Welcome Week

Summer semester 2021

The Welcome Center offers several orientation events for new international students each semester.
The Welcome Week for the winter semester 2021/22 will take place between October 04 and October 15, 2021.
You will find more information on this website in due time.

The sessions will be offered as online events in Microsoft Teams.
Please read the guide below carefully. You can participate in the sessions without your own Microsoft-Teams account.

Guide "How to participate"

Participating_in_Microsoft_Teams_Meeting.pdf [178 KB]

Online Campus Tour

This tour is available at any time and you can already take a short tour of the Saarbrücken campus now before your arrival.
Please note that the opening hours given in the presentation are not all accurate, as this changes a lot due to the pandemic. Please verify the opening hours for each office or libary, before you visit it.

Start the Online Campus Tour

Eindrücke aus dem Saarland

Unser Zentrum für internationale Studierende hat euch eine kleine Präsentation zusammengestellt, mit den schönsten Orten im Saarland.

Discover Saarbrücken & Saarland

Orientierungsveranstaltungen

Der Link zum jeweiligen Event wird kurz vorher freigeschaltet. Sie finden die Links zu den Events dann untenstehend.
Bitte beachten: die Events der ersten Woche werden in der zweiten Woche wiederholt, Sie müssen nicht zweimal am selben Termin teilnehmen.

Week 1

Monday, 04.10.2021

14:30 Orientation 1 - Arrival and Registration procedures
City registration, visa appointments, opening a bank account and much more.
Duration: 30 minutes

Start

15:30 Orientation 2 - Security in Germany
Handling an emergency, consent and specific support offers.
Duration: 50 minutes (will be repeated on 11.10.2021)

Start

Tuesday, 05.10.2021

15:30 Orientation 3 - Apartment rentals in Saarbrücken - Do´s & Dont`s
What you need to look out for when renting an apartment, during your rental period and which paperwork to deal with,
Duration: 30 minutes (will be repeated on 12.10.2021)

Start

Wednesday, 06.10.2021

15:30 Orientation 4 - The medical system in Germany
Duration: 50 minutes (will be repeated on 13.10.2021)

Start

Thursday, 07.10.2021

15:30 Orientation 5 - Campus Life and Academics
Duration: 20 minutes (will be repeated on 14.10.2021)

Start

Friday, 08.10.2021

15:30 Orientation 6 - Daily Life, Tipps & Tricks
Duration: 50 minutes (will be repeated on 15.10.2021)

Start

Week 2

Monday, 11.10.2021

14:30 Orientation 1 - Arrival and Registration procedures
City registration, visa appointments, opening a bank account and much more.
Duration: 30 minutes

Start

15:30 Orientation 2 - Security in Germany
Handling an emergency, consent and specific support offers.
Duration: 50 minutes

Start

Tuesday, 12.10.2021

15:30 Orientation 3 - Apartment rentals in Saarbrücken - Do´s & Dont`s
What you need to look out for when renting an apartment, during your rental period and which paperwork to deal with,
Duration: 30 minutes

Start