FH Guide for International Students 2 FH BIELEFELD: GUIDE FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS WELCOME! 3

WELCOME!

Dear Student,

We are delighted that you have chosen the region The International Office and Buddy Team will of Eastern Westphalia for your studies or your support and help you with all of your questions. stay abroad and are looking forward to welcom- Please do not hesitate to contact us! It is our goal ing you here at Bielefeld University of Applied to make your stay at FH Bielefeld as wonderful, Sciences1 (subsequently called FH Bielefeld, short unique and enlightening as possible. for Fachhochschule Bielefeld). “Willkommen! Bienvenue! Tervetuloa! ­Välkommen! Verwelkomd! We wish you a great start and a successful stay Vitany! ­Bienvenido! ­Velkommen! ­Benvenuto! Hoş Geldiniz! ­Witamy! We are certain that the time you spend here at at FH Bielefeld! our university and in this region of will Ni Hao! ­Benvenuto! Bem Vindo.” be filled with many new and exciting ­experiences. Your International Office Team Your International Office Team This brochure is designed to provide some FH Bielefeld ­guidance and to help you plan your stay at FH Bielefeld. It contains information you might find useful before and during your studies such as general organisational tips, a checklist and contact details. Please note that this guide ­focuses on information specifically related to studying at FH Bielefeld.

Further general information on studying in ­Germany is provided on the official Study in Germany website at www.study-in.de­ .

Further useful weblinks are provided at the end of this brochure.

1 Not to be confused with Bielefeld University as both are independent institutions. 4 FH BIELEFELD: GUIDE FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS CONTENTS 5

IMPRINT 06 WELCOME! 34 LIFE IN GERMANY: BIELEFELD, 08 International Office GÜTERSLOH, MINDEN Bielefeld University 09 Fachhochschule Bielefeld 36 Medical care of Applied Sciences 36 German etiquette: Du or Sie? Interaktion 1 10 PREPARATIONS FOR YOUR STAY 37 Living expenses 33619 Bielefeld, Germany 12 Visa or no visa? 37 Work permit Bielefeld © December 2018 12 Health insurance 37 Learning German Editor 13 Semester contribution and 38 Facts and figures International Office semester ticket 39 Bielefeld Responsible for content: 14 Arriving at campus 42 Minden Judith Peltz, Vanessa Hübner 15 Accommodation 42 Gütersloh [email protected] 17 The BUDDY Programme Phone +49.521.106-70093, -70517, -7764 44 APPENDICES Design: Communications Office 18 AFTER ARRIVAL: FRESHERS’ WEEKS 44 Dictionary of German AND THE FIRST STEPS higher education terms Photos/Maps 20 Freshers’ Weeks for international 45 Checklist: Planning your stay Charlene Böhmer exchange students in Germany Fachhochschule Bielefeld Susanne Freitag 21 Applying for a Residence Permit 47 Important Local Addresses Felix Hüffelmann 22 The REST regulation 48 Useful Weblinks moBiel GmbH 49 Campus Maps Andreas Secci 24 ON CAMPUS: STUDYING 52 Bielefeld Public Transportion Maps Berit Steinkröger AT FH BIELEFELD 26 General Academic Information 27 Courses, credits and transcripts 28 Service Facilities 29 Leisure-time activities and university groups 30 Eating and Drinking 31 Support – Advice – Counselling 6 FH BIELEFELD: GUIDE FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS

Welcome! To FH Bielefeld University of Applied Sciences 8 FH BIELEFELD: GUIDE FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS WELCOME! 9

International Office Fachhochschule Bielefeld

The International Office is the “international hub” Bielefeld University As a university of applied sciences, FH Bielefeld One university, three campuses of the FH Bielefeld. Our responsibilities include of Applied Sciences offers a wide range of practice-oriented courses FH Bielefeld is located in the beautiful region supporting international exchange and degree International Office and subjects. Founded in 1971, FH Bielefeld was of East Westphalia-Lippe (Ostwestfalen-Lippe, seeking students as well as managing the Buddy Rooms A 227/229/231 one of the first universities of applied sciences OWL for short). Located in the northeast of Programme for incoming students. In addition to Interaktion 1 in the first wave of FHs to open in Germany. We North Rhine-Westphalia, the region consists of 33619 Bielefeld coordinating and running international pro- are a welcoming university with strong ties in medium-sized cities and rural areas. It is well- Germany grammes, we also attract third-party funding and the ­region that values hands-on teaching and known for its furniture, as well as machine and Phone +49 521.106-70093, promote the process of internationalisation at the -70517, -7764 research in a global network. automation engineering industries. university with innovative ideas and concepts. [email protected] Our work focuses on encouraging international · 3 campuses: Bielefeld, Minden and Gütersloh FH Bielefeld is divided into three venues in mobility for all members of the university, but ↗ www.fh-bielefeld.de/en/ · 5 faculties: Design, Minden Campus, the cities of Bielefeld, Minden and Gütersloh. above all, students. international-office ­Engineering and Mathematics, Social Sciences, ­Students study in one of the venues depending Business and Health on their course of study. If you have any questions, please contact us: · 10.228 students (11/2018), We are happy to help! MAIN CONTACTS 858 international students (11/2018) · 270 professors (11/2018) Contact Person for · 258 academic staff members International Exchange Students Hannah Möhring · 248 administrative staff members Room A 227 · 37 Bachelor programmes Hamburg Phone +49.521.106-70093 · 21 Master programmes

[email protected] · 2 certificates · 4 research institutes Hannover Contact Person for International · 4 research groups FH Bielefeld Leipzig Degree Seeking Students · 2 graduate schools Dresden Nora Naujoks GERMANY Room A 227 Köln Due to FH’s close cooperation with regional and Phone +49.521.106-70517 trans-regional businesses, students have the Frankfurt a. M. [email protected] opportunity to participate actively in ­professional Nürnberg Programmes for Refugees life. From the earliest stages of their studies, Dipl.-Kffr. (FH) Sandra Schoeß ­students apply the theoretical knowledge Stuttgart Room C 012 acquired in lectures, seminars and tutorials in München Phone +49.521.106-7764 projects and periods of practical training. Most [email protected] degree courses’ curricula at FH Bielefeld include an internship. Therefore, students usually estab- lish beneficial contacts with potential employers. This is a huge advantage on the job market once they have completed their studies.

Preparations for your stay at FH Bielefeld 12 FH BIELEFELD: GUIDE FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS PREPARATIONS 13

This chapter helps you to prepare for your stay at Visa and entry requirements are very complex! Private health insurances will only be accepted The DAAD (German Academic FH Bielefeld. You will also find a checklist at the Please check the official website of the German Em- for enrolment if their policy is comparable to Exchange Service) ­website offers end of this guide. bassy or a German Consulate in your home country a public health insurance. This is often not the more information on health to see if a visa is required and for further informa- case: A private health insurance may not pay for insurance: tion on application requirements and procedures. necessary treatments in every case, or they may ↗ www.bit.ly/2vqPF6T Visa or no visa? refuse payment past a certain sum (so that you You can also check the website would have to pay the rest yourself). You should Whether you need a visa for your entry into of the Federal Foreign Office at: also know that private health insurance compa- Semester contribution and ­Germany and for living and studying here ↗ www.auswaertiges-amt.de/en nies do not settle bills with the doctor or hospital semester ticket ­depends on which country you originate from directly, but with you. This means that you need and for how long you plan to stay in Germany. to pay for any doctor’s visits first and then apply The semester contribution is a mandatory sum Health insurance to the insurance company for reimbursement. that you have to pay in order to be able to Your home country is Also, please note: Once you take out private study at FH Bielefeld. It currently amounts to · an EU member country, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Having a health insurance is compulsory in health insurance you cannot revert to public approx. €290 per semester at our institution. Norway or Switzerland? ­Germany. In order to enrol at FH Bielefeld, you health insurance! Please note that this is not a tuition fee! It is a You are exempt from visa requirements and must possess health insurance that is valid for contribution covering administration and other only need a valid personal identification card Germany. Please check with your ­insurance It is possible to purchase a German health student services. It helps to finance all of the to enter Germany. provider at home whether they cover you insurance policy online. If you need it to obtain ­facilities of the student service ­organisation · a non-European/non-EEA country? during your studies at FH Bielefeld. Your health your visa, for instance, you may want to consider Studierendenwerk (e.g. cafeteria, student In most cases, you will require a visa to study ­insurance is valid for your studies in Germany buying German health insurance before coming ­residences, day care centres) as well as the at FH Bielefeld. However, there are special if you have a European Health Insurance Card here. You can also apply for German health insur- ­Student Union (AStA). It also includes the cost regulations for certain states. Citizens from (EHIC). However, if you are planning on working ance once you are at FH Bielefeld. If you are not of the semester ticket (travel card). Australia, Canada, Israel, Japan, New ­Zealand, in Germany while studying, you will need to sure whether your home health insurance will be South Korea and the United States, for apply for German health insurance. If you are sufficient, it may be advisable to wait until arriv- Three to five working days after you have paid ­example, may obtain a visa after arriving. from and you have the form AT/11, this al; this way, you can avoid purchasing expensive the semester contribution, you will be able to document is also accepted for your studies in additional insurance policies that may not be download your semester ticket. It is valid for Please see the following websites Germany. accepted. There will be a meeting with a German the period of your study term (01.09.–28.02. or for further information on visa health insurance provider for international ex- 01.03.–31.08.) and enables you to use public requirements/exemptions for entry If you need to take out German health insurance,­ change students during the Freshers’ Weeks. transportation in the greater area of Bielefeld/ into the Federal Republic of you will have a choice between public (or Kindly bear in mind that travel health insur- Minden. In order for your semester ticket to be Germany and types of visas: ­statutory) and private health insurance. Public ance is generally not sufficient and will not be valid, you need to carry your ID card/passport health insurance is usually the better choice: It accepted. and a (electronic) copy of your semester ticket. If · Visa and residence permit: offers low rates for students and pays doctors and you do not have the semester ticket with you and ↗ www.bit.ly/2AVKP6H pharmacies directly for any services you need to Other types of insurance cannot identify yourself during a ticket inspec- · Overview of visa requirements/ use. There is no cap on expenses, i.e. necessary It is advisable to take out liability insurance tion, you might be obligated to pay a fine. exemptions: health treatments will be covered no matter what covering damages you might cause while living in ↗ www.bit.ly/2Mwiup0 the cost. Public German health insurance will be Germany. If you drive your own car during your · Visa regulations: accepted for enrolment, no matter which provider stay, car insurance is mandatory. ↗ www.bit.ly/2OWTFnx you choose. 14 FH BIELEFELD: GUIDE FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS PREPARATIONS 15

The semester ticket allows you to use all local participate in the orientation week specifically Your exit stop is either Bielefeld or Gütersloh If you are at FH Bielefeld for a short stay, approx- public transportation (Nahverkehr) in the state organised for your respective degree course tak- Hauptbahnhof (Central Station) or Minden (West- imately one or two semesters, you will receive an of North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW), including ing place in the first week of the lecture period. falen). Here you will be welcomed by your Buddy, offer from us, provided either by the Studieren- buses, trams, city railways and local trains (e.g. given that you got in touch with the International denwerk or by a private property owner. If you the Regionalbahn [RB], the S-Bahn and the By plane Office and/or your Buddy in time and told us turn it down, you will need to look for a place to Regionalexpress [RE]). The faster long-distance All airports in Germany generally have a good about the date and time of your arrival. stay on your own. trains, e.g. the InterCity (IC), EuroCity (EC) connection to public transport. Closest to or ­InterCityExpress (ICE), need to be paid for Bielefeld, Minden or Gütersloh are the interna- For further information on As an international degree-seeking ­student, you separately. There are also some specific regula- tional airports listed below (approximate travelling by train see: can browse the homepage of the ­Studie­renden- tions concerning night buses, airport buses and distance in km): ↗ www.bit.ly/2ASNluD ­­werk for information on accommodation. Please dial-a-ride transits which may be subject to an bear in mind, however, that these rooms are additional charge. Airport Bielefeld Minden Gütersloh By long-distance bus highly sought after. There usually is a long Paderborn/ 60 km 100 km 50 km You can also travel Germany by long-distance waiting list for student dorms, depending on the The public transportation group Lippstadt bus. This is an inexpensive option and you do not type of housing you are looking for. In order to of Bielefeld University has all Münster/­ 80 km 104 km 65 km have to switch transportation so often. However, find adequate accommodation according to your important information on the Osnabrück only certain cities are covered by long-distance needs, you should ask yourself the following semester ticket’s area of validity bus routes. This option is not suitable for travel- questions beforehand: How much money am I on their website: 100 km 140 km 80 km ling to smaller towns as long-distance bus com- able to pay for accommodation? Do I want to live ↗ www.bit.ly/2M8a8aP Hannover 127 km 77 km 130 km panies generally target bigger cities. Please note: in a dormitory or in a shared flat (Wohngemein- Düsseldorf 180 km 216 km 160 km Trips with long-distance buses need to be booked schaft, WG for short)? in advance at least a day before you travel. Arriving at campus Enquire about special offers for students and Student residences about connections via bus or train from the On the following website you will The Studierendenwerk Bielefeld administers Take care to plan your arrival so that you airport to Bielefeld, Gütersloh or Minden. If you find any information you need for student dormitories in the area. The buildings are arrive either have already paid the semester contribution for travelling by bus: located in close proximity to the university and · in the beginning of March (summer semester) your study term you can print out your semester ↗ www.busradar.com FH, the monthly rent is roughly €300. · or in the beginning of September (winter ticket and use public transportation within NRW semester).­ to get to Bielefeld free of charge. More information on student Accommodation residences: You will also receive a letter/email with the dates By train ↗ www.bit.ly/2OkIXpZ of your expected arrival and/or the date of the In Germany we have a well-developed train Finding accommodation is often difficult, espe- orientation period. As an international exchange network. Inform yourself about train connections cially in Germany where there are more students Private rental offers student, please arrive according to the dates and consider the saver fares for students as well than available dormitories. We do our best to There are many possibilities to advertise and specified because the Freshers’ Weeks will help as regional day tickets and Quer-durchs-Land offer students a room or an apartment in one of find private rental offers for flats, rooms and you in sorting out formalities and other require- Tickets (train tickets for the whole country, valid our student residences, but that is not always apartments. It is a good idea to look for apart- ments for your stay. If that is too early for you, for one day). If necessary, you can buy a train possible. ments not only in the city in which your campus try to arrive by the middle of March/September ticket immediately before boarding, but booking is located, but also in the surrounding areas since the lecture periods will be starting then. As in advance may be cheaper. (e.g. Herford, Bad Salzuflen, Borgholzhausen). an international degree seeking student, you will 16 FH BIELEFELD: GUIDE FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS PREPARATIONS 17

The BUDDY Programme

The following list will give you a short overview Abbreviation Stands for Youth hostel What is the BUDDY Programme? of selected websites to look for accommodation: 1 ZKB 1 Zimmer Küche Bad: If you have not found accommodation by the day Coming to live in another country and a different 1-room-apartment with kitchen of your arrival, if you want to come earlier but culture can be frightening. The first few weeks Media Link and bathroom cannot move into your room yet, or if a friend or especially may be confusing and it is good to relative comes to visit, there is the possibility of have someone to show you your way around. The Private rental offers ↗ www.studentenwerk- 1 ZKD 1 Zimmer Küche Dusche: staying at a youth hostel for a couple of days. Bed Buddy Programme offered by the International of the Studierenden­ bielefeld.de/wohnen 1-room-apartment with kitchen and breakfast is available for approximately €30 Office is designed to help you settle in more com- werk Bielefeld and shower a day. A precondition, however, is the registration fortably and smoothly. Since 1999, our Buddies, Platform for flats ↗ www.wg-gesucht.de 2 ZKB 2 Zimmer Küche Bad: 2-room-flat with the German or an international Youth Hostel experienced German students who are familiar and rooms in with kitchen and bathroom Association. with student life, have aimed to help internation- shared flats KM Kaltmiete: rent excluding utility al students by: (WGs) bills – monthly rent without Jugendherberge Bielefeld electricity, heating and warm facebook (Look for ↗ www.facebook.com Hermann-Kleinewächter-Straße 1 · contacting you before your arrival in Germany water. If the additional costs various groups 33602 Bielefeld (via email) are not stated in the advertise- on finding Phone +49.521.52205-0 · picking you up from the train or bus station on ment, please ask the property [email protected] ­accommodation in your first day owner how much they are ↗ www.bit.ly/2KE82tR Bielefeld, Minden, · providing help with important formalities (reg- Gütersloh) ­approximately going to be. Kolpinghaus Bielefeld istration office, student union, bank account) ↗ www.ebay-kleinanzeigen.de NK Nebenkosten: Additional costs eEbay Kleinanzeigen August-Bebel-Straße 7a · giving a first introduction to FH Bielefeld and for gas, water, heating, garbage (ebay classified ads) 33602 Bielefeld the faculty at which you are studying Furnished flats ↗ www.flatmix.de ­collection, etc. (important: Phone +49.521.60363 · offering support in everyday life (shopping (möblierte ↗ www.airbnb.com electricity is often an additional [email protected] facilities, sports and free time activities, etc.) ­Wohnungen), charge that needs to be paid ↗ www.bit.ly/2MzXPAb fee-based service for directly with the electricity When will I hear from my Buddy? supplier) Neue Westfälische ↗ www.nw-immo.de Your Buddy will contact you approx. four weeks Online (regional WM Warmmiete: “warm” rent – before your arrival to help you solve any prob- ­newspaper ads) monthly rent including utility bills lems you may have and to answer your queries KT Kaution: deposit – a security along the way. Your Buddy will be the first person German rental ads will contain abbreviations that of up to three monthly rent you can go to if you have any questions regarding you may not know, even if you have learned some payments without utility bills life and your studies at FH Bielefeld. German already. The following list will help you to that has to be transferred to the understand the most common abbreviations: landlord/landlady before moving in. When moving out, the amount will be returned to you, minus any possible costs for repairs. NR Nichtraucher: non-smokers WG Wohngemeinschaft: shared flat After Arrival Freshers’ weeks and the first steps 20 FH BIELEFELD: GUIDE FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS AFTER ARRIVAL 21

Freshers’ Weeks for international Applying for exchange students a Residence Permit

During the first days after your arrival, your health insurance policy to see whether it fully BÜRGERAMT/BÜRGERBÜRO Who needs a residence permit? Buddy and the International Office Team will covers your stay in Germany or not. If not, you TOWN HALL This does not apply to citizens of an EU country, help you get settled into your life in Bielefeld. will also be able to apply for German public CITIZENS’ REGISTRATION OFFICE Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway or Switzerland. Within our orientation period, called Freshers’ health insurance with the representative. If you are a citizen from a Non-EU country who Weeks, you will not only have plenty of time to Bielefeld is registered for a full degree at a university Neues Rathaus get to know your fellow students, but we will Registration at Town Hall in the EU and would like to come to Germany Niederwall 23 also assist you in getting the most important Like any regular citizen in Germany you have for a short stay (exchange), the REST guideline 33602 Bielefeld formalities out of the way, such as accessing to get registered at Town Hall within two weeks Phone +49.521.51- 0 applies to you. your accommodation, signing the rental contract, of your arrival. Your Buddy will help you to do [email protected] opening a bank account and getting registered at so, but please note that you need to bring the ↗ www.bit.ly/2M8B3U4 In all other cases, the following regulation Town Hall. following documents: applies: If your stay extends a time period of 90 Minden days, you need to apply for a residence permit Before your arrival, you will receive an email · Your passport or ID Großer Domhof 1 during the first three months at the Foreigner’s with the programme of the Freshers’ Weeks and · Your visa (if required) 32423 Minden Office at your place of study. the activities that await you. Please plan your · Your German address Phone +49.571.89-888 [email protected] arrival accordingly. If it is not possible for you to · German Landlord Confirmation. Which documents do you need to bring? ↗ www.bit.ly/2Mt0zU1 attend the Freshers’ Weeks, you will still have to Please prepare and bring the following take care of the following organisational matters. At Town Hall, you will receive registration Gütersloh ­documents: Your Buddy will assist you with these: confirmation needed for your residence permit Berliner Straße 70 · Valid passport and (if necessary) visa and for the extension of your visa (if applicable). 33330 Gütersloh · Registration confirmation from the Residents’ Signing the rental agreement One week before you leave Germany and return Phone +49.5241.82-2282 Registration Office/Town Hall If you are staying at a student dorm during your home, you need to give notice of your departure [email protected] · Proof of public or private health insurance time in Bielefeld, you will be able to sign your at Town Hall. ↗ www.bit.ly/2MuUdUg · Student ID (Certificate of Enrolment) rental contract on the first day of the Freshers’ · If necessary, proof of finance (this may Weeks. If you cannot participate in the orienta- Opening a bank account have already been checked during your ­ tion period, please ask your Buddy or a fellow During the Freshers’ Weeks you will get assis- visa ­application) student to assist you with making an appoint- tance in opening a bank account. This is relevant · If necessary, your rental agreement ment at the Studierendenwerk to sign your rental especially for students from countries outside · (Biometrical) passport photograph agreement. the EU, who need to pay charges for every money · A sufficient amount of money in cash transfer. The bank will be chosen for you unless (see REST regulation on the following page). Taking care of insurance matters you specifically wish to open an account with As part of the Freshers’ Weeks, you will have the another bank. In that case, please do this on opportunity to speak to a representative from a your own or with the help of your Buddy. There German public health insurance provider. If you is a number of banks in Bielefeld with different like, he or she can help you check your existing conditions and rates. Check them out before deciding. 22 FH BIELEFELD: GUIDE FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS AFTER ARRIVAL 23

AUSLÄNDERBEHÖRDE The REST regulation FOREIGNERS’ OFFICE The REST regulation is relevant to you if you Bielefeld are a citizen of a NON-EU country who already Niederwall 23 possesses a residence permit for study purposes 33602 Bielefeld in an EU state. If you are registered for a full Phone +49.21.51-0 degree (BA or MA) at a university in the EU, for [email protected] ↗ www.bit.ly/2M4etMr example in France, and would like to study for one or two exchange semesters at the FH in Minden Bielefeld, you do not have to turn to the German Großer Domhof 1 Embassy for an additional visa for your stay in 32423 Minden Germany. The FH’s International Office Team will Phone +49.571.89700 sort things out for you. To do this, we need the [email protected] following documents from you as soon as your ↗ www.bit.ly/2BFHrgQ stay has been approved:

Gütersloh · Existing residence permit for the state of Berliner Straße 70 33330 Gütersloh your home university Phone +49.5241.82-1 · Proof of subsistence: Accepted as proof is “FH Bielefeld has an incredibly nice ­learning [email protected] either a.) a scholarship of at least €750 ­programme for Erasmus students in ­­German ↗ www.bit.ly/2Ncy2yy a month or b.) a blocked account with a and in English. In Bielefeld I feel at home.” ­minimum ­balance of €4.000 (for one The costs for issuance of a residence permit ­semester) or €8.000 (for two semesters). Rostyslav Khodarouskyi, International Student, Rzeszów University of Technology range – depending on residence status – from €65 to €135.

Please find a checklist of what to do after arrival at the end of this brochure. On Campus Studying at FH Bielefeld 26 FH BIELEFELD: GUIDE FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS ON CAMPUS 27

General Academic Information

Faculties You can find the exact FH Card your achievements are listed with the respective FH Bielefeld consists of five faculties (Fach- semester dates for upcoming The FH Card is the main device for accessing grades. The original transcript of records will bereiche, FB for short) that are situated on the years on our website: university services. The FH Card serves as be sent by post to the coordinator at your home campuses in Bielefeld, Minden and Gütersloh. ↗ www.bit.ly/2npobKt university. You will also receive an electronic · Student ID and student travel card copy by email. · Faculty of Design (Bielefeld) Public holidays (in combination with your semester ticket) · Faculty Minden Campus (Architecture, The federal state of North Rhine-Westphalia · Mensa card (paying for your food and drinks) Lectures and course organisation Civil Engineering and Technology) (NRW) has the following public holidays: · Library card (borrowing books and media) There are different lecture and course formats · Faculty of Engineering and Mathematics · Access authorisation for the university sports offered at FH Bielefeld: ­(Bielefeld and Gütersloh) Holiday 2019 2020 facilities · Lectures (Vorlesungen) · Faculty of Social Sciences (Bielefeld) New Year (Neujahr) 01.01. 01.01. · Seminars (Seminare) · Faculty of Business and Health Good Friday 19.04. 10.04 Don’t worry about your personal data: All this data · Courses (Kurse) (Bielefeld and Minden) (­Karfreitag) (except for the validation dates) will not be saved · Tutorials (Tutorien) electronically on the card. Only the numbers on the · Exercises (Übungen) Easter Monday 22.04. 13.04. The Faculty Minden Campus back of the FH Card, library ID and the card serial · Colloquiums (Kolloquien) (Ostermontag) provides information on studying number are saved electronically. There is no data Labour Day 01.05. 01.05. and finding accommodation in Minden: saved on the card that can be connected to your In Germany, students like to set up study groups (Tag der Arbeit) (in German only) person by a third party. for revising together or for working on a pres- ↗ www.fh-bielefeld.de/minden Ascension Day 30.05. 21.05. entation or group project. (Christi Himmelfahrt) Academic calendar Whit Monday 10.06. 01.06. Courses, credits and transcripts Accessing the course catalogue The academic year is divided into a winter (Pfingstmontag) At FH Bielefeld, the learning platform LSF is ­semester (01.09.–28.02.) and a summer Corpus Christi 20.06. 11.06. Modules and credit points used as an online service for all matters related ­semester (01.03.–31.08.). Each semester (Fronleichnam) One study cycle (Bachelor or Master) is made to exams, the course catalogue and setting up ­consists of a lecture period and a lecture-free German Unity Day 03.10. 03.10. up of modules containing a certain number of a timetable. Without log-in data you can only period or semester break. (Tag der Einheit) lectures and/or academic courses relating to the access some of its functions, e.g. the current All Saints Day 01.11. 01.11. module’s topic that need to be completed suc- course catalogue. After receiving your FH log-in WiSe 2018/19: 24.09.2018–08.02.2019 (Allerheiligen) cessfully in order to finish the module. Normally, data, you can also set up your schedule or view SoSe 2019: 25.03.2019–19.07.2019 Christmas 25.–26.12 25.–26.12 one module is designed to cover one or two your grades. WiSe 2019/20: 23.09.2019–07.02.2020 (Weihnachten) semester’s worth of work. Only when all study SoSe 2020: 23.03.2020–17.07.2020 modules are completed successfully will stu- The following link leads you dents be awarded with a degree. For the comple- directly to the course catalogue: During the last three weeks of the lecture period tion of an individual lecture or course, students ↗ www.bit.ly/2Me0SBn there are usually no classes. This period of obtain a certain number of credit points. One time is used for examinations. Please note that credit point equals about 30 hours of work. the dates for practice-integrated and part-time After completing your stay at FH Bielefeld, you degree courses vary. will receive a transcript of records in which all 28 FH BIELEFELD: GUIDE FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS ON CAMPUS 29

Service Facilities Leisure-time activities and university groups Examinations Libraries Lectures and courses can be divided into those The FH Bielefeld library consists of three individ- To use a computer, you need your own personal The International Office’s semester ­programme that can be completed without an exam of some ual libraries in the following locations: Bielefeld log-in data which you will receive shortly after Helping you to feel at home and to get to know kind (attendance only) and those for which you main campus, Bielefeld Lampingstraße, and you have been properly enrolled. International other (international) students and your sur- need to sit an oral or written examination, do a Minden Campus. You can use the freely acces- exchange students receive their log-in data in roundings is as important to us as helping you presentation or write a paper. For some examina- sible computers to research literature or search the Freshers’ Weeks. FH Bielefeld also offers with organisational matters. Therefore, we offer tions, you need to sign up in advance within a the internet, but also to search the library’s WiFi for members of the FH (eduroam) as well as events and activities where you can get to know specific time frame. Please pay close attention if catalogues and databases. Students in Gütersloh guests (BI-free). your fellow students and life, culture and lan- this is the case with your exams. The results of can order literature from the FH Bielefeld library guage in Germany. Your success is our success your exams will either be sent to you via email to be delivered to the public library in Gütersloh. On the following website and we hope you will enjoy the excursions and or you will find them on LSF. you will find further information activities we plan for you. For further information about on how to install WiFi: Here is the link for accessing the library see the link below: ↗ www.bit.ly/2nnDjba University sports programme (Hochschulsport) LSF log-in page: ↗ www.fh-bielefeld.de/bib In cooperation with Bielefeld University, FH ↗ www.fh-bielefeld.de/lsf Studierendenwerk Bielefeld offers a wide range of sports courses. Furthermore, all students may also use the great- The Studierendenwerk Bielefeld is the social ser- All of these courses take place in the Bielefeld Grading er library of Bielefeld University which contains vice provider for the four institutions of higher University building – here you will find various The German grading system may be different over 2 million pieces of media and is one of the education in the region of East-Westphalia. They gymnasiums, a swimming pool and outdoor from the one you are used to. Please see the most important libraries in the region. offer low-cost accommodation, affordable daily sports facilities. The programme ranges from comparison table below. Please note: The table meals, day care facilities for students’ children, more common sports such as athletics, self-­ is for orientation only and not legally binding. Further information: and much more! The Studierendenwerk Bielefeld defense and martial art courses, diverse ball ↗ www.ub.uni-bielefeld.de/english is one of 12 student services in the state of NRW games, different kinds of dance and aqua sports Numerical ECTS that offer diverse services for students. to extraordinary sports, e.g. archery, canoeing, Grade Grade Definition FH Computing Centre ice-skating, parcour and horse-riding. There 1.0/1.3 A Excellent (Datenverarbeitungszentrale, short DVZ) For further information go to: is also the possibility of using the university’s 1.7/2.0 B Very good FH Bielefeld Computing Centre offers a number ↗ www.bit.ly/2M2C0ND fitness and health centre UniFit where you can 2.3/2.7/3.0 C Good of IT services that you may use. These include train with gym equipment or exercise by partici- the entire MS Office package, an image edit- pating in some of the various courses offered. 3.3/3.7 D Satisfactory ing programme, browsers, WiFi and an email 4.0/4.3 E Adequate (=pass) client as well as specific software offered by With your FH Card, the sports programme is 5.0 F Unsatisfactory (=fail) the faculties. The programmes are available on mostly free of charge. With over 100 courses and all of the computers in the FH buildings. Here more than 60 kinds of sports to choose from, the you can locally save data and, after registration university sports programme offers diversified with the university computing centre, receive and interesting possibilities to stay fit and make your own email address in the form of firstname. new friends! [email protected]. Here you can register for the courses: ↗ www.bit.ly/2KG6mQr 30 FH BIELEFELD: GUIDE FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS ON CAMPUS 31

Support – Advice – Counselling

Campusfilm/FH Cinema ViSiB There might be times and situations during your · Trainings in key skills for staff and students (university film screenings) Dana Jarczyk stay in which you need advice and counselling. · Measures to promote girls and women in Students in Bielefeld have a choice between two Phone +49 521 106 4078 Below you will learn about the various contact STEM fields (Science, Technology, Engineering Campusfilm screening programmes per semester. [email protected] points that can provide support and that can and Mathematics. The German equivalent One is located at Bielefeld University in lecture ↗ www.bit.ly/2KHxBtX help you to overcome smaller and greater prob- MINT stands for Mathematik, Informatik, hall H13. The other Campusfilm screening is or- lems and crises. There are also workshops on ­Naturwissenschaft und Technik) ganised by the FH Bielefeld students’ committee various topics offered throughout the semester, · Day care facilities for children of students (AStA) and takes place every Thursday at 7:00 Eating and Drinking such as academic writing – keep an eye on the and staff p.m. in the Audimax at FH Bielefeld. Nearly all of event calendar on FH Bielefeld’s website! · Workshops for female staff at FH Bielefeld the films are dubbed in German (except for one The service of the Studierendenwerk Bielefeld evening per semester when a film is shown in includes the canteens and cafeterias you can Student Advising and Counselling Contacts (organised by faculties): the original (English) version), so this might be a find in the various locations of the FH and (Zentrale Studienberatung) ↗ www.bit.ly/2Mcbi4o good opportunity to practice your language skills. Bielefeld University. Here you find an alternat- If you encounter any study-related problems Especially since the entrance fee is very low. ing assortment of inexpensive and tasty meals, during your time here, the Student Advising and Current services and events: ↗ www.bit.ly/2OlBkje snacks and drinks. The assortment offered by the Counselling Service (Zentrale Studienberatung in You can check the current cinema Studierendenwerk Bielefeld offers a great variety German) is the place to go. You can contact them programme on the following website: of vegetarian, vegan and lactose-free dishes. You by phone or by email or visit them for a one-on- ↗ www.bit.ly/2vRXhyA can pay for meals in cash or via FH Card. The one talk (without appointment during visiting FH Card can be charged with credit at the blue hours in Bielefeld and Minden, by appointment ViSiB (Association to support machines located in the respective buildings and only in Gütersloh). Please rest assured that international students in Bielefeld) at designated cash desks. anything you might discuss there remains ViSiB is a non-profit association working for confidential. international students since 1985. The main canteen, Mensa in German, of FH Their projects and offers include: Bielefeld is located right next to the Bielefeld FH Bielefeld · A bicycle rental service for up to two semes- University building. It is called Gebäude X Interaktion 1 ters, free of charge but you have to pay a (X Building) and shared by FH Bielefeld and 33619 Bielefeld deposit (€50) Bielefeld University. There is also a number of Phone +49 521 106-7758 [email protected] · Contact with host families to further cultural other canteens and cafeterias. ↗ www.fh-bielefeld.de/studienberatung/zsb exchange · Support regarding all questions, concerns and For an overview of the canteens, problems of everyday life cafeterias and their respective menus, Gender and Diversity Office · Various leisure-time activities and excursions check out the Studierendenwerk’s (Gleichstellungsbüro) »Bielefeld is a great place for students in North Rhine-Westphalia – their programme website: The Gender and Diversity Office offers various to study, to work and to enjoy. I met ↗ www.bit.ly/2OlWgXa services: cooperates with the semester programme of wonderful friends at the FH Bielefeld. « the FH’s International Office and will be made · Counselling and support for students and available at the beginning of each semester staff in equal opportunity matters Sooyoung, International Student, · Financial aid in cases of emergency · Seminars on gender Hallym University, South Korea 32 FH BIELEFELD: GUIDE FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS ON CAMPUS 33

Contact: Room A 237 Counselling (Psychosoziale Beratung) social, financial and university-political needs Students with disabilities and Interaktion 1 The psycho-social counselling service helps of the student body. Representatives of the AStA chronic illnesses 33619 Bielefeld students manage and overcome problems and are part of all councils of FH Bielefeld and in Phone +49.521.106 7724 Most buildings at FH Bielefeld and Bielefeld crises that might emerge during their studies at most are entitled to vote so that they are able [email protected] University as well as most bus stops and tram FH Bielefeld. Students with depression, phobias to actively participate in important develop- Office hours: Wednesday 16–17 stations should be accessible comfortably. or anxieties regarding their daily study routine ments and decision-making regarding university Nevertheless, we ask you to inform us as soon as are offered an opportunity to discuss their ­policies. The AStA offers advice in social matters, Academic writing advice possible about any issue you might have so that problems confidentially and, together with the arrange contacts to legal advisors and support From the challenge of finding a topic to write we can make preparations, especially regarding counsellor, come up with solutions to find a way students with all problems and questions con- about through to text editing – all faculties offer your accommodation. out of their crisis. cerning student life. writing advice and organise workshops and seminars on academic writing. If you wish to receive advice concerning your Services offered Here you will find further information situation as a student with a disability and/ · One-on-one counselling about the Students’ Committee and Please visit the following or a chronic illness, you may either contact the · Workshops on study methods and the its advisory services: link for further information: “Commissioner for students with disabilities and ­reduction of anxiety ↗ www.fh-asta.de ↗ www.bit.ly/2vVda7k chronic illnesses” (more official) or the “AStA · Advice by phone group for students with chronic illnesses and Especially interesting for international students Students with children disabilities” (less official, General Students’ Further information in German: is the Migrationsreferat of the AStA. It is the FH Bielefeld puts great emphasis on being a Committee). ↗ www.bit.ly/2OkWRse group dealing with migration and internationali- family-friendly institution and there is various sation. If you have language problems, questions support available for staff and students with Commissioner for students with Bielefeld Campus regarding your studies or your life in Germany, children. The Studierendenwerk runs three disabilities and chronic illnesses Dr. phil. Marita Ripke or need any other advice, this is the right place day nurseries for children of students in near Phone +49 521 106 70236 Phone +49.521.106-70510 for you. proximity to Bielefeld campus. The FH nursery [email protected] Personal advice by appointment only. [email protected] »EffHa« is mainly designed for children of staff, Migrationsreferat (AStA) but will also take in students’ children if free Minden Campus Support and counselling by the Interaktion 1 Dipl.-Soz.päd. (FH) Sophia Lehmann places are available. Furthermore, FH Bielefeld AStA group for students with 33619 Bielefeld Phone +49.571.8385-213 provides child care for early mornings and late chronic illnesses and disabilities Phone +49 521 106 7723 afternoons/evenings (before and after nursery (Beratung durch das Referat für [email protected] [email protected] opening hours) and school holiday clubs/play- Beeinträchtigte Studierende des AStA) schemes are organised and financed by the Room A 237 General Students’ Committee (AStA) General legal advice Gender and Diversity Office. Interaktion 1 The students’ committee (abbr.: AStA = Allge- A very special service of the students’ committee 33619 Bielefeld meiner Studierendenausschuss) is a council is legal advice for students. In case of any legal There are also baby changing rooms, nursing Phone +49.521.106-7724 [email protected] consisting of students from across all faculties issues such as law of tenancy or inheritance rooms and a general family room available. Office hours:Thursday 16–18 which deals with the concerns of all students. law you have the opportunity to get legal advice Elected by their fellow students, their purpose from a lawyer. For further information is to represent the students and stand up for the please visit: www.bit.ly/2vy0La1 Life in Germany Bielefeld, Gütersloh, Minden 36 FH BIELEFELD: GUIDE FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS LIFE IN GERMANY 37

Medical care Living expenses Learning German

The German health system is one of the best in Information on where to find the next In comparison to other countries, the cost of liv- While you are in Germany, you will have many the world. Should you fall ill during your stay, you emergency services is available at: ing in Germany is moderate. A student’s monthly opportunities to either improve your language are in capable hands. You should generally see a ↗ www.bit.ly/2KALbzj living costs statistically amount to approximately skills or to start learning German – whether with GP first; only in emergencies should you go to the €670. The actual costs depend, of course, on your fellow students, with your professors, while hospital directly. In Case of Emergency your personal style of living and your accommo- doing sports or at the supermarket. However, it Depending on the emergency, either call the dation, since rent is usually the largest item on is generally a good idea to also attend a language There are a few points you should know police or the fire department/emergency doctor! the bill. Your student ID grants you numerous course so that you return home with the feeling ­beforehand: benefits and savings opportunities, e.g. at res- of having improved your German on all levels. Police 110 taurants, clubs, public transportation and in the · If you go to see a doctor, take care to show your Fire department and domain of cultural and leisure time activities. The following institutions offer different kinds European Health Insurance Card or a certificate emergency doctor 112 of language courses (in addition you will find a of sufficient insurance at the reception. Many You can find a table with average number of private language schools when search- practices request patients to give them a phone costs of living on the website ing the internet). call first before going to the practice. These emergency numbers are cost-free and you of the Studierendenservice: can call them even if you may not have sufficient ↗ www.bit.ly/2vRzM8L · Most medical practices are closed all day on credit on your mobile phone. It might be a good At FH Bielefeld Wednesday and on Friday afternoons. To en- idea to memorise the above numbers or save them FH Bielefeld offers a rather new approach to sure that you receive medical care during these in your phone. You should also set up an ICE (in Work permit learning German and other languages: with the times, medical practices and pharmacies have case of emergency) contact on your phone – by help of the e-learning programme “ILIAS” you established emergency services that will help adding ICE to your mobile phone it allows para- Many students have a part-time job to earn extra can improve your language skills on your own. you if you are hurt or sick. medics on the scene to identify you, treat you and money. If money is tight or if you are looking for This way of learning requires a certain amount be able to contact your next of kin immediately. some work experience, you too might consider of self-discipline, but it is free and you have the · Medication is available only in pharmacies. looking for a job. Before you start the job hunt, advantage of not having to attend a course; you There may be a prescription fee of up to €10 however, you need to be sure that you are legally can learn at home whenever and wherever you for prescribed drugs and medication you can German etiquette: Du or Sie? allowed to work in Germany. like (as long as you have a computer and internet buy without a prescription may cost more, access) and the programme picks things up depending on the medication. A tricky question! As a rule, you can use the Please visit the following where you left them. polite form of address “Sie” if you speak to websites for further information: · If you have public health insurance, a visit to unknown, older people or to a person of higher · Part-time job: Just visit the website below and the doctor does not cause additional costs. status. This also applies to officials and at work. ↗ www.bit.ly/2nqyzBE start improving your language skills: With private health insurance, you need to Here you only switch to “Du” when the older per- · Jobbing: ↗ www.bit.ly/2KFA2gK pay the bills for treatment and medication in son or higher status offers it. However, students, ↗ www.bit.ly/2OkA3Zw advance. Afterwards you hand in the bills to adolescents and children say “Du” to each other For international exchange students there will your insurance provider and should then be in Germany, so here you do not need to worry. also be an intensive language course during the reimbursed. If you are not really sure how to address some- Freshers’ Weeks. one, better opt for “Sie”. That way you are on the safe side and no one feels offended. 38 FH BIELEFELD: GUIDE FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS LIFE IN GERMANY 39

Facts and figures Bielefeld, Gütersloh, Minden Bielefeld

At Bielefeld University The City of Bielefeld In Bielefeld, there are many different ways to The University of Bielefeld also features a great PunktUm is a project at Bielefeld University that · Geographically located roughly midway spend your free time. In the following, you will range of theatrical groups. Take particular notice offers intensive courses for students in coopera- ­between Dortmund and find a selection of events and activities that you of the English Drama Group since their perfor- tion programmes (ERASMUS+) before and during · About 330,000 inhabitants can rely on when looking for a way to spend your mances are entirely in English. If the duration the semester. · One of the 20 largest cities in Germany free time. of your stay allows for it, you may even consider · Student city with a university, FH and some taking part in one of their productions! Plays You will find further information smaller colleges Theatre staged by the university’s theatrical groups usual- on the following website: · Interesting cultural landscape, numerous The main theatrical institution in Bielefeld is the ly take place at the end of the semester. ↗ www.bit.ly/2vwWlR0 opportunities for sports and leisure time Stadttheater. Its main building is located next to activities­ Town Hall. The repertoire offered covers song, Movie Theatres Community College (Volkshochschule) dance, drama and concerts. At the TaM (Theater There are a number of movie theatres in The Volkshochschule (VHS) offers a broad scope The City of Minden am alten Markt/Theatre at the old market), the Bielefeld, some of them multiplexes, others of low-cost classes and workshops, among them · Geographically located approximately other building of the Stadttheater, mostly drama small art house cinemas. In Germany, most courses on languages, recreation, career training, 40 km to the north of Bielefeld is performed. One focus of Stadttheater Bielefeld foreign films are dubbed and only rarely shown etc. The VHS also offers German language courses · About 80,000 inhabitants lies on staging minor productions by young and in the original version. But some of the cinemas for all levels. Those courses usually take place · Centre point as well as the administrative recently debuted playwrights. These productions offer regular screenings of films in their original once a week. The VHS offers their courses by and economical centre of the district Minden-­ are less expensive than the main, “classical” version so that you should be able to watch semester, too; here, the summer semester starts Lübbecke productions but do not lack in quality. some films in English, Spanish, French or Turkish in February and ends in June and the winter · Lovely old city with many historical ­buildings (check out their websites for more information). semester lasts from September to January. (e.g. the more than thousand years old For those of you who favour classical music, the cathedral)­ Bielefelder Philharmonie is the place to be. Here Bars and Restaurants For information and · Many sports and leisure time opportunities you can spend your evenings listening to Brahms, Bielefeld has a great number of bars and res- registration go here: Bach, Ravel, etc., indulge in various operas and taurants. What you will not find here is a wide ↗ www.bit.ly/2OVzoig operettas and enjoy musical dramas produced in selection of international food takeaways, but the The City of Gütersloh cooperation with the Stadttheater. restaurant scene fills this slot to a great extent. bibis (Bildungswerk des · Geographically located 20 km to the southwest Apart from the usual places offering Italian, Bielefelder Schulvereins e.V.) of Bielefeld Other theatrical companies that might be worth German, Spanish and Greek cuisine, there are Bibis is a committed, government-approved and · About 95,000 inhabitants taking notice of are the Komödie Bielefeld, the restaurants where you can get Asian, African, but examination-oriented institute of education · Location for medium-sized and global- Alarmtheater, the Theaterlabor and the Niekamp also Mexican and Argentine food. offering German language courses. ly ­interacting businesses such as Miele, Theater Company, the latter being – interestingly ­Bertelsmann and Mestemacher enough – a puppet theatre with performances for Bars and pubs are available to everyone’s gusto; Further information at: · Modern city with historical centre young and old. next to stylish bars there is quite a number of ↗ www.bibisnet.de/en/ (e.g. Apostelkirche)­ Studentenkneipen (student bars) where the · Various sports and leisure time opportunities atmosphere is cosy and the drinks are affordable. as well as a broad cultural life; especially the new theatre and the prize-winning city park are noteworthy 40 FH BIELEFELD: GUIDE FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS LIFE IN GERMANY 41

Discotheques LOOM Leineweber-Markt Wine Fair (Weinmarkt) You like dancing or just listening to music, tap- LOOM is a big shopping and leisure centre, which The Leineweber-Markt takes place usually in May For a few days in September the Alter Markt ping your toes? Then you will find a club to your opened in October 2017. Around 110 national in the “Altstadt”, Bielefeld’s old town centre. A transforms into a wine market where various liking. Whether electro, house, alternative, rock, and international brand shops with retail space mix of open-air performances, street theatre, vintners and wine merchants present the finest funk, pop, folk, Bielefeld has clubs for nearly all of more than 26,000 square metres await the cabaret, musical shows and street food attract wines from Germany’s wine growing regions. And musical genres. Ask your fellow students where visitor in the city centre of Bielefeld. people from the whole region and are always the best news is – you are welcome to taste these they like to go or just go with the flow. worth a visit. finest wines! For more information on the big Museums department store visit: You will find more details ↗ www.bielefeld.jetzt/weinmarkt Visiting a museum is always a good idea, espe- ↗ www.loom-bielefeld.de on the following website: cially on grey and rainy afternoons. Besides the ↗ www.bielefeld.jetzt/leinewebermarkt Christmas Market (Weihnachtsmarkt) regular facilities such as the Historisches Muse- Long nights of the museums An absolute must in December are the Christ- um (Museum of History), the Kunsthalle (Museum (Nachtansichten) Carnival of Cultures (Carnival der Kulturen) mas markets that pop up all over Germany. of (Modern) Art) and the namu (Museum of On the last Saturday in April of each year Bielefeld’s Once a year in June, Bielefeld celebrates its Besides Bielefeld, where the Christmas market ­Natural History), you can visit the Sparrenburg museums, galleries and churches open their colourful and diverse self at the ­international centres on the Alter Markt, visits to Münster for an insight into Bielefeld’s medieval time, go doors for a unique cultural event. A rich pro- festival Carnival der Kulturen. Over 2,000 and Osnabrück and further to , Hanover, see the Bauernhausmuseum and get a feeling of gramme with interesting exhibitions, fascinating participants and 70 groups parade through the Dresden and Nuremberg are definitely worth a rural life around 1850, or explore the Dr. Oetker installations and performances of all kinds will streets and present their rich cultural heritage visit. A special hint for you: before going to the Welt to get a taste of how this family business bring you an unforgettable experience. (e.g. fascinating masks, costumes and amazing Christmas market in Bielefeld, watch the German turned into one of the leading food companies installations). The final show with live music and film “Feuerzangenbowle” (the title translates to in the world. Further information at: performances takes place on the Kesselbrink. “brandy punch”) and then go and have yourself a ↗ www.bielefeld.jetzt/nachtansichten Feuerzangenbowle at the Christmas market. It is Other museums you might find interesting are: If you are interested in visiting quite a tradition in Germany and the university’s Museum Hülsmann – art and design from differ- Hermannslauf Carnival of Cultures go here for movie theatre (Campusfilm) usually shows this ent epochs, especially the Renaissance, Baroque Interesting for all those into sporting activities is more information: film sometime in December, too. ↗ www.carnival-bielefeld.de and Classicism. the Hermannslauf, a fun run covering a distance of 31.1 km. The tour starts at the impressive site Museum Wäschefabrik – an old linen factory Hermannsdenkmal in and ends at the Sparrenburgfest that was preserved in its original state Museum/ Sparrenburg in Bielefeld. If you are here during For one weekend in July, the Sparrenburg moves Archiv/Forum Arminia – museum and archive on that time and fit enough to participate, you are in back in time and shows itself in its most lively Bielefeld’s football club Arminia Bielefeld. for a memorable experience and a unique way of and fantastical medieval fashion. Young and old exploring the OWL (East Wesphalia-Lippe) region. are invited to enjoy the historical festival with its For those of you interested in art and design Watching and cheering the runners go along the charming performances and food and drink from there is a number of galleries in Bielefeld, among route, however, is great fun as well. The event medieval times. these the Gallery Artists Unlimited where young takes place on the last Sunday of April; registra- artists may find a place to live and exhibit their tion is possible at the beginning of the year. For more information about work. the Sparrenburgfest go to: For further information see: ↗ www.bielefeld.jetzt/sparrenburgfest ↗ www.hermannslauf.de/ 42 FH BIELEFELD: GUIDE FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS LIFE IN GERMANY 43

Minden Gütersloh

Although not very large, the city of Minden knows The first thing you associate with Gütersloh is Last but not least Gütersloh – as the city of the how to celebrate itself. Situated near the river likely to be its lively landscape of medium-sized book club (due to the Bertelsmann Group) – hosts , every two years the aquatic sports event businesses. But this is not all Gütersloh has to an event that draws all bibliophiles and lovers of Blaues Band der Weser (“Blue band of the River offer, and as you will see, the events taking place the written (and the spoken) word into the city: Weser”) attracts Mindeners and their surrounding in the city tend to be one-of-a-kind. the so called Lesestadt Gütersloh. During the ten communities to crowd the riverside and follow festival days the city centre turns into one great the contests between canoeists, rowers and In Gütersloh, transportation vehicles are a big stage for its honorary citizen, the book. Readings, swimmers, and enjoy the sight of the mellow theme. Not only old bicycles but also motorcars performances and discussions on, with and for river stream. draw the attention of its inhabitants. The annual the book make Lesestadt Gütersloh an important ADAC Ralley Ostwestfalen Historic “Mense part of the city’s cultural landscape. More serious by contrast is the historical festival Trophy” is an oldtimer (and youngtimer) ralley for Mindener Freischießen. In the 17th century the all who enjoy their own four wheels and care for You will find more details about city of Minden selected the best shooter in a a special outing. events in Gütersloh on the website: contest and granted him tax exemption for a ↗ www.bit.ly/2OrlS57 year. This tradition is celebrated with a festival Next to the more familiar Weinmarkt (Wine Fair) every two years and continues to shape the city’s around Pentecost, the people of Gütersloh also self-image and perception all year round. enjoy the freshly spawned tradition of the Tweed Run. Clothed in British-style tweed, ladies and Always popular is the annual Jazz Summer Night, gentlemen gather for a ride through the city. an open-air jazz festival organised by the Jazz Their costumes and the historical, retro and Club Minden featuring Jazz musicians like Al vintage bicycles create the feeling of travelling Jarreau, Dave Brubeck and Klaus Doldinger. back in time. Another music festival is the Weserlieder, an open-air rock festival. Established in 2003, it is In spring time the city blooms during the Güter- becoming more and more popular. The festival is sloher Frühling (Gütersloh Spring). Dressed in located at the Amphitheater near the River Wes- colourful flowers and bedecked with a pro- er, which is said to be one of the most beautiful gramme rich in variety, Gütersloh shakes off its places in Minden in summer time. sleepiness and embraces the newly blossoming year. In May and November the working and student life is brightened by the Mindener Messe, a fun- “The International Office at the fair situated directly at the Weser riverside. With FH ­Bielefeld is always supportive and more than 130 performers, fairground rides and so nice. Thank you for this amazing stalls, you are set for a fun day out! ­adventure I will never forget.”

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Dictionary of German higher education terms Checklist: Planning your stay in Germany

While studying in Germany you may encounter various terms that 1. About 1 year prior to departure you may not understand, even if you know some German already. The following list will help you to understand the most common terms: Get information about studying in Germany ↗ www.study-in.de, ↗ www.daad.de/en

Get Information about visa requirements and application procedures German English Dekan /Dekanin dean Get information about university admission and language requirements Dozent /Dozentin, die lecturer Get information about the cost of living and financing your studies Exmatrikulation de-registration Choose a study programme Fachbereich faculty Fachschaftsrat student representatives 2. About 12 to 4 months before the start of your study programme Hörsaal lecture room / lecture theatre Apply to the university; please note the respective application deadlines ILIAS open source web-based learning management system used at FH Bielefeld 3. After acceptance Immatrikulation enrolment Apply for a visa at the German embassy or consulate in your country (if necessary) Kommilitone/Kommilitonin class mate/fellow student Ask your insurance provider for an EHIC (European Health Insurance Card) Lerngruppe study group or other evidence of health insurance Magistrale entrance hall Transfer the semester contribution to the FH’s bank account Matrikelnummer student ID number, matriculation number Prepare the documents and other items you need to bring with you: Mensa canteen/dining hall Valid ID/passport Prüfungsamt examination office Your visa, if required Your European Health Insurance Card (EU/EEA citizens) or other Prüfungsausschuss examination board evidence of health insurance (and prescription medicine, if necessary) Prüfungsordnung examination regulations Your Zulassungsbescheid (Letter of Acceptance) Rückmeldung re-registration, re-enrolment Passport photos for various IDs and applications Semesterbeitrag semester contribution Proof of financial resources (if necessary) Vaccination card (if necessary) Semesterticket semester ticket (travelcard) International driver’s license (if necessary) Studierendenausweis student identity card Contact information of your Buddy, the International Office Studierendenparlament student parliament and your accommodation Studierendenwerk student services organisation Certified copies and translations of your school-leaving certificate, language test certificates and university diploma (if necessary) Vorlesungsfreie Zeit/Semesterferien lecture-free period/semester break Credit card/cash Vorlesungsverzeichnis course catalogue Travel documents (plane ticket, etc.) Electrical adapter (if necessary – line voltage in Germany is 220 V) 46 FH BIELEFELD: GUIDE FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS APPENDICES 47

Checklist: Planning your stay in Germany Important Local Addresses

4. After arrival in Germany BIELEFELD UNIVERSITY BIELEFELD UNIVERSITY NATIONAL HEALTH OF APPLIED SCIENCES INSURANCE PROVIDER* Enrol at FH Bielefeld; please bring your passport/ID card and proof PunktUm (German courses) of health insurance from your home country International Office Universitätsstraße 25 Techniker Krankenkasse Register at the Town Hall (Bürgeramt) Rooms A 227/229/231 Room C3-210 Campus Team (TK) Interaktion 1 33615 Bielefeld, Germany Bielefeld University Register at the Foreigners’ Registration Office (Ausländerbehörde) – 33619 Bielefeld, Germany Phone +49 521 106-3616 Universitätsstraße 25 only if your visa does not cover the full period of your stay in Germany Phone +49 521.106-70093, [email protected] Room D1 - 121 Apply for a residence permit (if/when necessary) -70517, -7710 ↗ www.uni-bielefeld.de/ 33615 Bielefeld, Germany [email protected] punktum FH Bielefeld Sign your rental contract ↗ www.fh-bielefeld.de/en/ Interaktion 1 international-office Hochschulsport Room A 233 (Thursdays 11–14) Open a bank account (University sports programme) 33619 Bielefeld, Germany Zentrale Studienberatung Universitätsstraße 25 Contact: Michael Kraut 5. Before leaving Germany (ZSB, Student Advising and Room E0-146 Phone +49.40.460 65 11 15 03 Counseling) 33615 Bielefeld, Germany [email protected] Go to the university’s registrar’s office for de-registration (Exmatrikulation) Interaktion 1 Phone +49 521 106-6113 Terminate your German health insurance (if necessary) 33619 Bielefeld, Germany [email protected] Deutsche Angestellten Phone +49 521.106-7758 ↗ www.hsp.sport.uni- Kasse (DAK) Cancel any other contracts you might have entered [email protected] bielefeld.de/angebote/ Alfred-Bozi-Straße 15 ↗ www.fh-bielefeld.de/zsb 33602 Bielefeld, Germany Close your German bank account (if necessary) Phone +49.521.98 91 11-0 Student Services PUBLIC AUTHORITIES [email protected] Inform the Bürgeramt (town hall) that you are leaving Germany Please find a list of contact IN BIELEFELD details for your respective degree course at: Bürgerberatung (Town Hall) SHORT-TIME ACCOMMODATION ↗ www.fh-bielefeld.de/ Neues Rathaus studierendenservice Niederwall 23 Jugendgästehaus (Youth Hostel) 33602 Bielefeld, Germany Hermann-Kleinewächter-Straße 1 AStA (Student Union) Phone +49 521 51-0 33602 Bielefeld, Germany Room A 239 [email protected] Phone +49 521 522 05-0 Interaktion 1 [email protected] 33619 Bielefeld, Germany Ausländerbehörde ↗ www.djh-wl.de/jh/bielefeld Phone +49 521.106 7724 (Foreigners’ Registration Office) [email protected] Neues Rathaus Kolpinghaus Bielefeld ↗ www.fh-asta.de Niederwall 23 August-Bebel-Straße 7a 33602 Bielefeld, Germany 33602 Bielefeld, Germany Phone +49 521 51-0 Phone +49.521.603 63 [email protected] [email protected] ↗ www.kolpinghaus-bielefeld.de

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Bielefeld University of Applied Sciences Useful Weblinks Bielefeld CampusUniversity Bielefeldof Applied Sciences Bielefeld Campus University of Applied Sciences General information on studying in Germany ↗ www.study-in.de Legend FH Bielefeld FAQs for incoming Campus Bielefeld ↗ www.daad.de/en eld Tram Line No. 4 exchange students Interaktion FH Bielef Interesting facts about Germany ↗ www. bit.ly/2BdAbIu Adresses Legend Iteration ziation Bielefeld University Student Associations eld Asso Tram Line No. 4 of Applied Sciences ↗ www.esg-bielefeld.ekvw.de Interaktion • Protestant Students’ Association Interaktion 1 FHW Bieleellensiekf (Evangelische Studierendengemeinde, ESG) Er 33619 Bielefeld ohmannshof fahrung L Adresses • Catholic Students’ Association ↗ www.khg-bielefeld.de Iteration ziation Bielefeld UniversityFac ulty of Design Asso Canteen of Applied SciencesLampingstraße 3 (Katholische Hochschulgemeinde, KHG) (Building X) Interaktion 1 33615 Bielefeld Wellensiek G Er 33619 Bielefeld ohmannshof fahrung L Biotechnology and • Muslim Student Group ↗ www.dmsbielefeld.de Bielefeld University of AppliedUniversität Sciences Faculty of DesignInstrumentation Universitätsstr (Deutschsprachige Muslimische Canteen Lampingstraße 3Engineering Studentenvereinigung, DMS) Campus( BuildingBielefeld X) Universität Bielef 33615 Bielefeld Universitätsstraße 27 G 33615 Bielefeld Brochures with general information ↗ www.bit.ly/2vGOaBG . Biotechnology and Universitäteld Instrumentation on living and studying in Germany Universitätsstr Engineering Legend Universität Bielef Universitätsstraße 27 Studierendenwerkeld Tram Line No. 4 Interaktion 33615 Bielefeld The German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) Morg Bültmannshof . enbreede oltmannstraße eldW V regularly publishes brochures and magazines on ertherstraßeFH Bielef living, studying and conducting research in Germany Adresses which are available for download. Iteration ziation Bielefeld University of Applied Asso Studierendenwerk Sciences Morg Bültmannshof Graf-von-StauInteraktionffenberg-St 1r. enbreede oltmannstraße Wellensiek V Wer therstraße Er 33619 Bielefeld We especially recommend the brochure: ohmannshof fahrung L Stapenhorststraße “Studying in Germany – A Practical Guide Faculty of Design for International Students”. Canteen Lampingstraße 3 (Building X) Graf-von-Stauffenberg-Str. 33615 Bielefeld G City Stapenhorststraße Biotechnology and Brochure about Bielefeld University ↗ www.fh-bielefeld.de/ Universität

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Main contacts Contact Person for International Exchange Students Hannah Möhring Room A 227 Phone +49.521.106-70093 [email protected]

Contact Person for International Degree Seeking Students Nora Naujoks Room A 227 Phone +49.521.106-70517 [email protected]

Programmes for Refugees Dipl.-Kffr. (FH) Sandra Schoeß Room C 012 Phone +49.521.106-7764 [email protected]