When?: As soon as you have received your rental contract from the Studierendenwerk

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The Studierendenwerk will contact you via email and send you your rental contract as well as the contact details of the manager of your dormitory.

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Please schedule your move-in date and time by contacting the dormitory manager via email as soon as you can. Bear in mind that the earliest move-in date that can be guaranteed is the third working day of the month (October for the winter semester, April for the summer semester). Please be aware of the holidays in Germany, especially the holiday on 3 October and the Easter holidays in April.

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The dormitory managers do not usually work on weekends and in the evening. If it does not work out to schedule an appointment with the dormitory manager due to your arrival day or time, please contact your Buddy. They might be able to pick up the dormitory key for you before you arrive.

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When?: As soon as you have your ?RZ-Kennung“

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Once you are enrolled at the University of Augsburg, you will receive the so-called “Rechenzentrums-Kennung” or short ?RZ-Kennung“. With this access code you will be able to register for your courses via the course mangagement system ?Digicampus“: https://digicampus.uni-augsburg.de/

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For detailled information about course registration, please refer to this website:
/en/portal/internationals/kursangebot/

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The International Office is available for questions and help. For questions regarding the content of the respective courses, please contact the respective professor.

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For German language courses you can only register in the week before the semester starts, so when you are already in Augsburg (see below under "6. German Language Course Registration").

When?: Send documents until two weeks before you leave for Augsburg

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All students must register with the city of Augsburg. If you have a non-EU nationality, please send a copy of the documents listed below to the Foreigners Registration Office at service@aaa.uni-augsburg.de before your departure to Augsburg:
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• your passport
• "Wohnungsgeberbest?tigung" (confirmation of your landlord): You have received this document by email from the Studierendenwerk together with your rental agreement.
• registration form (use the fill-in guide for English translations)
• visa (if you have one)

The documents must be completely filled out and signed. Please ask your Buddy or the International Office for help if you are having any issues! More information including the registration form and a fill-in help can be found here: /en/portal/internationals/hochschulbetreuungsstelle/angekommen/registration-city/

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Students who have a visa only have to send the documents via email to complete the city registration. You will be able to pick up the confirmation of the city registration at the International Office once you are in Augsburg. You will be notified as soon as it is available.

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Students who do not have a visa will need to go to the Foreigners Registration Office during the Orientation Week to complete the city registration.

When?: As soon as you arrive

As soon as you arrive in Augsburg you should check into the dormitory in order to get your keys and to move into your room. To schedule the move-in, you need to contact the dormitory manager via email before you travel to Augsburg.
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As part of the Orientation Week you will also visit the Studierendewerk Office and sign the original rental contract.

When?: As soon as you arrive. You will be notified about the pick-up time-slots.

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Before the semester starts, you will need to stop by the International Office to be checked-in and to pick up your student ID "Campus Card". With the Campus Card you can use the bus/tram in Augsburg, pay for food and copies on campus and rent books in the library.

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The International Office can be found on campus in building M2. Please refer to the campus map at the bottom of this website.

When?: In the week before the semester

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In the week before the semester starts, you will participate in a wide variety of events, such as the official Welcome Sessions of the International Office and the faculties. The student group Erasmus Student Network (ESN) will offer some fun social events such as a city scavenger hunt, a Bavarian Breakfast or a club night, so you can meet the other exchange students and get to know Augsburg. If you want to find out more about ESN, do have a look at their website.

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Also, as part of the Orientation Week, students with EU nationalities and Non-EU students without a visa will register with the city of Augsburg at the Foreigners Registration Office.

As a Non-EU student with a visa you register with the city of Augsburg by sending your documents via email to the Foreigners Registration Office before you depart for Augsburg (see step 3 above under "BEFORE YOUR DEPARTURE: LAST THINGS TO DO BEFORE YOU LEAVE").

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You only need to pick up the confirmation of the city registration at the International Office. You will be notified as soon as you can pick it up.

Registration with the City

As a Non-EU student without a visa you need to send your documents for the city registration by email to the Foreigners Registration Office before you leave for Augsburg (see step 3 above under "BEFORE YOUR DEPARTURE: LAST THINGS TO DO BEFORE YOU LEAVE"). The registration with the city will be completed as part of the Orientation Week. You