After admission

There are four international airports within easy travelling distance of Braunschweig, plus direct train connections from many European cities. Click here for route descriptions and information on airports, trains and busses:

How to get to Braunschweig (Google Maps)

Arrival by plane, traine, bus (www.omio.de)

Pick-up from the train station

If you have applied for our buddy programme, your buddy will pick you up from the main train station and accompany you to your accommodation. Please inform your buddy at least one week prior to your departure when and how you will be arriving in Braunschweig. Do not forget to contact them if your journey should be delayed.

If you don't have a buddy yet, you can register here:

Apply for the ESN Buddy Programme

The programme is offered by the Erasmus Student Network (ESN) in cooperation with the International House.

Overnight stay at a hotel

If you don't have an accommodation yet, it is best to try and stay with friends or acquaintances. You can also book a hotel room through the Braunschweig tourist information, an overnight stay costs 30–50 €. Another option is to stay at the Braunschweig youth hostel. The costs per night are around 30–50 €.

To help you get off to a good start in Braunschweig, TU Braunschweig and ESN Braunschweig offer a buddy programme. Buddies are students who have been studying at TU Braunschweig for a longer period of time and know their way around the university and the city well. Your buddy:

• will contact you by e mail or WhatsApp before your arrival in Braunschweig so that you can clarify any important questions,
• assists you with formalities such as enrolment, opening a bank account or visiting the Foreigners' Registration Office,
• shows you around the university and the city.

More about the Buddy programme

For your enrolment and residence permit you have to prove that you have a valid and sufficient health insurance in Germany. If you are still in your home country at the time of enrolment, you can also obtain such health insurance from there. If you are already in Braunschweig, you can go directly to a health insurance company.

A statutory health insurance for students costs about 130 to 150 € per month. At the insurance company you then request the "Meldung 10", i.e. the "M10", for TU Braunschweig, stating: "Sender number H0002117". This is the code for TU Braunschweig. The health insurance company then sends this message digitally to TU Braunschweig, confirming that you are indeed insured.

If you have health insurance in Europe and an EHIC card, you must also contact a German statutory health insurance company. There, you present the EHIC card and then have yourself exempted from compulsory insurance in Germany. This exemption must also be sent digitally to TU Braunschweig with the "Sender number H0002117".

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 Studierendenwerk at TU Braunschweig has 10 halls of residence with more than 2,200 rooms for university students. Room types range from single rooms with a shared kitchen and bathroom to individual apartments. Rents range from € 250 to € 500 including electricity, water and heating. Additionally, you will need to pay a deposit of one month’s rent. Most of the rooms are fully furnished and come with Internet access and a telephone connection.

At the beginning of the semester, waiting times for places in halls of residence are usually long. So register as early as possible!

Hall of Residence online application

More information on application, waiting list and allocation of rooms

The halls of residence are generally mixed, but one hall of residence also provides single sex accommodation for female students. For students with disabilities there are some specially adapted apartments available. For more information please contact the Service Office of the Studierendenwerk.

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). On these pages of TU Braunschweig you will find tips to make your search for private housing easier:

Tips for finding housing

As soon as you have compiled all the documents for enrolment, you can enrol. The admission letter will explain exactly which steps you need to take. Be sure to meet the deadline by which you must be enrolled. If you miss this deadline, your admission will be invalid. After enrolment, you will receive your temporary student ID card, which you can use as a semester ticket from the beginning of the semester.

For your stay in Braunschweig you have to register at the city of Braunschweig and possibly apply for a residence permit. We recommend that you go to the appointments at the registration and immigration office together with your buddy.

Request certificate of registration

All international students must register with the city within the first two weeks! For this purpose, visit the Department of Citizens' Affairs of the City of Braunschweig (in German the Abteilung Bürgerangelegenheiten der Stadt Braunschweig) and bring the following documents with you:

• completed registration form of the "Anmeldung bei der Meldebehörde" (PDF) to the Department of Citizens' Affairs of the City of Braunschweig
• identity card or passport
• completed certificate of residence form "Wohngeberbescheinigung" (PDF)

You can make an appointment online for your registration at the Department of Citizens' Affairs  of the City of Braunschweig.

Apply for a residence permit

To apply for your residence permit, make an appointment with your case worker at the Immigration Office (in German the responsible local authority is called the Ausländerbehörde) by e-mail or online. If you do not live in Braunschweig, but you are already living in Germany, please contact the Immigration Office in your place of residence.

• You will then be sent a proposed appointment and a list of all the required documents.
• Bring all of these documents with you to your appointment. If you wish, an employee of the Incoming Office will accompany you to the Immigration Office.
• A few weeks later, you will receive a notification letter with which you can pick up your residence permit at the Immigration Office.

Please note that you will need biometric passport photos. You will also pay a fee of between 80 euros to 110 euros, which you will need to bring with you! The exact amount to be paid depends on the duration for which the residence permit has been applied for and whether it is the first application for the residence title or a renewal. The issuance of the residence permit takes about eight weeks in total.

As soon as you are in Braunschweig, you can open a German bank account. Most banks offer free student accounts.

The following  banks  have offices within a radius of 1 km from the campus:

Banks near the campus (you will be forwarded to Google Maps)

To open a bank account you must bring the following documents with you:

• Passport or identity card
• Registration certificate of the city of Braunschweig (Meldebescheinigung der Stadt Braunschweig)
• For a student account: your TUcard

Even if you already have a good command of German, you will notice at the beginning of your studies that it is not always easy to understand all lectures or to write German term papers. We therefore recommend that you attend a German course parallel to your studies and further improve your German language skills.

The Language Centre offers free German courses at all levels. They cover a broad variety of student requirements, e.g. conversational German, scientific language, presentation or academic writing. A language course usually takes up two semester hours per week (SWS).

• To attend a German course, register in person at the Language Centre.
• You can immediately take a test to assess your existing level of ability.
• You will then receive a recommendation for a suitable course.

Please apply early, as assessment tests must usually be taken before the beginning of the semester or in the first week of the semester.

German courses at the Language Centre

Make use of the time between enrolment and the start of your studies to register with the university library, the IT Centre and other university facilities.

TUcard

The TUcard is your student ID that includes various functions. Click here to find out where you can collect your TUcard: https://www.tu-braunschweig.de/en/i-amt/tucard-pick-up

The TUcard includes the following functions. It is

• your student ID card,
• your semester ticket,
• your library card,
• your Mensa card
• and the payment card for your printing account.

In order to be valid, the card must be reactivated at a validation machine at the beginning of each semester. Validation machines can be found at the Mensa, the Service Center and the Gauss IT Centre.

Registration with the University Library (UB)

The TUcard is valid as a library card as well. Please complete the library's online registration form and register at the Library’s lending desk.

At the beginning of the semester, the University Library offers introductory events for new students. When registering, ask for the current dates and sign in!

Online registration at the UB

IT access

About two weeks after enrolment you will receive your user ID (y-number). This allows you to use all services, software trainings and introductory events of the Gauß-IT Center. If you have any questions regarding the technical features, simply contact the IT service desk.

It is also possible to use Stud.IP with it. Instructions with English subtitles can be found in this video:
Introduction to Stud.IP for Students

Stud.IP is a virtual learning environment (VLE). It's the system you use to sign up for your courses, and to engage with the lecturer and your fellow students. On thenoticeboard you can also look for jobs and accommodation offers.

Regarding the Immatriculation process

TUcard

y-Number

Brochure »Don’t Panic«

Stud.IP

Re-registration

Our offers for you

International Student Support

German language courses

Intercultural communication

S.o.S. (Studying without language barriers)

Support offered by the faculties

Websites of the faculties

SCOUT

inTU

Offers by student groups

Erasmus Student Network

AStA

AIESEC

Further offers

Learning-Coaching  

Social Counselling

Psychotherapeutic Counselling

Doctors with foreign language skills

Contacting the Immigration Office

E-Mail to the Immigartion Office

Appointment request (only available in German language)