Checklist exchange in Oldenburg: What to do and when to do it
Checklist for the winter semester
- Plan your trip to Oldenburg: contact your Buddy, check out your accommodation, organise for room keys, …
- Contact your departmental coordinator at the University of Oldenburg for course information and your Learning Agreement (if necessary), contacts see admission letter
- Join the International Orientation week (mandatory)
- Enrol at the University of Oldenburg (assisted)
- Register with the City of Oldenburg (assisted)
- Non-EU citizens: Apply for visa/residence permit (if you haven’t done so far)
- Set up your timetable (Stud.IP)
- Attend the first session of your chosen courses to talk to the lecturer about how to obtain your credit points (written or oral exam, essay, paper, …)
- Check our calendar of events or facebook group for daytrips and social events on a regular basis.
- Enjoy your studies! (and Oldenburg, of course)
- Join the examination-meeting (how to apply for exams, how to avoid plagiarism, how to obtain your Transcript of Records) for all international exchange students (mandatory)
- Enjoy the traditional Christmas markets in Oldenburg and the region
- Plan your trip back home
- Join our farewell meeting for all international exchange students (mandatory)
- De-register with the City of Oldenburg and the University of Oldenburg or (if you plan to extend for a second semester): transfer the semester fee to the university’s bank account (please contact us before you do so)
- Contact your health insurance company in Oldenburg to de-register (if applicable)
- Contact the housing office (Studentenwerk Oldenburg) or your landlord to arrange for handing over your apartment
- If applicable: cancel your German bank account
- Before you leave: come to our office to get your Confirmation of Stay signed
