Studentenwerk Leipzig welcomes all international students. We offer various services to facilitate your start and stay in Leipzig, so that you can focus entirely on your studies.
Studentenwerk Leipzig Services
- Cheap, furnished rooms near the universities/acadamies in our student halls
- Tutors and spokespeople of our student halls of residence as supportive contact persons
- A Buddy program, which brings together Leipzig’s locals and international students
- Our Social Counselling supports international students in matters like study organisation, financing, living in Leipzig, studying with children or studying with a disability/chronic disease
- Our Psychosocial Counselling helps with study difficulties and mental health problems
- Placement of student jobs at our Student Job Office
- Cultural Funding
- Events for International Students
Our services are free of charge for students attending the universities and academies covered by us.
First Contact
For international students, the first place to go are the International Centres (Akademisches Auslandsamt) or the persons assigned with this task at the respective university.
- International Centre Leipzig University
- International Student Service Leipzig University of Applied Sciences (HTWK)
- University of Music and Theater “Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy” Leipzig
- Academy of Fine Arts (HGB)
- HHL Leipzig Graduate Schools of Management
- Duale Hochschule Sachsen (DHSN) at the Leipzig location
- iba Leipzig | University of Cooperative Education
- Merseburg University of Applied Sciences
You can find excellent information on studies in Germany on the Deutsches Studentenwerk and DAAD websites.
Links for International Students
- General Information on Studying in Germany
- Learning German
- Students helping Students
- What to do in case of discrimination?
If you need help, please contact the student councils as quoted above, Psychosocial Counselling or Social Counselling services of Studentenwerk Leipzig.
Beyond that, there is the anti-discrimination agency of Saxony.
- Approximate Costs for Studying in Leipzig
Here’s a video which shows how much living and studying roughly costs per month.
- Help with Stress, Sorrow and Homesickness
Fast and anonymous help is provided by the late night student-operated helpline “Nightline“.
Mo – Fr, 9 p.m. – 12 p.m. // Phone: + 49 341 973 7777
Assistance and support for personal or study-related problems is also provided by the Psychosocial Counselling and Social Counselling of Studentenwerk Leipzig.
Questions & Answers
We answer your questions. If, however, you are not sure who or which office to contact, send us an e-mail or visit the SSZ to get personal counselling!
- How can I apply for a room at a student hall?
This and many more questions about accommodation answers the Housing section on our website.
- Where do I get help with general problems and difficulties concerning living in Leipzig or financing?
The Social Counselling department of Studentenwerk Leipzig can help you professionally and, if you want to, anonymously.
- Where can I get information about studying abroad?
For questions concerning your study abroad, please contact the International Center in charge or the person in charge at the university you attend listed above in the section “First contact”. The DAAD website provides helpful information as well.
- Where do I find a doctor who speaks a foreign language?
If you fall ill or need medical advice, the City of Leipzig has compiled a health guide including a list of doctors speaking other languages than German. Further information can be found on the list given in the“Health guide for migrants”.
Illustrated Dictionaries
- Student restaurant/Mensa dictionary German – Chinese – English
- Student hall of residence dictionary German – French – Arabic
- Student hall of residence dictionary German – French – Spanish
- Student hall of residence dictionary German – Polish – Russian
- Student hall of residence dictionary German – Chinese – English
