Hello and welcome to the University of aldenberg my name is Christina Trel I am the incoming exchange coordinator and one of the international student advisers at the University of aldenbrook today I would like to show you around aldenberg is in Europe we are in the northwest of Germany very close to
The North Sea and also to the Netherlands but cities like Hamburg and Berlin are not far away either so you can go on a day trip to Hamburg and if you want to go away for a weekend Berlin might be an option why should you come to aldenberg
Aldenberg is a green safe and cozy little city we have about6 168,000 inhabitants and it’s not too small there’s always something going on there’s plenty of entertainment and culture we also have 900 years of History so if you are interested in history you will find a lot of historical buildings in aldenberg
Also aldenberg is a bike City you will see people riding their bicycles in the rain in the snow in the sun always they are some pictures of what Alden looks like we have a city center that is a pedestrian area which is really nice for shopping and we have a
Little Harbor where you can eat in one of the restaurants and enjoy the Sun and we even have a little castle that’s not so little we do have a castle below you can see a little bit of what alen bber looks like on a frosty winter morning and these are some pictures of
The University of aldenberg as you can see sometimes we have snow but you don’t need to worry we do not get a lot of snow and we do not get many very hot days the climate is quite moderate it might rain a bit so it’s a good idea to bring an umbrella but
Otherwise it’s usually very nice not too cold not too hot I am a member of the welcome service of the international office together with my colleagues we want to support you before and during your Mobility so whenever you have any questions or problems or worries please do get in
Touch with us and we will make sure to help you as soon as possible we do have tutors for international students who assist us they are students themselves and they help us organizing the orientation week the welcome week for international students or events during the semester the University of aldenberg was founded in
1973 and we do have about 16,000 students 1,300 students are international students but obviously not all of them are exchange students about 80 to 100 students are exchange students every semester they come from countries all over the world we have six faculties and two campuses and we do have some
Study programs that we refer to as International programs and these are entirely taught in English so you might wonder what you can study during your Mobility basically exchange students can choose from the entire course catalog however some courses might require some pre- knowledge or might be restricted because
They have a limited number of places as you can see when it comes to Bachelor programs there’s only one study program that is totally taught in English and that is engineering physics however almost all other study programs also ofer courses taught in English so if you do not speak any German you will
Still find courses that you can take during your Mobility when it comes to master programs there are more study programs that are entirely taught in English Eng again all the other course programs also offer courses in English we recommend an English level of B2 if you want to study
In English sometimes B1 is sufficient the same is the case for German if you want to study in German it gets easier the better your German is so B2 is preferable but for most courses and study programs B1 is sufficient we do have one study program that has
Been created for you for our exchange students and if you choose to to study it it’s called European studies in global perspectives we call it Ole very nice word so Ole focuses on the key aspects in European societies economies and cultures both in the present and in the past
You would need to choose one cluster either Society economy and politics or languages cultures and education the main language of instruction is English and a B2 level is required in this case however a German course is also included in the program so if you are a beginner of German you will join The
Beginner’s German course and if you already know some German you will go to one of the higher level courses you will need to be prepared to study a minimum of 24 credit points per semester and if you successfully complete the program you will receive a certificate at the
End so how do you become an exchange student first of all you need to apply for the exchange program at your home University they will then nominate you and when we receive your nomination we will get in touch and send you our application documents when we have processed your
Application and answered all the questions we will prepare a letter of acceptance you will then probably have to prepare a learning agreement basically you have to decide or think about which courses you would like to choose and register for during your stay in aldenberg the enrollment will be online again I
Will get in touch with you and when you finally come to aldenberg everything is ready for you we will have our welcome week for international students so that you can meet your fellow students and also get to know us and then you will be ready to start your
Studies you can apply for student accommodation we do have nine different dorms they are off campus but alen book is very very small so you can reach the university um easily either by bus by foot or by bike you will have a single room but share your bathroom and your kitchen
With other students the rooms are partly furnished and there will be Wi-Fi so what does it cost there are no tuition fees for exchange students however in Germany we have a system that every student that is enrolled at a public university needs to pay a so-called semester contribution the rate for exchange
Students is slightly reduced compared to degree seeking students in the winter semester 22 23 it was 39 And1 Cent the good thing about the semester contribution is that you receive a public transport ticket the so-called semester ticket the semester ticket allows you to use buses and local trains
In and around Alden book for free during the semester you can travel as far as Hamburg with a semester ticket without paying anything extra you will also have to pay for your accommodation if you stay in one of the student Doms it’s important to know that
You will have to pay the rent in advance for the entire semester one semester six months so you need to be prepared to pay rent for six months when you sign the contract the monthly rate is between 200 and 400 year depending on the room you might also have to get health
Insurance if you have a European health insurance this is usually not necessary but it might be so in case you’re not quite sure please get in touch and we will talk about it and figure out what’s correct for you food where you have to plan between
€ 250 and 300 for food every month um it of course this depends on your eating habits and where you shop or if you eat out or cook dinner yourself or eat in the student restaurant the menza so so but but you have to be prepared for this
Amount of money so in general you should be fine with 940 per month I already mentioned our welcome week the welcome week is for our International students and it’s always in the beginning of the semester during this week we have a lot of events we have information sessions on studying and all
Exchange studies in aldenberg um the library the online learning systems. um everything that concerns the university life will be covered and then the evenings we have events so that you can socialize there’s a welcome night which is basically a party or a game night we always also offer some online
Sessions for those who who want to rest and stay at home but but still want to participate we do have a buddy program so basically every exchange students who exchange student who comes here is matched with a local body the local body can be a German student but also an
International student but they are regular degree seeking students at the University of aldenberg and they will know what kind of problems what kind of questions you have when you arrive so they meet you at the train station usually they already have your key for the student domes and then they will
Take you there and they will be there for you to answer any question regarding everyday life we also have our International tutors who are also there for you to answer questions and they are the ones who organize our events during the orientation week but also during the semester for example we have
International dinners film nights or karaoke nights game nights social nights in town bowling whatever they usually ask you what you would like to do and then they organize their events accordingly they also like to go on Dat tours day trips for example to the northy or to Hamburg or visit nearby Christmas Market
And sometimes we have weekend trips to Berlin or to Amsterdam or whatever so it it kind of varies it depends on your wishes in the summer in aldenberg there’s something that is called Cur Z and during that week there are a lot of free concerts all over the city and it’s
A really nice atmosphere so if you’re here for the summer semester this is certainly a week you should not miss we also have an international Summer Fest at the University for that Fest festivity um our International students cook traditional dishes from their home countries so you can buy their food
Taste all different kinds of foods there’s music there’s a stage with with with dance playing and also some dancing it’s always very very popular with everybody at the University and it’s usually taking place in June so again that’s an event that you should not miss so we are very much looking forward
To welcoming you to Alden book and if you have any questions please contact me by writing to exchange at. de I’m happy to answer everything and I hope to see you soon thank you