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Summer semester 2016
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International First-Year, Exchange and Visiting Students
ORIENTATION WEEK
4th - 8th April 2016
ENGLISH SHORT VERSION
In this English section we have focused on events held in foreign languages.
For a comprehensive overview of events, please have a look at the German section.
www. facebook.com/europa.uni
Department of International Affairs & General Student AdvisingIndex
Department of International Affairs 3
Important Vocabulary / Wichtige Vokabeln 4
Checklist / Academic Calendar 5
Contacts 6
Welcome Receptions, Social Program & More 7
Introductions and Meetings for International First-Year Students 8
Introductions and Meetings for International Exchange and Visiting Students 9
Foreign Languages Placement Tests 10
Admissions Office (Immatrikulationsamt) Information 12
University Online Platforms 13
Accommodation 11
[ Service Point ]
Contact: 0335 - 5534 4747; admission@europa-uni.de
Office Hours: Mo-Fr, 9am-3pm
Offering assistance to students
• General information about applying, enrollment, re-registration and leave of absence
• Student ID pick-up
• Course and language certificates pick-up
• Application / documents pick-up and submission
• Diploma, bachelor and master thesis submission
2Department of International Affairs
The Department of International Affairs cordially
welcomes you to the European University Viadrina.
In addition to organizing international partnerships
and study abroad agreements, we also support and
advice Viadrina students who are interested in stu-
dying one or two semesters abroad, and internatio-
nal students who would like to study here as well as
international guest professors and academics who [ Academic Coordinators ]
would like to research or teach here. We are happy
to assist you and will provide you with information International Degree-Seeking Students
to make your stay at Viadrina or abroad as pleasant
as possible. Please contact your field-specific academic advi-
sors at the faculties. Contacts page 6
Feel free to contact the staff of the Department of
International Affairs whenever you need assistance.
Erasmus & Exchange Students
Petra Weber Departmental Coordinators
(Head of International Affairs)
for the Faculty of Business Administration and
Economics
[ Coordinators ] Torsten Glase / Aleksandra Klecha, AM 214
for international Erasmus & exchange students for the Faculty of Social and Cultural Sciences
Bernd Schünow / Katja Herzel, AM 208 Sina Raddatz (Nicole Klück) / Christin Reise, AM
209
for international degree-seeking students
Bernd Klugert, AM 211 for the Faculty of Law +
Foreign Students’ Legal Representative
for Polish degree-seeking students Prof. Dr. Carmen Thiele, HG 135
Agnieszka Schmid, AM 210
for Latinamerican programs [ Office Hours ]
N. N., AM 216
Department of International Affairs
International Help Desk www.europa-uni.de/en/ International Contacts
AM 207, open Mo-Fr: 9am-4pm
3Important Vocabulary / Wichtige Vokabeln
Faculties / study program / students / Fakultäten / Studiengang / Studierende:
KuWi – Kulturwissenschaften | Social and Cultural Sciences
ReWi – Rechtswissenschaften | Law
WiWi – Wirtschaftswissenschaften | Business Administration and Economics
University buildings / Universitätsgebäude:
AB – August-Bebel-Straße
AM – Auditorium Maximum
CP – Collegium Polonicum
GD – Gräfin-Dönhoff-Gebäude
HG – Hauptgebäude
PG – Postgebäude
LH – Logenhaus
IT – IKMZ-Gebäude
Dormitories / Wohnheime:
AB – August-Bebel-Straße
BA – Birkenallee
GO – Große Oderstraße
BS – Berliner Straße
LG – Logenstraße
MW – Mühlenweg
4Checklist
[ General checklist for all international students ]
Do I know how to enroll in the university? Yes □
If not: https://viacampus.europa-uni.de apply Continue application / enrollment !
Do I know the language placement test dates? Yes □
If not: http://www.sz.europa-uni.de/en/ Courses !
Did I take care of accommodation? Yes □
If not: http://www.studentenwerk-frankfurt.de English Frankfurt accommodation !
Have I seen the current course catalogues? Yes □
If not: http://www.europa-uni.de/en/studium/pvv/ !
Additional checks for international degree-seeking students
Did I register for preparatory courses (if necessary)? Yes □
If not: http://www.europa-uni.de/studienvorkurs !
Do I know the study and examination regulations? Yes □
If not: http://www.europa-uni.de/de/struktur/verwaltung/
dezernat_2/amtlicheBekannt-machungen/gueltige-ordnungen/ !
Do I know the courses offered for my study program? Yes □
If not: http://www.europa-uni.de/de/studium/pvv/ !
[ Academic Calendar ]
• Semester duration 01.04.2016 - 30.09.2016
• Lectures 11.04.2016 - 22.07.2016
• Re-registration for next semester 20.06.2016 - 22.07.2016
• Public holidays 01.05.2016 (Labour Day)
05.05.2016 (Ascension Day)
15./16.05.2016 (Pentecost)
5Contacts
[ Academic Matters ] [ Non-Academic Matters ]
General Student Advising Interstudis e.V.
http://study.europa-uni.de/de/studieren Noch www.interstudis.eu | interstudis@europa-uni.de
Fragen? Zentrale Studienberatung
Host Family Program:
Field-Specific Academic Advising/ Faculties “Foreigners Become Friends”
http://study.europa-uni.de/de/studieren Noch http://www.europa-uni.de/en/campus/hilfen/
Fragen? Fachstudienberatung paten/ff/
http://www.europa-uni.de/en/struktur/fakultaet/
Writing Centre [ Good to know!
http://www.europa-uni.de/en/struktur/zfs/ University Advising Services ]
schreibzentrum
for people with physical / mental
Peer Tutoring impairments:
http://www.europa-uni.de/en/struktur/zfs/peer- http://www.europa-uni.de/de/studium/beratung/
tutoring/ barrierefreies_studium/
for families:
Alumni http://www.europa-uni.de/de/struktur/gremien/
http://www.europa-uni.de/en/info_fuer/alumni/ beauftragte/familie
Psychological Counselling:
Language Center http://www.europa-uni.de/en/studium/beratung/
http://www.sz.europa-uni.de/en/index.html psychologische_beratung/
Career Center
Internships and Working in Germany The Career Center provides trainings, counsel-
ling and job offers for international students.
You are an international first-year student at
the Viadrina? You would like to have some first
work experiences in Germany, e.g. an intern-
ship? Or you would like to know how to start at
the German labor market after graduation?
Please note: you need good German
language skills to work in Germany!
6Welcome Receptions, Social Program & More
Mo, 04.04., 9am
Check-in & Welcome Coffee – “inform - register - engage” (DE/EN)
Place: GD-Foyer
General Student Advising / Studentenwerk / AStA & StuPa / IT services
Career Center / Department of International Affairs / University Sport
Mo, 04.04. 10am Official Welcome for all new students with the university´s president
Place: GD HS 2
Mo, 04.04., 4pm Polish Crash Course (PL)
Place: GD 102
Tue, 05.04., 8:30-10am Breakfast for Degree-Seeking Students – KuWi (DE/EN)
Place: AM 03
Tue 05.04., 6:30pm Splits, spares & strikes - Bowling evening (DE/EN)
Meeting point: Space Bowl-Center, Böttner Str. 5,
Wed, 06.04., 7pm Cross-Border Pub Crawl (DE/EN/PL)
Meeting point: in front of AM
We, 06.04., 11pm Freshmen Welcome Party (DE/EN)
Free entry for students
Place: student club Bassement, Lindenstr. 7
Thu, 07.04., 4pm City Rallye - familiarize yourself with Frankfurt (Oder) (DE/EN)
Meeting point: in front of AM
Thu 07.04., 8pm Karaoke Party (DE/EN)
Place: verbündungshaus Fforst, Forststraße 4
Fri, 08.04., 5:30pm BBQ for Degree-Seeking Students (DE/EN)
Meeting point: office Fachschaftsrat Kuwi, Große Scharrnstr. 20A
Su, 10.04., 10:15am Day trip to Potsdam (DE/EN)
Get to know your fellow students.
Meeting point: main entrance Frankfurt central station
Mo, 11.04., 6:15pm Student representative meeting
Place: office Fachschaftsrat Kuwi, Große Scharrnstr. 20A
7Introductions and Meetings for International Degree-Seeking Students
Mo, 04.04., 11-12am Information Meeting with the Studentenwerk (DE)
Place: GD HS 2 L. Korallus
Mo, 04.04., 12-1pm Introduction into Studying at the Viadrina – BA/MA (EN)
Place: AM 03 O. Isakov / S. Ataeva / B. Klugert
Mo, 04.04., 2-3:30pm Introduction for Degree-Seeking IBA Master Students (DE/EN)
Place: Audimax I. Trenkmann
Mo, 04.04., 3:30-4:30pm Special Office Hours open for IBA / IBWL Bachelor Students (DE/EN)
Place: HG 32 I. Trenkmann
Tue, 05.04., 10:15-11:45am Information Meeting about Foreign Language Education (DE)
Place: GD HS 2 Sprachenzentrum
We, 06.04., 10-10:45am Introduction into the Online Systems of the Viadrina
(HIS, Moodle, OWA) (EN)
Place: GD HS 7 Interstudis e.V.
We, 06.04., 14:45-15:30pm Workshop Online Systems (WiFi, Moodle) (EN)
Place: GD 05 P. Murawski
Thu, 07.04., 10-11am Introduction to the Writing Center (EN)
Place: GD HS 8
Mo, 11.04., 3pm Guided Tour through the Collegium Polonicum incl. Library (DE/EN/PL)
Meeting point: CP Library, Słubice
Thu, 14.04., 11am Introduction to the University Library and its Search Systems (EN)
Mo, 18.04., 1pm Meeting point: HG, in front of Library
German Intensive Course 1st - 22nd March 2016
Course fees
General price: please check website
Price for exchange students: please check website
Included in the price are lessons, exam fees and study materials.
More information:
http://www.sz.europa-uni.de/en/lektorate/deutsch/intensivkurs/index.html
8Introductions and Meetings for Erasmus & Exchange Students
Mo, 04.04., 11-1pm Introduction into Studying at the Viadrina (DE/EN)
Place: GD HS 8 B. Schünow / K. Herzel
Tue, 05.04., 10:15-11:45am Information Meeting about Foreign Language Education (DE/EN/ES)
Place: GD HS 3 Sprachenzentrum
Tue, 05.04., 1-2pm Information Meeting with Departmental Coordinator
Faculty of Law (DE/EN)
Place: GD HS 4 Prof. Dr. C. Thiele / S. Raddatz (N. Klück)
Tue, 05.04., 2-3pm Information Meeting with Departmental Coordinator
Faculty of Business Administration and Economics (DE/EN)
Place: GD HS 2 T. Glase
Tue, 05.04., 3-4pm Information Meeting with Departmental Coordinator
Faculty of Social and Cultural Sciences (DE/EN)
Place: GD HS 3 S. Raddatz (N. Klück)
We, 06.04., 10-10:45am Introduction into the Online Systems of the Viadrina
(HIS, Moodle, OWA) (EN)
Place: GD HS 7 Interstudis e.V.
We, 06.04., 14:45-15:30pm Workshop Online Systems (EN)
Place: GD 05 P. Murawski
Thu, 07.04., 10-11am Introduction to the Writing Center (EN)
Place: GD HS 2 Schreibzentrum
Mo, 11.04., 3pm Guided Tour through the Collegium Polonicum incl. Library (DE/EN/PL)
Meeting point: CP Library, Słubice
Thu, 14.04., 11am Introduction to the University Library and its Search Systems (EN)
Mo, 18.10., 1pm Meeting point: HG, in front of Library
Intercultural Workshops (DE/EN)
For exact dates Kristin Draheim
For many students, studying for a semester at Viadrina is a vital part of their
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academic career. Moreover, it is a chance to develop personal, social, and
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intercultural competencies. To optimally benefit from one’s stay, it is useful to
mentioned below!
explore the distinctive features of German culture. Using methods from
intercultural trainings, participants will have the opportunity to exchange their
impressions and perceptions as well as their goals and expectations regar-
ding their time at Viadrina. This workshop will be highly interactive; partici-
pants' contributions during discussions, exercises and roleplaying will be
expected and most welcome. International exchange and visiting students are
invited to participate!
Registration: http://www.europa-uni.de/en/internationales
Exchange Students Orientation Week
9Foreign Languages Placement Tests
You want to register for a language course and have pre-knowledge in this language?
If yes, you have to go to a placement test for this language at the Language Center.
• There is no registration needed for the placement tests. You can find more information on the website of
the Language Centre: www.sz.europa-uni.de/en/ Courses Placement tests
• All tests take place at August-Bebel-Str. 12 (AB).
Room information: http://www.sz.europa-uni.de/en/kurse/einstufungstest/
If not, you register in person at the viadrina sprachen GmbH.
Thursday, 7th April Attention!
Swedish/ Finnish 9-11am Please arrive in time.
English 10am-3pm Until 3pm the test can be started at any time.
Duration: 60 min.
Spanish 11am-1pm Until 1pm the test can be started at any time.
Duration: 30 min.
French 2-4pm Until 4pm the test can be started at any time.
Duration: 30 min.
Italian 1-2pm Until 2pm the test can be started at any time.
Duration: 30 min.
Friday, 8th April Attention!
Russian 9am Please arrive in time.
Turkish 11am Please arrive in time.
Polish 1pm Please arrive in time.
Monday, 11th April Attention!
German 11am This test is only for international students, who have to
provide the DSH at the beginning of their studies.
10YOUR PERSONAL EXPERTS
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11Admissions Office (Immatrikulationsamt) Information
[ Semester Contribution ]
The amount of the semester contribution depends on the status of the student:
Group Contribution
1 Exchange students 197,92 €
2 International grant-receiving students 197,92 €
3 All other students 248,92 €
Composition
Social Service Contribution 70,00 € Payment via Bank Transfer
Student Union Contribution 9,42 € Recipient Europa-Universität Viadrina
Semester Ticket (obligatory) 112,50 € Frankfurt (Oder)
Registration Fee 51,00 € Reason for transfer "Matrikelnummer"
(not for group 1, 2)
Student ID/Chip card 6,00 € IBAN: DE27 1705 5050 3600 365591
(paid only once) SWIFT-BIC: WELADED1LOS
Payment at Cashier’s Office (AM 244)
Tue, 9-11:30am, Thu, 10-11am
[ Health and Accident Insurance ]
In order to enroll in the university you will need Accident Insurance
a valid health insurance!
As a student, you will be insured by statutory
Applicants from within the European Union: accident insurance. This includes your presence
ou do not need a German health insurance
Y at the university as well as your way to and from
policy. Your European Health Insurance Card university.
(EHIC) is valid and sufficient. You have to order the Contact: Arite Fuhrmann (AM 05) , Tel. +49 (0)335
European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) from your 5534 4240, d1@europa-uni.de
insurance company in your home country well in
advance. After your arrival, you need to contact a The Studentenwerk has an insurance policy in
German health insurance company to provide you place for leisure time accidents.
with a confirmation that you are insured. Contact: Studentenwerk Frankfurt (Oder),
Ms. Albrecht-Beyer, Tel.: +49 (0)335 5650916/ 917
Applicants from outside the European Union:
For you, a German statutory health insurance
policy is mandatory. After your arrival in Frankfurt
(Oder) you have to conclude such a policy with a
German health insurance company.
12University Online Platforms / Accommodation
[ Virtual Life] [ Student Housing ]
viaCampus (incl. HIS-Portal) Most students live in modern student dormitories
on both sides of the Oder river, in Frankfurt (Oder)
Re-registration, exam registration and deregistration, and in Słubice. As other university buildings,
certificates and grades. dormitories are spread out all over the city.
viacampus.europa-uni.de
Frankfurt (Oder)
Email (OWA)
The rooms are close to the campus, furnished, and
During your time at the university, you will receive have internet access. Rent also includes additional
an official correspondence address. costs, such as electricity, water and sewage.
Moodle You will find an overview of all dormitories at the
Studentenwerk webpage:
Learning-management-system (LMS) http://www.studentenwerk-frankfurt.de/2011/
moodle.europa-uni.de English accommodation Frankfurt
Contact: Student housing, Paul-Feldner-Straße 8,
Wi-Fi 15230 Frankfurt (Oder), Phone: +49 335 56 50 90,
Email: wohnen@studentenwerk-frankfurt.de
The “eduroam” Wi-Fi network is available in all
seminar rooms, lecture halls, and public areas in
AB, AM, CP, GD, HG, LH, PG and IBZ. Słubice
Setup guide in German:
www.ikmz.europa-uni.de/wlan Information at: www.cp.edu.pl/de/dla-studenta/
akademiki/ (DE/PL only)
Detailed information you will get during the meeting Contact: Ms. Lipka, ul. Piłsudskiego 14, PL 69-100
on Wednesday, 6th April (English: 10-10:45am, GD Słubice, Phone: +48 (95) 7 58 40 88,
HS 7, German: 10-10:45am, GD HS 2). Email: lipka@amu.edu.pl
Wi-Fi Setup verbuendungshaus Fforst e.V.
Information at: www.fforst.net
This is a self-governed, international student
hall in the centre of Frankfurt (Oder). It fosters
cooperation among German and international
students and doing so promotes integration.
Contact: verbuendungshaus Fforst e.V.,
Forststraße. 4, 15230 Frankfurt (Oder),
Email: verbuendungshausfforst@gmail.com
We, 06.04., 10-10:45am
Introduction into the Online Systems of
the Viadrina (EN)
Place: GD HS 7
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