Welcome to Saarbrücken MESSAGE from the TEAM

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

Eat Dibbelabbes

Visit the Old Town of Saarbrücken Eat Lyoner

Ironworks in Völklingen Hiking at Saarschleife

BBQ at Staden Trip to Paris

Drink an Original German Beer Trip to Luxembourg

03 ESN SAARBRÜCKEN BUCKET LIST

Eat Dibbelabbes

Picnic and Swimming at Saarbrooklyn Dance Night and Bostalsee Rigatoni Cuisine

Eat Dibbelabbes

Alpaca Hike Hiking Trips in Saarland

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

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’.

Isch hann de Flemm

Means: ‘I am not motivated’. It comes from the French: ‘j’ai la flemme’.

Nix wie hemm

Means ‘let’s go home as fast as possible. It can refer to both, the place/ house you live in or the Saarland itself. It shows the local identity of the Saarlandish people.

Isch hann die Freck

Means ‘I have a cold’. In standard German, it should be ‘Mir ist kalt*

Siesschmier

Means ‘jam’ and comes from the German: süße Schmiere, literally ‘sweet grease’. In standard German, we say ‘Marmelade’

16 EXPRESSIONS IN SAARLAND DIALECT

Weck/Wecksche

Means ‘bread roll’. It has a different name in almost every German region. ‘Brötchen’ in the north, ‘Semmel’ in Bavaria, ‘Weckle’ in Baden-Württemberg and Schrippe in Berlin

Hauptsach’ gudd gess’

At least we ate well’. A saying that implies that food is highly valued in the Saarlandish culture

Sellemols

Means ‘a long time ago’. Standard German: ‘damals’

Ebbes

Means ‘something’. Standard German ‘etwas’

Trottwar

Means ‘sidewalk’. Derived from the French ‘trottoir’

Saarvoir vivre

Made-up saying from the French lifestyle ‘savoir vivre’, meaning living well or living life to the fullest. For example, Saarvoir Vivre means sitting at the Saarbrücker Staden in summer and having a drink with friends while everything is going smoothly.

17 FACTS AND FIGURES

GERMANY

Population: 82 Million Surface: 357,386 m2

Provinces: 16 / Capital: Berlin Language: German

Currency: Euro Date format: day/month/year

Type of government: Federal multiparty republic with two legislative houses (Bundesrat & Bundestag)

Saarland is the smallest province of Germany amongst Berlin, Bremen, Hamburg. Capital of Saarland is Saarbrücken and population is 990,000

18 GREATER REGION

The Greater Region consists of Saarland, Rheinland-Pfalz (Germany), Lothringen (France), Luxembourg (Luxembourg) and Wallonia (Belgium).

The universities of Luxembourg (Luxembourg), Lorraine (France), Liège (Belgium), Kaiserslautern, Trier, Saarland and the htw Saar (Germany) build together the university of the Greater Region.

In four countries and seven universities, 141,000 students and are taught in three languages.

SAARLAND UNIVERSITY / UNVERSITÄT DES SAARLANDES/ UNIVERSITÉ DE LA SARRE

Founded 1948 with French Part of the university of the support as part of the Greater Region University of Nancy

Study fees: 288€ Euro 130 study fields

16,837 students 3,546 international students

Part of the project Transform4Europe with six other European universities

6 faculties (Human and Business sciences, Medicine, Mathematics and Computer Science, Natural Sciences & Technology, Humanities, Law)

More Details https://www.uni-saarland.de/

19 CAMPUS HOMBURG (UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS, UKS)

1947 first institute of the Medical and dental faculty of Saarland University as part of Universität des Saarlandes the University of Nancy

Medicine: 2,012 students (in Dentistry: 155 students; 14 2019); 235 international students international students

Located in Homburg (25 km east Study fee: 279€ / semester of Saarbrücken, 43,691 inhabitants)

Address: Kirrberger Str. 100, 66424 Homburg (Saar)

More Details https://www.uniklinikum-saarland.de/

HTW SAAR (HOCHSCHULE FÜR TECHNIK UND WIRTSCHAFT DES SAARLANDES)

Strong partnership with the Founded in 1946 Université the Lorraine (Metz) since 1978.

450 DFHI (Deutsch-Französische 6,021 students Hochschulinstitut für Technik und Wirtschaft) students

19 bachelor study fields, 16 master study fields and Study fees: 272 Euro 12 DFHI study fields

4 faculties (Architecture and Civil Engineering, Engineering, Social Sciences and Business School) since 2009. Until 2009, there were only two depatmentless faculties

20 HTW SAAR (HOCHSCHULE FÜR TECHNIK UND WIRTSCHAFT DES SAARLANDES)

The htw saar has four different campi. In the following, you can see the location of each one of them and (if available), you will also see their maps.

Architecture and Civil Engineering and Social Engineering Sciences Am Campus 4-5 Goebenstraße 40 66287 Quierschied-Göttelborn 66117 Saarbrücken

Business School Waldhausweg 14 66123 Saarbrücken

HBK (HOCHSCHULE DER BILDENDEN KÜNSTE)

Founded in 1989 Offers 500 university places

Consists of two campius: one in Saarbrücken (main campus) and Has its own gallery at disposal one in Völklingen

ffers five study fields: liberal arts, communication design, art education, media art & design and product design

Campus Saarbrücken Campus Völklingen Hochschule der Bildenden Handwerkergasse Völklingen Künste Saar Rathausstraße 52 Keplerstraße 3–5 66333 Völklingen 66117 Saarbrücken Tel: 06898/91462 - 12 oder - 11 Tel: 0681/92652 - 0 Fax: 06898/91462 - 15 Fax: 0681/92652 - 149 E-Mail: [email protected]

More Details https://www.hbksaar.de/

21 HFM SAAR (HOCHSCHULE FÜR MUSIK SAAR)

Founded in 1947 (under French administration as the „Conservatoire de Sarrebruck“)

Oldest academic institution in Saarland. It’s a public corporation supported by Saarland and a state institution

The only complete music academy with university grade in the Greater Region

ca. 500 Students

⅓ of them international students of foreign origin (from around 40 countries around the globe)

The limited number of students enables a familiar atmosphere, in which teachers and students can learn from each other

19 Bachelor study fields (basic education in artistic and artistic-pedagogical subjects)

17 Master study fields

6 concert exams (singing, instrumental, chamber music, composition, choral and ensemble conduction, contemporary music)

State exams for 4 study fields (becoming a teacher)

22 HFM SAAR (HOCHSCHULE FÜR MUSIK SAAR)

„Junge Akademie Saar“

Examination fee is 50€ (the requirement is the TestDaF3 degree (test for the German language as a foreign language)

The main Building (and the Outbuildings „Schillerschule“ and „Alte Kirche“) is located in the middle of Saarbrücken City.

Hochschule für Musik Saar (HfM)University of Music Bismarckstraße 1 66111 Saarbrücken

More Details http://www.hfm.saarland.de/

23 WHAT TO DO IN SAARBRÜCKEN?

SPORTS

You can sign up via Hochschulsport (university sport) for different sports classes. They have almost everything and it‘s either free of charge or 30€ per semester. Just create an account and sign up!

Scan the QR Code to View HochschulSport Website

Hochschulsport - Meine Kurse, Mein Sport, Meine Uni https://www.uni-saarland.de/einrichtung/hochschulsport.html

24 WHAT TO DO IN SAARBRÜCKEN?

CINEMA

CINESTAR KAMERA ZWO

www.cinestar.de/kino-saarbruecken www.camerazwo.de

PASSAGE-KINOS FILMHAUS

saarfilm.de filmhaus.saarbruecken.de

THEATER

STAATS THEATER ALTE FEUERWACHE

You can go there for FREE with your student card and an enrolment certificate. Either you reserve a ticket in advance (~3 days before) or you just stop by before a show and ask if there are still student tickets left.

25 WHAT TO DO IN SAARBRÜCKEN?

MUSEUMS

SAARLAND MUSEUM STADT GALERIE

HISTORISCHES MUSEUM SAAR

WELTKULTURERBER VÖLKLINGER HÜTTE Free with your Saarland Student ID

26 PLACES TO BE & TO SEE IN SAARBRÜCKEN

Staden St. Johanner Markt

Nauwieser Viertel Ludwigskirche

Johanneskirche Deutsch-Französischer Garten (Basilica of St. John the Baptist) (German-French Garden)

Saarbrücker Schloss Schlosskirche

Rathaus St. Johann Saarbrücker Zoo

Silodom Stift Sankt Arnual

Heizkraftwerk Römerbrücke Friedenskirche

Schwarzenbergturm Bürgerpark

27 PLACES TO BE & TO SEE NEAR SAARBRÜCKEN

Saarschleife Völklinger Hütte

Polygon Bostalsee

Keltenpark/ Ringwall von Stausee Losheim Otzenhausen

Homburger Viezfest in Merzig Schlossberghöhlen (Oktober)

Wolfspark Werner Saar-Urwald Freund in Merzig

28 CONTACT US

Founded in April 2019 as the International Student Association ISA Saarbrücken. Around 30 volunteers. Since June 2020 officially a section of the Erasmus Student Network ESN a section of the Erasmus Student Network ESN”.

[email protected] ESNsaarbruecken

www.saarbruecken.esn-germany.de esn_saarbruecken

Erasmus Student Network Saarbrücken

Join our Facebook Group International Students & Erasmus Saarbrücken 20120/2021

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