General Student Guide

General Student Guide Let s get started Summer semester 2016 Heide Fest

Heide Fest Where: on campus When: 30th June, from 10.00 am What`s on: sports, live-music, show-program Viadrina Day 2016 sports, family and summer festival

Information for your start of studies International First-Year, Exchange and Visiting Students ORIENTATION WEEK 4 th - 8 th April 2016 ENGLISH SHORT VERSION In this English section we have focused on events held in foreign languages. For a comprehensive overview of events, please have a look at the German section. www. facebook.com/europa.uni Department of International Affairs & General Student Advising

Index Department of International Affairs 3 Important Vocabulary / Wichtige Vokabeln 4 Checklist / Academic Calendar 5 Contacts 6 Welcome Receptions, Social Program & More 7 Introductions and Meetings for International First-Year Students 8 Introductions and Meetings for International Exchange and Visiting Students 9 Foreign Languages Placement Tests 10 Admissions Office (Immatrikulationsamt) Information 12 University Online Platforms 13 Accommodation 11 [ Service Point ] Contact: 0335-5534 4747; admission@europa-uni.de Office Hours: Mo-Fr, 9am-3pm Offering assistance to students General information about applying, enrollment, re-registration and leave of absence Student ID pick-up Course and language certificates pick-up Application / documents pick-up and submission Diploma, bachelor and master thesis submission 2

Department of International Affairs The Department of International Affairs cordially welcomes you to the European University Viadrina. In addition to organizing international partnerships and study abroad agreements, we also support and advice Viadrina students who are interested in studying one or two semesters abroad, and international students who would like to study here as well as international guest professors and academics who would like to research or teach here. We are happy to assist you and will provide you with information to make your stay at Viadrina or abroad as pleasant as possible. Feel free to contact the staff of the Department of International Affairs whenever you need assistance. Petra Weber (Head of International Affairs) [ Coordinators ] for international Erasmus & exchange students Bernd Schünow / Katja Herzel, AM 208 for international degree-seeking students Bernd Klugert, AM 211 for Polish degree-seeking students Agnieszka Schmid, AM 210 for Latinamerican programs N. N., AM 216 International Help Desk AM 207, open Mo-Fr: 9am-4pm [ Academic Coordinators ] International Degree-Seeking Students Please contact your field-specific academic advisors at the faculties. Contacts page 6 Erasmus & Exchange Students Departmental Coordinators for the Faculty of Business Administration and Economics Torsten Glase / Aleksandra Klecha, AM 214 for the Faculty of Social and Cultural Sciences Sina Raddatz (Nicole Klück) / Christin Reise, AM 209 for the Faculty of Law + Foreign Students Legal Representative Prof. Dr. Carmen Thiele, HG 135 [ Office Hours ] Department of International Affairs www.europa-uni.de/en/ International Contacts 3

Important Vocabulary / Wichtige Vokabeln Faculties / study program / students / Fakultäten / Studiengang / Studierende: KuWi ReWi WiWi Kulturwissenschaften Social and Cultural Sciences Rechtswissenschaften Law Wirtschaftswissenschaften Business Administration and Economics University buildings / Universitätsgebäude: AB AM CP GD HG PG LH IT August-Bebel-Straße Auditorium Maximum Collegium Polonicum Gräfin-Dönhoff-Gebäude Hauptgebäude Postgebäude Logenhaus IKMZ-Gebäude Dormitories / Wohnheime: AB BA GO BS LG MW August-Bebel-Straße Birkenallee Große Oderstraße Berliner Straße Logenstraße Mühlenweg 4

Checklist [ General checklist for all international students ] Do I know how to enroll in the university? Yes If not: https://viacampus.europa-uni.de apply Continue application / enrollment! Do I know the language placement test dates? Yes If not: http://www.sz.europa-uni.de/en/ Courses! Did I take care of accommodation? Yes If not: http://www.studentenwerk-frankfurt.de English Frankfurt accommodation! Have I seen the current course catalogues? Yes If not: http://www.europa-uni.de/en/studium/pvv/! Additional checks for international degree-seeking students Did I register for preparatory courses (if necessary)? If not: http://www.europa-uni.de/studienvorkurs! Do I know the study and examination regulations? If not: http://www.europa-uni.de/de/struktur/verwaltung/ dezernat_2/amtlichebekannt-machungen/gueltige-ordnungen/! Do I know the courses offered for my study program? If not: http://www.europa-uni.de/de/studium/pvv/! Yes Yes Yes [ Academic Calendar ] Semester duration 01.04.2016-30.09.2016 Lectures 11.04.2016-22.07.2016 Re-registration for next semester 20.06.2016-22.07.2016 Public holidays 01.05.2016 (Labour Day) 05.05.2016 (Ascension Day) 15./16.05.2016 (Pentecost) 5

Contacts [ Academic Matters ] [ Non-Academic Matters ] General Student Advising http://study.europa-uni.de/de/studieren Noch Fragen? Zentrale Studienberatung Field-Specific Academic Advising/ Faculties http://study.europa-uni.de/de/studieren Noch Fragen? Fachstudienberatung http://www.europa-uni.de/en/struktur/fakultaet/ Interstudis e.v. www.interstudis.eu interstudis@europa-uni.de Host Family Program: Foreigners Become Friends http://www.europa-uni.de/en/campus/hilfen/ paten/ff/ Writing Centre http://www.europa-uni.de/en/struktur/zfs/ schreibzentrum Peer Tutoring http://www.europa-uni.de/en/struktur/zfs/peertutoring/ Alumni http://www.europa-uni.de/en/info_fuer/alumni/ Language Center http://www.sz.europa-uni.de/en/index.html [ Good to know! University Advising Services ] for people with physical / mental impairments: http://www.europa-uni.de/de/studium/beratung/ barrierefreies_studium/ for families: http://www.europa-uni.de/de/struktur/gremien/ beauftragte/familie Psychological Counselling: http://www.europa-uni.de/en/studium/beratung/ psychologische_beratung/ Career Center Internships and Working in Germany The Career Center provides trainings, counselling and job offers for international students. You are an international first-year student at the Viadrina? You would like to have some first work experiences in Germany, e.g. an internship? Or you would like to know how to start at the German labor market after graduation? Please note: you need good German language skills to work in Germany! 6

Welcome Receptions, Social Program & More Mo, 04.04., 9am Mo, 04.04. 10am Check-in & Welcome Coffee inform - register - engage (DE/EN) Place: GD-Foyer General Student Advising / Studentenwerk / AStA & StuPa / IT services Career Center / Department of International Affairs / University Sport Official Welcome for all new students with the university s president Place: GD HS 2 Mo, 04.04., 4pm Polish Crash Course (PL) Place: GD 102 Tue, 05.04., 8:30-10am Breakfast for Degree-Seeking Students KuWi (DE/EN) Place: AM 03 Tue 05.04., 6:30pm Splits, spares & strikes - Bowling evening (DE/EN) Meeting point: Space Bowl-Center, Böttner Str. 5, Wed, 06.04., 7pm Cross-Border Pub Crawl (DE/EN/PL) Meeting point: in front of AM We, 06.04., 11pm Freshmen Welcome Party (DE/EN) Free entry for students Place: student club Bassement, Lindenstr. 7 Thu, 07.04., 4pm City Rallye - familiarize yourself with Frankfurt (Oder) (DE/EN) Meeting point: in front of AM Thu 07.04., 8pm Karaoke Party (DE/EN) Place: verbündungshaus Fforst, Forststraße 4 Fri, 08.04., 5:30pm BBQ for Degree-Seeking Students (DE/EN) Meeting point: office Fachschaftsrat Kuwi, Große Scharrnstr. 20A Su, 10.04., 10:15am Day trip to Potsdam (DE/EN) Get to know your fellow students. Meeting point: main entrance Frankfurt central station Mo, 11.04., 6:15pm Student representative meeting Place: office Fachschaftsrat Kuwi, Große Scharrnstr. 20A 7

Introductions and Meetings for International Degree-Seeking Students Mo, 04.04., 11-12am Mo, 04.04., 12-1pm Mo, 04.04., 2-3:30pm Mo, 04.04., 3:30-4:30pm Information Meeting with the Studentenwerk (DE) Place: GD HS 2 L. Korallus Introduction into Studying at the Viadrina BA/MA (EN) Place: AM 03 O. Isakov / S. Ataeva / B. Klugert Introduction for Degree-Seeking IBA Master Students (DE/EN) Place: Audimax I. Trenkmann Special Office Hours open for IBA / IBWL Bachelor Students (DE/EN) Place: HG 32 I. Trenkmann Tue, 05.04., 10:15-11:45am Information Meeting about Foreign Language Education (DE) Place: GD HS 2 Sprachenzentrum We, 06.04., 10-10:45am Introduction into the Online Systems of the Viadrina (HIS, Moodle, OWA) (EN) Place: GD HS 7 Interstudis e.v. We, 06.04., 14:45-15:30pm Workshop Online Systems (WiFi, Moodle) (EN) Place: GD 05 P. Murawski Thu, 07.04., 10-11am Mo, 11.04., 3pm Introduction to the Writing Center (EN) Place: GD HS 8 Guided Tour through the Collegium Polonicum incl. Library (DE/EN/PL) Meeting point: CP Library, Słubice Thu, 14.04., 11am Mo, 18.04., 1pm Introduction to the University Library and its Search Systems (EN) Meeting point: HG, in front of Library German Intensive Course 1 st - 22 nd March 2016 Course fees General price: please check website Price for exchange students: please check website Included in the price are lessons, exam fees and study materials. More information: http://www.sz.europa-uni.de/en/lektorate/deutsch/intensivkurs/index.html 8

Introductions and Meetings for Erasmus & Exchange Students Mo, 04.04., 11-1pm Introduction into Studying at the Viadrina (DE/EN) Place: GD HS 8 B. Schünow / K. Herzel Tue, 05.04., 10:15-11:45am Information Meeting about Foreign Language Education (DE/EN/ES) Place: GD HS 3 Sprachenzentrum Tue, 05.04., 1-2pm Tue, 05.04., 2-3pm Tue, 05.04., 3-4pm We, 06.04., 10-10:45am Information Meeting with Departmental Coordinator Faculty of Law (DE/EN) Place: GD HS 4 Prof. Dr. C. Thiele / S. Raddatz (N. Klück) Information Meeting with Departmental Coordinator Faculty of Business Administration and Economics (DE/EN) Place: GD HS 2 T. Glase Information Meeting with Departmental Coordinator Faculty of Social and Cultural Sciences (DE/EN) Place: GD HS 3 S. Raddatz (N. Klück) Introduction into the Online Systems of the Viadrina (HIS, Moodle, OWA) (EN) Place: GD HS 7 Interstudis e.v. We, 06.04., 14:45-15:30pm Workshop Online Systems (EN) Place: GD 05 P. Murawski Thu, 07.04., 10-11am Mo, 11.04., 3pm Thu, 14.04., 11am Mo, 18.10., 1pm Introduction to the Writing Center (EN) Place: GD HS 2 Schreibzentrum Guided Tour through the Collegium Polonicum incl. Library (DE/EN/PL) Meeting point: CP Library, Słubice Introduction to the University Library and its Search Systems (EN) Meeting point: HG, in front of Library For exact dates Intercultural Workshops (DE/EN) Kristin Draheim please visit the For many students, studying for a semester at Viadrina is a vital part of their registration page academic career. Moreover, it is a chance to develop personal, social, and mentioned below! intercultural competencies. To optimally benefit from one s stay, it is useful to explore the distinctive features of German culture. Using methods from intercultural trainings, participants will have the opportunity to exchange their impressions and perceptions as well as their goals and expectations regarding their time at Viadrina. This workshop will be highly interactive; participants' contributions during discussions, exercises and roleplaying will be expected and most welcome. International exchange and visiting students are invited to participate! Registration: http://www.europa-uni.de/en/internationales Exchange Students Orientation Week 9

Foreign Languages Placement Tests You want to register for a language course and have pre-knowledge in this language? If yes, you have to go to a placement test for this language at the Language Center. There is no registration needed for the placement tests. You can find more information on the website of the Language Centre: www.sz.europa-uni.de/en/ Courses Placement tests All tests take place at August-Bebel-Str. 12 (AB). Room information: http://www.sz.europa-uni.de/en/kurse/einstufungstest/ If not, you register in person at the viadrina sprachen GmbH. Thursday, 7 th April Attention! Swedish/ Finnish 9-11am Please arrive in time. English 10am-3pm Until 3pm the test can be started at any time. Duration: 60 min. Spanish 11am-1pm Until 1pm the test can be started at any time. Duration: 30 min. French 2-4pm Until 4pm the test can be started at any time. Duration: 30 min. Italian 1-2pm Until 2pm the test can be started at any time. Duration: 30 min. Friday, 8 th April Attention! Russian 9am Please arrive in time. Turkish 11am Please arrive in time. Polish 1pm Please arrive in time. Monday, 11 th April Attention! German 11am This test is only for international students, who have to provide the DSH at the beginning of their studies. 10

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Admissions Office (Immatrikulationsamt) Information [ Semester Contribution ] The amount of the semester contribution depends on the status of the student: Group Contribution 1 Exchange students 197,92 2 International grant-receiving students 197,92 3 All other students 248,92 Composition Social Service Contribution 70,00 Student Union Contribution 9,42 Semester Ticket (obligatory) 112,50 Registration Fee 51,00 (not for group 1, 2) Student ID/Chip card 6,00 (paid only once) Payment via Bank Transfer Recipient Europa-Universität Viadrina Frankfurt (Oder) Reason for transfer "Matrikelnummer" IBAN: DE27 1705 5050 3600 365591 SWIFT-BIC: WELADED1LOS Payment at Cashier s Office (AM 244) Tue, 9-11:30am, Thu, 10-11am [ Health and Accident Insurance ] In order to enroll in the university you will need a valid health insurance! Applicants from within the European Union: You do not need a German health insurance policy. Your European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) is valid and sufficient. You have to order the European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) from your insurance company in your home country well in advance. After your arrival, you need to contact a German health insurance company to provide you with a confirmation that you are insured. Applicants from outside the European Union: For you, a German statutory health insurance policy is mandatory. After your arrival in Frankfurt (Oder) you have to conclude such a policy with a German health insurance company. Accident Insurance As a student, you will be insured by statutory accident insurance. This includes your presence at the university as well as your way to and from university. Contact: Arite Fuhrmann (AM 05), Tel. +49 (0)335 5534 4240, d1@europa-uni.de The Studentenwerk has an insurance policy in place for leisure time accidents. Contact: Studentenwerk Frankfurt (Oder), Ms. Albrecht-Beyer, Tel.: +49 (0)335 5650916/ 917 12

University Online Platforms / Accommodation [ Virtual Life] viacampus (incl. HIS-Portal) Re-registration, exam registration and deregistration, certificates and grades. viacampus.europa-uni.de Email (OWA) During your time at the university, you will receive an official correspondence address. Moodle Learning-management-system (LMS) moodle.europa-uni.de Wi-Fi The eduroam Wi-Fi network is available in all seminar rooms, lecture halls, and public areas in AB, AM, CP, GD, HG, LH, PG and IBZ. Setup guide in German: www.ikmz.europa-uni.de/wlan Detailed information you will get during the meeting on Wednesday, 6th April (English: 10-10:45am, GD HS 7, German: 10-10:45am, GD HS 2). [ Student Housing ] Most students live in modern student dormitories on both sides of the Oder river, in Frankfurt (Oder) and in Słubice. As other university buildings, dormitories are spread out all over the city. Frankfurt (Oder) The rooms are close to the campus, furnished, and have internet access. Rent also includes additional costs, such as electricity, water and sewage. You will find an overview of all dormitories at the Studentenwerk webpage: http://www.studentenwerk-frankfurt.de/2011/ English accommodation Frankfurt Contact: Student housing, Paul-Feldner-Straße 8, 15230 Frankfurt (Oder), Phone: +49 335 56 50 90, Email: wohnen@studentenwerk-frankfurt.de Słubice Information at: www.cp.edu.pl/de/dla-studenta/ akademiki/ (DE/PL only) Contact: Ms. Lipka, ul. Piłsudskiego 14, PL 69-100 Słubice, Phone: +48 (95) 7 58 40 88, Email: lipka@amu.edu.pl Wi-Fi Setup verbuendungshaus Fforst e.v. Information at: www.fforst.net This is a self-governed, international student hall in the centre of Frankfurt (Oder). It fosters cooperation among German and international students and doing so promotes integration. Contact: verbuendungshaus Fforst e.v., Forststraße. 4, 15230 Frankfurt (Oder), Email: verbuendungshausfforst@gmail.com We, 06.04., 10-10:45am Introduction into the Online Systems of the Viadrina (EN) Place: GD HS 7 13