Join us for a cosy Christmas dinner at the university's guest house on 8th December 2023! We are looking forward to spending a festive evening with you. Everyone is invited, regardless of whether you [...]
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 (Studentenwerk 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«
- ebay-kleinanzeigen: renting an apartment in Oldenburg
- ebay-kleinanzeigen: renting an apartment (temporarily) in Oldenburg
Events
08.12.2023
00:00
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00:00
25.12.2023
All day
National holiday: Christmas Day
National holidays, closing days
Please note that all shops, with the exception of some petrol stations and kiosks, and all institutions, including the university, will be closed on this day.
26.12.2023
All day
National holiday: Boxing Day
Event for international doctoral candidates
Event for international researchers
Please note that all shops, with the exception of some petrol stations and kiosks, and all institutions, including the university, will be closed on this day.
20.01.2024
12:15
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17:30
Visit Leer and join an East Frisian Tea Ceremony
IO events
Event for international doctoral candidates
Event for international students
Event for international researchers
At the International Office, we are starting 2024 in a relaxed manner. For our first excursion of the year, we are heading to Leer (East Frisia). We will take the train to the small East Frisian town, [...]
17.02.2024
13:30
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19:00
„Kohlfahrt“ a north-west German tradition
Event for international doctoral candidates
Event for international students
Event for international researchers
Munich hosts the Oktoberfest, Cologne the carnival and Oldenburg the Kohlfahrt. This traditional fun activity dates back to the Oldenburger Turnerbund (Oldenburg Gymnastics Association) and has become [...]
22.02.2024
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 [...]
05.06.2024
All day
International Summer Fest
IO events
Event for international doctoral candidates
Event for international students
Event for international researchers
It's summer! The University of Oldenburg traditionally celebrates this feeling with its International Summer Fest. A diverse stage program awaits you as well as an intercultural marketplace with [...]
