University of Regensburg

• Prior to the beginning of the semester, the International Office (IO) organizes orientation programmes for all new international students. Student assistants help new students with all formalities such as registration, health insurance, and registration with local authorities. These programmes including excursions, international coffee hours, and other social events.

Course offers: "Startklar" for degree-seeking students as well as special orientations programmes for exchange students.

• Most student dormitories (e.g. Thomaheim, Hiltnerheim, Gesslerheim) have their own student activities where students can meet and spend time together. Please have a look at the bulletin board in your dormitory.
• The International Office will help you find accommodation. If we cannot organize accomodation, we can at least give you useful advice on how to find an room or an appartment.

• All students and guest researchers may use the university library for free.
• As a student, your student ID also serves as your library card. You can use the online catalogue, called the “Regensburger Katalog”.
• Depending on the book and its location, you may be able to borrow it for up to four weeks; books on short loan can only be borrowed overnight or over the weekend;

The computer centre mainly provides various IT services such as the classic server tasks as file and web services. Additionally, it offers printing services, the upkeep and organization of the CIP pools, the implementation and maintenance of the IT infrastructure, and more.

• If you get sick during the day please contact your general practitioner. To find a doctor check the phone book for the list of addresses (look under the letter “A – Ärzte”). Many doctor‘s offices are closed on Wednesday and Friday afternoons.