Practical Information for Exchange Students
Welcome Week
Getting registered in the City of Münster
Scholarships outside the ERASMUS programme
Semester and vacation dates
Map and A-Z of all institutions and facilities
Health insurance
Liability and accident insurance
Social services contribution (Sozialbeitrag) and semester travel ticket
Welcome Week
At the beginning of each semester there is a Welcome Week for all exchange students. In addition, a tutoring programme helps exchange students to get to know the city and the university. Regular free time activities provide opportunities to meet both German and international students.
Information on Welcome Week
Getting registered in the City of Münster
All exchange students who stay in Münster for longer than three months must register with the Foreigners Registration Office (Amt für Ausländerangelegenheiten) within ten days of their arrival in Münster.
Foreigners Registration Office (Amt für Ausländerangelegenheiten)
You will need the following documents:
- Notification of admission to Münster University
- Evidence of medical insurance
- For non-EU nationals: Your visa and evidence of financial resources of at least €620 per month (e.g. a written statement from your parents, in translation)
- Valid passport or identity card
Help to fill out their registration forms is available during the Welcome Week for international students.
More information on Welcome Week
Scholarships outside the ERASMUS programme
Exchange students who come from partner universities outside the ERASMUS programme can apply for a scholarship for their studies at Münster University. The scholarship amounts to €250 per month and students can apply for it for a minimum of four and a maximum of ten months. The scholarships are funded by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD).
DAAD website
The following also contain information on scholarships and the application
documents:
Information on scholarships
Scholarship application form
Semester and vacation dates
In Germany the academic year is divided into two semesters. The winter semester begins officially on October 1 and the summer semester begins on April 1.
Dates of the semester- and of the holiday period
Map and A-Z of all institutions and facilities
Münster is not a campus university. The university’s institutions are spread all over the city. The online map of the university will help you to find your way around. The A-Z shows all the university’s institutions and facilities.
Uni A-Z
Map of Münster University buildings
Health insurance
You need adequate health insurance before you can enrol at Münster University. Students who are nationals of EU countries or of countries belonging to the European Economic Area must bring their European health insurance card with them when they enrol in order for their health insurance to be recognized in Germany. Students from countries outside Europe must take out additional health insurance in Germany, which costs around €350 per semester (six months) for students.
Statutory health insurance funds in Münster:
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Allgemeine Ortskrankenkasse - AOK |
TK - Techniker-Krankenkasse Mensa II - Coesfelder Kreuz 8149 Münster | Germany Tel.: +49 (0) 251 / 804 – 7032 - 804 Mo.- Thurs 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. http://www.tk-online.de |
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Deutsche Angestellten- |
Barmer Ersatzkasse - BEK Engelstrasse 65 48143 Münster | Germany Tel.: +49 (0) 251 / 410 - 0 Mon – Weds 7:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Thurs 7:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. Fri 7:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. http://www.barmer.de |
Liability and accident insurance
Please check whether your liability and/or accident insurance is also valid in Germany. Insurance cover is often valid only for a limited period in other European countries and is no longer effective in the case of a longer period of study abroad.
Social services contribution and semester travel ticket
All students, including ERASMUS students and exchange students, must pay a social services contribution (Sozialbeitrag) in each semester. This money goes towards financing social facilities at Münster University as well as the semester travel ticket. This ticket allows all students from Münster University to use buses, trams and regional trains in North Rhine-Westphalia free of charge.
Social services contribution: how much?
Information on validity of semester travel ticket
ERASMUS
Nina Karidio International OfficeSchlossplatz 3
48149 Münster | Germany
Tel.: +49 251 83-22601
Fax: +49 251 83-22226
nina.karidio@uni-muenster.de
Office hours:
See International Office
Worldwide Exchange
Marejke Baethge International OfficeSchlossplatz 3
48149 Münster | Germany
Tel.: +49 251 83-22255
Fax: +49 251 83-22226
marejke.baethge@uni-muenster.de
Office hours:
See International Office
Links
- International Office
- Map of WWU buildings
- International Centre
"Die Brücke" - Career Service
- Student Advisory and Counselling Centre (ZSB)
- Registrar´s Office
- Language centre
- Student Support Services
- German Academic Exchange Service
- EURAXESS Deutschland
- Federal Foreign Office
- City of Münster
- Virtual Tour of Münster
