STUDYING IN LEIPZIG NOW 2020/21 MORE THAN 2020/21 LEIPZIG IN STUDYING EVER! Apply for BAföG! Foreign students in possession of a valid residence permit as well as people with an approved asylum status may also apply for funding in accordance with the Bundesausbildungsförderungsgesetz (BAföG).* *PROVIDED CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS ARE MET; THESE CAN BE FOUND UNDER § 8 ENGLISH OF THE BUNDESAUSBILDUNGSFÖRDERUNGSGESETZ BAFÖG. VERSION STUDYING IN LEIPZIG NOW 2020/21 MORE THAN 2020/21 LEIPZIG IN STUDYING EVER! Apply for BAföG! Foreign students in possession of a valid residence permit as well as people with an approved asylum status may also apply for funding in accordance with the Bundesausbildungsförderungsgesetz (BAföG).* *PROVIDED CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS ARE MET; THESE CAN BE FOUND UNDER § 8 ENGLISH OF THE BUNDESAUSBILDUNGSFÖRDERUNGSGESETZ BAFÖG. VERSION STUDYING IN LEIPZIG 2020/21 IMPRINT Publisher: Studentenwerk Leipzig | Anstalt des öffentlichen Rechts Goethestraße 6 / 04109 Leipzig / www.studentenwerk-leipzig.de Studentenwerk Leipzig studentenwerkleipzig Editors: Michael Mohr, Hans-Ullrich Wolscht, Tina Krenkel 0341 - 96 59 647 Photos: Studentenwerk Leipzig, Swen Reichhold Layout: Enzo Forciniti Maps: Kerstin Sommerfeld Print: PögeDruck Leipzig Leipzig 2020 Studentenwerk Leipzig is co-financed by tax money on the basis of the budget approved by the Saxon state parliament WWW.STUDENTENWERK-LEIPZIG.DE/EN TABLE OF CONTENTS STUDENTENWERK LEIPZIG 8 Information / Contacts STUDENT HALLS OF RESIDENCE 15 The Studentenwerk Halls of Residence 15 Hall of Residence Spokespeople / Environmental Tutors 18 Student Clubs Located at the Halls of Residence 20 MENSAS + CAFETERIAS 25 Our Mensas 25 Maps 28 Opening Hours 34 Cashless Payment 32 STUDENT FUNDING 36 Studying using BAföG Funding 36 Receiving BAföG Funding while Studying Abroad 38 Deutsches Studentenwerk Loan Fund 40 Scholarships 40 Financial Support Provided by Studentenwerk Leipzig 41 Student Job Office 42 Financial Aids + Insurances 45 COUNSELLING SERVICES 54 Social Counselling 54 Studying with Child(ren) 55 Studying with a Disability or Chronic Disease 62 Psychosocial Counselling 66 Legal Assistance / Legal Advice 69 Studentenwerk at the SSZ 70 Starting your Career 71 MOBILITY 75 MDV Semester Ticket 75 Mobility Information 79 INTERNATIONAL ISSUES + CULTURE 86 International Students and Studying Abroad 86 Studying and Internships Abroad 97 International Student Card (ISIC) 98 Promotion of Culture 99 LEIPZIG’S UNIVERSITIES AND ACADEMIES 104 Leipzig University 104 Leipzig University of Applied Sciences 112 University of Music and Theatre Leipzig 115 Academy of Fine Arts Leipzig 117 HHL Leipzig Graduate School of Management 119 University of Cooperative Education Saxony (BA) 120 IBA International University of Cooperative Education 122 APPENDIX 124 Regulations on the semester contribution by Studentenwerk Leipzig 124 Exemption from Payment of the Semesterbeitrag and Reimbursement 127 8 STUDENTENWERK STUDENTENWERK LEIPZIG is a service provider with a social mission. We are providing economic and social services for students in order to make sure that you succeed in your studies! As a solidarity contribution to finance the service offers for stu- dents by Studentenwerk Leipzig, every student pays a semester fee to the Studentenwerk. The amount and use are stated in the regulations on the semester contribution (see page 124). Studentenwerk Leipzig also receives subsidies provided by the Free State of Saxony. The majority of the Studentenwerk Leipzig financing is paid by revenues generated from student restaurants, cafeterias and student halls of residence. The basic principle of solidarity: The semester fees for Studentenwerk Leipzig as well as the contribution to the semester ticket are imposed according to the principle of solidarity. All students liable to contributions thus make their solidarity contribution every semester for the general possibility of making use of services offered — irre- spective of whether and to what extent the individual student actually uses the offered services. STUDENTENWERK 9 As the entire community of all students makes this solidarity contribution, the services offered by Studentenwerk can be used for free or for a low fee. In this way, the community of students benefits jointly and such students in particular who strongly depend on the ser- vices, e.g. students in social need with a lower budget, stu- dents with children, or impaired students. The principle is that social support services are financed joint- ly by the community. The social idea and solidarity with mem- bers of the community who require social support are more important than the fair sharing of contributions and benefits in individual cases. OUR FIELDS OF WORK INCLUDE: Ȉ student restaurants ("mensas") & cafeterias Ȉ student halls of residence Ȉ student funding (BAföG) Ȉ counselling services Ȉ services for students studying under special circumstances Ȉ various other services 10 STUDENTENWERK WE ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR STUDENTS OF THE UNIVERSITIES AND ACADEMIES LISTED BELOW: Ȉ Universität Leipzig (Leipzig University) Ȉ Hochschule für Technik, Wirtschaft und Kultur Leipzig (Leipzig University of Applied Sciences) Ȉ Hochschule für Musik und Theater “Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy” Leipzig (University of Music and Theatre Leipzig) Ȉ Hochschule für Grafik und Buchkunst Leipzig (Academy of Visual Arts Leipzig) Ȉ HHL Leipzig Graduate School of Management Ȉ Hochschule für Telekommunikation Leipzig (University of Applied Sciences for Telecommunications Leipzig) Ȉ Berufsakademie Sachsen / Staatliche Studienakademie Leipzig (University of Cooperative Education Saxony) Ȉ IBA — Internationale Berufsakademie Leipzig (IBA International University of Cooperative Education Leipzig) Managing Director: Dr. Andrea Diekhof Chairman of the Administrative Board: Dominik Schwarz, Student at Leipzig University STUDENTENWERK 11 CONTACTS Studentenwerk Leipzig Anstalt des öffentlichen Rechts (public-law institution) ⌂ Goethestraße 6 | Address: PF 10 09 28 / 04009 Leipzig ▷ 0341 - 9 65 95 | [email protected] I www.studentenwerk-leipzig.de/en 12 STUDENTENWERK FIELD OF ACTIVITY ▷ CONTACT Dr. Andrea Diekhof Managing Director 0341 - 96 59 660 [email protected] Grit Schräpel Deputy Managing Director / 0341 - 96 59 665 Accounting / Controlling [email protected] Nora Müller Student Housing 0341 - 96 59 802 [email protected] Uwe Kubaile Mensas + Cafeterias / 0341 - 96 59 691 Central Purchase [email protected] Department for Grants Jevgeni Litvinov (Amt für Ausbildungs- 0341 - 96 59 5 förderung) [email protected] Human Resource 0341 - 96 59 656 Management [email protected] Julia Winkler Social Services 0341 - 96 59 942 [email protected] Jörg Gaßner Construction / Engineering / 0341 - 96 59 648 General Administration [email protected] STUDENTENWERK 13 FIELD OF ACTIVITY ▷ CONTACT Martin Miethe Information Technology 0341 - 96 59 635 [email protected] Internal Auditing / Business Carolin Linke Organization / Administrative 0341 - 96 59 642 and Contract Law [email protected] Michael Mohr Communication / Marketing / 0341 - 96 59 646 Culture [email protected] STUDENT HALLS OF RESIDENCE 15 STUDENT HALLS OF RESIDENCE THE STUDENTENWERK HALLS OF RESIDENCE There are approximately 5,200 rooms for students in Stu- dentenwerk Leipzig’s student halls of residence. All students enrolled at the higher education institutions associated with Studentenwerk Leipzig (see page 10) can apply for a room in a student hall of residence. The size, the rent and the fur- nishings vary. The predominant type of housing is shared flats with single rooms for two, three or up to six students. In addition, the res- idences have a limited number of single apartments. Living at a student hall of residence offers many advantages: it is easy to make contact with other students, the all-inclusive rents are reasonably priced compared with rents for accomo- dation on the city’s housing market and the student halls are very close to public transport stops. There are also special rooms available for students with child(ren) and for students with disabilities. 16 STUDENT HALLS OF RESIDENCE ALL-INCLUSIVE RENTS Studentenwerk Leipzig’s student hall of residence rents are all-inclusive rents that include all utilities such as heating, water, electricity, domestic waste disposal, furnishings, ca- ble / SAT television, internet access, use of common rooms and caretaker service on site. There are no additional payments for utilities! The security deposit amounts to 300 €. EQUIPMENT The rooms are furnished with a bed, desk, chair, wardrobe (partly with top box), and shelving. At the student hall of res- idence Studentenwohnheim Mainzer Straße 2a you can also rent unfurnished rooms. Each room has internet access as well as connectors for ca- ble / SAT television. However, you have to pay the relevant li- cense fee (Rund funkbeitrag) yourself. Laundry rooms (washing/drying for a small fee) and bicycle parking spaces are available in all student halls of residence. Most student halls also have party kitchens, sports rooms, music rehearsal rooms and car parking spaces. Five of our halls have their own student club. STUDENT HALLS OF RESIDENCE 17 Studentenwerk Leipzig / Department Student Housing ⌂ Goethestraße 6 / 3rd floor | Address: PF 10 09 28 / 04009 Leipzig ▷ 0341 - 96 59 880 | Fax 0341 - 96 59 819 [email protected]