Welcome to Saarbrücken MESSAGE FROM THE TEAM Dear student, This booklet, like everything we do, is to make you feel welcome in the beautiful small city of Saarbrücken. When we - almost all of us - did an Erasmus, we needed help from experienced students and wanted friends who felt as new as we did. When we returned to Germany, we wanted to keep up the international spirit and give back what we experienced abroad. We consist of both German and international students who help you step into the rich, new culture with people who enjoy embracing and sharing their roots. We have a wide range of goals to make your stay unforgettable: We aim to help you build a strong social network, make friends from all over the world as well as different fields of studies etc. We want to create an international environment of exchanging backgrounds by bringing together local and international students. We work together to host a wide range of events. From classy evenings discussing the problems of the world to a wild night in Saarbrooklyn which will mature over time from a bad decision to a great story. We are here to help you with all your questions. Feel free to talk to us when you run into one of us on campus. We were founded in April, 2019 as the International Student Association (ISA) Saarbrücken. Since June, 2020, we are officially an ESN section. Right now, we are a group of 30 volunteers to help the students. We are looking forward to meeting you. Your ESN Saarbrücken Team 02 ESN SAARBRÜCKEN BUCKET LIST © Herbert Frank / Flickr © EDEKA Eat Dibbelabbes © Landluft Bio Visit the Old Town of Saarbrücken Eat Lyoner © Time Travel Turtle © Victors De Ironworks in Völklingen Hiking at Saarschleife © ESN Saarbrücken © Connexion France BBQ at Staden Trip to Paris © Euro Tunnel © Luxembourg City Drink an Original German Beer Trip to Luxembourg 03 ESN SAARBRÜCKEN BUCKET LIST © Cheryl Koller © Daa Saarbruecken Eat Dibbelabbes Picnic and Swimming at Saarbrooklyn Dance Night and Bostalsee Rigatoni Cuisine © Blog Huette © Komoot Eat Dibbelabbes Alpaca Hike Hiking Trips in Saarland © Kate Mango Star © Connexion France Eat Dibbelabbes Pubcrawl and Local Culture Trip to Straßburg and Learn to say cheers in at least 2 the European Parliament other languages 04 UPCOMING EVENTS Scan the QR Code to Scan the QR Code to View our Events Join our WhatsApp Calendar Events Group Visit ESN Saarbrücken www.saarbruecken.esn-germany.de 05 HOUSING The Welcome Center of the university of Saarland also provides information on accommodation as well as help and information about many other useful things to know. https://www.uni-saarland.de/en/global/welcome-center/accommodation.html Here you can find the different dormitories in Saarbrücken, where you can apply. Contact the Studentenwerk and they will help you to find an accomodation. www.studentenwerk-saarland.de You can find the different dormitories in Saarbrücken and Homburg, where you can apply by selecting “Online Antrag” If you still have problems, you can contact the Studentenwerk and they will help you find an accomodation 06 HOUSING This is a website, where you can find a room in shared flats. This is especially great to get in contact with local people. Many people sublet their room for a short period of time, when they themselves go on Erasmus. www.wg-gesucht.de Rooms offered by the „Studentenwerk im Saarland e.V.” are unfortunately not available for htw saar students, since the htw saar is not a member of the “Studentenwerk im Saarland e.V.”, nor do they have any own housing options. However, there are some other external institutions which operate student residences with furnished units as Immobiliengruppe WOGE Saar Saarbrücken Studentenwohnheim Carl- Cusanushaus Duisberg-Haus Wohnheim der Evangelischen Studierendengemeinde Saarbrücken (ESG) Wohnungen des SBT 07 HOUSING Depending on your preferences and your budget, you can find in the above mentioned websites, rooms in all price spans, starting off at 220€ You can also look out for private housing offers in your university’s cork- boards on the hallways, on the newspapers, Ffacebook groups or on the following websites: Online cork-board of the UdS Studioeins Housing Exchange Saarbrücken 08 PUBLIC TRANSPORT 128 Buses Move Daily 80 Bus Routes in Saarland in Saarland 544 Bus Stops 141,000 Passengers in Saarland Travel Daily in Saarland 20,400 Kilometers are Covered on Daily Bases in Saarland https://www.saarbahn.de/ueber_uns/wissen/das_grosse_einmaleins With your student ID from Saarland University, htw Saar and HfM you can use the public transport in whole Saarland (province in Germany) for free. This includes the buses, the Saarbahn (tramway) as well as the trains. Don’t forget to always carry your student ID with you, you have to show it anytime you enter the bus Saarland University Bus lines going to university campus in Saarbrücken 101 102 109 136 138 163 150 170 Shuttle buses from campus Homburg to campus Saarbrücken The buses only drive during the lecture time of the semester (not during the semester break). It is not possible to enter the bus at Mensa or Campus SB in direction to the city. htw saar Architecture and Civil Engineering Bus lines going to the Göttelborn bus stop (from Saarbrücken) 172 301 09 PUBLIC TRANSPORT htw saar Engineering, Social Sciences Bus lines going to the htw bus stop 101 103 104 109 112 121 124 126 129 Bus lines to the Betriebshof bus stop 101 103 104 109 112 121 124 126 Business School Bus lines going to the Waldhaus bus stop 101 102 109 109 111 124 136 150 N2 N4 N14 HfM Bus lines to St. Johanner Markt or Staatstheater 126 128 152 154 172 197 321 473 N1 N15 R10 10 PUBLIC TRANSPORT HfM By tramway: Take the Saarbahn S1 to Landwehrplatz To Check Bus Routes, Download the Following APPs DB Navigator Saarfahrplan DB Navigator is your perfect companion The Saarfahrplan is the official app of the when you are on the move and want to Saarland Transport Association with know when the next S-Bahn leaves. mobile timetable information and purchase of mobile phone tickets Since March 2020, the public transport in Luxembourg is free, thus you can go there for free from Saarbrücken with your student ID it is better not to forget your student ID, but if you happen to forget it and do not realise until a controller has caught you and given you a fine, go with the fine, your student ID and your semester matriculation to the DB (Deutsche Bahn) office. You may get lucky and be freed from the fine 11 ESN CARD The ESNcard is the membership card of the Erasmus Student Network and is a proof of the membership in an ESN section - in this case ESN Saarbrücken- and so indirectly of the ESN Network. The ESNcard is also used as a discount card in many cities and countries around Europe. Please visit our partner page to soon find our local partners or find more information as well as national and international partners on esncard.org. Having the ESNcard, you will also get discounts on many of our events! How to get our ESNcard? Currently, you can request your personal ESNcard only on our webpage. Your ESNcard is valid for one year everywhere you are, including many discounts. You can find more information on our webpage. 12 ESN CARD Who can get the ESNcard? Erasmus+ students Erasmus+ trainees Erasmus+ Full International International incoming students or Degree incoming students trainees on a mobility programme, other than Erasmus+ International undergraduate or postgraduate full degree students EVS participants ESNers: either active on the Local, National or International Level. They are all members of a section If you comply with the criteria and are located in Saarbrücken, you can contact us for the ESNcard. If you are not located in Saarbrücken, please contact the local section closest to your location. 13 EXPRESSIONS IN SAARLAND DIALECT Ei People living in Saarland often put it at the beginning of a sentence. There’s no real meaning, just say it e.g. Ei gudd. Untranslatable particle at the beginning of a sentence, roughly comparable to the English ‘well,...’. Eijo Another word that you will probably hear quite often. It means “yes, of course/ sure/ yes” Unn? Means ‘And?’. But with this little word, the Saarlandish people can express a huge variety of things like: Hello, how are you? Is the meat ready? What’s up? 14 EXPRESSIONS IN SAARLAND DIALECT Schwenker When you hear the word Schwenker, you should be aware that there are 3 meanings: The barbecue grill hanging on a chain on a tripod over the fire to grill meat; The piece of meat that is grilled on the Schwenker (1); The person who stands in front of the Schwenker (1) and supervises that the Schwenker (2) does not burn. Saarbrigge Schwätze Saarlandish for ‘Saarbrücken’ Saarlandish for to talk or to chat Oh Legg It can actually express a variety of thoughts: Wow! / What an amazing view! / Oh really?! / Oh f***! / I can’t believe it! Hole It replaces the standard German verb ‘nehmen’ - to take. It can have a lot of different meanings. To fetch a thing, to catch the bus, for take-away, to lose weight, to take a medicament (I hol den Bus/ Hol den Schirm mit/ Döner zum mithole/ 5 Kilo abhole/Die Pill hole) Alleeh dann Goodbye 15 EXPRESSIONS IN SAARLAND DIALECT Isch hann kalt Means: ‘I am cold’. Comes from the French ‘j’ai froid’. Literal translation: ‘Ich habe kalt’. In standard German, it should be: ‘Mir ist kalt’.