International Students

• All students at the University of Bayreuth can use the laptop consultation service ("Laptopsprechstunde"). On the page you will find instructions on how to set up your student e-mail address on your laptop/PC, for example. Also, how to set up the VPN client you need to access certain university services if you are not on the university network. You can also use Office 365 free of charge during your study period.
  
• If you don't know exactly where the problem is, describe it and send your request via the contact form.

•  At Faculty 4, you can print, copy and scan in room U 0.4 (basement), on the ground floor of the GW I building and in the corridor on the ground floor (USB stick required for storage). Otherwise, you can of course also print, copy and scan with your campus card at the freely available devices at the other locations.
  
• If you set the "OCR" function for scanning, you can also search your digital documents for words later. The language can also be switched at the devices.
  

• The lecturers/ professors in your courses are the first point of contact when it comes, for example, to agreeing on topics and clarifying the framework conditions (e.g. which citation style, word count, essay or term paper).
• If you want to improve your writing skills or get feedback on your writing projects from trained writing advisors, the Writing Centre of the University of Bayreuth is the right place to go. Every semester, the Writing Centre offers an extensive workshop programme, which you can attend free of charge.
  

• For good academic work, you also need good academic sources. The Bayreuth University Library offers a variety of training courses and consultations in which you will learn how to effectively search for material in your subject, how to continue working with it and thus how to make the best use of the library's facilities for your academic projects.

• Under the motto "Working & Studying Healthy", the Health Management of the University of Bayreuth provides an overview page on the topic of "Stress and Exam Anxiety". Here you will find books and videos that can help you cope with stress.
• Under the keyword "Corona-SOS", the Central Student Counselling Office has also compiled many helpful tips to reduce stress and promote the joy of studying that clearly also apply in a context without Corona regulations.
  
• You can also arrange individual consultations with a psychologist via the psychological counselling centre of the Studentenwerk Oberfranken. Psychological counselling is free of charge, unbureaucratic and subject to the obligation of confidentiality.

• For questions about exchange programmes, the choice of courses as well as the accreditation of study achievements, please contact your programme coordinator.

• For questions about the ERASMUS exchange programme, please contact Prof. Dr. Mühleisen, the ERASMUS representative of the Faculty: susanne.muehleisen@uni-bayreuth.de

• For general questions about the study (e.g. improvement of time and self-management) please contact Anke Nissels (PULS Study Support). PULS also offers regular consultation and workshops to increase your own  study competence. The student representatives SpLit is also a good contact point for questions concerning student life and for networking at Faculty 4.

• For questions about language courses and language tests (e.g. the DAAD-test), please contact the Language Centre.

• As for all international students at the University of Bayreuth, the International Office is available to answer any questions you may have concerning the organization of your stay at the University of Bayreuth. The many aspects that may be relevant to you as an international exchange students have been summarized on the following website. International degree students can find the relevant information here.

• Apart from the exchange in the courses and in the already mentioned e-learning external course "faculty4international - study support for international students (SpLit)", there are various possibilities to meet and network with other international students.

• The International Office, the International Student Network, and Bayreuth’s student associations offer a number of events (e.g. international cultural evenings, the international “Stammtisch”, excursions to Munich, Berlin, etc.):

https://accounts.esn.org/section/de-bayr-esn

http://www.international-office.uni-bayreuth.de/en/event_calendar/index.html

https://www.khg-in-bayreuth.de/angebote/

http://www.esg-bayreuth.de/semesterprogramm

https://www.internationaler-club.uni-bayreuth.de/en/index.html

The Career Service of the University of Bayreuth offers a comprehensive range of counselling and workshops especially for international students. This offer includes both an individual conversation about personal career options, as well as the joint review of application documents or the simulation of an interview. On the job portal, you can independently search for internships, part-time jobs, etc. that have been reported to the Career Service by various companies. As an orientation and also to get in touch personally, it is also helpful to register with professional networks, such as Linkedin.com, and see what other graduates of your degree programme are doing professionally today.