Are you an international student in the initial semesters of your specialised studies? Studying in Germany provides you with opportunities but, at the same time, poses challenges you have to overcome. [...]
International degree students
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Admission of international students (Admissions office)
Advisor for international students (International Office)
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International degree students
Do you want to study with us at the University of Oldenburg? Join our student community with over 1500 international students from more than 120 countries and all continents.
People who have fled from war or conflict can find advice and special services here.
1. What can I study at the University of Oldenburg?
2. What language requirements do I need to fulfil?
3. How can I apply at the University of Oldenburg?
4. How do I organise my stay in Oldenburg?
5. Find out about fees, tuition, and scholarships
6. Prepare for your studies and get support during your studies: INSTEP programme
Events for international students
22.05.2025
16:00
–
19:00
Cheer-up meetings for international students - starting your studies off right
International affairs
Intercultural Meeting Place
IO events
Internationalisation at Home
IO
Event for international students
29.05.2025
All day
Ascension Day: German national holiday
National holidays, closing days
Ascension Day is a national holiday in Germany, shops and institutions are closed.
04.06.2025
16:00
–
21:30
International Summer Fest
Event for international students
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 [...]
05.06.2025
16:00
–
19:00
Cheer-up meetings for international students - starting your studies off right
International affairs
Intercultural Meeting Place
IO events
Internationalisation at Home
IO
Event for international students
Are you an international student in the initial semesters of your specialised studies? Studying in Germany provides you with opportunities but, at the same time, poses challenges you have to overcome. [...]
06.06.2025
15:00
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16:30
Fair Integration, Working alongside your studies – knowing your rights as an employee
IO events
Event for international students
New to university and want to work? In the introduction “Foreign students and work in Germany”, the “Fair Integration Lower Saxony” advisory service explains important topics such as employment [...]
09.06.2025
All day
Whit Monday: German national holiday
National holidays, closing days
Whit Monday is a national holiday in Germany, shops and institutions are closed.
19.06.2025
16:00
–
19:00
Cheer-up meetings for international students - starting your studies off right
International affairs
Intercultural Meeting Place
IO events
Internationalisation at Home
IO
Event for international students
Are you an international student in the initial semesters of your specialised studies? Studying in Germany provides you with opportunities but, at the same time, poses challenges you have to overcome. [...]
03.07.2025
16:00
–
19:00
Cheer-up meetings for international students - starting your studies off right
International affairs
Intercultural Meeting Place
IO events
Internationalisation at Home
IO
Event for international students
Are you an international student in the initial semesters of your specialised studies? Studying in Germany provides you with opportunities but, at the same time, poses challenges you have to overcome. [...]
03.10.2025
All day
German Unity Day: national holiday
National holidays, closing days
German Unity Day (03 October) is a national holiday. Many institutions and most shops (and of course the university!) are closed.
31.10.2025
All day
National holiday: Reformation Day
National holidays, closing days
Reformation Day on 31 October is a public holiday in Lower Saxony. Please note that all shops, with the exception of some petrol stations and kiosks, and all institutions, including the university, [...]
24.12.2025
– 26.12.2025
All day
National holidays: Christmas
National holidays, closing days
Christmas holidays are: 24 December (Christmas Eve), 25 December, 26 December Please note that all shops, with the exception of some petrol stations and kiosks, and all institutions, including the [...]
01.01.2026
All day
New Year's Day
National holidays, closing days
First of January, New Year's Day, is a public holiday in Germany, shops and institutions are closed.
