Category: Kultur

  • Cultural tip: Mahler2 – “Auferstehungssinfonie”

    Cultural tip: Mahler2 – “Auferstehungssinfonie”

    Our current cultural tip leads into the Gewandhaus, where a symphony is performed by students. A big romantic symphony orchestra, a gigantic organ, a choir of 140 people – this is what you can admire on Friday, 17 November, at 8.00 p.m. at the Gewandhaus of Leipzig. The "Junge Kammerphilharmonie Sachsen" is going to perform…

  • Welcome to Winter Semester 2023/24!

    Welcome to Winter Semester 2023/24!

    The new semester has started: Welcome to all Leipzig students! Studentenwerk Leipzig welcomes all newcomers and returning students to Winter Semester 2023/24!  We offer many services around studying and living in Leipzig. You can find information on all of our departments and their respective contacts on our website.

  • The City, The Season: New photo exhibition starting in July

    The City, The Season: New photo exhibition starting in July

    From July to September 2023, Yun Zhao will be presenting her photographs on „The City, The Season“ at Studentenwerk Leipzig. Yun Zhao who introduces herself as "Sunshine" originally comes from Guizhou in South-West China. At Leipzig University she is currently is studying in her fourth semester MBA (Master of Business Administration) which belongs to the SEPT programme. When…

  • Display photos at Studentenwerk

    Display photos at Studentenwerk

    Your own photo exhibition at Studentenwerk – apply now! You have got an idea for a photo series or one waiting to be displayed? You always wanted to find a place to exhibit your work? Studentenwerk Leipzig enables you to realise this wish and supports you during your preparations. You deliver the photos, we provide…

  • Our cultural tip for June 2023

    Our cultural tip for June 2023

    HMT and Leipzig University students introduce you to soundscapes from the 19th and 20th century at the Alte Handelsbörse.

  • “Maibaumwerfen” and “Hexenbrennen”: Sorbian culture from the Lausitz region in Leipzig

    “Maibaumwerfen” and “Hexenbrennen”: Sorbian culture from the Lausitz region in Leipzig

    Sorbian culture is a fixed component of Leipzig as a place of study. With their traditional festivals this year, Sorbian students brought a piece from the Lausitz to Leipzig again.  Every May, people in the Sorbian Lausitz traditionally celebrate the "Maibaumwerfen" (throwing maypoles) – a custom which is perpetuated by the Sorbian students far away…

  • Bridging day on May 19, 2023: Please note the changed opening and office hours!

    Bridging day on May 19, 2023: Please note the changed opening and office hours!

    On May 18 and 19, 2023, the Studentenwerk Leipzig will remain closed. Since May 18 is a holiday, we will use May 19 as a bridging day. The Studentenwerk Leipzig will not be available on these two days, the facilities will remain closed. On May 19, especially the following departments are affected by this: the…

  • Our cultural tip for April 2023

    Our cultural tip for April 2023

    Release party and lecture: Students of the German Institute for Literature are celebrating the publishment of their annual anthology.

  • Welcome to summer semester 2023

    Welcome to summer semester 2023

    A warm welcome to all new students and returning students for the summer semester 2023! We are going to inform you on our services and update you constantly on all channels. The Studentenwerk Leipzig welcomes all new students and returning students for the summer semester 2023! We are offering a lot of counselling services as well…

  • Wild Leipzig: New photo exhibition starting in mid-March

    Wild Leipzig: New photo exhibition starting in mid-March

    From mid-March, 2023, Tilman Peters is going to exhibit his photographies on „Wild Leipzig“ in the Studentenwerk Leipzig. Tilman Peters is currently studying veterinary science in his eighth semester at Leipzig University. Already during his childhood he discovered and observed nature and thereby found his passion for nature photography.  After numerous trips through other countries…