With all the time we spend in academia reading and conducting research, we often don’t spend enough time enjoying the fresh air. Let’s change that! Join us for a picnic on the Dobbenwiese, where we [...]
PhD Tutors: Assistance for international doctoral candidates
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PhD Tutors: Assistance for international doctoral candidates
As soon as you know you are doing your doctorate in Oldenburg, you are welcome to contact us. We offer companionship and assistance for international doctoral candidates pre-departure and during their stay in Oldenburg, concerning:
- apartment hunting
- practical and language support for local appointments and at the university
- daily life in Oldenburg; for example grocery shopping, orientation in the city of Oldenburg and in Lower Saxony, waste separation, deposit system, buying a bike, biking, traffic rules, etc.)
- networking with other (international) doctoral candidates and researchers
Apartment-hunting
Links: apartment-hunting
- Accommodation and living in Oldenburg for students (University of Oldenburg)
- WG-gesucht
- GSG Oldenburg
- Private accommodation database for international students (Studierendenwerk Oldenburg)
- Primestudentenwohnen: Hermann-Ehlers-Haus
- Studenten-WG
- Wunschimmo.de
- Immowelt: Temporary accommodation database
- facebook group »Angebote/Suche Wohnungen in Oldenburg«
- facebook group »Ich suche/vergebe eine Wohnung in Oldenburg«
- facebook group »Wohnraumkarte.Oldenburg.Oldb«
- Kleinanzeigen: renting an apartment in Oldenburg
- Kleinanzeigen: renting an apartment (temporarily) in Oldenburg
Events
29.08.2026
14:00
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17:00
Picnic on the Dobbenwiese
Event for international doctoral candidates
Event for international researchers
02.09.2026
19:00
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21:00
Stammtisch: Networking for international doctoral candidates and postdocs
Event for international doctoral candidates
Event for international researchers
You are kindly invited to join our “Stammtisch” where you can meet other international scholars and have a chat with the PhD tutors. When? Wednesday, 2nd September 2026, 7 pmWhere? “Karin’s Krone” [...]
12.09.2026
All day
Trip to Bremen: Maritime Week & MARKTHALLE ACHT
Event for international doctoral candidates
Event for international researchers
Beginning on the 12th of September, the city of Bremen is hosting its annual “Maritime Week“, a festival celebrating the nautical heritage of the region. We are organising an excursion to visit this [...]
15.09.2026
11:30
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12:30
Lunchtime get-together: German courses
Event for international doctoral candidates
Event for international researchers
We cordially invite you to our next lunchtime get-together on German courses offered at the Language Centre of the University of Oldenburg. Matthias Jürgens, responsible for the coordination of [...]
07.10.2026
19:00
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21:00
Stammtisch: Networking for international doctoral candidates and postdocs
Event for international doctoral candidates
Event for international researchers
You are kindly invited to join our “Stammtisch” where you can meet other international scholars and have a chat with the PhD tutors. When? Wednesday, 7th October 2026, 7 pmWhere? “MA” (Address: Markt [...]
27.10.2026
17:00
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19:00
Save the date: Reception for international doctoral candidates and researchers
Event for international doctoral candidates
Event for international researchers
The International Office cordially invites all international doctoral candidates and researchers as well as their supervisors to the reception for international doctoral candidates and [...]
04.11.2026
19:00
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21:00
Stammtisch: Networking for international doctoral candidates and postdocs
Event for international doctoral candidates
Event for international researchers
You are kindly invited to join our “Stammtisch” where you can meet other international scholars and have a chat with the PhD tutors. When? Wednesday, 4th November 2026, 7 pmWhere? “Dreieck” (Address: [...]
