STUDYING IN LEIPZIG 2019/20 STUDYING IN LEIPZIG 2019/20 LEIPZIG IN STUDYING ENGLISH VERSION STUDYING IN LEIPZIG 2019/20 STUDYING IN LEIPZIG 2019/20 LEIPZIG IN STUDYING ENGLISH VERSION STUDYING IN LEIPZIG 2019/20 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 / 0341 - 96 59 647 Photos: Studentenwerk Leipzig, Swen Reichhold Layout: Susanne Weigelt + Enzo Forciniti Maps: Kerstin Sommerfeld Print: PögeDruck Leipzig Leipzig 2019 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 20 Student Clubs Located at the Halls of Residence 22 STUDENT RESTAURANTS + CAFETERIAS 25 Our Student Restaurants 25 Maps 30 Opening Hours 34 Cashless Payment 36 STUDENT FUNDING 40 Studying using BAföG Funding 40 Receiving BAföG Funding while Studying Abroad 42 Deutsches Studentenwerk Loan Fund 44 Scholarships 44 Financial Support Provided by Studentenwerk Leipzig 45 Student Job Office 46 Financial Aids + Insurances 49 COUNSELLING SERVICES 60 Social Counselling 60 Studying with Child(ren) 61 Studying with a Disability or Chronic Disease 68 Psychosocial Counselling 72 Legal Assistance / Legal Advice 75 Studentenwerk at the SSZ 76 Starting your Career 77 MOBILITY 81 MDV Semester Ticket 81 Mobility Information 84 INTERNATIONAL ISSUES + CULTURE 90 International Students and Studying Abroad 90 Studying and Internships Abroad 100 International Student Card (ISIC) 101 Promotion of Culture 102 LEIPZIG’S UNIVERSITIES AND ACADEMIES 106 Leipzig University 106 Leipzig University of Applied Sciences 114 University of Music and Theatre Leipzig 116 Academy of Fine Arts Leipzig 118 HHL Leipzig Graduate School of Management 120 University of Cooperative Education Saxony (BA) 121 IBA International University of Cooperative Education 123 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 & 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] Student Restaurants + Uwe Kubaile Cafeterias / 0341 - 96 59 691 Central Purchase [email protected] Department for Grants Jevgeni Litvinov (Amt für Ausbildungs- 0341 - 96 59 5 förderung) [email protected] Anja Hansen Human Resource 0341 - 96 59 654 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 Constanze Sieblist Organization / Administrative 0341 - 96 59 623 and Contract Law [email protected] Public Relations / Michael Mohr Marketing / Culture / 0341 - 96 59 646 International Issues [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 of the rooms, the rent and the furnishings vary depending on the student hall. 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 / Abteilung Wohnservice / Internationales / IT (Department for Housing / International Concerns / IT) ⌂ Goethestraße 6 / 3rd floor | Address: PF 10 09 28 / 04009 Leipzig ▷ 0341 - 96 59 880 | Fax 0341 - 96 59 819 [email protected] I www.studentenwerk-leipzig.de/en/housing ◴ Office hours for consultation and renting: Tue 1 – 5 pm | Thu 9 – 11 am + 1 – 3 pm | Fri 9 – 11 am Housing Service office Goethestraße 6 / 3rd floor: Ȉ Mainzer Straße 2 and 2a Ȉ Nürnberger Straße 42–48 / Brüderstraße 26 Ȉ Talstraße 12 a Ȉ Seeburgstraße 47 Ȉ Mannheimer Straße 5–7 Ȉ Gärtnerstraße 181 Ȉ Titaniaweg 7 Ȉ Bornaische Straße 138, 138 a, 138 b Ȉ Gutenbergplatz 4 Ȉ Straße des 18. Oktober 17 Housing Service