If you have applied for a scholarship and been admitted, we would like to ask you to first inform the responsible faculty or the responsible lecturer at the University of Duisburg Essen,
As soon as you have informed the faculty/lecturer, please contact the International Office. We clarify all enrolment formalities with you and are happy to answer your questions concerning your stay abroad.

The welcome guide for exchange students can be downloaded:
http://www.uni-due.de/international/download_exchange.shtml

Depending on which campus your study course is, you should opt for accommodation in one of both cities: Duisburg or Essen.
The distance between both localities is about 20 km and both campuses can be quickly reached by public transport (duration: about 45 minutes).

The Orientation phase is the best possibility to quickly find contact and orientation. There are the following offers at the beginning of each semester (this means BEFORE lectures begin):

• The International Office offers "Orientierungstage" (orientation days) for international students. You can learn everything about the organization of your studies, the university and student activities in Duisburg, Essen and the surrounding areas at the "O-days" (taking place one week before the semester begins) from other students. In addition to that excursions to the highlights of the Rhein-Ruhr Area will be organized. After the O-days the International Office offers a personal mentoring by 'buddies'.
• Please find the orientation days of the faculties at:
  http://www.uni-due.de/erstsemester/orientierungsphasen.

You need to be registered here by your home university. Only then you can be registered at this university (see next point).

Important: the registration form must be submitted before the first of July (if you start your studies in winter semester). If you start your studies in summer semester the form must be submitted at the International Office before January 5th.

Depending on which campus your study course is, you should opt for acommodation in one of both cities: Duisburg or Essen.
The distance between both localities is about 20 km and both campuses can be quickly reached by public transport (duration: about 45 minutes) Please tell the Studentenwerk (Social Counseling Services) on the form "Bewerbung um ein Zimmer im Studentenwohnheim" that you are an ERASMUS exchange student.

You will receive information on the language courses in writing together with the confirmation that you have been registered as an Erasmus student.