Cheer-up meetings for international students - starting your studies off right
Contact
Office hours
Availability by phone
Mondays: 9 -12 a.m. and 14-15.30 p.m.
Thursdays: 14 p.m.-15.30 p.m.
Online office hours
Tuesdays 9.30 a.m.–10.30 a.m. in our virtual meeting room (BigBlueButton)
Face-to-face office hours
Tuesdays 14.00 p.m.-16.30 p.m. (SSC)
Thursdays: 10.00 a.m.-12.30 p.m. (SSC)
Cheer-up meetings for international students - starting your studies off right
These are the dates for our “Cheer-up” meetings during the summer term:
11 April, 8 May, 22 May, 5 June, 19 June and 3 July 2025 from 4 to 7 pm.
- please register you participation using the online form from the section “How can I sign up?”
- please come to the Intercultural Meeting Place (IKT, A12-002)
- please ensure your participation to ALL dates listed above
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 students frequently report the following difficulties:
- a gap between the expectations and reality of studying and living in Germany
- uncertainty about the degree programme structure and processes in the education system
- a desire for more contact with other students, especially locals
- language problems
- stress and emotional strain
- problems with German bureaucracy (residence permit, licence fee, waste separation)
Everyday life brings with it a variety of challenges when you begin your studies, but you don’t have to tackle them on your own. Are you looking for help in managing these or other personal and intercultural challenges as well as for exchanges with other students? Then you’ve come to the right place!