New to Folkwang – or have you been here for a while, but are still looking for guidance in dealing with bureaucracy, interesting workshops, activities and new contacts? This page lists all the services offered by the Student Advisory Service, University Development and the Folkwang Student Guides for international students at Folkwang in the winter semester 2024/25.
For the beginning of the winter semester 2024/25, we have organized a free orientation programme to help new international students get a good start to their studies.
On Orientation Day (October 1st, from 9:30 a.m.), we will offer information and help with all the formalities that are important for your stay in Germany as an international student. We will go over the topics of registration in Essen, Bochum or Duisburg, opening a bank account, student health insurance and enrolling at Folkwang, among other things.
Afterwards, we will get together for a free lunch and our big scavenger hunt, where you can get to know tour campus, the district of Essen-Werden, and of course your fellow students, and win prizes.
On top of Orientation Day, the Folkwang Student Guides have organized a full schedule of activities for our Welcome Weeks:
_Campus tours
_German Stammtisch
_Activities and field trips: Villa Hügel, Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex, “Alice in Wonderland” at the Schauspielhaus Bochum
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The complete schedule is published here.
In the winter semester 2024/25, the Career Service and the Anti-Discrimination Department are offering a series of workshops especially for international students.
You can see the full programme here.
Once the course catalog for the winter semester has been published, you can register for workshops via the Folkwang Organizer .
The Folkwang Student Guides offer various activities and excursions for international students in winter semester 2024/25, where you can get to know the various faculties, the university locations and the surrounding area better.
You can find the full programme for October and November 2024 here.
Our weekly German Stammtisch with Folkwang Student Guide Jing offers a good opportunity to get to know other international students and practice German in an informal setting. Every other week, a member of the university administration will join us as a "special guest" with information on different topics relevant to your experience as an international student at Folkwang.
The schedule for the winter semester 2024/25 will be published here in the next few weeks.
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