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
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
belong to the "Präsenzbestand" (= “presence inventory”) of a library should always be accessible to students and can therefore be used in the library but not borrowed. You can recognize the corresponding titles
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
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
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
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
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
The OTH offers lots of sports activities for students and staff. Here, you will find the courses on offer (site in German).
International students who obtained their university entrance qualification outside Germany have to have their qualifications assessed by Uni Assist . They have to register for VPD assessment. The VPD
Here you can find all the student representatives of OTH.
regarding application, immatriculation, health insurance or exams, you can write an email to your Students’ Office (Studienbüro).
There are a lot of things to do in Amberg. Among other things, you may go to the students cinema , or sing in a choir or do sports (websites are all in German).
Eichenforst . Furthermore there is student accomodation at Malteserplatz. Just search for Studentenwohnheim Malteserplatz. Weiden: Studentenwerk Oberfranken runs two student dormitories in Weiden, Wohnanlage [...] several options to find accommodation: Amberg: The Studentenwerk Oberfranken offers places in student dormitories. Wohnungsunternehmen Amberg also has student dormitories. If you want to live closer to the [...] Wohnanlage Am Postkeller and Wohnanlage Fischerberg . The complete list of student halls of residence (Studierendenwohnheim) in Amberg and Weiden can be viewed under „ Marketplace ” on the University’s website
The Student and Career Service will help you if you have questions about your studies or career.
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
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
OTH Student Cinema (Movie s) Cultural and Leisure Time Activities
for international mobilities is called "Zugvögel" or migratory birds (in English). This is where students share their international experiences.
new password well). Student ID card Student ID card will be sent by physical post to your residential address in Germany. Make sure that you have entered your correct address. Student ID cards will not be
Europe. Its aim is to further deepen and network the existing scientific partnerships and to train students accordingly.
platform for incoming and outgoing students. If you want to take part in an exchange semester or internship, you have to register via the platform. Incoming students have to be nominated by their home [...] home university. Outgoing students just go to the platform to sign up. Watch this tutorial to learn how the system works.
job opportunities for international students, but please make sure that you do not work more than 20 hours per week. Otherwise you will lose your status for student health insurance. You can always ask [...] a restaurant. You can also look for jobs here , or you can apply as a working student in regional companies. Your student visa allows you to work 120 days full-time (more than 4 hours per working day) [...] the foreigners office's permission. You may work longer hours if you have a student assistant job at the university (Studentische Hilfskraft, also known as SHK). You have to notify Ausländerbehörde, though
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:
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