Accomodation
On the following websites you find lots of tips and information about studying and living in Bochum and the Ruhr area.
Practical Information:
The International Office of the Ruhr-University provides support for foreign students and researchers.
Further information can be obtained from the Central Office for Student Counseling (Studienbüro).
Student rooms are located in the vicinity of the Ruhr-University. The Academic Support Group (AKAFÖ) offers apartments and rooms from EUR 150,- to EUR 300,- per month. Furthermore there is the possibility to rent a room in a private hostel. In living expenses amount to approximately EUR 600,- per month in total.
Most student houses have long waiting lists (6-12 months) and if you are too late, you have no chance to get a room with them. It is possible to apply for accommodation although you don’t know if you will be accepted for the Master course. Therefore you should apply for the accommodation at the same moment as you apply for the Master’s programme. If you get admitted you have to contact the responsible persons of the student houses. They will tell you what to do next and if you have to hand in any documents. If you don’t get admitted for the Master’s course, your application for accommodation will be rejected automatically.
If you know the date on which you are arriving in Bochum, make an appointment with your future landlord, so that when you arrive, you can directly sign the contract and move into your new home. If you want to move houses later, you usually have to cancel the contract. The cancellation period differs. Usually you have to cancel the contract 1-3 months in advance. At certain student houses you can only move out at certain times (e.g. after the semester finished). Please check the
cancellation period of your contract. If you are unsure what kind of cancellation period you have, ask a German to translate that clause for you.
Student houses of AKAFÖ
The student union AKAFÖ offers apartments and single rooms in 18 different student houses.
Information about the student houses of AKAFÖ:
http://www.akafoe.de/en/accomodation/
Application form:
http://www.akafoe.de/nc/wohnen/online-bewerbung/
Please note: The AKAFÖ will not send you a confirmation after you
registered. The application is only a registration and does not
guarantee that you will get a room at AKAFÖ. Please call them one or
two days after your registration and ask whether you have a chance to
get a room.
Private Student Houses
There are several private student houses and you have to apply for each separately. You can usually apply online. Most forms are in German. If you don’t understand German call the contact person or write him/her an email. The application is only a registration and does not guarantee that you will get a room at the student house you applied at. Please call them one or two days after you registered and ask whether you will have a chance to get a room.
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