General Support
We offer a variety of services and workshops for international students that help you settle in and deal with possible problems:
- International student support for all students
- Workshops on Academic Infrastructure and Research
- Information on obligatory meetings
- For more material, please see VC course "Tutorial for Students of MA English and American Studies
If you encounter any problems or have any questions, please make sure to contact the academic coordinators.
Regular Appointments
Placement Test: Monday, 8 April 2024, 18:00-20:00 at MG1/00.04
This test will be held in person.
Orientation Meeting: Wednesday, 10 April 2024, 9:30, room: U5/01.18
This meeting will be held in person.
Workshop Academic Infrastructure: Wednesday, 10 April 2024, c.11:00, room: U9/01.11
This workshop will be held in person.
Workshop Academic Research: tba
Before the start of classes: obligatory appointments
During the week before classes start again, new MA students of English and American Studies need to attend three obligatory appointments.
1. Meeting the Coordinators
Before you start at Bamberg, we like to welcome you in person. Please inform your academic coordinators of the date of your arrival so they can set up meetings in small groups where you discuss your individual structure and learning agreement.
This semester, these meetings will be held online and the coordinators will contact new students via e-mail.
2. Orientation Meeting
In the meeting, you will be given all kinds of information relevant to your study success in Bamberg. You will also meet some of your professors and your academic advisor. Please note that not attending this meeting can lead to serious problems during the course of your studies!
This meeting will be held in person. Please see above for time and date.
3. Placement Test
This English language proficiency test is obligatory for all new students of the Institute of English and American Studies and you are only exempt from it if you are a native speaker. If you fail to attend the test, you are not allowed to take any courses of the Institute and might have to prolong your course of studies. This 90-minute multiple-choice-test covers questions about vocabulary, grammar and text comprehension.
The test will be held in person. Please see above for time and date.
International Student Support
Studying in new town or even in a new country can be a challenging yet exciting experience. To help you start in Bamberg as manage organisational and administrative issues during your programme we provide extra support for international students.
Your tutors will help you with questions about the necessary administration upon arrival, such as visits to the city hall and other authorities. Moreover, the student helpers help you with any problems regarding course or exam registration or provide support with organisational questions, relating for instance to the registrar's office or the examinations office. To contact your tutors, please send them an e-mail to make a personal appointment or state your prolem in an email. If you need help directly upon arrival, please contact the student helpers in good time so that they can advise you on how to deal with the administrative appointments.
Your student helpers: Lisa Ostertag-Henning
Contact: hiwi.maeas.englit(at)uni-bamberg.de
Workshop Academic Infrastructure
This workshop provides you with the necessary information about the facilities of the University of Bamberg and the structure of the Institute of English and American Studies. You will learn how to find courses and register for exams and find out about course formats and requirements, and much more information relevant to your studies in Bamberg. We strongly recommend you take part in this workshop to make your start in Bamberg easier. Your tutor will also help you set up your individual study plan and register for the respective courses.
The workshop will be held in person.
Your tutor: Jolanda Hückl
Contact: hiwi.maeas.englit(at)uni-bamberg.de