deutsche Bank and identify yourself with your passport, the registration form of the “Bezirksrathaus” and your admission letter. The employees there will assist you in filling out the so-called service order. On the internet, Deutsche Bank offers guidance notes in filling out the service order. Please check out their website https://www.deutsche- bank.de/pk.html (see: Privatkunden  Konto und Karte  International Students  Forms). Without this service order your account is still blocked.

Please note that transfer orders or direct debit orders submitted beforehand will not be executed!

The closest branch of Deutsche Bank is in Stuttgart-Degerloch. The busses 74 and 76 go there. Get off at bus stop “Pfullinger Straße” or “Wurmlinger Straße”.

Address: Opening hours: Deutsche Bank AG - Filiale Degerloch Mo to Fri: 9:00 am to 1:00 pm Mo, Tue: 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm Große Falterstraße 1 Thurs: 2:00 pm to 6:00 pm 70597 Stuttgart / Degerloch

In case you have a blocked account with Fintiba they will send you instructions for the activation.

 PAYMENT OF TUITION FEES AND REGISTRATION FEES 13 All students have to pay fees for enrollment (and also for re-registration for the next semester). The type of fees depends on the student status. Further information can be found in the following lists as well as in your admission (especially for students and

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non-diploma students) and in the fee note (if applicable).

In case you did not transfer the fees yet, you should do that right after having opened the account. Further information can be found here https://www.uni- hohenheim.de/en/costs-of-studying.

Degree seeking students from European countries Administrative fee € 70.00

Student services fee (including StudiTicket for public transportation) € 102.40

Student Parliament fee € 12.50

For the winter semester 2019/20 total: € 184,90

Exchange students Student services fee (including StudiTicket for public transportation) € 102.40

For the winter semester 2019/20 total: € 102,40

Degree seeking students from non EU/EEA countries Administrative fee € 70.00

Student services fee (including StudiTicket for public transportation) € 102.40

Student Parliament fee € 12.50

Tuition fees € 1.500

For the winter semester 2019/20 total: € 1.684,90

Free Mover students Administrative fee € 70.00

Student services fee (including StudiTicket for public transportation) € 102.40

(Tuition fee - depending on country of origin and type of studies) € 1500,00)

Further information on the correct amount you can find on your Admission Letter.

To register as a student, you are required to submit a payment confirmation of both 14 the tuition fees and the registration fees to the Office of International Affairs when you enroll in person. The enrollment can only be completed after the fees have been credited fully to the account of the university.

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Please remember to write your name (FAMILY NAME, Given Names), “semester fee WS 2019”, and your application number as purpose for transfer.

University bank account details: Recipient: Universität Hohenheim Bank: Baden Württemberg Bank, Stuttgart IBAN: DE07600501010004553498 BIC-Code: SOLADEST600

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 HEALTH INSURANCE

All foreign students attending a German university or a university of applied sciences must have a health insurance. A proof of the insurance has to be submitted together with the enrollment documents. Without this proof, enrollment is not possible.

The German health insurance system is characterized by a dual system of statutory health insurance (“Gesetzliche Krankenversicherung” – GKV) and private health insurance (“Private Krankenversicherung” – PKV).

Statutory insurance is based on the principle of solidarity meaning that everyone needs to pay contributions which are calculated based on income. Students need to be insured as well to be entitled to receive benefits to maintain and restore their health in case of treatment – the scope of which is determined by the state. The basic fees for statutory student health insurance are the same at all state insurance companies.

Private health insurance fees are based on income depending on the level of benefits chosen. The scope of services from private insurance companies is not regulated by the state and is often more extensive than public insurance (more variety of treatment, getting an appointment quicker). Services can also be adapted for each policyholder individually. The insured person first pays all treatment costs. The insurance company will then reimburse the costs upon submission of the bill.

Fees for private health insurance might be lower than for statutory health insurances. However, the fees increase considerably after the first year. In addition, they usually don’t cover as much as statutory health insurances, e.g. all examinations in relation to pregnancy or treatments for chronic diseases which were known before the commencement of the 16

Please note that a regular travel health insurance cannot be accepted.

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Statutory and private health insurance Different conditions apply depending on the reason for the visit, country of origin and the student’s age. Generally, the following groups are distinguished: . Students under the age of 30 from EU/EEA have to present their European Health Insurance Card countries or countries that have a social insurance (EHIC) from the health insurance company in their agreement with Germany country of origin at the enrollment. . Students under the age of 30 from Non-EU have to present either a proof of statutory health countries insurance or an exemption. You can already get in contact with a health insurance provider before you arrive in Germany so that he/she can prepare your documents. Please bear in mind that the insurance will only become effective after you arrived in Germany and provided the insurance company with your bank details. . Students above the age of 30 can also be insured by a statutory health insurance provider but are not entitled to student insurance rates. They have to pay the regular rate of approximately 150,00 € per month. Alternatively, they can contact a private insurance company. A list with private health insurance companies can be found here https://media.1averbraucherportal.de/assets/Liste- Versicherungen.pdf.

Of course, students can choose between one of the two mentioned health insurance systems. However, we suggest our international degree-seeking students to get a statutory health insurance once you are in Germany and to refrain from getting a private health insurance.

Students who have a private health insurance have to show a proof of the private health insurance to a statutory health insurance for evaluation If the coverage is equivalent to a German statutory health insurance you will receive an exemption letter from compulsory insurance which you have to submit for the enrollment at the university. Please be aware that most private health insurances are not equal to the German statutory health insurance and you will be required to get a German statutory health 17 insurance instead. Also consider that you might not be able to cancel the private health insurance and would have to pay for two health insurances. There are many statutory health insurance providers in Germany. The choice of health

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insurance provider is left for you to decide. As all statutory health insurances follow the rules and regulations set by the government, they provide more or less the same services and levels of cover. You have to budget on a monthly fee of around 85,00 €. The add-on benefit however differs (for example treatment with acupuncture). A list with statutory health insurance companies can be found on the city of Stuttgart’s website http://www.stuttgart.de/suche?text=Krankenkasse. Please note: Anyone with a private health insurance is not allowed to switch to a statutory health insurance for the entire duration of the study course!

 PERSONAL ENROLLMENT AT THE Fun fact: One of the first international students enrolled himself in UNIVERSITY OF HOHENHEIM 1887 (Teijiro Yamamoto, The registration process might differ a bit, agricultural faculty) depending on your country of origin and whether you are a non-degree (exchange student or Free Mover) or a degree seeking student. All degree-seeking non-EU students and all non-degree students (unimportant of the nationality) students have to enroll IN PERSON at the Office of International Affairs. The personal enrollment can be carried out during the general opening hours of Ms. Manca’s office or on the following dates: Dates When will it be? Where to find it? 7.10. SIZ (Student Information 14.10. between 10.00 a.m. Center) October 21.10. to 11.00 a.m. You will find it in the west wing of the castle in room 033 / 036 More details where you can do your enrollment are given on your official admission letter.

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Important: Please submit the following documents for enrollment

- Copy of your admission letter

- Passport with visa reference to study purpose “zum Studium an der Universität Hohenheim”

- Printed and signed "Application for enrollment" (application portal)

- Confirmation of your health insurance or exemption letter (for details, please see above)

- If you haven't uploaded a photo during the online enrollment, send a photo (.jpg) by email to [email protected]. Please write your complete name and application number in the subject line of your email.

- Receipt of payment of the tuition fees and registration fees (for details, please see above)

Important information for Non-EU students who entered Germany without a student visa (e.g. from USA, Canada, South Korea, etc…) You first need to get a residence permit from the Foreigners' Office in Stuttgart before you are allowed to enroll. (See page 24 in this brochure). The only difference to the procedure described on page 24 is that you do not need to provide your student ID and study certificate in order to obtain the residence permit. Your admission letter is sufficient.

 STUDENT ID

Your student ID card will be issued (takes up to 2 weeks after enrollment process is completed) as soon as your enrollment documents are complete and the payment of the tuition fee and administration fee have been booked in the bank account of the university. EU Students with an address in Germany will receive the student ID by 19 postal mail. All others will receive an email informing you when you can pick up your ID card at the SIZ (located inside Palace Hohenheim). Your new student ID is then

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valid and ready to use.

For each semester, you need to activate the student ID again by inserting it to a validation machine inside the canteen (“Mensa”) building (right next to the entrance). You can do it only after having transferred the fees for the next semester to the university bank account.

The student ID has several features: - you need to charge it with money • if you would like to buy anything from the cafeteria / Mensa of the university • if you use the printers and copy machines in the PC rooms • if you need to use the washing machines in the student dorms - it is your library card - it serves as ticket for public transportation after 6 pm on weekdays until the closing time and during the whole day on weekends and public holidays - you need it (plus a study certificate in paper) to buy a semester ticket for public transport (see also under “public transport” page 28)

HOW TO BRIDGE THE TIME UNTIL YOU RECEIVE THE STUDENT ID

Until you receive your student ID you can still benefit from reductions for students:

- Registration for sports classes or language courses: in case you do not know your matriculation number yet but want to register online for sports classes please write an email to [email protected] or to unisport@uni- hohenheim.de. For language classes, please enter your date of birth (dd/mm/yyyy) instead of the matriculation number. That works as well and you do not miss out on anything. Just do not forget to inform the Language Centre about your

matriculation number as soon as possible. 20 - Student price at the cafeteria/Mensa: When doing the personal enrollment with Ms. Manca of the Office of International Affairs she will hand out a form that

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allows you to get a guest card at the info point in the Mensa, which serves as a temporary pay card. With this temporary card you will also only be charged student prices. You can use this card in the PC rooms or for the washing machines in the dormitories.

- Public transport: It is only possible to buy the semester ticket once you got your student ID. But in case you need to use public transportation on a daily basis (e.g. if you stay in a student dorm in Ostfildern) you can buy a regular monthly ticket for the first month of your stay. The VVS (= public transit association of Stuttgart) will reimburse the costs for that ticket once you buy a semester ticket.

Note: The refund offer is only valid for the first month of the semester and you need to buy the ticket before a certain deadline! Please contact the VVS for details.

 ROOM CONTRACT, DIRECT DEBIT AUTHORIZATION FOR RENT

If you have been allocated a room in the student dormitory, you will have to sign the rental contract after your arrival. The rent will be deducted automatically from your account on a monthly basis. Thus, you also have to sign a direct debiting mandate form for the rent. You should first open a bank account in Germany and then visit the Housing Department (“Wohnheimverwaltung”) for signing the above- mentioned forms.

Please visit the Housing Department (“Wohnheimverwaltung”) to get the necessary forms. If you haven’t done that yet, a security deposit of 400 € has to be paid within the first month. Usually you have to pay the security deposit and the rent for the first month already when reserving a room on the dormitory prior to your arrival. The following rent payments will be deducted automatically from your account after you have handed in 21 the direct debiting mandate form with your account number at the housing department. As you paid the security deposit and the rent for the first month already when reserving the dormitory room, the deduction of the rent starts with the second month.

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It is not possible to pay the rent in cash! For all questions concerning housing on campus, please contact:

Studierendenwerk/Wohnheimverwaltung Address: Kirchnerstr. 5 (“AStA-building“) Tel: 0711 459-22781 Email: [email protected]

 INTERNET ACCESS AND EMAIL

While studying in Hohenheim, you will need access to various online services. The necessary Hohenheim user account is bound to the enrollment and is created when the student card is issued: exchange students and language course participants get their student card and user account from Ms. Renz ([email protected] hohenheim.de), degree-seeking students from Ms. Manca ([email protected] hohenheim.de). The regular activation code is the matriculation number. Due to legal regulations, international students cannot be enrolled before coming to Hohenheim but have to matriculate in person after the arrival. Nevertheless, you should be able to use the online services right from the start and our KIM thus created a preliminary account for you. For accessing the internet on campus and in the dormitories, you will also need to install a VPN client, which you can download here: https://kim.uni- hohenheim.de/94958?&L=1. Email can be used via the webmail portal https://webmail.uni-hohenheim.de or via client software (e.g. Outlook, Firefox...) In total there are three computer rooms at two different locations on the campus:

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Computer room 3

Computers in the Computers in the Central Library Internet Computer Departmental computers room 5 and 6 Library

WIRELESS LAN / WIFI There are several areas on campus where you can access HoWLAN (W-LAN of the University of Hohenheim). These are for example: Mensa and cafeteria, Euroforum (language center) or the central library. A detailed description on how to install W-LAN is available at https://kim.uni-hohenheim.de/94958?&L=1

 APPLY FOR A RESIDENCE PERMIT

As a Non-EU-citizen your visa will expire after three to six months and you will have to apply for a residence permit. Normally this can be easily done at the “Bürgerbüro”. Please start the extension process earlier than a month before your visa expires. You need to provide the following documents: - valid identity card or passport with visa - Student ID - Study certificate 23 - Proof of health insurance - Bank statement or any proof of sufficient means for living and studying in Germany

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- one biometric passport photograph - Fee of 80,00 € (unless you are a DAAD scholarship holder. Then you are exempted from the fee) In some cases, they might ask you to make an appointment with the Foreigners' Office (“Ausländerbehörde”) in Stuttgart downtown.

Address:

Ausländerbehörde

Eberhardstr. 39

70173 Stuttgart

Tel: +49 711 216 91857 or -91856 or - 91216

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The next extension of your residence permit will be due in one year and has to be done at the Immigration Office in Stuttgart downtown. You will receive a reminder letter with an appointment. More information on visa and residence permit is available at https://www.study- in.de/en/plan-your-studies/requirements/visa-and-residence-permit_26604.php.

You have done all of that? Perfect! You are now ready to start your studies and to enjoy Hohenheim campus. We all the best for your studies!

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Part II: GOOD TO KNOW

1. STUDY ROOMS 1) Departmental Library 2) Mensa 3) Cafeteria 4) Central Library 5) Lernzentrum

During examination phase more places will be available as study rooms. You can find more information at: www.uni-hohenheim.de/studentische-arbeitsplaetze

2. LIBRARY The Library of the Communication, Information and Media Centre (KIM) of the University of Hohenheim consists of the Central Library (“Zentralbibliothek” – abbreviation: “ZB”) and the Departmental Library for Economics and Social Sciences (“Bereichsbibliothek” - “BB”). In the Central Library you can find books and journals on Agricultural Sciences, Biology and Natural Sciences and the textbook collection for all three faculties. The Departmental Library is a non-lending library. Within a short term 26 lending period Hohenheim students and students from the can borrow media over night or over the weekend at fixed times. Textbooks on Economics and

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Social Sciences can be found in the textbook collection at the Central Library. To search for articles and very recent literature, numerous bibliographic subject databases (e.g. Scopus, CAB Abstracts) are available for Hohenheim Campus.

2.1 LIBRARY ACCESS Your student ID-card can also serve as a library card. On the rear of the card you will find the library card number. It consists of the matriculation number and the prefixed number 910 (e.g. UB-Nr. 910310456). A personal registration at the circulation counter in the Central Library is generally not needed. At the beginning of each winter semester, guided library tours and introductions to the Hohenheim library catalogue take place (https://kim.uni- hohenheim.de/en/student-homepage). During Welcome Week, the Office of International Affairs organizes library tours in English. Please check out the website for further information (https://www.uni-hohenheim.de/en/starting-studies see Welcome Week for International Students). We recommend attending one of these tours. It will be very useful for your studies.

2.2 INTER-LIBRARY LOAN SERVICE Some books and journal articles will not be found in our library collections. Books, journal articles and copies from book chapters can be ordered from other libraries via inter-library loan service. Library member of staff are on hand to assist you with the order. The fee for each inter-library loan request (book or article) is 1,50 € per item and requires about two or three weeks for the media to arrive at the library. If you need an article very urgently, you can order it through commercial document delivery services, e.g. “subito” (www.subito-doc.de). The costs are higher compared to the inter-library loan service. All subito supplier libraries guarantee a delivery within a maximum period of 72 hours.

For more detailed information on all library issues, contact the library staff at the 27 information counters or visit the library’s homepage (https://kim.uni- hohenheim.de/en/student-homepage). Various information flyers in English language

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are displayed in both library parts.

3. EATING ON CAMPUS From Monday till Friday the Mensa provides warm meals from 11:00 a.m. till 2:15 p.m. Usually, you can choose between three different meals, one of them is vegetarian. Additionally, the Mensa provides a “Salad Bar”, “Wok” and seasonal offers. For students, prices vary from 2,60 to 5,00 €. You cannot pay in cash, your student ID has to be charged with money and has to be presented at the cash desk. The charging machines are located in the entrance area of the Mensa.

Opening hours (Mensa) are During semester: During semester break: Mo till Thur: 11.00 a.m. – 2.15 p.m. Mo till Thur: 11.30 a.m. – 2.00 p.m. Friday: 11.00 a.m. – 1.45 p.m. Friday: 11.30 a.m. – 1.45 p.m.

Affiliated to the Mensa is a cafeteria which offers coffee, tea, soft drinks, snacks, ice-cream etc.

Opening hours (cafeteria) are

During semester: During semester break:

Mo till Thur: 7.30 a.m. – 5 p.m. Mo till Thur: 7.30 a.m. – 3 p.m. Friday: 7.30 a.m. – 3 p.m.

An alternative is the TMS (“Thomas Müntzer Scheuer”), which is run by students on a voluntary basis (this means that they are always happy about volunteers who want to join!). In TMS you can get fair-trade coffee, hot chocolate, tea and snacks, and it is cheaper than Mensa. At the end of the semester they usually donate their revenues to social organisations. It is open from Monday till Friday between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. You will find it next to the Euroforum, where the Language Center is. For additional culinary offers see also: https://www.uni-hohenheim.de/mensa-cafes

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all day long on Saturday, Sunday and public holidays. Semester tickets valid for six months throughout the whole day are available for 207,00 €. See also: https://www.uni-hohenheim.de/en/vvs-student-ticket

The VVS App provides an electronic timetable for bus, U-Bahn and S- Bahn as well as the possibility to buy tickets. More information: http://en.vvs.de/home/

4.1 BADEN-WÜRTTEMBERG TICKET In case you would like to visit one of the “hotspots” of Baden Württemberg with your friends, the Baden Württemberg Ticket by Deutsche Bahn is recommended. Up to 5 travelers can use a ticket together and for any number of trips on one day throughout Baden Württemberg. The ticket is valid from Monday till Friday from 9 a.m. on the date of validity until 3 a.m. the following day, on Saturdays and Sundays as well as legal holidays in entire Baden-Württemberg from 0:00 a.m. of the validity date until 3 a.m. the following day. It can be used on all local trains (IRE, RE, RB and S-Bahnen) as well as on city trains, streetcars and buses of almost any traffic organization, also the VSB (“Verkehrsverbünde Baden-Württemberg”). A ticket for one person costs 24,00 €. The cost for each additional person is 6,00 €. More info you can find at https://www.bahn.com/en/view/index.shtml Please note: With the Baden-Württemberg Ticket you are not allowed to take fast trains like ICE, IC and EC, and Deutsch Bahn impose a fine on you if you do. To book a ticket with Deutsche Bahn it is recommended to download the DB Navigator App. While travelling, the app also tells you if your train is delayed and you can search for another connection.

4.2 CARSHARING Car2go is the world's first free-floating carsharing service. The fleet operates without fixed rental stations. All you need is the app. You can get more information at https://www.car2go.com/DE/en/stuttgart/ 29 There is also a Facebook group where you can find lifts. https://www.facebook.com/groups/133698887028227/

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4.3 BIKES ON CAMPUS Next to the Mensa and at the bus stop “Garbe” there are Docking-Stations for bikes from “RegioRad Stuttgart”. You can use these bikes and return them to any other station.

Opening hours:

Tue and Thu 3:00 – 5:00 p.m

Address: Emil-Wolff-Str. 38

Contact: https://www.facebook.com/HohenheimerRadskeller/

If you have your own bike and it needs to be fixed you can go to the “Radskeller Hohenheim”. They also offer cheap bikes or bikes to borrow.

5. LEISURE ACTIVITIES Hohenheim is more than classes and learning. There are many possibilities to enjoy your leisure time.

5.1 SPORTS There is a sports center with gym, fitness room, outdoor running track, three football pitches and seven tennis courts on campus. The University sports center offers many sports courses during the semester (e.g. basketball, fitness, juggling, yoga, football…). The public swimming pool of Plieningen can also be used if you register at the sports office in advance. For some courses of the sports center you have to apply in advance and some are liable to fees. But most courses are free of charge. The sports program is published each semester (https://www.uni-hohenheim.de/en/university-sports). In addition students may organize individual courses such as salsa courses or other. However, in Germany it is very common to join sports clubs. An example near campus would be the DLRG (Deutsche-Lebens-Rettungs-Gesellschaft), which is a swimming 30 club offering free and guided training: https://sued-west.dlrg.de/startseite/

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SEPA direct debit scheme In accordance to the SEPA Regulation of the European Parliament, since 1 Feb 2014, Uni Sport has used the SEPA direct debit scheme. If you book a course with a fee for the first time, you will receive a direct debit mandate in addition to the registration confirmation. Please send the signed mandate immediately via post or bring it to the Sports Office in person. Without the mandate signed by you, it is not possible to carry out direct debit charges. If the Sports Office has not received the mandate 14 days after you have registered, it will be cancelled and you will lose your spot in the course. The direct debit mandate is a so-called multiple mandate. It must only be submitted once and is valid for any further transaction. (It can therefore be used every semester for as many charges as necessary.)

It is possible to register for sports activities – even if you do not yet have a student ID or an enrollment number. If you do not know your matriculation number yet but want to register online for sports, please write an email to [email protected] or to [email protected]. If you have any other questions regarding the sports program, you may find answers at https://www.uni-hohenheim.de/en/unisport-faq or contact:

Contact details and where you can find their office: Tel: +49 711/459- 22052 Email: [email protected] Building: Alte Botanik (next to AStA office) building 02/71, room 113 on 1st floor

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5.2 MUSIC There are several ensembles (e.g. choirs, orchestras, bands) in Hohenheim. You can find all styles from pop to jazz and classical music. Each ensemble presents a final concert each semester where they present the program they rehearsed during the semester. If you play an instrument or if you want to sing in a choir, have a look at https://www.uni-hohenheim.de/en/uni-music.

Contact details and where you find their office: Tel: 0711/459-24072 Email: [email protected] Building: Euroforum, room 104

The University also has a theatre group, which prepares one or two plays per year. Like the concerts, the plays are performed at the end of each semester. If you are interested in joining the theatre group, you can be on stage as an actor or backstage e.g. as a stage designer. Contact can be made through the “Unimusik” office (see above).

5.3 PLACES OF WORSHIP AND RELIGIOUS GROUPS There are several religious groups on campus, which meet regularly: - Christian http://www.oehg.de/en/ or https://smd.uni-hohenheim.de/ - Muslim https://www.facebook.com/groups/564501000228997/

For Muslims, there are two prayer rooms. One is in the sports center, which is available only for Friday prayers. The other room is in Egilolfstraße 53 and is used for daily prayers. An additional prayer room for all religions is located in the basement of the Institute for Phytomedicine, Otto-Sander-Straße 5. It is open from Mon till Fri, 8 a.m. – 9 p.m. You can find an overview of all types of different religious and spiritual places of worship at: http://www.stuttgart.de/weitere-religionsgemeinschaften

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5.4 GENERAL STUDENTS' COMMITTEE (“AStA”) – from students for students The General Students' Committee (German: Allgemeiner Studierendenausschuss) or AStA, is the acting executive board and the external representing agency of the (constituted) student body at universities in most German states. It is therefore considered the student government and student representative organization. The AStA fulfills a similar function as the Students' Union at a British university. Any student can be a member of the student council – as long as he/she is elected by the StuPa and the maximum number of members is not exceeded. Every student is welcome! At the AStA-bureau you will get help in all student matters. The AStA-members help you to access your rights or to get active yourself. Their staff can support you regarding organizing things, especially renting TMS room applications for student groups requesting a refund of your contribution using their barbecue financial applications emergency housing Find out more about the AStAat: https://vs.uni-hohenheim.de/asta

LECTURE NOTES OFFICE (“Skriptenbüro” in German) by AStA The office for lecture notes is an offer from students to students. Lecture notes are sold as well as supporting material corresponding to current lectures at the University of Hohenheim. Seventy-five percent of the costs for the lecture materials are covered by the "Qualitätssicherungsmittel" (quality assuring funds), which means that students only have to pay a quarter of the regular price. You can find out if a lecture note is available as well as the opening times of the Lecture 33 Notes Office at https://www.facebook.com/SkripteHohenheim/

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BECOME ACTIVE: ASTA-GROUPS a. AStA movie group – watch good movies at small costs! Whether you are a student, an employee of the university, or a movie fan - everybody is welcome! Join us every Thursday at 8 pm in lecture hall B1. Entrance fee is 1€. Find out more at https://www.facebook.com/unikino.hohenheim At times movies in English are shown as well. However, because of copyright reasons the program is announced only in the closed Facebook group “Unikino Hohenheim – Programm”. b. AStA cultural group This is an interdisciplinary student group that wants to enrich the cultural life in Hohenheim and to create a platform for art, music and fun. Their events have different mottos, and there is something for everyone: Karaoke evening, salsa nights, concerts and game nights. They open the doors of the TMS every Tuesday at 7 pm! Check out their Facebook page “Kulturgruppe Hohenheim” – you can find their program and impressions there. Do you also enjoy organizing events? You are welcome to join them! They are always looking for new faces.

5.5 INTERNATIONAL STUDENT GROUPS A full list of student groups of Hohenheim is available at: https://vs.uni- hohenheim.de/en/117070

Here are just a couple of them. Active participants are always welcome!

ISO The International Students Organisation (https://iso.uni-hohenheim.de/en/74061) may have many interesting activities in store for you: - Buddy program for exchange with German students in Hohenheim

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IAAS International Association of students in Agricultural and related Sciences. IAAS is a place where agricultural students from all over the world meet each other, experience new mentalities and cultures, travel and see new places and learn about all aspects of agriculture together with their future colleagues. The committee in Hohenheim meets every Tuesday at 6 pm in AStA cellar. You can find out more at https://iaas-germany.jimdo.com/ or http://www.iaasworld.org/ or on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/iaasgermany. You can also send an e mail to [email protected].

"BEEHIVE – THE BIOECONOMY DIALOGUE" "Beehive - The Bioeconomy Dialogue" is for all students that are interested in Bioeconomy related research, news, talks and careers. Their mission is to build and strengthen the Bioeconomy community at the University of Hohenheim and facilitate information sharing through seminars and social events. You find out more about them at https://www.facebook.com/beehive.bioeconomy/.

“GREENING” “Greening” has the goal to “green” our campus. What that means? They stand for reinforcing the awareness of sustainability at the University of Hohenheim, for improving the resources management and for giving ideas for environmentally friendly solutions. If you want to get more information visit their homepage: https://greening.uni-hohenheim.de/en/79332 or on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GreeningHohenheim/

“FRESH” FRESH - Food Revitalisation & Eco-Gastronomic Society of Hohenheim, aims to stimulate a dialogue on the future of food amongst the University community. The food we eat, how we eat it and where we source it from have an impact on the 35 landscape, livelihoods and culture in another part of the world. You can find out more about them on their homepage: https://fresh.uni-hohenheim.de/en

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5.6 CINEMA If you want to watch English movies, you can go to CORSO cinema in Vaihingen. To check their schedule, opening hours and location visit http://www.corso-kino.de/.

5.7 PARTIES Parties are usually announced on campus with posters and flyers. They will take place in the TMS (Thomas Müntzer Scheuer), the student bar “Kneipe” (Schwerzstraße 2) and in “Gilb” (Schwerzstraße 1). Of course a bunch of parties takes place in the city center. If you live near the campus, you will be able to take night busses from Thursday until Sunday night to get home.

6. SHOPPING The most famous shopping highlight in the city of Stuttgart is Königstrasse as well as Milaneo Mall, both in walking distance to the main station. Some students sometimes ask for a second-hand shop in the city. There are some for clothes for example:

Øbscür Second-hand 2. Dreams Hirschstr. 24 Tübinger Str. 70 70173 Stuttgart 70178 Stuttgart

6.1 GROCERIES:

The nearest grocery store to the campus is “EDEKA”, opposite the tram station “Plieningen Garbe”. But it’s not the cheapest one!

Cheaper grocery shopping is possible at “Penny Markt” in Stuttgart-Birkach, Birkheckenstr. 4, next to the bus stop “Birkheckenstrasse” or “Netto” in Plieningen, Filderhauptstr. 47, next to the bus stop “Plieningen Post”. 36

The best selection of products you will find at “REAL” in Filderstadt-Bernhausen, after a 10 minutes bus journey. There you will find all kinds of groceries, drinks,

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cosmetics and all necessary equipment for your household (pots, plates, etc.). You can get there by bus no 74 (direction to Nürtingen) and 76, get off at bus stop “Nordwest Ring”.

6.2 HOUSEHOLD ARTICLES: If you need equipment for your room or kitchen, you can first try “REAL” in Bernhausen, see above (see 6.1), or:

Address How to get there TOOM Bus 76 to Stetten, bus stop Rainäckerstrasse Rainäckerstrasse 23 70794 Filderstadt BAUHAUS U3 to Vaihingen, stop “Wallgraben” Industriestrasse 57 Stuttgart-Möhringen IKEA First take U3 to Vaihingen, then change to S1 direction Herrenberg, get off Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Strasse 2 at Böblingen Goldberg and take the Bus 708 direction to Sindelfingen 71063 Sindelfingen Eichholz and get off at stop “Sind. Gottlieb-Daimler-Schule”. You can also take the Bus 704 from Böblingen; in this case the direction to take is Maich. Landhaussiedlung

6.3 “LOCAL” FOOD:

If you miss your typical food from home, you will be able to find some shops with a more exotic selection of products. Here is just a small overview:

Region Address Opening Hours/Details South Asian Indian Store Augustenstr. 63/1 70178 Stuttgart Kumar Feinkost Mo.-Sa. 10 am – 8 pm Rötestrasse 52 Tel.: 0711 62767930 70197 Stuttgart South-East Asian BETA Asia Supermarkt Mo.-Sa. 9.30 am – 7 pm Hedelfinger Str. 55 Tel.: 0711-22012-734 70327 Stuttgart-Wangen Email: info@beta-asia- supermarkt.de

African African Food Moko Staffelstr. 5 70190 Stuttgart Russian REWE Markt Heckel U7 direction Ostfildern to Ruit, then Herzog-Philipp-Platz 3 take Bus 131 direction Esslingen 73760 Ostfildern and get off at stop Parksiedlung- Herzog-Philipp-Platz Regional Farmer's market (among others) Wednesday and Saturday 7.00 am - (regional farmers sell their Rathausplatz 1.00 pm products) 70597 Degerloch Törlesäckerstr. 12 Tuesday and Friday 2.30 - 6.00 pm 70599 Stuttgart – Birkach and Saturday 9.00 am -12.30 pm 37 Tel.: 0711 4579654

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7. TELEPHONE

7.1 PHONE CARDS: You probably want to make the first phone call home as soon as possible. Cheap phone cards for international calls from all landlines, including public phone booths, can be purchased at the train station (S-Bahnhof) in Bernhausen. You can get there by bus no 74 (direction to Nürtingen) and 76, get off at bus stop “Bernhausen Bahnhof”.

7.2 MOBILE PHONES: All common mobile providers have shops downtown Stuttgart. Better ask your class mates which company they use because usually you can make free calls within the same provider. Some providers offer contracts for 2 years where you can get a mobile phone for free.

7.3 LAND LINES IN THE DORMITORIES: In most of the dormitories, the rooms are equipped with telephones, which can be used with a phone card. This card is available at the care taker’s office. Within the dormitories you can make free calls, just by dialing the room numbers.

8. MEDICAL CARE In case of emergency call from any phone: 112! With a statutory health insurance, you can visit a general practitioner for free. Public health insurances will be charged by the doctors directly and you don’t have to pay. If you have a private health insurance, you will have to pay the bill first and will then get a refund from your insurance afterwards. If you need to make an appointment with a doctor you can look for a suitable one at https://www.arztsuche-bw.de/. Unfortunately, this website is in German but you can look for a doctor who might be able to speak your language.

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Kind of Medicine Address Telephone Number General Practitioners Dr.med Mathias Strobel (0711) 45 55 88 Wollgrasweg 17

70599 Stuttgart Dr. H. Lauber (0711) 458 65 11 Birkheckenstrasse 11, 70599 Stuttgart-Birkach Dr. A. Schmitz-Unger (0711) 451 51 41 Welfenstrasse 49 70599 Stuttgart-Birkach Dermatologists Dr. Ines Braschoß (0711) 479 24 10 Kirchheimer Str. 67 70619 Stuttgart-Sillenbuch Dr. P. Maltagliati-Holzner (0711) 71 31 24 Sigmaringer Str. 35 70567 Stuttgart-Degerloch Gynecologists Dr. Georg Takacs (0711) 456 97 33 Birkheckenstr. 11 70599 Stuttgart-Birkach Dr. F. Schubert (0711) 4 79 11 63 Walter-Flex-Str. 48a 70619 Stuttgart-Sillenbuch Dr. Andrea Rössle (0711) 47 50 97 Kirchheimer Str. 61 70619 Stuttgart-Sillenbuch Orthopaedist Dr. Burkhart Veigel (0711) 47 50 05 Kirchheimer Str. 69 70619 Stuttgart

9. PRIVATE ACCOMMODATION We highly suggest that our international students apply for a dormitory room. With the start of this winter semester, the maximum rental period could be increased from one to two years, i.e. international Master students can get a room for the regular study period. Students who do not want to live in a dormitory or who need additional semesters in order to finish their studies have to look for private accommodation. The Office of International Affairs provides you with assistance for house hunting. Further information is available at https://exchange.uni-hohenheim.de/en/room-mentoring.

The housing shortage in the Stuttgart area has led to an increase of quite dubious offers on the platforms for private accommodations. If you would like to rent a room, make sure that you see it first. It is also recommendable to refrain from offers that request money for appointments. Apartment visits for prospective tenants are free of charge in Germany. 39

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Emergency Shelter at the Beginning of a Semester by AStA If you need private accommodation and are desperate as you could not find a room in time, you can fill out an application for an emergency shelter at https://vs.uni- hohenheim.de/en/wghelps.

Information on private accommodation you can get through: 1. Internet Search Engines There are a number of online databases where you can look for accommodation. You can also insert your search request. The most popular ones are: - www.uni-hohenheim.de/wohnungsboerse.html - www.wg-gesucht.de - https://www.immobilienscout24.de/

2. Daily newspapers Many rooms and flats are offered in advertisements – especially on Saturdays – in the local daily newspapers. Papers with high circulation are - Stuttgarter Nachrichten - Stuttgarter Zeitung - Stuttgarter Wochenblatt (Thursdays)

3. Bill-boards on campus Accommodation offered by students is mainly announced on bill-boards on campus and in residence halls. Most important boards can be found in - Mensa (refectory)Library - AStA (students’ office, Alte Botanik, Kirchnerstraße 5)

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4. Facebook: International Dormitory Tutors (Studentenwerk Hohenheim) https://www.facebook.com/groups/118458548250357/?fref=ts International Dorms Hohenheim https://www.facebook.com/groups/608555882488941/

While searching for a place to live, the districts of Stuttgart, which are close to the university, can also be taken in consideration. These are: S-Degerloch, S- Möhringen, S-Riedenberg, S-Sillenbuch, S-Vaihingen, Leinfelden-Echterdingen, Neuhausen, Filderstadt, Ostfildern etc. From these districts the University of Hohenheim can be reached by public transportation within 20 – 45 minutes.

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10. STUTTGART

10.1 STUTTGART'S CITY DISTRICTS Stuttgart has 23 city districts. Each one of these city districts has its own charm and character: ranging from metropolitan to rural. Many Stuttgart residents have a strong affinity with their city district.

There are many parks and green areas, a great cultural scene, iconic city districts with a bustling club scene, vineyards in the heart of the city, mineral baths for relaxation and much more - in short: the city is all about a high quality of life.

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10.2 VIEWS AND WALKS

SCHLOSSPLATZ Stuttgart's Schlossplatz – located in the middle of the Königstrasse – is a very lively and beautiful square, especially in summer. This is where life and history meet! Around the Schlossplatz, various cafés invite you to enjoy life throughout the year. In summer, the square is home to open-air concerts and fairs. In winter, you can find here the Stuttgart Christmas market.

TV-TOWER / FERNSEHTURM With its impressive height of 217 meters, it is the original model for TV-towers all over the world. Today it is a popular landmark of Stuttgart. Enjoy the view from the tower platform and the panorama café: good weather allows you to see the Swabian Alb – a mountain range in the state of Baden-Württemberg.

https://www.fernsehturm-stuttgart.de/

HÖHENPARK KILLESBERG With its observation tower, lake terraces, its magnificent flower beds, the animal enclosures, a large playground and many events, it is one of Stuttgart's most popular excursion destinations. The Höhenpark is opened all year round.

SCHLOSSGARTEN 43 There are various activities that you can do at the Schlossgarten: Jogging, inline skating and walking. Reading, sunbathing and relaxing. Grilling, celebrating and

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meet with friends at the Biergarten. The castle gardens are one of Stuttgart's most popular green areas - and start right behind the Schlossplatz!

WILHELMA Whether large or small, everyone is amazed by the zoological garden with its animals, combination of plants and historic buildings. The park, once a private garden with Moorish-style buildings, was to become the residence and representative residence of King William I of Swabia. Today's Wilhelma Park is part of the historical heritage of the state of Baden-Württemberg. https://www.wilhelma.de/

10.3 MUSEUMS/ GALLERIES

MERCEDES BENZ MUSEUM More than 120 years of automobile history are on display in this huge museum covering nine levels. Take a journey through time and take the elevator 34 meters up - back to 1886, where you can see the groundbreaking invention of and Carl Benz - the automobile.

https://www.mercedes- benz.com/de/mercedes- benz/classic/museum/

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PORSCHE MUSEUM Experience the new Porsche museum which was opened in 2009. It´s a grandiose museum for the iconic sports car manufacturer and it includes 80 exhibits which can be admired by the visitors in a modern building. https://www.porsche.com/museum/de/

LANDESMUSEUM WÜRTTEMBERG The Württemberg State Museum in Stuttgart's old castle with its characteristic towers and magnificent arcade courtyard is an incomparable treasure chamber and one of the largest museums of cultural history in Germany. https://www.landesmuseum-stuttgart.de/

STAATSGALERIE STUTTGART The Staatsgalerie Stuttgart with its rich collection of sculptures and paintings from the 14th to the 21st century is one of the most visited museums in Germany. Its main collection is the 20th century art. The collection currently contains around 800 works of art. https://www.staatsgalerie.de/

KUNSTMUSEUM STUTTGART The the Kunstmuseum Stuttgart was opened in 2005 within a spectacular new building at the Schlossplatz in the heart of the city. Every year the glass cube attracts a broad public with three to four large special exhibitions in addition to its permanent collection. 45 https://www.kunstmuseum-stuttgart.de/

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TOP 3 REGIONAL DISHES

1. Maultaschen „Maultaschen“ is a traditional dish in Swabia. Cistercian monks of Maulbronn Abbey are said to have introduced the dish as a way to conceal meat before the eyes of God during Easter Days where Christians are required to refrain from eating meat.

2. Spätzle This special kind of noodles can accompany a meal or be the meal themselves. The perfect allrounder.

3. Flammkuchen Although Flammkuchen is not typically Swabian but rather common in southern Germany in general, it popular at Hohenheim as well. You will find it at the Mensa several times.

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