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HeRe we go! Let youR studies at HfK begin. The FiRst aid Team welcomes you waRmly and hopes you’ll feel at home veRy soon.

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1 GeneRal 6 The UniveRsity of the aRts BRemen infoRmation about TRavel diRections the HfK Opening houRs

1.1 Contact PeRsons 8 InteRnational Office Student SeRvices office Event office Music 9 Faculty administRation

1.2 InteRnal 12 communication platfoRm foR communication all HfK membeRs at the HfK web-poRtal aRtist InfoRmation coRRidoR 13 WiReless LaN and email addRess aSta Student union 14 Telephone numbeRs

2 Studying at 16 SemesteR dates and the HfK national holidays 2013 � 2014 17 OveRview and stRuctuRe of study pRogRammes 18 OveRview Faculty of Fine aRts and Design OveRview Faculty of music 19 CouRse book IntRoductoRy meetings of the study pRogRammes RegulaR events at HfK 20 Food

2.1 Useful 23 EnRolment infoRmation Re-enRolment SemesteR contRibution SemesteR ticket 23 Health insuRance 24 Liability insuRance Resident peRmit 25 ERasmus � visiting students 26 InteRnational student caRd 27 Studying with childRen

2.2 Facilities in 29 ReheaRsal Rooms and the Faculty of Music stoReRoom Musical instRuments loan Sound studio Copying machine and pRinteR 30 Klaus-Kuhnke-aRchiv foR populaR music UniveRsity ChoiR

2.3 Facilities in 32 Studios and Room caRds the Faculty of Fine Copying machines aRts and design DRuckeRpool CentRal loan seRvice Café Lu

2.3.1 WoRkshops 34 Digital media-Maclab 2D woRkshop InteRaction Lab 35 3D woRkshop Rapid pRototyping Film and video woRkshop 36 Videotechnic � ElectRonic-EngineeRing PhotogRaphy woRkshop 37 Manual pRint woRkshop Fashion woRkshop 38 Fashion-CaD woRkshop Wood woRkshop 39 CeRamics woRkshop BRonze moulding and metal woRkshop

2.4 SecuRity advice 41 How to do betteR � SecuRity advice 42 House Rules

3 CoopeRative 44 SpoRts society offeRs Psychological and theRapeutic helpdesk Web links 45 CentRe foR self-education centRe foR foReign languages 46 CultuRal exchange Student communities LibRaRies

4 Life in 49 HandicRaft and aRtist supply BRemen haRdwaRe shops FabRic shops PRint and copy shops 50 music stoRes Flea maRkets maRkets 51 Public festivals conceRt halls � clubs 52 doctoRs banks leasing and subleasing Living costs in BRemen supeRmaRkets 53 Health insuRance SektenbeRatung BRemen E. V. DistRicts 54 Lost pRopeRty office mobile phones JobmaRket 55 Waste sepaRation 56 ImpRint GeneRal infoR- mation about the HfK

1 The The University of the Arts Bremen consists of the Faculty of Music and the Faculty of Fine Arts and Design. You can find these faculties in UniveRsity two locations in Bremen. The Faculty of Music is situated in Dechanatstraße of the in the historical centre of Bremen. The Faculty of Fine Arts and Design is located in the Überseestadt, Speicher XI. In spite of the different aRts locations, the collaboration between the faculties is very important. BRemen For example, students from different courses of study worked together on an opera project for the last years. For information about the University of the Arts Bremen go to www.hfk-bremen.de. The offered courses are listed in the online platform HfK-Portal (portal.hfk-bremen.de).

TRavel With your semester ticket you are free to use trams and busses anytime in Bremen and the entire regional public transport system »Verkehrsver- diRections bund Bremen/Niedersachsen«. You can get the timetables and track maps directly at BSAG or download them on the Internet (www.bsag.de). Please note that your semester ticket is only valid in connection with an official identity document (for example passport)! The Dechanatstraße is located directly in the centre, close to the stop »Domsheide«. You can get connected with line 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 24 and 25. There you can also find bicycle stands. Bremen is a bicycle friendly city. You can go to Speicher XI by tram line 3 or by bus 20. Use the bus stop at »Hochschule für Künste«, the tram stops at »Waller Ring«. You have to walk about 7 minutes from »Waller Ring«. At night you can go by bus N7. At the entrance of Speicher XI you can find timetables.

Opening The University of the Arts is open seven days a week, actually the loca- tion Speicher XI is open 24 hours a day. If the entrance is locked, houRs please ring the bell. The porter gets in touch with you and will open the door. Opening hours in the Dechanatstraße will change during SpeicheR Xi semester vacation! You can find out the opening hours contacting 24�7 the porter.

DechanatstRaße mon–FRi 7:30 am–11:00 pm sat 8:00 am–8:00 pm sun 10:00 am–8:00 pm

1 7 Contact peRsons

1.1 InteR- Student [email protected] Speicher XI, R 3.09.030 national SeRvices Mon–Fri 8:00–12:00 pm Office office event Birgit Harte is the contact person This is the place for students to get Office for international students. She informed about formalities dur- will be at your disposal and can an- ing their studies at HfK. Here you music swer your questions. Foreign vis- get all information about enrol- iting students will get organ- ment, exmatriculation and leave of The Event Office izational support. Besides German absence. Visiting students have is responsible for arranging students, lecturers and staff are to hand in their »Scheine« here in concerts or competitions in the informed about the possibilities of order to receive their »Transcript of Faculty of Music. an exchange period in this office. Records« at the end of the semester. You can get information about the anna-Julia PeRini LLP/Erasmus programme and Sylvia Jacobsen Head of Artistic Administration the offers of the DAAD (German astRid HaRten T 0421 9595-1497 Academic Exchange Service), T 0421 9595-1111 [email protected] information about language learn- [email protected] Dechanatstraße, R 0.22 ing and scholarships. Moreover, Speicher XI, R 3.09.030 contacts with partner institutions Mon–Fri 8:00–12:00 pm SaRah Thomas are coordinated here. Another Head of Artistic Administration person who spends a volun- Sabine Rennicke T 0421 9595-1496 tary year in the International Of- T 0421 9595-1112 [email protected] fice takes care of the new visit- [email protected] Dechanatstraße, R 0.22 ing students and questions of Speicher XI, R 3.09.030 foreign students. Mon–Fri 8:00–12:00 pm almut Heibült T 0421 9595-1506 BiRgit HaRte SandRa SoRge [email protected] T 0421 9595-1040 T 0421 9595-1119 [email protected] [email protected] anika HaRtmann Speicher XI, R 4.10.020 Speicher XI, R 3.09.030 T 0421 9595-1507 Thu 10:00–12:00 pm Mon–Fri 8:00–12:00 pm a.hartmann@ or after prior consultation hfk-bremen.de ThoRRid DalteR Dechanatstraße, R 0.31 T 0421 9595-1110 Mon, Tue, Fri

1.1 9 9:00 am–1:00 pm administration Fri 11:00–12:00 pm Wed, Thu 1:30–4:30 pm T 0421 9595-1503 and on appointment [email protected] campus-office-musik@ Faculty Dechanatstraße, R 0.02A hfk-bremen.de admin- Julia Liebig PatRick Köhn istRa- student assistants, room T 0421 9595-1495 reservation for classes etc. tion T 0421 9595-1498 Hanno FeidickeR [email protected] T 0421 9595-1493 In the faculty administration you raumbuchung-musik@ can get general study informa- hfk-bremen.de Melanie FRanz-ÖzdemiR tion. You can also inquire about Dechanatstraße, R 0.01 quality management organizational questions, cours- T 0421 9595-1494 es, jobs as student assistant and Elke RunkleR melanie.franz-oezdemir@ fund-raising for projects. More de- general study organization, hfk-bremen.de tailed information can be found acquisition etc. on the HfK homepage: www.hfk- T 0421 9595-1504 Contact bremen.de under University/ [email protected] Organisation and Administration. Dechanatstraße, R 0.01 peRsons Faculty of Contact MaRia Weiss general study organization, Fine aRts PeRsons lectures, faculty and Design Faculty council etc. T 0421 9595-1505 Mon–Thu 9:00–12:00 pm of [email protected] and after prior Dechanatstraße, R 0.01 Music consultation

Mon, Tue, Fri Campus Imke BahR 9:00 am–1:00 pm Office Head of Departmental Wed, Thu administration 12:30 am–2:30 pm Musik [email protected] T 0421 9595-1201 ChRistine GeRlach Dechanatstraße, R 0.27 Speicher XI, R 4.14.040 Head of Departmental Mon–Thu 2:00–3:00 pm (please make an appointment)

1.1 10 andRea albRecht Campus- »Finanzen Kunst und Design« office T 0421 9595-1204 Fine aRts [email protected] Speicher XI, R 4.14.025 and Design

CaRmen Wetzel Mon–Thu 9:00–12:00 pm »Finanzen Kunst Thu 2:00–5:00 pm und Design« Speicher XI, R 4.14.050 T 0421 9595-1205 [email protected] [email protected] Speicher XI, R 4.14.02 Simone HoRschak T 0421 9595-1207 Sabine angeR [email protected] lecturers, Dean’s Office etc. T 0421 9595-1203 Claudia KeßleR [email protected] T 0421 9595-1206 Speicher XI, R 4.14.030 [email protected]

astRid Milde student assistants, faculty council, seminar rooms, facilities etc. T 0421 9595-1202 [email protected] Speicher XI, R 4.14.020

astRid BeRnek »Qualitätsmanagement Kunst und Design« T 0421 9595-1220 [email protected] Speicher XI, R 4.15.030 (please make an appointment)

1.1 11 InteRnal communication at the HfK

1.2 communica- Starting from 1 July 2013 the new HfK web-portal, a central and internal communication platform, is available to all HfK members. A multi- tion plat- tude of possibilities considering university internal communication, foRm foR project management, events and courses exists under one umbrella and provides options for the use of interactive workspaces, project- all HfK related exchange of information, dates and work results. membeRs the new online poRtal can be accessed by HfK membeRs at poRtal.hfk-bRemen.de

Web- ARTIST is the organization, information and communication platform of the University of the Arts. Every student receives a username and a poRtal password by email. You can find ARTIST at portal.hfk-bremen.de. Here aRTIST you find the current course catalogue and additional information about courses at the HfK. For students of the Bachelor and Master pro- Find the contact grammes in the Faculty of Music and some courses of study in the peRson on pages 9�10 Faculty of Fine Arts and Design the whole organization of studies is undeR Campus-Office done via ARTIST: Signing up for courses and exams is done with only a few mouse clicks and you are well aware of your credits at all times. Up to now, ARTIST is not available in English. Visiting students will get assistance regarding ARTIST from their tutor or the Inter- national Office at the beginning of the semester. In case of questions the Campus Office Music and the Campus Office KuD in the Faculty of Fine Arts and Design are available. InfoRmation The »Infotunnel« is located in Speicher XI in segment 10 on level one. Job offers are posted here as well as offers and searches for apartments coRRidoR and much more. In Dechanatstraße there are noticeboards in the foyer and small pinboards in the whole building.

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WiReless There is wireless LAN in Speicher XI. You need to configure your computer and you can get assistance from the Controlling and IT de- LaN and partment (EDV). In the foyer of Dechanatstraße and Speicher XI there are email two computer terminals. Moreover, most of the computers in the workshops and in the labs are connected to the Internet. The HfK addRess Bremen email addresses are set up at the Controlling and IT department in Speicher XI. You may then access it online at mail.hfk-bremen.de. ContRolling and IT depaRtment T 0421 9595-1100 [email protected] SpeicheR XI R 3.08.050, R 3.09.010

aSta – The AStA (student union) is an elected body to represent the interests of the students. You can contact the AStA, if you have any ideas or pro- Student posals with regard to teaching or other issues, you have specific ques- Union tions concerning your study programme, you have any trouble with teaching staff or feel not comfortable in your courses, you don’t know aSta Fine aRts who the responsible person for your certain problem is. You can find and Design the opening hours of AStA at the door of the AStA-room as well as on T 0421 9595-1060 the newsletter which is posted in the university and sent via e-mail. The [email protected] AStA meets every Tuesday at 7:00 pm; the venue is at the Dechanatstraße. SpeicheR XI In the AStA-room of the Dechanatstraße there are several printers for R 1.10.030 free use as well as tool boxes, a bicycle repair set, a recorder and DJ- equipment for lending. Moreover you can buy music books. Visit- aSta Music ing students can lend a household box. T 0421 9595-1061 [email protected] DechanatstRaße, R K21

1.2 15 Telephone All telephone numbers of the University of the Arts Bremen start with 9595. Then you only have to add the direct access number. For the numbeRs reception you call 9595-1000. Don’t forget the code number of Bremen (0421), if you are calling by mobile or from outside town. In every Police workshop, office and in the kitchens there are phones to make in-house T 110 calls. But you can also use calling cards on these phones to make external calls. In the foyer of Speicher XI you can find a payphone. FiRe bRigade� Rescue seRvice T 112

authoRities T 115 (with costs)

Medical emeRgency seRvice St.-Jürgen-Straße 1 T 0421 19292

PTB Psychological-therapeutical helpdesk of the »Studentenwerk« (PTB) T 0421 2201-11310 gives you free consultation and therapeutical attendance with questions related to your student and personal life. bsu bRemen seRvice univeRsity Municipal Immigration and Registration Authority T 0421 218-61020 or -61021 www.bsu.uni-bremen.de

DiRectoRy assistance National directory T 11833 International directory T 11834 Directory assistance in English T 11837

1.2 16 Studying at the HfK

2 SemesteR dates foR the academic yeaR 2013�2014

1.10.2014 14.2.2014 11.7.2014 Start of End of End of courses winter semester courses Music Fine Arts and Design

7.10.2014 31.3.2014 18.7.2014 Start of courses End of winter semester End of courses Music

23.12.2014–3.1.2014 1.4.2014 30.9.2014 Semester break Start of summer semester End of summer semester

7.2.2014 7.4.2014 End of courses Start Fine Arts and Design of courses

National holidays

3.10.2013 1.1.2014 29.5.2014 Anniversary of German Reunion New Year Ascension Day

24.12.2013 18.4.2014 8.6.2014 Christmas Eve Good Friday Whit Sunday

25.12.2013 20.4.2014 9.6.2014 Christmas Day Easter Whit Monday

26.12.2013 21.4.2014 Boxing day Easter Monday

31.12.2013 1.5.2014 New Year’s Eve Labour Day

2 18 OveRview The University of the Arts Bremen has two faculties: the Faculty of Music and the Faculty of Fine Arts and Design. Our university is there- and stRuc- fore one of only few institutions in Germany combining these areas. tuRe of study pRo- gRammes

Diplom The programme is split into a basic and a main course. Basic course: principles of theory and artistic execution. Main course: choice of areas DegRee of specialization or choice of study units from various groups of sub- couRse of jects. The duration of the study programme is 10 semesters. Final Fine aRts qualification: »Diplom«. Evaluation is based on ungraded assignments.

BacheloR Programme structure: modular, Programme content: project-specific work, acquisition of basic skills, scope for personal priority prefer- and MasteR ences. The duration of study of the Bachelor Integrated Design and Digital DegRee Media is 6 semesters each. The Master Digital Media and Integrated Design takes 4 semesters each. The Bachelor of Music endures 8 semes- couRses ters, the Master of Music 4 semesters, the Master of Music Orches- terakademie 2 semesters. Final qualification: BA. Evaluation is based on the ECTS system (1 CP equals 30 hours workload).

Digital Media is an interuniversity study programme of the University Bremen and the HfK Bremen, i. e. visiting students can attend rele- vant study units at the University of Bremen. ECTS points are awarded for such participation.

As a matter of principle, every visiting student is offered the possibility of attending courses in other HfK study programmes subject to con- sent by the teachers. Bear in mind the different evaluation systems in use, i. e. credit points are not available on all courses.

2 19 OveRview Fine Arts – Painting, Sculpture, Drawing, Installation Art, Concepts, Photography, Theory and History of Aesthetic Practices, Theory and Faculty of History of the Arts and Time-Based Arts. Fine aRts Integrated Design – Fundamentals, Communication Design/Corporate and Design Design, Interaction Design, Typography, Illustration, Drawing, Still/ Moving Images, Interface Design, Product Design/CAD, 3D-Design, Constructive Geometry, Temporary Architecture, Experimental Fashion Design, Model Design/Pattern Design/CAD, Fashion Design/ Unique and Serial Design , Theory/History of Designs, Theory/History of Fine Arts

Digital Media – AV-Media/Media-Design, Electronical Composition, Principles of Designing, Interaction Design, Interaction and Space, Interface-Design, Intermedia Design, Cultural and Media History/ Theory, Sound Studies, Temporary Architecture, Media Informatics

OveRview Bachlor of Music – Artistic Training (Instrumental, Vocal Studies, Early Music, Jazz, Composition)/Artistic-Pedagogical Education (Instrumen- Faculty tal, Vocal Studies, Jazz, Elementary Music Pedagogy, Music Theory)/ of Music Church Music (Protestant, Catholic)

Master of Music – Artistic Training (Instrumental, Singing, Conducting, Composition, Electro-Acoustic Composition)/Orchestral Academy (in cooperation with Bremen Philharmonic Orchestra); Artistic Training Early Music (Instrumental, Vocal Studies)/Artistic Training Jazz (Instru- mental, Vocal Studies)/Artistic-Pedagogical (Instrumental and Voice Pedagogy, Elementary Music Pedagogy, Music Theory)/Church Music

Bachelor in Music Pedagogy and Master of Education at public schools (in cooperation with the University of Bremen)

Concert Exam (Instrumental, Vocal Studies, Composition) Junior Studies (Instrumental, Vocal Studies, Composition)

2 20 CouRse You can find a list of all courses offered at the HfK at the website on book the online platform HfK-Portal (HfK Portal Page 12).

poRtal.hfk-bRemen.de

IntRoduc- At the beginning of the semester each study programme offers introductory meetings. Teachers introduce the courses and the students are toRy invited to ask questions. Visiting students should attend these meet- Meetings of ings as well. You can also find up-to-date changes or messages at the the study doors of the teachers, respectively in ARTIST or on the notice boards. pRogRammes RegulaR events at HfK

Hochschul- The Hochschultage take place every year in February at the end of the tag e semester. Further information can be found on the HfK homepage.

Jazzclub Every Tuesday (except during semester break) you can go to the live jazz evening in Dechanatstraße cafeteria. Concerts start at 9:00 pm. Students of the HfK 1,00 EuRo non-students 3,00 EuRo

ConceRts The HfK organizes concerts during the semester in the concert hall and in the chamber music hall. They take place almost every evening. There are exam concerts, studio concerts, rehearsal evenings, lunch- time concerts, Master concerts and many more. About 110 events take place every summer semester and around 130 every winter. Almost

2 21 all events have no entry fee. If not announced differently, concerts take place in the concert hall of the HfK, Dechanatstraße.

Diploma The diploma exhibition of Fine Arts takes place twice a year at the exhibiton end of the semester in the gallery of the HfK, Dechanatstraße.

PResenta- As a design student you get to know all subject areas and workshops in the first semester. You choose 6 workshops with two-week duration tions each. At the end of the first semester the results are presented in a round IntegRated tour. At the end of the third semester you will organize a general sur- vey of your projects in a work exhibition. This will be graded by your Design teachers. The presentation is organized by students as well.

Food In Dechanatstraße the student cafeteria is open Tuesday to Thursday 8:30 am to 8:00 pm, Mondays and Fridays from 8:30 am to 3:00 pm. Lunch is from 12:00 pm to 2:30 pm. Two different menus are offered of which one is always vegetarian. Students pay 3,00 Euro, guests 4,50 Euro. There are also bread rolls and a selection of fresh coffee. In the centre of Bremen there are many alternatives for eating out. In Speicher XI the student cafeteria is open from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm. Price: 2,00-3,00 Euro for students and 4,00-5,50 Euro for guests. Lunch is from 11:45 am to 2:00 pm. »Café Lu« (level 4, segment 15) offers vegetarian food and a vegan soup 2,60 Euro, in addition coffee specialities and homemade cakes and other goodies can be bought.

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neaR speicheR xi theRe aRe some alteRnatives

Daily Cino Hafencasino PoRt Coffee-shop TRuck Stop Restaurant with with bagels, salads etc. good home-style cooking cheap lunch buffet for good prices Hafenstraße 55 Am Speicher XI 1 in MSC-Hafenhochhaus Waller Stieg 6, Mon–Sat 11:30 am–10:30 pm Mon–Fri 7:00 am–6:00 pm Mon–Fri 6:00 am–12:00 pm Sun 10:00 am–10:00 pm

Café Blau Fe u e Rwach e Su bway cheap lunch Italian restaurant with cheap lunch Fast Food near Speicher I

Speicher XI 4 Waller Stieg 5 Konsul-Smidt-Str. 8 m Mon–Fri 12:00 pm–6:00 pm Mon–Fri 11:00 am–10:30 pm Mon–Fri 8:00 am–6:00 pm Sat and Sun closed Sat and Sun 10:00 am–10:30 pm Sat and Sun closed

2 24 useful InfoR- mation

2.1 EnRolment In order to become a student of the HfK, you need to enrol. This requires first of all a punctual payment of the semester contribution (further details under »semester contribution«). For the enrolment, go to the Reg- istrar’s Office at the Speicher XI, R 3.09.030 at the beginning of the semester with the following documents: your ID or passport, proof of a health insurance, if applicable, your residence permit, if applicable, certificate of exmatriculation.

Re-enRol- If you are studying for more than one semester at the HfK, you will need to re-enrol every new semester in order to stay enrolled. The re-enrolment ment is necessary before the semester starts. It is carried out by paying the semester contribution. You will receive more information about the re-enrolment procedure via Email from the Registrar’s Office in due time.

SemesteR The semester contribution amounts to 233,10 Euro for full-time students and 183,10 Euro for Erasmus and other international students. The contRibu- enrolment can only take place if the transferred contribution has already tion arrived on the account of the university! Exception: Erasmus and other international students can also present a proof of cash deposit for the semester contribution.

SemesteR The semester ticket and the student ID are handed out during your registration in form of a plastic card. Information and issue is organized ticket by the Registrar’s Office. You will receive a new plastic card every semester. The ticket is valid in Bremen and parts of Lower Saxony. You can go www.semesteRticket- as far as Hamburg, Hannover or Osnabrück for free. The semester info.de oR www.vbn.de ticket is only valid with an official document including a photograph. Transport maps and other important information about the semester ticket can be found in the leaflet or on the Internet.

Health In order to enrol as a student you will need a valid health insurance. If your home country has a social insurance agreement with Germany, insuRance please present your insurance card at the AOK. They will check whether aOK your foreign health insurance is valid in Germany and accordingly allgemeine give you a written confirmation. This confirmation paper you need to ORtskRankenkasse hand in when enrolling. If your health insurance is not sufficient for

2.1 26 BüRgeRmeisteR-Smidt- your stay in Germany, you should effect a policy with a German insur- StRaße 95 ance company of your choice immediately. Please note that a change 28195 BRemen from a public to a private health insurance is only possible up to three T 0421 1761-0 months after you have signed for the public insurance.

www.aok.de [email protected]

Mon–wed 8:00 am–5:00 pm Thu 8:00 am–6:00 pm FRi 8:00 am–4:00 pm Sat 10:00 am–1:00 pm

Liability If you want to borrow technical equipment such as cameras, you need a separate liability insurance. Ordinary private insurances normally insuRance don’t cover property of others that has been borrowed. For an annual fee of 30,00 Euro instruments and technical equipment are insured MLP within Germany. Finanzdienst- leistungen HeRRlichkeit 4 28199 BRemen

Ilona LiebschwageR contact peRson MLP aG T 0421 132260-0 ilona.liebschwageR@ mlp-ag.com

OliveR EichhoRn Consulting MLP aG T 0421 132260-41 oliveR.eichhoRn@ mlp-ag.com

Resident EU citizens – As of 1 January 2005, EU citizens no longer require a resident permit. All you have to do is turn in a notification of residence

2.1 27 peRmit within three months after entering Germany. You will receive a certificate of residence »Meldebestätigung«. You can do this either at the BRemen SeRvice »Bürgerservice« in the city centre (Pelzerstraße 40) or at the BSU (Bremen UniveRsität (BSU) Services Universität) on the university campus. KlagenfuRteR StRaße (ZentRalbeReich) Please note – Citizens of the new EU member states do not need a visa 28359 BRemen and resident permit anymore! Please note that the work permit is still limited for Bulgaria and Romania. For non-EU citizens: To be per- www.bsu.uni-bRemen.de� mitted entry into Germany, you will have to obtain a study visa auslaendeRamt.html »Visum zu Studienzwecken«, issued by the German embassy of your [email protected] home country. If you want to extend your stay beyond the visa’s period of validity, you will have to apply for a permit of residence Tue and Thu »Aufenthaltstitel« at the Foreigners Registration Office. 9:00 am–1:00 pm Wed 10:00 am–1:00 pm The following documents must be presented at the time of application: and 2:00 pm–4:00 pm valid passport, one photograph (for the biometric identification), proof of your means of support (currently 7,656.00 Euro per year), certif- FoReigneRs icate of residence in Bremen »Meldebestätigung«, evidence of adequate RegistRation office health insurance, proof of enrolment »Immatrikulationsbescheinigung«. T 0421 218-61020 Please note – Entry into Germany using a visitor’s or tourist visa does oR 218-61021 not authorize the bearer to enrol at a university! A tourist visa will not F 0421 218-61025 be converted into a study visa! For all foreign students in Bremen, the Foreigners Registration Office has set up a branch on the university campus: Here you can extend your visa, apply for or renew a residence permit, register/deregister or change your registration, apply for tax cards, etc. ERasmus� visiting students

Recogni- At the beginning of your studies: The Learning Agreement enlists the courses you attend at the HfK as your host university. The form must be tion of signed by yourself, the head of department, the International Office in academic Bremen as well as by the International Office and faculty’s representa- tives at your home university. Advice about the grading system and

2.1 28 achieve- how to organize your personal schedule will be given by your teachers and the Campus Office. In the Faculty of Music the Learning Agree- ments ment will be based on the »Studienverlaufsplan«. Make sure with the responsible person of your study programme that things are sort- ed out as far as recognition by your home universities is concerned.

In the end of your studies: Transcript of Records – In order to get a Transcript of Records stating about your courses and learning results, your teachers need to sign a so-called »Schein« at the end of the semester. You will receive this »Schein« via Email. As not all courses are graded at the HfK you should inform the teachers that you need credit points and grades for your home university. On the form, ECTS points and/or grades should be filled in if necessary (but only according to the German grading system!). ECTS points reflect the time commitment, grades reflect the performance. Please return the signed »Scheine« to the Registrar’s Office. Only once that is done, the Tran- script of Records can be completed and will be sent by mail to your home university. Please note: Even if your home university does not require you to provide records of your time here, we ask you to com- plete the Learning Agreement and get your »Scheine« signed. To issue a Transcript of Records afterwards is costly and sometimes impossible.

InteRna- The ISIC (International Student Identity Card) is an internationally accredited student card. It offers numerous discounts in more than 100 tional stu- countries throughout the world. The ISIC is valid for 16 months. With dent caRd the ISIC you are offered cheap flight, bus and railway tickets, reduction on hotel fares and discounts in museums or other cultural institutions. You RequiRe the fol- Application forms are available at the student union of the University lowing: valid of Bremen and at the student union of the University of Applied Sciences. confiRmation of You can also apply for an ISIC online. RegistRation, identity caRd �passpoRt photo- gRaph and 12,00 EuRos FoR moRe Infos: www.isic.de

2.1 29 Studying Close to Speicher XI in »Tilsiter Straße« there is the parent’s initiative »Hafenkinder« for children younger than three years. Since with April 2012 there is another parent’s initiative called »Die Lütten« in childRen »Faulenquartier/Geeren 66«. During the semester break the University of the Arts offers a 7-days-holiday programme for children from 6 HafenkindeR to 12 years old. So creativity is supported and parents are released. hafenkindeR@ noRd-com.net

Die Lütten Katja ERdmann educational diRectoR [email protected] T 0421 69661850 dieluetten-bRemen.de

HfK-FeRienpRogRamm Ose LeendeRtz [email protected] T 0421 9595-1051

2.1 30 Facili- ties in the Fa- culty of music

2.2

ReheaRsal Keys are given out by the porter and you have to hand in your student ID card. After two hours of practicing you need to report again to Rooms and the porter and you might have to wait if there are others who want to StoReRoom use the room as well. In Dechanatstraße, about 70 rooms are available. If you have taken a key, you should actually use the room for prac- The Rooms can be used ticing. Breaks are fine, but please do not block the rooms. The porter Mon–FRi can also give you the key for the storeroom in the foyer. 7:30 am–11:00 pm Sat 8:00 am–8:00 pm Sun 10:00 am–8:00 pm

Musical You may borrow woodwind and string instruments. However they all have to be insured. Veronika Greuel can arrange two different types instRuments of instrument insurances. Please contact her for more information. The loan loan service is free of charge, the insurance is charged in proportion to the value of the instrument borrowed. VeRonika GReuel T 0421 9595-1509 [email protected] DechanatstRaße, R 1.35

Sound In the sound studio it is possible to produce a recording for competitions or applications for abroad. Upon request it is also possible to studio produce a live-recording. Moreover there is an introductory course for audio technology each semester on Tuesdays. Matthias NoRdhoRn T 0421 9595-1580 m.noRdhoRn@ hfk-bRemen.de DechanatstRaße, R 2.02

Copying In Dechanatstraße one copying machine is located in the basement, another near the library on the first floor. Copying cards are sold in the machine porter’s office for 4,50 Euro (100 copies). In the Faculty of Music: at and certain times you have the possibility of making printouts in the room of the student union (AStA).

2.2 33 Keys are given out by the porter and you have to hand in your student ReheaRsal ID card. After two hours of practicing you need to report again to Rooms and the porter and you might have to wait if there are others who want to use the room as well. In Dechanatstraße, about 70 rooms are available. StoReRoom If you have taken a key, you should actually use the room for practicing. Breaks are fine, but please do not block the rooms. The porter The Rooms can be used can also give you the key for the storeroom in the foyer. Mon–FRi 7:30 am–11:00 pm Sat 8:00 am–8:00 pm Sun 10:00 am–8:00 pm

You may borrow woodwind and string instruments. However they all Musical have to be insured. Veronika Greuel can arrange two different types instRuments of instrument insurances. Please contact her for more information. The loan service is free of charge, the insurance is charged in proportion loan to the value of the instrument borrowed.

VeRonika GReuel T 0421 9595-1509 [email protected] DechanatstRaße, R 1.35

In the sound studio it is possible to produce a recording for competi- Sound tions or applications for abroad. Upon request it is also possible to studio produce a live-recording. Moreover there is an introductory course for audio technology each semester on Tuesdays. Matthias NoRdhoRn T 0421 9595-1580 m.noRdhoRn@ hfk-bRemen.de DechanatstRaße, R 2.02

In Dechanatstraße one copying machine is located in the basement, Copying another near the library on the first floor. Copying cards are sold in the machine porter’s office for 4,50 Euro (100 copies). In the Faculty of Music: at certain times you have the possibility of making printouts in the room and of the student union (AStA).

2.2 34 Facili- ties in the Facul- ty of Fine aRts and Design 2.3 Studios In the study programme Fine Arts you get a place in the studio and a room card for your class. In the study programme Integrated Design and Room room cards for student studios are distributed by the responsible profes- caRds sors. These studios are very suitable for shared work outside the regular timetable. The cards will be returned at the end of the semester and redistributed at the beginning of the new term. The workshop leaders give out room cards, if they think you are able to work on your own in the workshop.

Copying In Speicher XI one copying machine is located close to »Café Lu«, a second one in the library. Copying cards can be purchased from the machines porter’s office for 4.50 Euro (100 copies).

DRuckeR- Druckerpool is a copy shop run by students of the university. Unfortu- nately, at this time it is closed due to internal differences but it opens its pool doors on special occasions.

CentRal Here you can borrow everything from extension cables to slide projec- tors. You need to have a valid insurance and you must have attended loan the introduction course which is organized by Ernst Dieter Röse. Check seRvice dates in the lift, the Infotunnel or the theory rooms.

ChRistian MeyeR T 0421 9595-1299 SpeicheR XI, R 1.11.080 Mon–Thu 9:00 am–12:30 pm, 1:00–2:00 pm FRi 9:00–11:00 am

Café Lu On level four of Speicher XI, »Café Lu« offers vegan and vegetarian dishes, tasty cakes, juice, fresh shakes and all sorts of coffee. In front of T 0421 951068 the »Café Lu« there is also a tabletop football. During the semester Mon–FRi 9:00 am–7:00 pm break it is closed.

2.3 36 WoRk- Shops

2.3.1 Digital The Maclab is to digital media students what the 2D workshop is to design students. Here you almost always find several free Macs (except media- maybe during normal course times). There is also a black and white prin- Maclab ter (DIN A4 and DIN A3) and a DIN A3 scanner. You can use PCs as well. Jukka Boehm is the contact person for technical questions. He of- R 2.11.070 fers introduction classes just as Volker Marschhausen. Check the InteRnet web or postings in the building. Tip: you can easily access the 2D server digitalmedia.hfk- and your own data from home. You simply need an FTP-programme bRemen.de and your user data. The server address is: 193.175.22.35. In the university intranet you can access of the server via the address 10.10.10.35. Jukka Boehm T 0421 9595-1292 [email protected] R 2.11.020

2D In the 2D workshop you can find the technical equipment and all necessary software for the processing of image, video, layout, animation woRkshop and web design. Two scanners (DIN A3) and two printers are at your disposal. DIN A4 and DIN A3 printing in black and white is free of charge. R 3.11.070 There is also a DV-tape player. It is possible to digitalize DV-tapes. Through- out the semester there are several workshops by Volker Marschhausen, VolkeR MaRschhausen which you may attend to get experience with the different kinds of soft- T 0421 9595-1354 ware. Check the university calendar for dates. v.maRschhausen@ hfk-bRemen.de R 1.13.080

InteRaction In the Interaction Lab you can deepen and develop your concepts and ideas on interface design and interaction aiming at the creation of Lab a presentable prototype or demonstrator. To accompany the course Interaction Design the workshop offers assistance from the concept via MaRkus WaltheRt prototypes and mock-ups to the point of programming. For this pur- T 0421 9595-1295 pose a variety of tools, such as Flash/ActionScript or Processing, is used. [email protected] Usually, individual introductory courses on subjects such as scripting R 2.10.030 languages, Quartz Composer, web technologies as well as physical computing can be arranged at short notice according to prior agreement.

2.3.1 38 3D The following programmes are available in the 3D workshop: 3dsMax, Rhinoceros, SolidWorks, Blender as well as usual software such as woRkshop Illustrator, InDesign and Photoshop.

R 3.10.070 Mon–Tue 8:15 am–3:30 pm wed 8:15 am–2:30 pm thu–FRi 9:00 am–5:30 pm

WeRneR Budde T 0421 9595-1293 [email protected]

maRcus liebich T 0421 9595-1293 m. [email protected]

R 3.10.050

Rapid In this section of the 3D workshop you can use modern technology, which will be readily explained to you, in order to create complex pRoto- three-dimensional objects out of synthetic resin. Also, there is a typing MakerBot 3D printer and a ZPrinter 3D printer at your disposal to help you realize your models. The best thing to do is to contact Werner R 2.14.050 Budde or Karl Robert Strecker and to discuss with them which tech- nique is best suited for your project. KaRl RobeRt StReckeR T 0421 9595-1285 [email protected] R 2.14.040

Film and The workshop offers courses on sound- and video recordings, digital sound- and video montage (Final Cut Pro and Pro Tools), artistic video animated film, “16 mm-film direkt“, 16 mm shots and found footage. The woRkshop workshop has a 16 mm film editing table, several editing suites, a film and video recording studio, a vocal booth, one copy system for mul-

2.3.1 39 R 2.12.020–2.13.010 tiple video formats, two animation tables and one recording studio. For Mon–FRi 9:00 am–5:00 pm additional information contact the workshop manager Ulrike Isenberg. UlRike IsenbeRg T 0421 9595-1283 [email protected] R 2.12.030

Video- The workshop management offers training and courses on the use of the recording studio, on principles of electro-technics, on computer basics technic� and safety technology and supervises and services the work areas of ElectRonic- the film and video workshop. Get in touch with the workshop manager EngineeRing Ernst Dieter Röse to find out more.

ERnst DieteR Röse T 0421 9595-1284 [email protected] R 2.12.040

Photo- In the photography workshop you are given the opportunity to take a variety of different types of studio photographs (e.g. product photos, gRaphy portraits, fashion photos, reproductions). The printing workshop allows woRkshop digital pictures to be sent to inkjet printers (roll paper with up to 110 cm printable image area width). For image editing and data preparation R 2.13.020 there are computer workstations with calibrated monitors available. Mon 9:00 am–4:00 pm Tue, Thu, FRi 9:00 am–6:00 pm Wed 9:00 am–2:00 pm

Technics Loan System R 1.13.080 Mon–FRi 11:00 am–1:00 pm Tue, Thu, FRi 5:00–6:00 pm

2.3.1 40

Matthias Schneege T 0421 9595-1294 [email protected]

Matthias Hempe T 0421 9595-1286 [email protected]

R 2.13.020

Manual The silkscreen printing workshop is located on level three. Contact the head of the workshop Marion Bösen to get an introduction. The room pRint card is given out by the porter. You need to show your student ID and woRkshop the head of the workshop must have put your name on the list.

R 1.13.080 Mon–FRi 10:00 am–6:00 pm

MaRion Bösen (manual pRinting) T 0421 9595-1371 R 3.15.040

Bogdan Hoffmann (etching, LithogRaphie pRint, metal type) T 0421 9595-1372 R 3.15.090

Fashion In the fashion workshop you are assisted by Nicola Essig (Monday to Friday) and Brigitte Stadler (Fridays). You can buy nettle cloth and woRkshop other materials cheaply. You should ask for an introduction.

R 4.11.080 Mon–Thu 9:00 am–5:00 pm FRi 9:00 am–2:00 pm

2.3.1 42 Nicola Essig T 0421 9595-1287 [email protected] R 4.11.040

BRigitte StadleR T 0421 9595-1287 [email protected] R 4.11.040

Fashion- In the CAD workshop you can produce draft cuttings of the items of clothing you have designed. They are digitalized and printed out with CaD woRk- the cutting plotter. shop

R 3.11.040 Mon–Thu 9:30 am–2:30 pm

MaRtina Schöbel T 0421 9595-1288 [email protected] R 3.11.090

Wood If you want to use wood, the place to go to is the wood workshop. Karl Strecker always finds a solution for you and is very willing to help. woRkshop Six room cards for the wood workshop are available. They can only be used in connection with a running project and for a limited period of R 1.14.070 time. Tools may be borrowed for one day or over the weekend. Mon–Thu 9:00 am–5:00 pm FRi 9:00 am–1:00 pm

KaRl RobeRt StReckeR T 0421 9595-1285

[email protected] R 2.14.040

2.3.1 43 CeRamics You may work in the ceramics workshop on your own and/or with help. You can work with several techniques such as building up, using the woRkshop potter’s wheel, plaster mould, Faience and Raku and different materials (different types of clay and porcelain). Electric, gas and wood ovens R 1.16.040 are available. Mon, Tue, Thu, FRi 12:30–4:30 pm Wed 10:00 am–2:00 pm

Ute alexandRa FischeR T 0421 9595–1280 [email protected]

BRonze Here you can do bronze moulding, wax melting techniques, silicon negatives and plaster negatives under supervision. In the metal workshop moulding you can do welding and general metal processing. Get informed at and metal the workshop. woRkshop

R 1.15.030 Mon–FRi 10:00 am–3:00 pm

HaRRy Heimsoth T 0421 9595-1281 R 2.15.030 h.heimsoth@hfk- bremen.de

2.3.1 44 SecuRity advice

2.4 How to · Passageways must be at least 2 m wide and 2 m high. · The opening area of all doors must be safeguarded. do betteR� · Generally, emergency exits must be left open or accessible. SecuRity · Stairs and staircase railings must be maintained in their original condition. advice · Sharp, pointy objects may not protrude into walkways. · Objects less than 80 cm high may not be placed in walkways In oRdeR to Realize a (risk of falling). well-oRganized and · Cables and lines that are laid on the ground must be taped* or covered smooth-Running event with rubber mats. and to ensuRe the · Floor covers must be secured* to prevent slipping. safety of the students · In rooms that are darkened under normal operating conditions, and visitoRs, the devices that allow for a safe orientation must be available. following points · Emergency exit lights may be neither covered nor switched off. should be stRictly · Safety installations (emergency off switch, audible and visual adheRed to: indicators) must be entirely visible at all times. · All emergency exits, escape routes and walkways must be kept free of smoke and fire loads (»fire-proof « materials may be exclusively found in these areas). · Smoking, fire and exposed candles are forbidden. · Smoke alarms may not be covered. · Fire-fighting equipment (fire extinguishers) must remain accessible. · Heat- generating devices (lights) must be maintained at appropriate distances from flammable objects. · Surfaces and superstructures must be assessed and secured, positioned, supported, braced, mounted and/or anchored such that they cannot slip, tip over or fall down. · Portable lighting, image and sound devices must be secured from falling by two pieces of equipment that operate independent of each other. · Superstructures and decorations, with the exception of furniture, may only be used if they are flame resistant. · Hanging objects in the light wells must be secured from falling with chains. · Loose parts must be secured such that accidental touching is not possible. · Windows, doors or walls may not be damaged.

2.4 46 · Electrical installations must be carried out according to the VDE 0100 standards (completion exclusively by a specialized electric company, in coordination with the house management). · Electrical equipment outdoors must be in accordance with the IP 54 protection standards at the least. · The fire lane must be kept clear with a space of 4 m width and height, without bends or curves, for the entire length of the Speicher XI. · For further inquiries, Michael Hinrichs (extension 1149) is available to contact. All requirements and regulations can be seen in Department 4 (Michael Hinrichs).

* In choosing adhesive labels and tape, removable and residue-free materials should be used. The labels and tape must be removed immediately following the event, free of residue.

House The University of the Arts issued House Rules which apply to both faculties in Speicher XI and in Dechanatstraße. The House Rules will be Rules published on the HfK website and contain regulations how to cope with problems between research, teaching and administration. The aim is to protect resources of the HfK and to use them most effectively.

2.4 47 CoopeRa- tive OffeRs

3 SpoRts The University of Bremen offers a variety of sports classes ranging from acrobatics, basketball and Yoga to hang-gliding. Prices are fair. Gen- Society erally the courses are for students of all universities in Bremen but non-students may join the classes as well. You can check and sign up online for interesting classes at www.hospo.uni-bremen.de.

Psycho- In case of study-related problems or other questions this helpline offers different forms of counselling free-of-charge for students. All mem- logiCal bers of staff are bound to professional discretion. They offer workshops and TheRa- and groups, for example for fear of speaking, exam nerves or psycho- peutic logical illnesses. HelpDesk Online-counselling is possible, too. Information you can find here: www.studentenwerk.bremen.de/files/main_info/ptb/ptb_info/ptb_info. (ptb) htm. You can also find the ptb at the University of Bremen at the »Zentralbereich am Mensasee«. Opening HouRs MoN, Tue, Thu, FRI 9:00 am–1:00 pm WED 2:00 pm–4:00 pm T 0421 2201-11310 F 0421 2201-21390 [email protected]

WeB At www.hist-bremen.de »Help for international students« you can find useful information for your stay in Bremen. Topics are e. g. finances, Links studies, legal questions and health. www.study-in.de offers information on university and life in Germany. Moreover there are chats for foreign students and experts will answer your questions. Useful information on colleges and universities in Bremen, on research institutes and projects and on student life can be found on the Bremen-based econ- omy portal www.bremer-wissen.de

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CentRe FoR In the centre for self-education German and other languages can be learned with the help of computer software. Facilities in Dechanatstraße Self- are located in the basement (R K02a). There are six computers with Education Internet connection. Get the key from the porter. Everyone working in the lab needs to have a key! The door needs to be locked when everyone is finished. Information and advice is given by a student assistant.

CentRe foR The centre for foreign languages (FZHB) offers interdisciplinary language courses in collaboration with the Goethe Institute Bremen. foReign Get informed at the FZHB / Goethe Institute and subscribe online at languages FZHB. German courses are free of charge for visiting students. Ad- ditionally, there is a centre for self-education at the University of Bremen (FZHB) with material for 20 different languages.

FZHB BibliothekstRaße 1 Building GW2 3Rd FlooR 28359 BRemen T 0421 218-61960� -61963�-61962 [email protected] www. fRemdspRachenzentRum- bRemen.de

Goethe- InstituT UniveRsität BRemen BibliothekstRaße 3 28359 BRemeN T 0421 36081-0 www.goethe.de�bRemen

3 51 CultuRal T 0421 340390 Evangelische www.bremen.cervantes.es StudieRendengemeinde Exchange Parkstraße 107 Institut FRançais T 0421 241260 In Bremen there are several Language lessons, exhibitions, www.esg-bremen.de venues that may be interesting for movies, concerts, theatre, library people from foreign countries. In Katholische the following are some addresses. Contrescarpe 19 Hochschulgemeinde 28203 Bremen Hohe Straße 8/9 BüRgeRhaus T 0421 339440 T 0421 3694151 WeseRteRRassen www.ifbremen.de www.khg-bremen.de Once a month they celebrate a www.kultur-frankreich.de »Weltnacht« with music from all LIBRa- around the world. DachveRband deR ausländeRkultuR- Ries Osterdeich 70b veReine 28205 Bremen Language and computer The library in Dechanatstraße offers T 0421 549490 lessons, social consultation, sports loan services for up to three weeks. www.weserterrassen.com and cultural events You need to show your student ID. There are five computer termi- English Club BRemen e.V Schiffbauerweg 4 nals to be used for research or for »Social club for everybody« 28237 Bremen audio education programmes. There people meet T 0421 612071 In Speicher XI you can find a very to speak English. [email protected] comprehensive library. This is a reference library, where you can Bürgermeister-Schmidt-Straße 3 borrow books only shortly for 28195 Bremen Student presentations or during semester T 0421 3398442 Communi- breaks. More information and www.englishclub.de the library catalogues can be found Wed, Fri 8:00 pm ties at www.suub.uni-bremen.de/ standorte. For a small fee you can Instituto CeRvantes Protestant and Catholic student also get a library card for the Spanish lessons, cultural communities offer the chance local libraries. programme, library of meeting people from all over the world. There are regular LiBRaRy Schwachhauser Ring 124 gatherings, activities, courses and DechanatstRaße 28209 Bremen advisory services. R 1.35

3 52 Mon–Fri 9:30 am–1:00 pm Stadtbibliothek Mon–Thu 2:00 pm–5:00 pm BRemen Opening hours are restricted Am Wall 201 during term vacation. 28195 Bremen Mon, Tue, Fri LibRaRy 10:00 am–7:00 pm SpeicheR XI Wed 1:00 pm–7:00 pm R 4.10.060 Thu 9:00 am–8:00 pm Mon–Wed 9:00 am–4:00 pm Sat 10:00 am–4:00 pm Thu 11:00 am–6:00 pm Fri 9:00 am–2:00 pm InteRnational Opening hours are restricted LibRaRy during term vacation. Media in 40 languages: 18,000 books, videos in UniveRsity original version LibRaRy Bibliothekstraße Am Wall 201 28359 Bremen 28195 Bremen T 0421 218-2615 Mon, Tue, Fri 10:00 am–7:00 pm www.suub.uni-bremen.de Wed 1:00 pm–7:00 pm Thu 9:00 am–8:00 pm Mon–Fri 8:00 am–10:00 pm Sat 10:00 am–4:00 pm Sat 10:00 am–6:00 pm EngineeRing CentRal libRaRy Music and Social Loan service for CDs, CD-ROM, Sciences LibRaRy cassettes, sheet music and books Suitable for students of the digital media degree. Am Wall 201 28195 Bremen Neustadtswall 30 28195 Bremen LiBRaRy T 0421 5905-3291 BRemeRhaven Mon–Fri Karlsburg 7, Haus S 9:00 am–6:00 pm T 0471 4823-250 Sat Mon–Fri 9:00 am–6:00 pm 10:00 am–1:00 pm

3 53 Life in BRemen

4 HaNdi- Pfalzburger Straße 71 StoffgRoßhandel Frankenstraße 10 CRaft and Eisen WeRneR Hamburg Hemelinger Bahnhofstraße 21 aRtist Helmut Tietz Supply HoRnBach Wendenstraße 388–392 Werner-Steenken-Straße 5 Hamburg BoesneR GmBh Weserpark Hans-Bredow-Straße 59 TOOm PRINT GeRstaeckeR Holsteiner Straße 91–99 and Überseetor 13 Copy FabRic Idee Shops Hutfilterstraße 24–26 Shops 10% studen discount BomHoff alfatex Pappelstraße 23–25 Viebach Hans-Bredow-Straße 19 Hohentorsheerstraße 95/97 Weserpark Copy Time 10% studen discount Vor dem Steintor 177 KaRStadt Otto WelleR Obernstraße 5–33 DRuckeRPunkt Ostertorsteinweg 104 10% Rabatt auf Stoffe Hemmstraße 124 some special offers ZimmeRMann am Wall KRaft-stoff for students Am Wall 193–195 Vor dem Steintor 119 10% studen discount Go Media Lüna Design Neustadtswall 39/41 Humboldtstraße 65 HaRdWaRe JüRgen HonHolt Shops Stoff-Haus am Dobben Hastedter Heerstraße 283–285 Am Dobben 40 Max BahR Magic PRint Ernst-Buchholz-Straße 1 StoffmaRkt Hastedt Langenstraße 25 Stresemannstraße 68 Neidenburger Straße 20 PRINT'S COMpuDRuck BauHaus JüRgen H. Gädtke Dobbenweg 8

4 55 MUSIC STORES Musicland November–March OsteRholz-SchaRmbeck from 6:00 am BaRtels Noten Instruments, sheet music, supplies www.musicland-ohz.de Wachtstraße 18 MaR- Baumwollbörse www.bartelsnoten.de FlEa MaRket Kets

andReas Schebsdat Antique and jumble market KajenmaRkEt Luthier, repair service and sale Nice second-hand things: Colourful programme with live www.schebsdat.de books, glass, porcelain, useful music, arts and craft, street artists, household utensils etc. carnival barkers, traditional as well W. HeckenthaleR as exotic delicacies. Luthier, repair service Weserpromenade Schlachte and rent of instruments every Saturday Weserpromenade Schlachte T 0421 73010 8:00 am–2:00 pm every Saturday www.geigenbau-heckenthaler.de 10:00 am–4:00 pm Flea maRket Daniel Kunst BüRgeRWeide ChRistmas MaRket Brass instrument manufacturing Antiques, modern and useful More than 150 Christmas www.kunst-brass.de things. If there are events on booths around the town hall and the Messe area, the flea market is »Roland«, on the market place and Fa. Lätzsch transferred to the Hansa-Carré in the shopping promenades. Metal wind instrument in Pfalzenburger Straße. manufacturing 28 November–23 December 2013 www.laetzsch-brass.det Bürgerweide every Sunday Mon–Sat 10:00 am–8:00 pm 7:00 am–2:00 pm Sunday 11:00 am–8:00 pm WeRneR FischeR Woodwind instrument Flea maRket SchlachteZaubeR manufacturing N eustadt www.werner-fischer-bremen.de Car-Park in Bremen-Neustadt A medieval, winterly, maritime Duckwitzstraße Christmas Market on the Hoins-InteRMuSik Weser boardwalk »Schlachte« Big music store every Sunday: www.hoins-intermusik.de April–October from 5:00 am Weserpromenade Schlachte 28 November–23 December 2013 Mon–Sun 11:00 am–8:30 pm

4 56 Public Bremen offers very different locations for all kinds of concerts festivals from opera to punk rock.

BRemeR FReimaRkt TheateR BRemen Traditional public festival on www.theater-bremen.de the »Bürgerweide« with several stands such as rollercoas- Die Glocke ter, big wheel, and the www.glocke.de »Kleiner Freimarkt«, a small market on the »Marktplatz« PieR 2 with fritter, almonds and www.pier2.de »Lakritze« (liquorice) and a roundabout. ToweR www.tower-bremen.de Bürgerweide 18 October–3 November RömeR Mon–Thu, Sun 1:00 pm–11:00 pm www.roemer-bremen.de Fri, Sat 1:00 pm–12:00 pm Schwankhalle BRemeR OsteRwiese www.schwankhalle.de Big spring celebration on the »Bürgerweide« with mobile shops Spedition for the whole family and www.spedition-bremen.org delicacies from the whole world. ModeRnes Bürgerweide www.modernes.de March–April Mon–Sun Die Lila Eule 1:00 pm–11:00 pm www.lilaeule.de ConceRt Die FRiese Halls� www.diefriese.de Clubs

4 57 DoctoRs You can find doctors of different disciplines and knowledge of various foreign languages on www.bremen.de/gesundheit_und_soziales/ aerztesuche. The International Office can help you with a date arrangement. [email protected].

BankS Several banks in Bremen offer free cheque accounts for students. So as soon as you have enrolled, you can open an account at no charge. Make sure you have an ID with you and your »Immatrikulationsbescheinigung« (proof of enrolment). A German bank account can be useful and save you money, as you won’t have to pay any fees for withdrawing cash from the cash points of your own bank and you can make transfers free of charge. Leasing� When you have found a room, it is advisable to make a lease contract with the owner »Mietvertrag« or a sublease contract with the tenant who subleasing provides the room »Untermietvertrag«. This contract should indicate the period of your stay, what facilities you may use and the monthly rent (specifying which expenses are included). Living We recommend to budget between 650,00 Euros and 800,00 Euros per month for living and studying in Bremen. Your exact demand depends costs in on your personal lifestyle. The following examples of student life BRemen might give you an idea of prices in Germany: a 500 gramme package spaghetti costs between 0,40 Euros in a discounter and 1,20 Euros Rent in a traditional supermarket. Having a rest in a nice café you will have to pay around 2,20 Euros for a normal coffee, a latte Macchiato will 260,00-330,00 EuRos Subsistence cost you 2,80 Euros. For 2,70 Euros you will get a Beck’s Beer in some bar. A low-priced hairdresser’s salon will charge you 15,00-20,00 Euros 300,00-380,00 EuRos Health InsuRance for a haircut. And a pizza you will get for 5,00-10,00 Euros. The expenses for student material depend on your field of study and the ca. 78,00 EuRos study MateRial methods you wish to use for your artistic work. 25,00 EuRos

SupeR- There are numerous supermarkets in Bremen differing in price and assortment. Aldi, Netto and Penny are quite cheap while Spar, Rewe and maRkets Edeka are more expensive. Some shops don’t accept credit cards.

4 58 Health Under German law every student is required to be adequately health insured. This holds also for visiting students spending just one or two insuRance semesters in Bremen. If you are from an EU member state your home insurance usually will be effectual. If you come from outside the EU or are going to study permanently in Germany you need to take out a German health insurance. The current insurance contribution for students amounts to approx. 78,00 Euros per month. Sekten- Many people are glad to meet others and find new friends in religious communities – especially if they are new to a town or city and have beRatung maybe moved there alone from a foreign country. If, irrespective of your BRemen e. V. religion or philosophy, you sense that · your religious group shuts itself off from its surroundings · you are being subjected to peer pressure within the community Contact · BeRnhaRd BRünjes you feel isolated from your social environment as a member of the group · you feel you have a financial obligation to your religious group Postfach 101543 · 28015 BRemen promises of salvation within your group are increasingly associated in 04205 1609 importance with a claim to absoluteness, then you should seek advice. 0421 234588 0421 462042 Claims to power, mind control, conspiracy thinking, delusions of BeRnhaRd.BRuenjes@ persecution and psycho terror are other characteristics that indicate t-online.de your religious community presents a risk to you. The Bremen sect advisory service, »Sektenberatung Bremen«, will advise you regarding appointments the danger posed by the dependency-creating practices of destruc- By aRRangement tive sects, cults and similar organisations. You can also receive counselling and help if you are a member seeking advice. If you have any questions on the subject please contact the organisation beside.

DistRicts Bremen is a nice place to live. The following parts of the city are located close to the HfK. In the »Neustadt« there are several nice living areas with reasonable rent rates. »Gröpelingen« is a bit further outside in the city’s west. In »Schwachhausen«, if you are lucky, you might be able to find a nice old building apartment which is affordable. »Walle« is a popular part of the city closely located to Speicher XI. »Findorff« is close to everything and next to the »Bürgerpark«, a green spot. The beauti- ful »Viertel« is located in the middle of the city, however the rents might be quite high. Around the »Ostertorsteinweg« and »Vor dem Steintor«

4 59 shopping is enjoyable, there are inviting cafés and restaurants. Other parts of the city are a bit further away and thus less recommendable such as »Huchting« in the southern district as well as »Vahr«, »Horn-Lehe« and »Hemelingen« in the east.

Lost If you lost your wallet or other objects, you should make a report at the lost property office. If you have reasons to believe that your property PRopeRty was stolen, you should inform the police as well. The lost property office Office will let you know as soon as the lost object is found. Should you have lost your semester ticket, the Registrar’s Office will need a written FUndamt confirmation from the lost property office, in order to issue a new ticket StResemannstRaße 48 for you. This will take up to 3 weeks. 28207 BRemen T 0421 361-10080 F 0421 361-15626 Mo 8:00–12:00 pm 3:00–6:00 pm Tue, Thu, FRi 8:00–12:00 pm

Mobile Prepaid cards are available quite cheaply at the net providers such as T-Mobile, Vodafone O2, E-Plus etc., but also at Aldi or Tchibo. All PhoneS bigger net providers have quite centrally located shops in the city which you will find easily. Ask for advice in the shops and be aware of the prices to call external telephone networks as this causes the highest costs.

JOb Many students rely on income from a side job to support themselves. The student job service at the Federal Employment Agency in Bremen, MaRket as well as the Career Center (across the boulevard from the main entrance of the Mensa in the central area of the University of Bremen), pro- FedeRal Job agency vide you with job offers and assistance on your search for work. It’s BundesagentuR füR also worth having a look at the noticeboard and the »Infotunnel« from aRbeit In BRemen time to time. DoventoRsteinweg 48–52 T 0421 178-2113, R 0.133

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Waste - The separation of waste is a very important issue in Germany. Recyclable waste, e. g. glass bottles or batteries, has to be brought to the collect- SepaRation ing points in the whole city. Packing material is being collected at home in so-called »Gelbe Säcke« (yellow bags). You can tell whether some- You Can also oRdeR thing belongs into the yellow bag by the green symbol »Grüner Punkt« coupons via on the packing. With a special coupon you will get the yellow bags phone foR fRee: for free in one of the centres of distribution. Under www.gelb-kommt- SeRvicenumBeR an.de you can order the coupons, find the nearest centre of distri- T 0800 4792671 bution and the collection dates as well as all information about the yel- Mon–FRi low bags. Paper is being collected separately. All remaining waste 8:00 am–5:00 pm goes into the »Restmüll-Tonne« (black waste bin). The yellow bags and the paper will be picked up in front of your house every second week. Every other week the »Restmüll« will be picked up. Some bottles are returnable. You can return them to the shop and collect the deposit.

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