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Looking for a room

Housing office (Studentenwerk)

The first place to go to find student housing is the Housing Office, run by the Studentenwerk. Besides operating the dormitories, they can help you find private housing. There are about 1700 dormitory rooms available. Types of housing available range from single rooms to shared housing and apartments for families.

If you wish to rent a room in the student dormitories, you should start your housing search as early as possible.

International students will find that they are well cared for in the dormitories: Residence tutors will help you to quickly become familiar with your new environment. The costs for a single room in a student dorm are between 150 and 220 Euro per month. Before you move in, you must pay a deposit of 250 Euro for a room, or 500 Euro for an apartment. This will be returned to you after you move out, if you have left your room in an orderly, neat condition.

Private housing

Private apartments and rooms are more expensive on average than in a dormitory.

Housing ads can be found in the Neue Osnabrücker Zeitung newspaper on Wednesdays and Saturdays. You can also search for housing online.

The University’s online Schwarzes Brett publishes ads for housing searches or offers.

The Admissions Office can also help you to a certain extent with your housing search.

If you are looking for a quick, temporary solution, the Osnabrück roommate referral service (Mitwohnbüro) is a good place to go. They will quickly help you to find shared housing. However, please note that they charge a fee for their services. The fee varies, depending upon the length of your lease and the amount of your rent. 

Zweitraum Osnabrück
Am Pappelgraben 9
D-49080 Osnabrück
Tel. +49 541 22 4 66
Fax. +49 541 22 4 44
info@zweitraum-osnabrueck.de

There are also private student residences, for example the Hermann-Ehlers-Haus. To obtain a room there, please apply to:

WHOK Studentenwohnheim GmbH
Hermann-Ehlers-Haus Osnabrück
Martinsburg 29
D-49078 Osnabrück
Tel. and fax: +49 541 46018