Welcome Week for International Exchange Students

08:30–10:00 | Welcome Session for new exchange students

Meeting Point: Building 15, Room E16

• Distribution of information folders/bags „
• Payment for excursion to Bremen (2 €) and the welcome breakfast (3€) „
• Welcome „
• Division into groups for registration at Citizens’ Office (Bürgeramt), bank appointments and campus tour

10:00 | Appointments with the Citizen’s Office

Meeting Point: Stadthaus, Natruper-Tor-Wall 5, Osnabrück

Only for students who made an appointment!

Individual appointments.

Please bring:

• Your digital ticket
• Your Passport
• Your landlords’ certificate (Wohnungsgeberbestätigung)

Afterwards | Campus tour and lunch

Afternoon | Opening of a bank account – part 1 (tentative date)

Meeting Point: Sparkasse branch at Neumarkt

09:00 | Presentations and introductions

Meeting point: Building 15, Room E16

• Information on the Excursion Programme
• Introduction to Stud.IP and HisinOne Exa
• Information on the Transcript of Records
• Information on student residences and help with formalities
• Presentation of the housing tutors
• Welcome by student representation AStA

10:30 | Digital Application for Residence Permit with the Foreigners’ Office

Meeting point: Building 15, Room E16

Only for students who entered Germany without a visa or with a short-term visa!

Please bring:

• Scan of your passport
• Scan of the entry stamp (if a visa was not necessary for entry)
• Scan of the enrolment certificate, admission to study in Osnabrück
• Scan of your visa, if available
• Scan of health insurance, proof of funding, scholarship certificate (if applicable)
• Scan of housing provider confirmation
• Registration confirmation (City of Osnabrück)

If a document is not available as a scan, it can also be scanned directly with a smartphone camera during the registration process with the immigration office.

Please bring a laptop or tablet!

12:00 | Workshop: Introduction to Academic Culture in Germany (virtual event)

Host: Mira Haazaa

Virtual conference room:  https://conf.dfn.de/webapp/m/979161341

16:00 | City tour and pub visit (Grüner Jäger)

Meeting point: in front of the StudiOS building (Building 19)

11:00 | Introduction to the university’s library (virtual event)

Host: Matthias Laubenheimer

Virtual conference room:  https://webconf.uni-osnabrueck.de/b/mat-k4g-ffy

12:00 | Introduction to the writing center (virtual event)

Host: Melina Nolte

Virtual conference room:  https://webconf.uni-osnabrueck.de/rooms/ann-zxt-ggj-d0j

15:00 | International Integration Afternoon

Meeting Point: StudZ (Student Center)

Get to know your fellow exchange students during this event while enjoying some free drinks, snacks and fun activities. Osnabrück’s twin city ambassadors from the Netherlands, Turkey, UK and France will also join us.

9:00 | Welcome Breakfast

Please register via the arrival survey by 15 March 2026.

Costs: 3€, hot drinks not included

Meeting Point: Café Bar Celona, Nikolaiort 6, Osnabrück

Afterwards | Opening of a bank account – part 1 (tentative date)

Meeting Point: Sparkasse branch at Neumarkt

9:00 | Day trip to Bremen

Please register via the arrival survey by 15 March 2026.

Meeting point: Osnabrück Main Station

Individual appointments - Only for non-EU students living in Osnabrück who have an appointment

Appointments will be arranged individually after submitting the documents to the Foreigners’ Office.

Please go directly to the Foreigners‘ Office, Natruper-Tor-Wall 5, 49076 Osnabrück in good time for your appointment.

Please bring:

• a biometric passport photo with a light background
• €100 in cash (with the exception of ERASMUS/DAAD scholarship holders)
• Your passport