First Steps @ Anhalt University First Steps @ Anhalt University

First Steps @ Anhalt University
First Steps @ Anhalt
information and guidelines for
international students on
Campus Dessau
08/04/2015 - Building 04,
13.00 hrs.
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First Steps @ Anhalt University
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Anhalt University – Some facts
• Largest university of Applied Sciences
in Saxony-Anhalt
• More than 8,000 students
• More than 60 programmes of study
• Bachelor and Master degrees, full time
and distance learning programmes
• over 2,000 international students from
more than 80 countries
• three sites with a strong tradition in
sciences, education an culture
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University with three campuses
Bernburg 3,000 students
• Business studies
• Environmental orientated programmes
of study
Dessau 1,400 students
• creative branches of study
• along the lines of the Bauhaus tradition
Köthen 3,500 students
• Engineering and computer sciences
• Since 1891 education in engineering
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Dessau the city of the Bauhaus
International
• Over 2.300 international students from
more tha 80 countries
• 86 partner universities in 42 countries
• Over 500 students enrolled in
„Landestudienkolleg“ (preparatory
college)
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Eight international Master degrees
(English-taught) in Architecture, Design,
Business and Biosciences
• International Student Club located in
Martinskirche in Köthen
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First Steps @ Dessau - Overview
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Important Registrations
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Student Issues: Academic
Student Issues: IT
Student Issues: Advice
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Health / Emergencies
everything online at (English):
http://www.hsanhalt.de/international/internationalstudents/dessau.html
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International Office / Akademisches Auslandsamt
Staff at Anhalt University’s International
Office provide support and advice to
international students of Anhalt University
(degree-seeking and exchange/visiting
students) on the following issues:
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Information and orientation for
commencing your studies at
Anhalt (in cooperation with
service partners and
departments).
Advice and contacts regarding
residence permit issues.
Support and advice through
network of partner institutions
and study buddies for personal /
individual support.
Our offices are on Campus Köthen!
Postal address:
Hochschule Anhalt
Akademisches Auslandsamt
Bernburger Straße 55
06366 Köthen
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International Office (Akademisches Auslandsamt)
Visitors address: Hochschule Anhalt, Bernburger Straße 55, 06366 Köthen
Campus KöthenBuilding 03, room 117
Office hours:
Monday - Thursday, 13.00 – 17.00 hrs.
Internet:
www.hs-anhalt.de/international/aaa.html
Contact:
Ms Anne Beer (Head of the International Office)
Ph. +49 3496 67-5101
email: [email protected]
Mr Marcus Rau (International Students Co-ordinator)
Ph. +49 3496 67-5113
email: [email protected]
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Campus Köthen – Important contacts
Dessau co-ordinator
International
Students
Ms Yili Lu
[email protected]
ph. +49 (0)340 5197 1518
Building 10, room 1.13
Campus co-ordinator
Prof. Dr. Claus Dießenbacher
c.dieß[email protected]
ph. +49 (0)340 5197 1521
Buidling 10, room 1.13
International
Co-ordinators
Prof. Stefan Pinkau (Department 3/AFG)
[email protected]
Mr Klaus Pollmeier (Department 4/Design)
[email protected]
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Campus Dessau
Dining hall (Mensa)
Uni registration (ASA)
Internet access student
residence halls (ZIK)
Campus coordinator
International Students
– Ms Yili Lu
Uni library
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First Steps @ Dessau
1 Important
Registrations
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Important Registrations
Please do the following in the order provided:
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Find accommodation
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Ensure health insurance valid for Germany
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Enrol/Register at Hochschule Anhalt
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Register with the local council in Dessau (obligatory)
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Open a bank account
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Apply for student residence permit / Notify authority
(Ausländerbehörde Dessau-Roßlau, Dessau)
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Important Registrations:
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Accommodation
Options
a)
Student residence halls (run by Studentenwerk Halle)
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b)
high demand, online application prior to arrival, waiting list
furnished and service packet (utensils, linen, Internet)
Private accommodation
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rarely furnished
approach individual housing companies, landlords;
carefully check conditions of rental agreements;
get help (language) if needed
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Accommodation: student residence halls
Student Services (Studentenwerk Halle, Köthen office)
Where:
Studentenwerk Halle / Wohnen
Mensa Fasanerieallee 1a, 06366 Köthen
Campus Bernburger Straße, 1st floor
When:
Tues. 13.00-17.00 hrs; Thur. 12.30-15.00 hrs.
Contact:
Ms Berger
ph. +49 3496 67-6425
Ms Schillinger
ph. +49 3496 67-6424
[email protected]
Online application : http://tl1host.de/SWHAL/
(deadline winter semester: 31 August)
• Due to refurbishment there are hardly any places available at student
residence halls until April 2015
• You may apply online and hope for people dropping out – It is advisable
though, to look for private accommodation
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Accommodation: private accommodation
BEWOS DORM (former Bauhaus Gästehaus)
• a dorm in the south of Dessau.
• All the rooms come with furniture.
• It is rented by an organization called BEWOS - http://www.bewos.de
DWG
• DWG is the biggest renting company in Dessau.
• price for the apartments does not include utilities for heating, electricity and
water.
• Before signing something please check the contract carefully (because all
the contracts are in German) and have some look at it and check things
with you: Contact Yili Lu (campus coordinator international students)
• usually apartments come without furniture, but this you can sometimes get
from leaving students or just ask for it on facebook.
http://www.dwg-wohnen.de
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Accommodation: private accommodation
WWW.WG-GESUCHT.DE
• On this website, you have the opportunity to look for flat shares.
• In Germany it is really common for students to share apartments.
• Some come with furniture but for details you should ask future
room mates.
• It is a good opportunity to meet new people and really nice to
have company.
http://www.wg-gesucht.de
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Important Registrations 2
Health Insurance
(Krankenversicherung)
Every student enrolling at Anhalt University is required acc. to German law
(Sozialgesetzbuch) to take out a statutory health insurance (Gesetzliche
Krankenversicherung).
The insurance will cost about EUR 85.00 / month.
This does not apply if
• you are 30 years of age or older ( → take out private health insurance / higher insurance rate with statutory insurer)
• you are an EU students → you can prove your home insurance
(EHIC card) + plus proof of your current insurance status
• you have a private insurance and can provide an exemption
certificate (Befreiungsbescheinigung von der gesetzlichen
Krankenversicherungspflicht) issued by a German statutory health
insurer
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Important Registrations: 2
Health Insurance
(Krankenversicherung)
Should you need a health insurance with a German provider or
need an exemption certificate (Befreiungsbescheinigung) issued,
please contact the local branches of the statutory health insurances
(Gesetzliche Krankenversicherung):
→ for contact details cf. Campusplaner Dessau 2014/15, page 77
Any questions on health insurance, you may direct to:
Ms Siegrun Reinhold (TK) [email protected]
+49 (0)3 41 - 98 53-355
+49 (0)1 51 - 57 11 79 45
Ms Nadine Gottwald (DAK) [email protected]
+49 (0)39 23 - 61 393 1904
+49 (0)172 - 404 31 37
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Important Registrations :
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Enrol/Register at Hochschule Anhalt
Step 1: Paying semester contribution (Semesterbeitrag)
After Admission (Zulassung) + you need your applicant number (Bewerbernummer)
Payment of the Semesterbeitrag is compulsory for all students upon enrolment at Anhalt
University. This fee is EUR 66.00 / semester
Please transfer (bank transfer) your contribution to the following account. Make sure the
reference field (Verwendungszweck) follows exactly the example given below:
Payee (Empfänger):
Bank
IBAN:
BIC:
Reference (Verwendungszweck):
Hochschule Anhalt
Deutsche Bundesbank
DE3581 0000 0000 8100 1539
MARKDEF1810
Applicant number, family name, first name
e.g.: 56789, Kostov, Anatolji
Processing (transfer) may take up to 3 working days. Only when your money has
been received at university, will your registration be processed further.
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Important Registrations : 3
Enrol/Register at Hochschule Anhalt
Step 2: Finish enrollment / get your student ID (Immatrikulation)
Register at HS Anhalt to receive your student ID (Studierendenausweis /
Immatrikulationsbescheinigung)
Abteilung Studentische Angelegenheiten,
Seminarplatz 2, 06846 Dessau - building M, room 201
Where:
When:
Tues./Thur., 9.00-12.30 + 13.30-15.30 hrs.
Contact:
Mr Todte, +49 (0)340 5197-5224
Provide/show – documents stated in your admission letter (Zulassung), including:
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1 biometric, passport-sized picture
passport (original and copy of picture page)
admission letter HS Anhalt (copy)
proof of sufficient health insurance / exemption certificate if private insurance
proof of transfer of semester contribution (2014_15: € 66.00)
Important Registrations: 4
Register with local council
(Bürgeramt)
Where:
Rathaus - Bürgeramt Dessau, Zerbster Straße 4
06844 Dessau-Roßlau, room 126
When:
Monday
Tuesday / Thursday
Wednesday / Friday
Saturday
Contact:
+49 (0)340 204-1733
8.00 – 16.00 hrs
8.00 – 18.00 hrs
8.00 – 12.00 hrs
8.00 – 12.00 hrs
Please note: Register within one-two weeks of moving into new place.
Provide:
• show passport,
• student ID or admission letter HS Anhalt,
• proof residential address (contract)
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Important Registrations:
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Opening bank account
If you require a current account (Girokonto) with a German bank you can contact the
following banks. You need to go there in person. Service is offered in German only.
Commerzbank, Kavalierstraße 36, 06844 Dessau-Roßlau
current account for students (under 30yrs); no charges
Deutsche Bank, Kavalierstraße 20-22, 06844 Dessau-Roßlau
Services/charges for blocked account (Sperrkonto) and other services: Enquire with
banks.
You need to show:
• passport
• residence permit (if applicable)
• student ID HS Anhalt,
• proof of financial means available,
• rental contract,
• confirmation of council registration (Anmeldung Bürgeramt)
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Important registrations: 6
Apply for student residence permit
(Ausländerbehörde)
EU and Non-EU students need to contact the local Foreigner’s Office (Ausländerbehörde).
Non-EU citizens: You need to provide:
• Residence permit application forms (available @ Bürgeramt upon registration)
• 1 biometric, passport-sized pictures
• Passport
(original + copy)
• student ID HS Anhalt
(original + copy)
• proof of health insurance / exemption certificate (Befreiungsbescheinigung) (original + copy)
+ German translation / insurance policy
• rental contract / confirmation by landlord
• proof of sufficient financial means (blocked account / grant)
→ letter for bank through Ausländerbehörde
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Important registrations: 6
Charges:
Apply for student residence permit
(Ausländerbehörde)
EUR 100.00 (up to 1 year valid)
EUR 110.00 (> 1 year)
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Pay charges in cash
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Exception:
free of charge if scholarship holder with money from German
public funds.
Apply for residence permit 4-6 weeks before your initial visa expires
(usually valid for 90 days)
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See Yili Lu / Campus Dessau for advice
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Information sheets German / English available @ IO and Yili Lu’s office
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Ausländerbehörde will run an information session on residence permit issues
for students on Campus Dessau – Watch this space!
Important registrations: 6
Apply for student residence permit
(Ausländerbehörde)
EU students need to contact the local Foreigner’s Office (Ausländerbehörde) within 3
months of your arrival in Germany
You need to provide:
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Passport
(original + copy)
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student ID HS Anhalt
(original + copy)
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proof of valid health insurance / exemption certificate (Befreiungsbescheinigung)
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bank statement with sufficient financial funds to finance general living expenses
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Residence permit (Ausländerbehörde)
Where:
Stadt Dessau-Roßlau, Ausländerbehörde
Zerbster Straße 4, 06844 Dessau-Roßlau
room 140-143
When:
Tuesday
Thursday
8.00 – 12.00 + 13.30 – 17.30 hrs.
8.00 – 12.00 + 13.30 – 15.30 hrs.
Wednesday
8.00 – 12.00 hrs.
(between 1 September – 31 October)
Contact:
+49 (0)340 204-2033
[email protected]
Service is offered in German and English (depending on staff available).
Arrange appointments through Yili Lu / Campus coordinator and ask for
buddy / student support if needed
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Student Issues:
Academic
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University library (Hochschulbibliothek)
Where:
Gropiusallee 34, 06846 Dessau-Roßlau
Building 16
When:
Monday-Thursday, 9.30-17.00 / 19.00 hrs.
Friday 9.00-15.00 / 17.00 hrs.
Contact:
+49 (0)340 5197-5688
[email protected]
Please note:
• Student ID card is also library ID.
• Register at library and show/provide student ID, passport, confirmation of
registration with local council (Bürgeramt Dessau-Roßlau)
Uni sports (Hochschulsport)
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Contact:
Mr Olaf Hoffmann
Office
Hardenbergstraße 28, 06846 Dessau-Roßlau
room 113
Ph. +49 (0)3496 67-5719
[email protected]
www.sport.hs-anhalt.de
Email:
Internet:
Tuesday
Friday
Office hours:
11.00-14.00 hrs.
14.00-15.00 hrs.
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International Students’ Club - KÖTHEN
(Internationaler Studentenclub Martinskirche)
Martinskirche is a disused church and with its tall redbrick spire one of Köthen’s landmark. The club is
open to all students of Anhalt University and works
on an informal drop-in basis:
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German language practice sessions
Guitar and painting lessons
Dance and jam sessions
Film screenings and food sessions
Billards and tabletop football
International Students’ Café ‘Orangerie’
Contact:
Mr Frank Winkler
Opening hours:
Mon-Fri 15.30-22.00 hrs.
ph. +49 (0)1753 396-369 (during opening hrs. only)
Address:
Internationaler Studentenclub Martinskirche
Leipziger Straße 36c, 06366 Köthen
(entrance opposite petrol station)
Lunch at the dining hall (Mensa)
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Address:
Mensa Dessau – Seminarplatz 2, 06846 Dessau-Roßlau
Opening hours:
Mensa Dessau:
Monday-Friday, 11.15 – 13.15 hrs
Opening hours during non-teaching periods (February-March, August-September)
may vary. Please check notice boards.
Check online:
http://www.studentenwerk-halle.de/hochschulgastronomie/dessau/mensa-dessau/
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Public TV and radio licensing fee (Rundfunkbeitrag)
International students living in their own flats, in shared flats (Wohngemeinschaft /
WG) or student residence halls may need pay a contribution towards using the
provisions of German public TV and radio broadcasters
This fee is deducted per household. If you share bathroom and kitchen in your
student residence or you share a flat with others, every individual in this unit needs
to pay a part of this contribution. One of you will receive the invoice and is
responsible for paying the fee.
Service phone:
018 59995 0100*
Mon-Fri: 7.00 - 19.00 hrs.
Internet:
www.rundfunkbeitrag.de [German only]
Student ID card (Studierendenausweis)
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Lost student ID cards can be replaced at a cost of € 20.00.
Your student ID card holds your personal data and also shows its validity for the
current term. The additional ‘S’ stamped above the current term indicates that
you have paid the Student Union fee of € 6.00.
Re-validating your student ID: Once you have re-registered for the next
semester (by having paid in the semester contribution) you may re-validate your
student ID card for the current/next term.
Validaters located in foyer of building M
Contact:
Mr Hanjo Todte – [email protected]
Ph. +49 (0)340 5197-5224 – building M, room 201
Tues./Thur., 9.00-12.30 + 13.30-15.30 hrs.
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Re-registration (Rückmeldung)
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Re-register for the next semester by transferring the semester contribution
(Semesterbeitrag) of currently EUR 66.00 to the following account:
Payee (Empfänger):
Bank:
IBAN:
BIC:
Hochschule Anhalt
Deutsche Bundesbank
DE35 8100 0000 0081 0015 39
MARKDEF1810
Reference (Verwendungszweck):
4059235_RM20142_Kostov, Anatolij
(see what the numbers mean - Campusplaner 2014/15, p. 77)
for the following winter semester – re-register between 15 August – 15 September
for the following summer semester – re-register between 15 February – 15 March
International Students Ombudsman
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International students enrolled at Anhalt University of Applied Sciences may
contact the International Students Ombudsman regarding issues of noncompliance with any of the standards laid down in the National Code of Conduct:
http://www.hrk.de/uploads/media/CC_Broschuere_1109-fin.pdf
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Please consult the National Code of Conduct prior to contacting the
Ombudsman. See whether your issue fits the standards.
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Please contact the International Students Ombudsman via the following email
address (Please mind the German spelling):
[email protected]
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Student
Issues: IT
IT issues
Your registration papers contain a section with the following information:
Wichtige Informationen
ASA-Service-Portal (HIS-QIS)
Webadresse: https://service.asa.hs-anhalt.de
Benutzername: stxxxxx
Password: XXxxXXXxx
Login for:
• WiFi @ Uni
• Student email
• Uni service portal
Rückmeldung zum Wintersemester 2015/16
15.08.2015 bis 15.09.2015
Studentische E-Mailadresse
[email protected]
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Issues: Social
Social Issues
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Cf. Campusplaner Dessau 2014/15 – pp. 72-73 for support offices on social,
financial, psychosocial and legal issues.
These services are run by Studentenwerk Halle and are free of charge for all
students. Services in German and English
Social advice
Psychosocial advice
Legal advice
(Sozialberatung)
(Psychosoziale Beratung)
(Rechtsberatung)
Services offered:
http://www.studentenwerk-halle.de/internationale-studierende/ [DE / EN]
Offices and office hours HS Anhalt:
http://www.studentenwerk-halle.de/1/beratung/sozialberatung/beratungszeiten-undorte/
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Financial Support – Grants/scholarships
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International Office has only one particular fund available for international students:
http://www.hs-anhalt.de/international/international-students/scholarships.html
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Deutschlandstipendium – approach Career Center (Weiterbildungszentrum / Köthen)
for further advice:
Dr. Katrin Kaftan – [email protected]
+49 (0)3496 67-1901
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DAAD Scholarship finder for international students:
https://www.daad.de/deutschland/stipendium/datenbank/en/21148-finding-scholarships/
• Financial aid in cases of hardship – through Studentenwerk Halle:
http://www.studentenwerk-halle.de/1/bafoeg/support-by-your-studentenwerk/
Contact International Office if you need further advice / support on this.
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Emergencies
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Health / Emergencies
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National emergency police number:
National emergency fire brigade / ambulance number:
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Emergency department Dessau hospital (24/7)
Städtisches Klinikum Dessau, Auenweg 38, 06847 Dessau‐Roßlau
Ph. +49 (0)340 5010
www.klinikum‐dessau.de
Looking for medical doctors with non‐German language skills:
http://arztsuche.kvsa.de/arztsuche
(Please note: search mask and drop‐downs in German only)
Further information
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German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) – international students
https://www.daad.de/deutschland/de/
Studying in Germany: www.study‐in.de
International students in Germany (Deutsches Studentenwerk)
http://www.internationale‐studierende.de/
Funding guide / scholarships: www.funding‐guide.de
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International Office (Akademisches Auslandsamt)
Visitors address: Campus Köthen, Bernburger Straße 55, 06366 Köthen
Building 03, room 117
Office hours:
Monday - Thursday, 13.00 – 17.00 hrs.
Internet:
www.hs-anhalt.de/international/aaa.html
Contact:
Ms Anne Beer (Head of the International Office)
Ph. +49 3496 67-5101
email: [email protected]
Mr Marcus Rau (International Students Co-ordinator)
Ph. +49 3496 67-5113
email: [email protected]
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