During Your Stay

  • Here you will find campus maps to help you find your way around OTH Regensburg: Campus Maps


    • The preliminary programme for each semester is sent 4-6 weeks before arrival.
    • Organizational matters will be taken care of (key for your dorm, registration, important documents of the OTH Regensburg, meeting for health insurance, receive your student ID, etc.).
    • Support in opening a German bank account (only if necessary); most students can open an online bank account or use their SEPA debit from their bank for signing the housing contract.
    • Meeting the tutors for further organizational matters
    • Leisure activities and trips
    • Intercultural workshop (you can sign up after your arrival and receive more information about the workshop)
    • Official welcome by the International Office and the International Coordinators of the faculties
    • Course registration via WebUntis with your login information you receive upon arrival
    • ONLY in September/ before the winter semester: Intensive German language courses

  • For many students, a part-time job is necessary during their studies or during the semester breaks in order to secure their livelihood.

    Students from EU countries are generally allowed to work in a part-time job like German students:

    • during the semester: 20 hours per week
    • during the semester break: Full-time

    Students from non-EU countries normally do not receive a work permit and are only allowed to work a maximum of 120 full days or 240 half days per year without a work permit (see stamp in passport). If you want to work more than 120 full days or 240 half days in a job that is not a part-time student job, you must have it approved by the Foreigners' Registration Office (Ausländerbehörde)!

    If you have legal questions about part-time jobs, please contact the Studierendenwerk.

    Where can I find part-time jobs?

    Temporary employment agencies (Zeitarbeitsfirmen) also arrange student part-time jobs.


  • The OTH Regensburg students can use the entire range of sports offered by the University of Regensburg.

    Regensburg also has numerous sports clubs and many other associations (both websites are only available in German).


  • Sickness and Emergencies

    • Police: 110 (without area code, also from cell phone)
    • Fire department / rescue service / emergency doctor: 112 (without area code, also from a cell phone): only in acute, life-threatening emergencies such as fire, accident, illness, if you can no longer go to the doctor yourself
    • Medical on-call service (if you need medical help on weekends, holidays or at night)
      • Regensburg area 01805 / 19 12 12
      • Nationwide 116 117
    • Emergency room of the university hospital 0941 / 944-2310
      (for acute illnesses or injuries; open 24 hours a day; address: Franz-Josef-Strauß-Allee 11, bus: line 6, direction "Klinikum").
    • Medical emergency practice Krankenhaus Barmherzige Brüder: 0941 / 3690 (if medical condition occurs outside normal office hours, a general practitioner is available; address: Prüfeninger Str. 86, bus: line 1, direction "Prüfening")
    • Dental emergency service / university hospital: 0941 / 944-0 (if you need a dentist on weekends, holidays, or at night)
    • Women's emergency hotline: 0941 / 24171 (counselling centre for women and girls who have experienced sexual violence)
    • Telephone counselling (for matters concerning mental health): 0800 / 1 11 01 11 or 1 11 02 22 (only conversations in German; to the international offer by the TelefonSeelsorge (telephone counselling))

    Ambulance Transport

    As a rule, ambulance transport is only paid for by the health insurance company if it is prescribed by a doctor. It is intended for people who cannot take a taxi because of the severity of their medical condition. In the case of private health insurance, it is necessary to check whether this service is included in the policy. If this benefit is not included, the private health insurance will probably not cover the costs. An ambulance transport costs on average about 600 €!

     

    What do I need at the doctor or hospital?

    Students who have a European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) must present it at the doctor's office or hospital.

    Students from non-European countries who have a private or statutory health insurance for Germany must present the respective insurance card.