For International Students: Organisation
Enrolment Office (Studierendenkanzlei)
- Enrolment (Immatrikulation/Einschreibung)
(for detailed information see letter of admission: deadlines, documents)
Study Organisation(Studienorganisation)
Information on e.g. the following points:
- Student ID(Studierendenausweis)
- Enrolment Certificate(Immatrikulationsbescheinigung/Studienbescheinigung)
- Start and end of the semester, lecture periods(Semesterdauer/Vorlesungszeiten)
--> Important: Examinations may still take place after the end of the lecture period. - Re-registration(Rückmeldung)
Semester Planning
- Study progammes offered
- UnivIS (course catalogue)
- Student Advisory Service(Zentrale Studienberatung)
- Subject (-Specific) Advisory Service(Fachstudienberatung)
- Introductory Days for First Semester Students (Erstsemestereinführungstage)
- Instructions: Creating a Course Schedule
- FlexNow (Registering and deregistering for examinations & courses) & Office of Examinations
- for degree seeking students (not for exchange students): Examination & study regulations, module hand books
- Language Centre(Sprachenzentrum) (German & other language courses)
- Virtual Campus(Virtueller Campus) (eLearning system of the University of Bamberg)
- Virtual University Bavaria(Virtuelle Hochschule Bayern vhb) (virtual/digital/online courses offered)
- Central University IT Services (IT-Service)
- Groups for students at the University of Bamberg
- Libraries
- Corona virus: Current situation at the University of Bamberg
Scholarships
Overview/selection:
- DAAD scholarship database (Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst DAAD/German Academic Exchange Service)
- https://www.daad.de/en/study-and-research-in-germany/scholarships/
- MyStipendium
- https://www.uni-bamberg.de/studium/im-studium/studienorganisation/studienfoerderung-bafoegstipendien/
For international students in financial need:
- Dr. Andreas Weihe(Director International Office)
- Evangelische Studierendengemeinde (ESG)
- Katholische Hochschulgemeinde (KHG)
Accommodation in Bamberg
Further Information for your Studies
AEGEE
AEGEE (Association des Etats Généraux des Etudiants de l’Europe): International Student Group
- Overview Alumni Associations of the University of Bamberg
- Alumniportal Deutschland (German Alumni social network portal)
- DAAD liaison instructor at the University of Bamberg: Prof. Dr. Claus-Christian Carbon
What is GaSt-News?
GaSt-News is a magazine written mainly by international students who have studied in Bamberg.
GaSt stands for Group of International Students (Gruppe ausländischer Studierender).
Download GaSt-News as PDF
- GaSt-News Nr. 35(4.6 MB, 35 pages) (summer semester 2018)
- GaSt-News Nr. 34(3.9 MB, 38 pages) (winter semester 2016/17)
- GaSt-News Nr. 33(3.0 MB, 34 pages) (summer semester2015)
- GaSt-News Nr. 32(3.5 MB, 33 pages) (winter semester 2014/15)
- GaSt-News Nr. 31(4.4 MB, 48 pages) (summer semester2014)
- GaSt-News Nr. 30(5.0 MB, 46 pages) (winter semester 2013/14)
- GaSt-News Nr. 29(2.8 MB, 40 pages) (summer semester2013)
- GaSt-News Nr. 28(3.0 MB, 35 pages) (winter semester 2012/13)
- GaSt-News Nr. 27(3.1 MB, 61 pages) (summer semester2012)
- GaSt-News Nr. 26(2.1 MB, 41 pages) (winter semester 2011/12)
- GaSt-News Nr. 25(2.1 MB, 42 pages) (summer semester2011)
- GaSt-News Nr. 24 (3.7 MB, 27 pages)(summer semester2010)
- GaSt-News Nr. 23(5.2 MB, 39 pages) (winter semester 2009/10)
- GaSt-News Nr. 22(1.9 MB, 28 pages) (summer semester2009)
- GaSt-News Nr. 21(770.3 KB, 24 pages) (winter semester 2008/09)
- GaSt-News Nr. 20(1.6 MB, 33 pages) (summer semester2008)
- GaSt-News Nr. 19(1.1 MB, 29 pages) (winter semester 2007/08)
- GaSt-News Nr. 18(602.6 KB, 25 pages) (summer semester2007)
- GaSt-News Nr. 17(629.9 KB, 30 pages) (winter semester 2006/07)
- GaSt-News Nr. 16 (733.8 KB, 27 pages)(summer semester2006)
- GaSt-News Nr. 15(4.6 MB, 37 pages) (winter semester 2005/06)
- GaSt-News Nr. 14 (3.4 MB, 30 pages)(summer semester2005)
- GaSt-News Nr. 13 (1.4 MB, 24 pages)(winter semester 2004/05)
- GaSt-News Nr. 12 (2.9 MB, 36 pages)(summer semester2004)
- GaSt-News Nr. 11(368.3 KB, 48 pages) (summer semester2003)
Search for a doctor/physician:
- Association of Statutory Health Insurance Physicians of Bavaria (Kassenärztliche Vereinigung Bayerns KVB)
- Telephone Directory (Telefonbuch)
- Yellow Pages (Gelbe Seiten)
Search for an English speaking doctor/physician:
- Kassenärztliche Vereinigung Bayerns (KVB)
--> Expertensuche (expert search) --> Ort (Place): 'Bamberg' --> Weitere Optionen (further options) --> Fremdsprachen (foreign languages): choose 'Englisch' --> Suche starten (start search)
Outside normal opening hours:
- Bamberger Bereitschafts-Praxis (On-call practice)
- Ärztlicher Bereitschaftsdienst (Medical on-call service): phone number 116 117
Emergency numbers:
- emergency doctor/fire brigade: phone number 112
- police: phone number 110
- https://www.rundfunkbeitrag.de/welcome/englisch/index_ger.html
--> In Germany, each household with a device that can receive radio or TV broadcasts (e.g. a TV set, radio, personal computer or smartphone) has to pay a licence fee. This applies to all students without any exceptions.
- Beauftragter für Studierende mit Beeinträchtigung an der Universität Bamberg (Office for Students with Disabilities)
- https://www.studentenwerk-wuerzburg.de/en/soziales/students-with-disabilities.html
UniShop of the University of Bamberg: sale of various items with the university logo (merchandise), e.g. t-shirts, bags, beer mugs, etc.
- https://www.vhs-bamberg.de/
--> Further education in various fields of knowledge outside the university
Overview & Information:
Counselling offered by the Employment Agency for students at the University of Bamberg:
For the regional job search in and around Bamberg:
- Federal Employment Agency (Bundesagentur für Arbeit)
- Job market Feki.de (Jobbörse)
- Jobs.infranken.de
- Wobla
- Revenue/Tax Office Bamberg (Finanzamt Bamberg) (tax ID number, if required)