The better your preparation is, the more successful your time studying in Germany will be! Clarify the most important questions well in advance. Where and what do I want to study in Germany? What conditions do I have to fulfil in order to enrol at the university of my choice? Do I need a visa? How do I finance everything and how do I find affordable accommodation in the German university town of my choice?

You will have to contact several authorities or organisations to answer all these questions. Your most important contact will definitely be the German university that you choose. But in the German university system there is a clear division of responsibilities; the universities advise international students on all questions to do with admission, enrolment and academic support and the Studentenwerke are responsible for the social aspects around studying. Among other things they provide inexpensive accommodation. The Studentenwerke also offer many other services for international students.