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for international mobilities is called "Zugvögel" or migratory birds (in English). This is where students share their international experiences.
International students at our University may apply for „Deutschlandstipendium”, a scholarship which involves federal and privately donated funds. The grant consists of a monthly rate of 300 Euros for a
Here’s an overview of scholarship programs available to international students: DAAD Scholarships Heinrich-Böll-Foundation Scholarships Deutschland Stipendium – The German Scholarship Program Konrad-A
However, universities in Germany charge a small amount of money intended for administrative costs, student union and public transport. This payment is called “Semesterbeitrag” (semester contribution) and
certificate Passport Photograph Fees: 100 Euro With your student visa you are allowed to work max. 20 hours a week. You may also take on a student job. If you have a working visa, you are not allowed to [...] If you are from a non-European country, you have to apply for a student visa with the German Embassy or a German Consulate in your home country. Once you arrive in Germany, you have to apply for residence [...] permit for studies immediately after you have taken up your university place and registered as a student. Again, you are only allowed to change your course of studies within the first three semesters. A
Students of English-taught programmes have to submit a certificate of German skills at the level A2 at the end of their first year of study. There are no German beginners courses on offer at OTH. You have
closest to your place. Often, those libraries, similar to the OTH libraries, offer free services to students.
the publisher, books can be downloaded in full or by chapter. Students and members of OTH can also look at our e-book info sheet . Students/external library users can access e-books directly from a PC in [...] Students of OTH and members of OTH can access e-books on campus at any time and from home via VPN access to the university. For more information, see How does the VPN access work? Call up the OPAC. Search
corresponding links listed on our website . Students and members of OTH can also use our e-book info sheet as a guide. For library users who are not students or staff at the OTH AW, the use of online resources [...] OTH students need to connect to the the campus network via VPN in order to use our licensed electronic media from outside the campus. (See also: How do I connect to the OTH network via VPN ?) Once you
Department Direction sign it is listed where exactly the book can be found. Important for Amberg students: If the title you are looking for is located in the nearby Provinzialbibliothek in Amberg, you cannot
We do offer a short introductory course for new students which must be attended in order for you to be able to access the library 24/7. This course contains important information regarding the library [...] well as the use of the 24h library in particular. At the end of the course, we will activate your student card and a few days after you can use it to enter and work at the library at any time. Please note:
the historic center of Amberg. The big blue Ps mark the parking lots. The one on the left is for students. The one next to the left one is for employees. Between the two parking lots, you will find the [...] emergency . The two left ones in the upper part are parking lots of OTH. They are only accessible for students or employees of the university. The right one in the upper half is a paid parking lot. The purple-framed [...] lot on the right next to the big building is for employees. The other three parking lots are for students and visitors. The big parking lot in the upper part is the rally point where people have to gather
have successfully logged in under My details -> User details . Important for students, especially first-year students: Your student ID card must be activated once as a library card. This is done either during [...] OPAC . Click Log In (at the top right of the page). Under User Number, enter the number on your student-, service-, or library card (eleven digits) and under Password, enter your date of birth in six digits [...] participation in our training for the 24h library, or you come by our information desks with your student ID and have yourself manually activated for borrowing. If it is not possible to register, please
arrives at your branch. As soon as this is the case, you will be notified by e-mail. Important for students of the OTH Amberg: Books from the Provinzialbibliothek cannot be ordered to the OTH library Amberg
digitally to the OTH Students’ Office. Students from the United Kingdom must contact the National Health Service (NHS). This organization will issue a valid card for you. Students from EU Candidate Countries [...] for students. However, they have take out a pro-forma German statutory health insurance. As soon as the students enter Germany for face-to-face studies, the statutory health insurance for students is required [...] which will then transmit the corresponding insurance confirmation digitally to the OTH Students’ Office. For students from non-EU states, there are three options: Option 1 – Take out statutory health insurance:
with the VPN web portal. The publishers Hanser and UTB for example only offer licensed books to students via FortiClient VPN (2). 2) FortiClient app: Download and install the FortiClient app . You can
Most of the OTH’s part-time students are marticulated from the beginning of your first semester on, which means, you will get a student card which enables you to use the library during our opening hours [...] access the 24 h library as a student?) You will have it the easiest if you get your 24h access right at the start of your first semester since especially part-time students often are not on campus during
In order to support students not only in borrowing, but also in researching for their seminar work, we offer special W-seminar training courses in the library. If you are interested, please contact Ms [...] Lena Fischer at the Weiden location or Ms. Monika Pastuska at the Amberg location. Please note: Students who are interested in a library card following the research training must, if they are not yet of
As our goal is not only to offer students the literature they need but also to support them in finding the right sources to use in their assignments, we have developed different courses in Amberg and Weiden
studies at the OTH! If you still have your student card, you can continue using it to log into the OPAC and borrow books at the counter. If you do not possess your student card anymore, we will gladly give you [...] library from a computer in the library just as you are used to. Services we cannot offer to non-students include borrowing books from the self-checkout machine (you have to come to the counter for that)
It is not possible for people who do not work or study at the OTH to use the 24 h library. However, we welcome you to study at the library during our opening hours. If you like, you can also get a fre
here: Notes for external users. Please consider that the use of the 24 h library is reserved for students and staff only.
In order to not only provide students with literature, but to also help you with your research and use of sources for your work, the library team at both branches has developed multiple training programmes
your topic and what you have done so far in an email to bibam@oth-aw.de (Amberg students) or bibwen@oth-aw.de (Weiden students). (Which catalogs and databases have you already searched? Which search terms