Accommodation
Accommodation in a student residence hall
The Studierendenwerk (Student Association) runs most of the student residence halls which are available to the students of the University of Duisburg-Essen. If you want to rent a room in one of the residence halls, you should apply as early as possible. As the demand for rooms in a student residence hall is usually higher than the number of rooms on offer, you usually need to be placed on a waiting list at first. There is unfortunately no guarantee that you are provided a room upon at the time of your arrival. In that case you need to look for accommodation on the private housing market.
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Rooms at the student residence halls: |
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Rent per month |
between 240 - 450 € |
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Safety deposit |
600 € |
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Accomodation type |
Single rooms (usually in a shared apartment with 2 - 4 other people) |
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Furnishing |
Usually furnished |
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Application deadlines |
No strict deadlines, you can apply any time after enrolling successfully. |
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Rental terms |
All year round, the tenancy agreements genereally begin at the start of the semester, e.g. 1.03/01.04 or 01.09/01.10. |
| All rooms have internet connection. |
To all new students:
Please use the online application!
Application process
In your application for a room you can detail whether you want to live in a residence hall in Duisburg, Essen or Mülheim. You can chose the residence hall and you can apply for several locations. Please note that, in case the Studentenwerk is able to offer a room for you, you are expected to accept the offer unless you want to look for an accommodation on the private housing market. You do not receive an alternative room offer from the Studierendenwerk if you reject the first room offer. For more details on the application process, see the FAQ.
Contact Studierendenwerk
Studierendenwerk Essen-Duisburg AöRReckhammerweg 1
45141 Essen
Tel.: +49 201/ 8 2010 - 111
E-Mail: kontakt@stw-edu.de
Private housing market
There are various websites on the internet which publish advertisements on room offers. Below you find a list of websites which particularly address students advertising apartments as well as flat sharing. You can also easily post your own advertisement.
www.nestoria.de/wohnung/mieten/duisburg
www.nestoria.de/wohnung/mieten/essen
www.deutschland-monteurzimmer.de/duisburg
www.deutschland-monteurzimmer.de/essen
https://www.immobilienscout24.de/
www.univillage.de/Wohnungen/Mietwohnungen-Duisburg/Seite-1.html
Housing companies
LEG Wohnen NRW GmbH
Wiesbadener Str. 15, 47138 Duisburg
Tel.: +49 0211 740 740 0
E-mail: service@leg-wohnen.de
Small apartments: 22-30 sqm, monthly rent between 187 € and 268 €
Duisburg Zentral - Haus Lattarulo
Danziger Str. 26, 47057 Duisburg
Tel.: +49 203 / 370429
E-mail: ursula@lattarulo.de
Monthly rent: 250 € - 370 € (furnished (single) apartments and shared apartments)
Kommunale Wohnvermittlungsstelle
Schwanenstr. 5-7, Room 120 , 47049 Duisburg
Tel.: +49 203/ 283-2900/ - 2911
E-mail: amt-fuer-soziales-und-wohnen@stadt-duisburg.de
Opening hours: Monday – Thursday, 8.00 a.m. – 4.00 p.m.; Friday, 8.00 a.m. – 1.00 p.m.
The Kommunale Wohnvermittlungsstelle provides assistance to find an apartment. A one-time fee of 11 € is charged in order to receive a weekly list of apartments on offer.
The department for asylum seekers, other refugees and immigrants has the following opening hours:
Monday and Wednesday, 8.00 a.m. - 12.00 noon and 2.00 p.m. - 4.00 p.m.
Covivio
Service-Center Duisburg-Süd
Im Schlenk 45, 47055 Duisburg
Tel.: 0208/ 97064-0
E-mail: service@covivio.immo
VIVAWEST
Essen:
Johanniskirchstr. 75, 45329 Essen
Tel.: +49 201/ 36404-0
Opening hours: Monday - Thursday, 8.00 a.m. - 4.00 p.m.; Friday, 8.00 a.m. - 2.00 p.m.
Duisburg:
Hufstr. 27, 47166 Duisburg
Tel.: +49 203/ 5448-0
Opening hours: Monday - Thursday, 8.00 a.m. - 4.00 p.m.; Friday, 8.00 a.m. - 2.00 p.m.
GEBAG, Duisburger Gemeinnützige Baugesellschaft AG
Tiergartenstr. 24/26, 47053 Duisburg
Tel.: +49 203/ 6004-133/ -136/ -142
Internet: www.gebag.de
Contact person for student flat:
E-mail: veronika.braasch@gebag.de
Tel.: +49 203 6004-138
Opening hours: Monday and Thursday, 8.00 a.m. - 12.00 noon and 2.00 p.m. - 4.00 p.m.
GE-WO-GE Duisburg-Ruhrort
Jahnstr. 32, 47119 Duisburg
Tel.: +49 203/ 809180
E-mail: info@gewoge-duisburg.de
Business hours:
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday: 7.30 a.m. – 4.30 p.m.
Wednesday: 7.30 a.m. – 2.00 p.m.
Friday: 7.30 – 12.30 a.m.
Varia-Bau AG Co. KG
Wallstr. 14, 45468 Mühlheim an der Ruhr
Tel.: +49 208/ 5805105
E-mail: henrich@varia-bau.de
Business hours:
Monday - Thursday 8.00 a.m. - 6.00 p.m.
Friday: 8.00 a.m. – 3.00 p.m.
Wohn- und Geschäftsbau Ruhr GmbH
Grundstücks-KGBau- und Betreuungs-KG
Böningerstr. 35, 47051 Duisburg
Tel.: +49 203/ 28107 3
E-mail: info@wug-duisburg.de
Appartments at Duisburger Straße 451 and 480
Tel.: 0175/ 1262027
Contact: Mr. Kamper
Monthly rent: ca. 200 €, 150 € one-time administration fee
URBAN LIVING Essen
Jägerstr. 25, 45127 Essen
Tel.: +49 7361 9412 573
E-mail: info@urban-living-essen.de
Fully furnished apartments, 18-50 sqm, all-inclusive-rent starting from 495 €
Private residence halls
Studentenwohnheim “Adolph Kolping”
Dellplatz 7, 47051 Duisburg
Tel.: +49 203 20179
E-mail: wohnheim@dellplatz.de
Residence hall with 125 furnished rooms, monthly rent: 145 € including internet
Private Student Dormitory
Holteistr. 12, 47057 Duisburg
Tel.: +49 211 293 64 269
E-mail: anfragen@studentenwohnheim-duisburg.de
Student Residence house with 76 furnished rooms. Monthly rent: 370 € including internet, electricity, heating and utilitites.
50 furnished student rooms (WG) in 3 private student houses near UNI
in Duisburg-Neudorf (Grabenstraße 161 and Oststraße 104)
and in Mülheim a.d.R. (Falkstr. 23).
E-Mail: info@student-room-duisburg.de
Die Brücke
Universitätsstraße 19, 45141 Essen
Evangelic student center
Tel.: +49 201 235766
E-mail: die.bruecke@uni-due.de
Facebook groups
In order to get in touch with local and other visiting students on facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/100415963401627/ (Erasmus Exchange Duisburg-Essen)
There are also several accommodation groups on facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/217276988469786/?fref=ts (apartment search in Duisburg)
Blackboards
All over the university there are blackboards where you can put your ads. This is an excellent way to directly reach other students who are looking for tenants.
Mitwohnzentrale
The Mitwohnzentrale (flat-sharing agency) assists in finding shared accommodation. Note that a the agency is eligible for a fee on your monthly rent.
MWZ Mitwohnzentrale Immobilien GmbH
Ruhrorter Straße 67-69, 47059 Duisburg
Tel.: +49 203 311051
Newspapers
Local newspapers also include advertisements for appartments and rooms. In “Westdeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung” (WAZ), „Neue Ruhr-Zeitung“ (NRZ) and „Rheinische Post“ (RP) you find accommodation ads especially in the Wednesday and Saturday edition. You can buy these local newspapers at any bookstall. In addition, you should consult the local advertising journals “Stadtpanorama” and “Wochenanzeiger” on Saturday. These journals are distributed for free to all households in Duisburg.
Wohnberechtigungsschein
As a student, you have a right to a Wohnberechtigungsschein (WBS), a voucher which authorises you to apply for a flat subsidised by the city. After you have received your residence permit, you can apply to the housing department at the district office („Bezirksamt“, department „Wohnungswesen“) for a WBS. You should enclose an income tax return with your application which shows that your annual income does not exceed 12.000 €.
You can apply for a WBS in the following offices:
Amt für Soziales und Wohnen
Schwanenstraße 5-7
47051 Duisburg
Telefon: 0203-94000
Fax: 0203-283 4108
E-mail: amt-fuer-soziales-wohnen@stadt-duisburg.de
Opening hours: Monday - Thursday 8 a.m. – 4 p.m., Friday 8 a.m. - 1 p.m.
For further information see: https://www.duisburg.de/vv/produkte/pro_du/dez_iii/50/wohnberechtigungsschein.php
Einwohneramt Essen – Abt. Wohnungsangelegenheiten
Hollestr. 3 (Gildehof), 45121 Essen
Opening hours: Monday – Friday: 8 a.m. – 1 p.m., Thursday also: 2 – 6 p.m.
For further information see: https://service.essen.de/detail/-/vr-bis-detail/dienstleistung/57681/show
Sharing an apartment (Wohngemeinschaften – WG)
www.wg-gesucht.de (platform for flat sharing & small apartments)
https://housinganywhere.com/de/(platform for flat sharing & small apartments)
Hostels or cheaper hotels
Duisburg:
https://www.airbnb.de/s/Duisburg--Deutschland (Airbnb Duisburg)
https://www.jugendherberge.de/jugendherbergen/duisburg-sportpark-441/portraet/(youth hostel)
http://www.ibis.com/de/hotel-2702-ibis-budget-duisburg-city-am-innenhafen/index.shtml (affordable hotel)
Maybe someone also has a couch free for a couple of days. You can find more information at www.couchsurfing.org
Düsseldorf (12 min. by train to Duisburg):
http://www.backpackers-duesseldorf.de/en/ (hostel)
Essen (12 min. by train to Duisburg):
https://www.hotelbb.de/en/essen/overview (affordable hotel)
http://www.jugendherberge.de/de-de/jugendherbergen/essen443/portraet
Cities around Duisburg
We kindly recommend you to look for rooms and shared flats in cities around Duisburg. Mülheim an der Ruhr is only 10 minutes by tram. Essen is only 12 minutes by train to Duisburg and there is also a shuttle from Campus Essen to Duisburg (and back) running every hour: https://www.uni-due.de/verwaltung/busservice.php!
Accommodation glossary
The accommodation glossary lists the most common vocabulary that you will come across in advertisements for apartments and flat sharing.
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1-Zimmer-Wohnung |
One room apartment |
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Altbau |
Old building |
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Badewanne |
Bath tub |
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Balkon |
Balcony |
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Dusche |
Shower |
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Einzugsdatum |
Date when you move in your apartment or room |
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Etage |
Floor |
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Gasheizung |
Gas heating |
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Gesamtmiete |
See "Warmmiete" |
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Kaution |
Deposit Before you move in a new apartment or room you have to pay a deposit. The deposit usually amounts to twice or thrice "Kaltmiete". You get the deposit back after you move out unless you are responsible for damages done to the apartment or room. |
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Keller |
Basement |
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KM Kaltmiete |
refers to the rent you pay for the use of the rooms. It does not refer to further costs such as water, heating, etc. |
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Möbliert |
Furnished: Usually an advertisement for a furnished apartment or room (you would receive a list of furniture that is included). |
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NK Nebenkosten |
costs which you have to pay to your landlord in addition to the rent for room use ("Kaltmiete"). These costs usually include charges for water, waste, heating, etc. You pay the "Nebenkosten" on fixed monthly rate. However, at the end of each year your actual consumption of water, heating etc. will be accounted for. Depending on your consumption you may get money back or you need to make a supplementary payment. |
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Sonstige Kosten |
Miscellaneous costs |
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Unmöbliert |
Unfurnished Most apartments or rooms are unfurnished. Please note that this is in most cases not explicitly mentioned in an advertisement. Unfurnished apartments neither include furniture nor kitchen facilities (oven, sink, etc.). |
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WM Warmmiete |
refers to all the costs that you have to pay to your landlord ("Kaltmiete" + "Nebenkosten"). Before you sign a rental agreement you should check which costs are included in the "Nebenkosten". Usually you need to anticipate further costs for electricity, telephone and internet. |
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Waschmaschine |
Washing machine |
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WG Wohngemeinschaft |
Flat sharing Living in a WG is usually cheaper than getting an own apartment and many students like to live in a WG for the company of their flat mates. However, you should note that there are different kinds of WGs. A WG can be a group of friends who decide to share a flat, but it is not unusual that students share a flat just for the sake of saving on the rent. Therefore it is not unusual that you can get a room in a WG even though you hardly know your flat mates. If you prefer a WG with friends, you might consider searching for an apartment with some of your study colleagues. |
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Zentralheizung |
Central heating |
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Zimmergröße |
Size of room |
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ZKB Zwei Zimmer, Küche, Bad |
Abbreviation for a two room flat. |
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Zwischenmiete |
Interim tenancy which is limited to a certain period. Many students advertise their room for an interim tenancy when they spend a semester abroad. |
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OG Obergeschoss |
Upper floor |
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EG Erdgeschoss |
Ground floor |
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WBS Wohnberechtigungsschein |
A voucher which authorises you to apply for a flat subsidised by the city |