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Information for international applicants
w Admission Requirements
w Application Procedure of Undergraduate and Postgraduate Courses
w Study Credits
w Obtaining a Doctorate
w Financing Your Studies
w Advice and Enquiries
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Issued by:University of KasselStudierendensekretariatMoenchebergstraße 1934125 Kassel
Phone: +49 (0)561/804-2205E-Mail: [email protected]: www.uni-kassel.de/internat
Date: March 2014Edited by: Petra Castillo
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Introduction
Dear Applicant,Thank you very much for your interest in the University of Kassel.
This booklet contains information for applicants to the University of Kassel (with German or other nationality) who have obtained their university entrance qualification in countries other than Germany. For these applicants, the admission procedures are the same as for German applicants.
The following pages will advise you how to apply for a place at the University of Kassel and how to organize your stay before starting to study at Kassel. The advisors at the admissions office (Studierenden-sekretariat) and the International Office of the University of Kassel are at your disposal for further information. Phone numbers, office hours, and addresses can be found at the end of this booklet.
We are looking forward to welcoming you as an international student at our University.
University of KasselAdmissions Office Studierendensekretariat
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Table of contents
I Admission Requirements.................................................6 University Entrance Qualification 6 German Language Examination (DSH) 7 Test-DaF 7 German Language Course (Preparatory Course for the DSH) 8 Entrance Test for Fine Arts, Visual Communication, and Product Design 9 Private institutes offering German language courses 10 University Entrance Examination (Feststellungsprüfung) at the Studienkolleg (Preparatory Course before Studies) 12 Entrance Examination to the Studienkolleg 12 Courses Offered at the Studienkolleg Kassel 13 Subjects or Examination subjects at the Studienkolleg 14 External Candidates Examination (”Externenprüfung“) 16
II Application Procedure Undergraduate Studies................17 Who should apply to uni-assist for a place at the University of Kassel? 17 Where do you have to apply to uni-assist? 17 When do you have to apply to uni-assist? 18 How do you have to apply to uni-assist? 18 What is a complete set of documents? 19 How much is the application fee? 19 How can you pay the application fee? 20 What happens after your application? 20
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III Application Procedure Postgraduate Studies..................21 Who has to apply via uni-assist? 21 Where can the address of uni-assist be found? 21 What are the application deadlines? 21 How is the application procedure via uni-assist structured? 22 What is a complete application set? 22 How much does the application fee amount to and how is the payment procedure? 23 What steps follow up after a successfull application at uni-assist? 23
IV Study Credits.................................................................24
V Obtaining a Doctorate....................................................24
VI Financing Your Studies...................................................26 Student Contributions 26 Health Insurance 27 Miscellaneous Expenses 27 Living in Kassel 28 Scholarships 29
VII Advice and Enquiries Admissions Office (Studierendensekratariat)..................................................30 Admissions Office (Studierendensekretariat) 30 Preparatory Course before Studies (Studienkolleg) 31
IX Services.........................................................................32
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I Admission RequirementsUniversity Entrance Qualification
International students can be admitted to the University of Kassel if they have completed a school or university education which qualifies them for university admission in Germany.
Candidates need to prove that they are qualified for university admission (Hochschulzugangsberechtigung). You will usually have to submit notarised photocopies of your school leaving certificate (i.e. the vocational baccalaureat diploma, Senior School Certificate, Liceum, Lise Diplomasi). Applicants from some countries must have passed the university entrance examination in their home countryor successfully studied for several years.
• If your qualification for admission to German universities is equi-valent to a German secondary school leaving certificate (Abitur), you can be directly admitted to the University of Kassel. Before you commence your studies, you will have to pass the German Language Examination for University Students (DSH).
• In case your qualification is not fully equivalent, you will need to attend the Preparatory Course before Studies (Studienkolleg) for one year, and to pass the University Entrance Examination (Prüfung zur Feststellung der Hochschulreife), see page 12.
Some university entrance qualifications are valid only in the country of issue, but not in the Federal Republic of Germany.
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German Language Examination (DSH)
The DSH is held in February/March for the summer semester and in August/September for the winter semester. Please note that if you fail the examination, you retry it before the following semester. The DSH examination at the University of Kassel may be taken only by applicants who:
• have been admitted to study at the University of Kassel and who.
• have produced certification of a command of German equivalent to the Mittelstufe level of the Goethe Institute until the deadline for application.
Applicants who have learnt German at a secondary school or university must submit certification proving at least 600 hours of instruction in German.
The DSH is classified in three levels: DSH-1, DSH-2 and DSH-3. In order to begin the study you should prove that you have passed at least DSH-2 (Exception: see Entry Examination for Art Related Studies (Aufnahmepruefung fuer kuenstlerische Studiengaenge).
Test-DaF
If you have passed the level 4 Test-DaF examination in your home country (in the four sections required), you will not have to take the DSH examination. Please consult the Test-DaF institute‘s web pages (http://www.testdaf.de) for more information.
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German Language Course (Preparatory Course for the DSH)
The University of Kassel offers a preparatory language course in order to obtain the DSH. If you have been admitted to study at the University of Kassel and passed the Mittelstufen exam, nowadays it is called “GER - Gemeinsamer Europäischer Referenzrahmen” you will be accepted. To sort you in a level appropriate to your language skills there is an entrance examination at the beginning of each semester (Einstufungstest).
You will receive the dates of the DSH and the entrance examination together with the notification of your admission (Zulassungs- bescheid). Thus, you can decide on your own which of the two exams you would like to participate in.
The German language course cannot be directly applied for. First, you have to apply for an admission at university of Kassel. If you have to attend a Preparatory Course before Studies (Studien-kolleg) you cannot join the German language course.
In addition to the regular student contribution (closer information under: www.uni-kassel.de/go/servicefee),participants must pay a fee of € 450 per semester for the course.
Since no basic level course is offered by the University of Kassel, interested students should consult private language schools or the adult education centre. A list of private language schools in Kassel can be found on page 10.
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Entrance Test for Fine Arts,Visual Communication and Product Design
The deadline for application to the art courses (Fine Arts, Visual Communication, and Product Design) is 30th of April. Applicants are required to prove their artistic abilities in an entrance examination, in which they must present and discuss a selection of their works in front of the examination board of the art academy of Kassel (Kunst-hochschule).
In order to be admitted to the entrance exam, applicants must prove German knowledge equivalent to Level C1 (GeR - Gemeinsamer Europäischer Referenzrahmen), or at least 600 hours of German lessons. After they have taken the artistic entrance examination, they are also required to pass the DSH (Stufe: DSH-1).
In case an applicant achieved at least three points in all four sections of the Test-DaF examination, it is not required to pass the DSH as well. (www.testdaf.de)
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Private institutes offering German language courses
Volkshochschule Region KasselWilhelmshöher Allee 19-2134117 KasselTel.: (0561) 10 03 - 16 81, Fax: (0561) 10 03 - 16 [email protected]
Institut für SprachenDie Freiheit 1934117 KasselTel.: (0561) 28 600 20, Fax.: (0561) 28 600 21www.ifs-kassel.de/[email protected]
IB (Internationaler Bund) – Deutsch als FremdspracheKönigsplatz 5734117 KasselTel.: (0561) 57 46 37 - 26, Fax.: (0561) 57 46 37 - 10www.internationaler-bund.desprachkurse-kassel@internationaler-bund.de
CoNaS – Lernstudio ScheweKoelnische Str. 534117 KasselTel.: (0561) 76 679 94, Fax.: (0561) 76 678 [email protected]
Das Spracheninstitut DSIUntere Königsstr. 5834117 KasselTel.: (0561) 72 98 71 - 09, Fax: (0561) 72 98 71 - [email protected]. spracheninstitut.com
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Inlingua SprachschuleFriedrich-Ebert-Strasse 32-3434117 KasselTel.: (0561) 10 32 31, Fax.: (0561) 77 99 [email protected]
SÜZ Sprachen- und Übersetzungszentrum Dr. Ümit ÖzenGarde-du-Corps-Str. 134117 KasselTel.: (0561) 5 21 48 68/5 21 48 69, Fax: (0561) 5 21 48 [email protected]
Kasseler SprachschuleFuenffensterstrasse 434117 KasselTel.: (0561) 71 26 630, Fax.: (0561) 71 26 [email protected]
Dialog – Institut Dr. KilianTischbeinstr. 3234121 KasselTel.: (0561) 71 05 86, Fax.: (0561) 71 05 [email protected]
Europa-Kolleg KasselWilhelmshoeher Allee 1934117 KasselTel.: (0561) 77 67 88 oder 77 76 89, Fax: (0561) 77 99 [email protected]
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University Entrance Examination (Feststellungsprüfung) and Preparatory Course before Studies (Studienkolleg)
It is not possible to apply directly for the University Entrance Exami-nation. International applicants whose admission is not equivalent to the German Abitur need to demonstrate their ability to pursue university studies by passing the University Entrance Examination (Feststellungsprüfung).
Since it will be impossible to pass this examination without special preparation, applicants need to attend a course at the Studienkolleg beforehand. The Studienkolleg is a one year course which consists of lessons of 30-35 teaching hours per week in general education subjects such as German, Mathematics, Chemistry, etc.Please note that if you should fail this examination, you may take it only once more and only at the same Studienkolleg.
Entrance Examination to the Studienkolleg
There is an entrance examination to the Studienkolleg for those applicants only who have submitted certification of a command of German equivalent to the (Zertifikat Deutsch) at the Goethe Institute, participation of level B1 at a German language school, do-cumentation of 400 German lessons, two years of a successful study of German (language/literature), completion of secundary school in Germany, Test-DaF certificate with grade 3 in all four subareas.
The entrance examination will determine whether the applicant has got a command of German sufficient to follow the lessons. If more applicants pass the entrance examination than there are places available, those with the best results in the entrance examina-tion will be admitted.
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Only about 50 students can be admitted to the Kassel Studienkolleg. Since there are usually 10 or 15 times as many applicants, not all can be invited to the entrance test. Hence there is a preselection test, in the course of which the best applicants are chosen to be invited according to the regional and national quota and their qualification (average mark).
Courses Offered at the Studienkolleg Kassel
The Studienkolleg at the University of Kassel offers a T-course for technical subjects and a “W-course” for Business and Social Sciences.
Applicants for History and Languages have to participate in a “G-course”. Applicants of Agriculture, Biology and related subjects haveto participate in an “M-course”. However Studienkolleg in Kassel does not offer G/M courses. The next Studienkolleg offering these courses is the Studienkolleg Mittelhessen at Marburg. In order to be admitted, please apply to the University of Marburg or to the Univer-sity of Giessen. After passing the university entrance examination at the Studienkolleg Mittelhessen, it is possible to apply for a place atthe University of Kassel.
The University of Kassel accepts the final examinations of Studienkollegs at other German universities.
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Subjects or Examination subjects at the Studienkolleg
T- course: W-course:German MathematicsMathematics MacroeconomicsPhysics Microeconomics or EnglishChemistry Geography or Sociology
Which course you have to participate in depends on the studies you would like to apply for. The following table shows you which courses are related to various studies.
English and American Culture and Business Studies (Anglistik, Amerikanistik und Wirtschaft) G/W
English and American Studies (Anglistik und Amerikanistik) G/W
Architecture (Anglistik, Amerikanistik und Wirtschaft) TCivil Engineering (Bauingenieurwesen) TVisual/ Fine Arts (Bildende Kunst) GBiology (Biologie) MElectrical Engineering (Elektrotechnik) TGerman Philology (Germanistik) GHistory (Geschichte) GComputer Science/IT (Informatik) THistory of Art (Kunstwissenschaft) GLandscape Planning (Landschaftsplanung und Landschaftsarchitektur) T/M
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Mechanical Engineering (Maschinenbau) TMathematics (Mathematik) TMechatronics (Mechatronik) TNanostructural Science (Nanostrukturwissenschaft) TEcological Agriculture (Ökologische Landwirtschaft) MPhilosophy (Philosophie) GPhysics (Physik) TPolitical Science (Politikwissenschaften) G/WIndustrial Design (Produkt Design) GPsychology (Psychologie) G/W/MSocial Work (Soziale Arbeit) G/WSociology (Soziologie) WUrban Planning (Stadt- und Regionalplanung) TEnvironment Engineering (Umweltingenieurwesen) TVisual Communication (Visuelle Kommunikation) GIndustrial Engineering (Wirtschaftsingenieurwesen) T/WEconomics Teaching (Wirtschaftspädagogik) WEconomic Law (Wirtschaftsrecht) WStudies of Romance Languages and Literature/Spanish (Wirtschaftsromanistik/Spanisch) W/G
Studies of Romance Languages and Literature/French (Wirtschaftsromanistik/Französisch) W/G
Economics (Wirtschaftswissenschaften) W
legend:G = Liberal Arts (Geisteswissenschaften)T = Engineering (Technik)W = Business Social Science (Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaften) M = Medicine/Biology (Medizin/Biologie)K = Study of Arts (Künstlerischer Studiengang)S = Languages (Sprachen)
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External Candidates Examination (Externenprüfung)
It is only possible to take the external candidates examination without having attended the Studienkolleg if the following require-ments have been fulfilled:
1. Very good grades during your previous education, equivalent to a German grade of 2.0 or better,
2. A very good command of the German language, certified by the central Mittelstufen certificate of the Goethe Institute or level 4 of the Test-DaF (in all four sections),
3. Attendance at least one consultation at the Studienkolleg,
4. Consent of the head of the Studienkolleg.
The External Canditates Examination (Externenprüfung) may only be taken in the summer semester (June-July). If you wish to do so, please apply to the Admissions Office (Studierendensekretariat) by 15th of January.
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II Application ProcedureUndergraduate Studies
At the end of 2003 the University of Kassel joined the uni-assist -Application Service for International Students (Arbeits- und Service-stelle für internationale Studienbewerbungen).
uni-assist will deal with international student applications on behalf of the University of Kassel. uni-assist will precheck applications for completeness of all required documents.
Who should apply to uni-assist for a place at theUniversity of Kassel?
All persons who acquire their university entrance level in foreign countries have to apply to uni-assist for a place at the University of Kassel. University entrance level certifications are e.g. the Matura, A-Levels, High School Diploma, the vocational baccalaureat diploma, Gaocao and others.
Where do you have to apply to uni-assist?
Please send your application to the following address only:
Universitaet Kasselc/o uni-assist e.V.Geneststraße 510829 Berlin
Please find further information under:http://www.uni-assist.de/index_en.html
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When do you have to apply to uni-assist?
Winter semester
Summer semester
General deadline July 15 January 15
For the Studienkolleg (Preparatory Course before Studies)
April 30 –
ExceptionsTeaching Profession Music/Art/SportsArt (Visual Arts, Product Design,Visual Communication)
April 30April 30
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• Please note that the complete set of documents should arrive at the deadlines mentioned above. Otherwise, they can only be considered in the following semester or academic year.
• In order to clarify open questions it is recommended to submit the application at least six weeks before the final deadline.
How do you have to apply to uni-assist?
• Please send a completed and signed application form. uni-assist requires this set only once, even though applicants may want to apply to several universities.
• Please pay the application fee the same day the application form is posted.
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What is a complete set of documents?
• National certificate of aptitude for higher education.• Certifications, tables of grades or transcripts concerning
previous studies at a university, in case you studied beforehand.• Certificate of command of the standard German language.• uni-assist requires notarised photocopies and notarised German
translations of certificates instead of the original documents.• Unfortunately, uni-assist cannot deal with incomplete sets of
application documents.
How much is the application fee?
• For your application to be processed by uni-assist, a service fee has to be paid. For detailed information please visit http://www.uni-assist.de/news.html
• For every additional application for submission at a further uni-versity applicants are charged per university and semester € 15.
• The service fee needs to be paid for one application set only.• Methods of payment can be found under:
www.uni-assist.de/methods-payment.html
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What happens after your application?
• uni-assist will forward your documents to the University of Kas-sel as soon as you have fullfilled the requirements in form and content. Then the University of Kassel will send you the decision with further information.
• Should your documents not fulfill the formal admission require-ments, uni-assist will notify you accordingly. Unfortunately, we cannot send your documents back. You will have to reapply with new documents in the following year or term respectively.
• In case we accepted, your documents will only remain with us or with uni-assist for one year. After that they will be deleted. Unfortunately, we cannot send back your documents.
• uni-assist will save your file in a data base for a period of four years. During this period of time your documents will only be available to uni-assist and the universities you have chosen. After that all data will be deleted.
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III Application Procedure Postgraduate Studies
Who has to apply via uni-assist?
You are looking forward to pursue your postgraduate studies at the University of Kassel? You have successfully completed your undergra-duate studies at a foreign university? In case these conditions apply to you, an application via uni-assist is required.
Where can the address of uni-assist be found?Please visit page 17 of this booklet for detailed address information.
What are the application deadlines?
Wintersemsester
Summer semester
Application deadlines for unrestricted Master programmes March 1 September 1
Application deadlines for restricted Mas-ter programmes - July 15
• However, please take into consideration that application dead-lines might vary depending on the chosen master programme. Therefore, please visit the homepage of the individual master programme to learn more about application deadlines and beginning of master programmes (i.e. summer semester, winter semester).
• Please make sure that your complete application documents reach uni-assist at the latest on the given deadlines. Otherwise, your application will not be taken into consideration for the re-quested semester and application procedures will be postponed to the next semester.
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• It is requested that applicants hand in their application documents at uni-assist at least 8 weeks prior to the application deadline. The formal evaluation of your application at uni-assist takes up to two weeks. The evaluation of the eligibility at the University of Kassel will take at least another two weeks. In order to be able to apply for your visa on time and arrive in Kassel before lectures begin, it is requested to apply as early as possible.
How is the application procedure via uni-assist structured?Please find detailed information on page 18 of this booklet.
What is a complete application set?Please make sure to add the following documents to your application:
• The school certificate that entitles you to study at a university in your home country.
• The degree of your current university. • Transcript of records including your grades of your prior and/or cur-
rent studies at a university.• Language certificates.• In case you are looking forward to studying a programme with Eng-
lish as instruction language English language certificates are required. • Depending on the master programme, further documents might be
necessary, i.e.: curriculum vitae, reference letters, letter of motivati-on, additional documents. Kindly visit the homepage of the Universi-ty of Kassel prior to sending your documents to uni-assist in order to learn more about additional documents: www.uni-kassel.de/go/postgraduate
• Please make sure to hand in two sets of your documents at uni-assist: 1st authenticated copies in the original language, 2nd authenticated copies in a translated version (German or English). Please make sure to not hand in original documents since they will not be returned to you!
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• Incomplete applications will not be taken into consideration by uni-assist and therefore not forwarded to the University of Kassel.
How much does the application fee amount to and how is the payment procedure?
For detailed information on the application fee and the bank transac-tion please visit the pages 19 – 20 of this booklet.
What steps follow up after a successful application at uni-assist?
• uni-assists evaluates your documents with regard to formal ad-mission criteria for the given master programme (GPA, German language knowledge, etc.). In case you meet the formal require-ments uni-assist forwards your data to the University of Kassel. You will be informed by uni-assist about this procedure.
• The department of the given master programme now evaluates your eligibility with regard to the study content.
• Once a decision is been made, you will be informed about ad-mission or disaffirmation.
• Uni-assist will keep your documents saved for four years as data package. Documents will only be forwarded to the university of your choice. After those four years, your documents will be deleted.
• In case you do not meet the profile of the master programme, you will be informed by uni-assist directly. In that case your do-cuments will not be forwarded to the University of Kassel.
• It is not possible to return the certificates, however. In case you wish to apply for another programme at the University of Kassel you would have to apply once more with a complete set of documents.
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IV Study Credits
Generally, credits for previous studies at another university are possi-ble if results and content are comparable.
Please submit your study certifications to the Admissions Office (Stu-dierendensekretariat) after being assessed by uni-assist.They will be passed on to the examining board (Prüfungsausschuss) of the respective department. Applicants who have already studied in the Federal Republic of Ger-many can submit their documents directly to the examining board.
V Obtaining a Doctorade
In order to study for a doctorate, it is necessary to be accepted as a candidate by the respective department. It is required that:
• a professor states in writing that he or she is prepared to be the supervisor of your doctoral thesis and
• the committee appropriate for doctorates of the department in question confirms that your degree is equivalent to a German degree.
If the applicants are not personally known to their future supervisor, they are expected to prepare an outline of their intended research project, and to submit it to the professor for approval. Should he or she agree to supervise the dissertation, the application may be sent to the department’s committee appropriate for doctorates in order to be examined for the recognition of their degree.Studying for a doctorate in the German system includes preparing a dissertation under the supervision of a professor and attending a col-loquia for doctoral candidates. Usually there are no special courses for doctoral candidates.
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An exception to this rule is an agreement 1- 4 who inflicts certain obligations on the doctoral candidate to fulfill the requirements for doctoral studies at the University of Kassel (in participating in parti-cular courses or passing certain exams). The average period of time to obtain a doctorate is 3 to 5 years.
For further information please contact:
Universitaet KasselPromotionsgeschaeftsstelleMoenchebergstraße 1934109 Kassel
Mrs Ermel Phone: +49 (0)561/ 804-2168Mrs. Salzmann Phone: +49 (0)561/ 804-2170
Fax.: +49 (0)561/ 804-2199Internet: www.uni-kassel.de/go/doktorE-mail: [email protected]
Office Hours:Mon to Thur: 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. and by appointment
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VI Financing your Studies
Before entering the country please make sure that sufficient financial means are available for your complete period of study. The Embassy or the foreigners registration office (Ausländerbehörde) will require proof that funds necessary to cover living expenses (accommodation, food etc.) are available. Please take into consideration that expenses will range between € 500 and € 600 per month. Some embassies may ask you to proof the sufficient funds for your studies through a blocked bank account (Sperrkonto). This can be opened at a German bank. Please ask about this in advance at the German embassy in your home country Attending a German language course at a private school before taking up your studies will entail additional costs of between € 250 and € 750 a month.
Furthermore, it is important to consider expences discussed below.
Student Contributions
Every student needs to pay a registration fee and aquires the right to use buses, trams and regional trains as part of the public transport in the area of the North Hessian Traffic Combine (Nordhessischen Verkehrsverbundes).
Please find closer details under: http://www.uni-kassel.de/go/semesterbeitrag
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Health Insurance
All students under 30 years of age must be insured in the govern-ment health insurance scheme. The service provided by this insu-rance includes among other things the payment of medical treat-ment, drugs and hospital charges. Currently, the costs are about € 80 per month (including the additional nursing insurance "Pflege-versicherung"). This amount has to be paid to the health insurance company before your university registration.
Students over thirty years of age, and those who are not regular fulltime students, since they attend a language school or a Studien-kolleg, are not subject to compulsory insurance. Please contact the health insurance company in question whether they are willing to insure you. In general, you have the opportunity to choose a private health insu-rance company. However, this might be considerably more expensive.All people in Germany are now obliged to have health insurance.
Miscellaneous Expenses
Students may have other expenses, e.g. for buying books, instru-ments and materials. Depending on the field of study, these might amount to € 300 per semester.
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Living in Kassel
The halls of residence at the University of Kassel are managed by the Student Services (Studentenwerk Kassel). At present there are about 1,000 rooms available in halls of residence. A room costs between € 150 and € 270 a month, depending on location and furnishings. Furthermore the Studentenwerk acts as an agent for renting rooms and flats (free of charge).
Flat-hunting students please contact:
Studentenwerk KasselAbteilung „Studentisches Wohnen“Wolfhager Straße 1034117 Kassel
Phone: +49 (0)561–804 2552E-Mail: [email protected]: www.studentenwerk-kassel.deOffice hours:Mon to Thur 10:00 a.m. – 03:00 p.m.Fri 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon
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Scholarships
In general, German universities do not offer scholarships. Therefore it is pointless to apply to the university for a grant before commencing your study. There are, however, national sponsors that offer financial assistance to international students also. This support mainly depends on previous academic achievements, while the soci-al situation of the applicant is of secondary importance.
Information about scholarships can be obtained from the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) or the diplomatic and consular missions, e.g. the Goethe Institutes and the offices of the DAAD in your home country. They will inform you about the necessary quali-fication and deadlines and will provide information about the offices which accept applications for a scholarship.
The DAAD adresses and phone numbers in Germany are:
Kennedyallee 5053175 BonnPhone: +49 (0)0228/ 882-0
E-Mail: [email protected]: www.daad.de
Markgrafenstraße 3710117 BerlinPhone: +49 (0)30/20 22 08-0
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VII Advice and EnquiriesAdmissions Office (Studierendensekratariat)
The Admissions Office offers advice to international applicants and students on the following issues:
• admission and matriculation procedures• admission requirements and procedures• admission to a Studienkolleg• change of course or subject• entry into higher semesters and postgraduate courses• recognition of international education certificates• re-registration, leaves of absence, exmatriculation
Universität KasselStudierendensekretariat Moenchebergstr. 1934125 Kassel
Office Hours of the Admissions Office:Mon to Thur 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Hotline:Mon to Thur 10:00 a.m. – 03:30 p.m.Fri 10:00 p.m. – 12:00 noon
Phone: + 49 (0)561 - 804-2205Fax: + 49 (0)561 - 804-7202E-Mail: [email protected]: www.uni-kassel.de/go/studierendensekretariat
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Welcome Centre in the International Office
• offers support for the organization of the study or research stay before arrival and during the first months in Kassel.
• organizes the orientation week for international students and PhD candidates.
• Offers full service and support during studies, gives information with regard to study or PhD planning, residence permit, work permit, etc.
University of KasselInternational OfficeWelcome CentreMönchebergstr. 1934125 Kassel
Office hours of the Welcome Centre:Mon, Wed and Fri: 1:00 - 3:00 p.m.
Phone: + 49 (0)561 - 804-2103Fax: + 49 (0)561 - 804-3513Email: [email protected]: www.uni-kassel.de/go/welcome-centre
Office hours of the International OfficeMon to Thur: 1:00 - 3:00 p.m.
Email: [email protected]: www.uni-kassel.de/go/international-office
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Preparatory Course before Studies (Studienkolleg)
Studienkolleg fuer auslaendische Studierende der Universitaet KasselKurt-Wolters-Straße 5, room 202734125 Kassel
Phone: +49 (0)561 - 804-7384 or 804-7387Fax: +49 (0)561 - 804-7383Internet: www.uni-kassel.de/studienkolleg/E-Mail: [email protected]
The Preparatory Course before Studies (Studienkolleg) advises inter-national applicants about the admission to Studienkolleg courses and about the University Entrance Examination (Feststellungsprüfung).
IX Services
Erstinformation Studium study enquiriesThe „Erstinformation Studium“ offers general information and answers frequent questions about applying to and studying at the University of Kassel. It also forwards the enquiries, if required, to the respective local services and /or offices.www.uni-kassel.de/go/erstinformation
Studierendensekretariatadmissions office The „Studierendensekretariat“ is the university’s central administ-rative unit. It is responsible for the enrolment of students and the processing of main administrative tasks and student formalities.
Allgemeine Studienberatung academic advisory serviceThe „Allgemeine Studienberatung” provides information and advice concerning enquiries about the choice of the field of study, transfer to a new course of study, and further problems in and around study-ing.
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Ausländerbehördeforeigners registration officeThe "Ausländerbehörde" is responsible for extending your Visa.
Allgemeine Sozialberatungsocial advisingThe „Allgemeine Sozialberatung” provides counselling and guidance to students on an individual basis on issues pertaining to their social and academic life, family problems, and difficulties, so that students can better participate in academic life (reconciliation of studies & family/work/ disability & financial matters).
Studienfinanzierungsberatung financial advising for studentsThe “Studienfinanzierungsberatung” provides information about scholarships and student loans. You can also get in touch with them to apply for a student loan.
PromotionsgeschäftstellePhD OfficeThe „Promotionsgeschäftsstelle“ processes applications and admis-sions for postgraduate programmes and provides advice in technical and legal formalities of the academic proceedings to obtain a PHD or a “habilitation”(postdoctoral lecture qualification).
International OfficeOffers support to students and PhD candidates before and upon arrival in Kassel in all non academic matters.
The University of Kassel offers a list of all intern service-departments. Please follow the Internetlink: www.uni-kassel.de/go/services
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