Remember to plan your housing well in advance! We recommend that you start looking for a place to stay as soon as you receive your letter of acceptance.
Living in a hall of residence
The Studentenwerk at the TU Braunschweig has 7 halls of residence with more than 1,800 rooms for university students. Room types range from single rooms with a shared kitchen and bathroom to individual apartments. Rents range from € 280 to € 500 including electricity, water and heating. Additionally, you will need to pay a deposit of about 400€. The rooms are fully furnished and come with Internet access and a telephone connection. This does not include mattresses, blankets, pillows, sheets, towels, dishes or cutlery. However, the Studentenwerk offers various starter packages at reasonable prices with basic equipment.
Accommodation service for exchange students
If you want to rent a room in a student residence, the Mobility Office of the International House can register you with the Studentenwerk. To do this, you must fill out an accommodation application form and send it to us. You will receive this form with your letter of acceptance.
Please note that accommodation cannot be guarenteed by the University!
Offers from the Studentenwerk are usually sent out four to six weeks before the requested move-in date.
Private accommodation
Braunschweig has a large number of private apartments and shared accommodation (WG) for rent. Prices range from € 250 to € 350 for a room in a shared apartment and from € 350 to € 500 for a single apartment, plus utility costs (electricity, water, heating).
Rooms and apartments to rent can be found on the university's bulletin boards, in newspapers and on the Internet, for example on the following pages:
Offer and search page of the Studentenwerks
WG-Gesucht
ebay Kleinanzeigen
Reading through private apartment adverts, you will find that they use a lot of abbreviations. The Studentenwerk offers a helpful list of the most common abbreviations.
