Welcome to Konstanz, Ravensburg, Weingarten and Friedrichshafen! Are you hoping to begin your degree course in the near future or have you already started your course and are not quite sure yet what is involved? We would like to shed some light on matters and thereby help you from the start. We have therefore compiled a list of the key questions you may have about the start of your studies along with the relevant answers. If your issue is not covered here, please feel free to contact us by telephone or e-mail at our Service Center.
We hope you have a great start to your studies!
Please apply via our online portal. Further information on student accommodation can be found on our website.
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Use our free private accommodation service or find out about housing options on our website.
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If you change address, you must register at the relevant municipal authority within the legally prescribed time frame. You should be aware that a secondary residence tax applies in some cities. We therefore recommend that you register your new place of residence as your main residence.
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First submit a BAföG application so that we can check whether or not you are eligible for funding support (informal applications also welcome). You can get a BAföG application form at our Service Centers in Konstanz and Weingarten as well as from our website. Please be aware of the submission deadlines.
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Find out about additional or alternative funding options at our social counselling department. Our areas of advice include the KfW student loan, interest-free loans, scholarships and other financial matters.
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Contact points and information about services for students:
Students of the University Konstanz
Local advocacy Konstanz
Students of the University of Applied Sciences (HTWG) HTWG
Students of the Universitys in Ravensburg / Weingarten
Take a look at our job board, which is geared towards student jobs. There, you can find part-time jobs, internships and much more.
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Konstanz
You can obtain your MensaCard at any of the canteen cash desks upon presentation of your student ID and a deposit payment of seven euros.
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Ravensburg, Weingarten, Friedrichshafen
Students at the universities in Ravensburg, Weingarten and Friedrichshafen can obtain their multifunction card (also valid for the canteen) from the university administration office.
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Konstanz
There are two practice rooms for meditation or music. Each of them has got a piano and can be reserved at the Seezeit Service Centers in Konstanz.
Ravensburg / Konstanz
Interested students from Ravensburg / Weingarten, please contact Eva Escher from Service Center in Weingarten.
In Konstanz, you can obtain the Stadtwerke Studi-Ticket and the VHB-Upgrade-Ticket at the Seezeit shop at the University of Konstanz, in the HTWG canteen and at the public services offices in Konstanz. You can find more precise details on our website, under the section entitled ‘Benefits’.
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In Weingarten and Ravensburg, Studi-Tickets can be purchased from the ‘Verkehrsverbund Bodensee-Oberschwaben’ (Lake Constance-Upper Swabia Transport Federation [Bodo]). Further information is available under the stated link.
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Every student in Germany must have health insurance. There are different ways to do this and you can read about these under the ‘Insurances’ section on our website.
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Our psychotherapeutic advice centre (PBS) is free and provides confidential support relating to any issues surrounding your studies. Regardless of whether you are currently suffering stress as a result of your studies or have personal problems, our male and female advisors will be only too glad to help you.
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With our ‘Kinderzeit’ (childhood) programme, we aim to provide you with an all-round service ranging from advice to finding a nursery school place. You can find out more about this subject on our website. We would also be pleased to speak to you in person. You can find the relevant contact person under the stated link.
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We have also put together some basic information on this subject on our website. Do not hesitate to contact us. We offer confidential advice at any time.
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Part of our work is financed by you through the Studierendenwerk fees. Many of our services are free or very inexpensive for you as a student. The fee payments help to ensure that this situation continues in the future. You can find further details about Studierendenwerk financing on our website.
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