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FIRST STEPSFIRST BROSCHURE STEPS Summer semesterwinter 2016 semester 2016/2017 CONTENT CONTENT FIRST STEPS IN ERLANGEN - CHECKLIST 4 Opening a bank account 4 Health insurance 4 Signing Studentenwerk´s accommodation contract 4 Registration at Erlangen´s City Hall 4 Enrolment 5 Residence Permit (only for non-EU citizens) 5 Liability insurance 5 UNIVERSITY – IMPORTANT INFORMATION 8 Student Records Office 8 Examinations Office 8 Libraries 8 Study Advisory 8 Central Office for International Affairs RIA 8 Semester dates, semester fee & re-registration 8 Social media, FAU App 9 ISIC, FAU-Card 9 Language Center 10 LIVING 12 Important contacts 12 Studentenwerk 12 Psychological-psychotherapeutic counselling centre 12 Legal Advice 13 Housing 13 Phone service 21 Broadcasting fee 21 Liability insurance 22 Women´s shelter 22 Transportation 22 Medical provision in the area for foreign students 25 Erlangen 25 Erlangen - Surroundings 29 Nuremberg 30 LEISURE- MANAGING YOUR FREE TIME 33 Student groups and organizations 33 Student Associations/Fachschaftsinitiative (FSI) 33 University Groups 33 Religion 34 Music 34 Sports 34 FAU University sports 34 Affordable gyms 34 Public pools (some offer women-only swimming hours) 35 Thermal baths 35 Ice Scating rink 35 2 CONTENT Indoor climbing 35 Movie theaters 35 Sight seeing 36 City tours 36 Events 37 Cultural 37 Traditional events 37 Music festivals 38 Food 38 List of shops 38 Farmer’s market 38 Wholefood markets 38 Well-priced supermarket chains 39 Facebook groups 39 Well-priced furniture stores 39 For free 39 Kosher shops 40 Asian shops 40 Russian shops 40 Turkish shops 41 Vegan restaurants 41 Halal restaurants 41 Appendix 42 Form "Wohnungsgeberbestätigung" 42 List of figures 43 Credits 43 3 CHECKLIST FIRST STEPS IN ERLANGEN - CHECKLIST ☑ Opening a bank account You can choose ANY bank. We provide contacts for Sparkasse Erlangen, which has many ATMs all over Erlangen and does not charge any fees for a normal student´s account Contacts: Mrs. Manowetz, Mrs. Parpart or Mrs. Gashi (Sparkasse Erlangen, Friedrich-Bauer-Str. 2A or Sparkasse Erlangen, Hugenottenplatz 5) Required documents: • Passport copy • Form of the bank • Address in Germany (does not have to be permanent) • 112 euros in cash to deposit in new account, in order to transfer the semester fee that is necessary for completing your enrolment. • Bank transfer form for tuition fees, if possible (Transfer information can be found on last page of the enrolment form (“Immatrikulationsantrag”, see admission letter) A blocked account (“Sperrkonto”) can be opened at the same financial institute, if necessary. ☑ Health insurance Mandatory for enrolment! Your coordinators are in contact with the insurances DAK or TK and assist you with an applica- tion. For more information: https://www.fau.eu/international/international-applicants/important-in- formation/insurance/, major insurance companies: AOK (https://bayern.aok-on.de/index. php?id=1586), Techniker Krankenkasse (https://www.tk.de/tk/kundencenter-a-z/e/0681-erlan- gen/150486), DAK (http://www.dak.de/dak/leistungen/Erlangen-1087802.html) ☑ Signing Studentenwerk´s accommodation contract Only necessary if you are living in a „Studentenwerk“ dorm! Contact: Mrs. Postatny (Henkestr. 38a) Required documents: • Passport • Tenancy Agreement ☑ Registration at Erlangen´s City Hall Contact: Mrs. Michel (City Hall (“Rathaus”), Rathausplatz 1; ground floor, left hand side. Please draw a number and wait for your turn!) Required documents: • Passport • Accomodation Certificate („Wohnungsgeberbestätigung“, see Annex) This document can be issued by your landlord or the hotel/hostel if you haven´t signed a tenancy agreement yet! • Certificates indicating your civil status (only if you are coming to Germany with a spouse or children and therefore register as a family!) 4 CHECKLIST ☑ Enrolment at Studentenkanzlei (Halbmondstr. 6, ground floor, room 34, opening hours 8:30 – 12 am) Required documents: • enrolment form (“Immatrikulationsantrag”), has been forwarded with your admission letter! • school certificate of qualification for university matriculation - Original • latest diploma/Bachelor Degree Certificate – Original • confirmation of health insurance • 112 euros, already transferred one week in advance (not paid in cash) • passport (with valid visa for Germany) • passport photo (for FAU-Card) • admission letter from FAU • registration confirmation from the City of Erlangen (or Nuremberg, etc., depending on your residence) If you have important (!) reasons why you cannot enroll before the enrollment deadline, please contact your study advisor! For more information consult: https://www.fau.eu/study/prospective-students/application-and-en- rolment/deadlines-and-documents-for-enrolment/ ☑ Residence Permit (only for non-EU citizens) Contact: Mrs. Beiß (City hall (“Rathaus”), Rathausplatz 1,room 215, 2nd floor) Please arrange an appointment by email (after receiving the enrolment papers) according to your last name: A-F: [email protected], G-Li: [email protected], Lj-Sa: [email protected], Sb-Z: [email protected] Required documents: • passport • enrolment (document of enrolment at the University) • filled out form “Application for Residence Permit” • biometric passport photograph, see: http://www.bmi.bund.de/cae/servlet/contentblob/142738/publicationFile/13143/ePass_ Fotomustertafel_de.pdf • confirmation of health insurance (only students older than 30) • confirmation of secured financing for one year (scholarship certificate, letter of parents or the like, or blocked account) • completed registration at the City of Erlangen • 110 euros in cash for the registration ☑ Liability insurance HIGHLY recommended! → inexpensive: only 50 – 100 Euro per year and covers damages you caused accidentally Please compare: https://comparison.check24.de/ch24_google/phv?wp=CH24_V_GO_1&isEvoluti- on=true&prefill=true&x=60&y=34&inD_L_PHV_InsuranceCoverage_ID=2 (put in your date of birth = “Ihr Geburtsdatum” and click on “Ergebnisse anzeigen” = show results) 5 MAPS - IMPORTANT INSTITUTIONS Student Records Office (Enrolment) Language Center Halbmondstraße 6 Bismarckstraße 10 Bismarckstraße 1 rooms: SL 102, Office for Main University SL 104, C 701 International Affairs/ Sparkasse Library Accommodation (main office) Service Hugenottenplatz City Transpor- tation Service (VGN) Goethestr. 21 Main train station ZiMT Deutsche Bank Main Cafeteria, Studentenwerk Erlangen Langemarckplatz (Signature of City Hall room contracts) Direction: South Erlangen Henkestraße 38a ERLANGEN – City Center 6 MAPS - IMPORTANT INSTITUTIONS Direction: Erlangen city center Dormitory, University Sports, Dormitory, Wichernstraße 18 Gebbertstr. 123B Hartmannstr. 125 - 129 Police Station, Schornbaumstr. 11 Sparkasse Faculty of Engineering Liegnitzer Str. 4 or Friedrich-Bauer-Straße 2A Dormitory, Direction: Nürnberg ERLANGEN – South Ratiborerstraße 2 & 4 7 UNIVERSITY UNIVERSITY – IMPORTANT INFORMATION ☑ Student Records Office (Halbmondstraße 6–8, 91054 Erlangen) Your point of contact for any questions regarding studying at FAU! • Enrolment • Re-registration and de-registration • (Study) leave • Change of degree programmes, studying for two degrees • Guest students and mature students • Health insurance for students and reporting accidents that happened at the university • Issuing confirmation of duration of studies • Change of name or address Please consult https://www.fau.eu/study/current-students/student-records-office/ for more informa- tion! ☑ Examinations Office Seperate office for each faculty: (Halbmondstraße 6–8, 91054 Erlangen) Information on registration periods and deadlines, examination regulations: https://www.fau.eu/study/current-students/examination-matters/ ☑ Libraries The university library offers students a suitable work place with access to the university’s literary catalogue (http://ub.fau.de/literatursuche/index-en.shtml), copy machines and WIFI. The main library is located in the city center of Erlangen (Schuhstraße 1a, 91052 Erlangen), but you are free to visit the other library branches, as well (more information here: http://ub.fau.de/ub/ standorte/index-en.php) ☑ Study Advisory General Student Advice and Career Service (IBZ): (Schlossplatz 3, 91054 Erlangen, room 0.021) • Advisory for general study and career related issues: https://www.fau.eu/study/prospecti- ve-students/student-advice/ • For study-specific issues consult your faculty-own/study programme advisors: https://www. fau.eu/study/prospective-students/student-advice/faculty-specific-information/ ☑ Central Office for International Affairs RIA (Helmstraße 1, 91054 Erlangen) Main contact point for support for international students and all their questions about non-aca- demic issues of student life (residence permit, insurance, working during your studies, etc.) and student mobility! https://www.fau.eu/international/central-office-for-international-affairs/ ☑ Semester dates, semester fee & re-registration The current dates for the semester and lecture period, the semester fee and information on the re-registration process can be found here: https://www.fau.eu/study/current-students/semester-da- tes/! 8 UNIVERSITY ☑ Social media, FAU App Social media Follow your university on: • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fauenglish • Twitter: https://twitter.com/FAU_Germany • Instagram: http://instagram.com/uni_fau • Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/unifau/ Check out the blogs of FAU students at http://blogs.fau.de/meinefau/ (some