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  • Secure Your Place in a Shared Flat in our Student Halls of Residence Now

    Secure Your Place in a Shared Flat in our Student Halls of Residence Now

    You have been admitted to university and are still looking for a place to stay? Then go ahead, apply online for a room in Leipzig’s student halls of residence! Why choose a student hall of residence? Living in a student community stable rents including electricity, water, heat, internet and garbage collection furnished rooms and equipped kitchens…

  • Series of Online Events About the Corona Vaccination in Different Langauges

    Series of Online Events About the Corona Vaccination in Different Langauges

    The Welcome Center Leipzig and the culturally sensitive health guides (KuGeL) provide information about the Corona vaccination. Together with the culturally sensitive health guides (KuGeL), the Welcome Center Leipzig offers a series of online events about the Corona vaccination tailored to inform you about various aspects of the vaccination. During these events, questions regarding the…

  • The Studentenwerke of Saxony Propose a Corona  Follow-up Care Package for Students

    The Studentenwerke of Saxony Propose a Corona Follow-up Care Package for Students

    Students suffer from the effects of the pandemic: All four Studentenwerke from Saxony therefore demand a Corona follow-up care package Similar to the situation faced by schoolchildren, students suffer, in some cases massively, from the effects of digital teaching. For the last year and a half, the social and professional exchange has been missing due…

  • New Vaccination Appointments Without Registration for the Students of Leipzig

    New Vaccination Appointments Without Registration for the Students of Leipzig

    Vaccinations for students of Leipzig universities on 25 July in the Cafeteria am Elsterbecken or with mobile vaccination teams of the city of Leipzig coming to the different neighborhoods.

  • 10,000 Euros for a Restart in Culture – Great Response to our Call

    10,000 Euros for a Restart in Culture – Great Response to our Call

    The anniversary campaign of our cultural funding was met with great interest. We received numerous applications – and selected a total of 15 student projects for special funding. This allows us to look optimistically to the future of student cultural life in Leipzig: The Studentenwerk leipzig has received 42 applications for the "10,000 Euros for…

  • Vaccinations for Returning to in-classroom Teaching

    Vaccinations for Returning to in-classroom Teaching

    The more students geting vaccinated against Covid-19, the closer the return to the campuses gets. We would therefore like to call on all students to make use of the vaccination offers now available. The Studentenwerk Leipzig, and the Deutsches Studentenwerk (DSW), are calling on all students to make use of the vaccination offers provided by…

  • Your Vote Counts: The Budestag Election is held on 26 September 2021

    Your Vote Counts: The Budestag Election is held on 26 September 2021

    Bundestag elections on September 26: Those who are not in Leipzig during the summer break can request postal voting documents in advance. The upcoming Bundestagswahl (federal election) will take place on 26 September 2021. The Studentenwerk Leipzig wants to remind all students to keep the election date in mind. The election will take place during…

  • “BAföG Digital”: You can now Complete all Steps of the Application Process Online!

    “BAföG Digital”: You can now Complete all Steps of the Application Process Online!

    It’s never been easier: Using the new online application assistant „BAföG Digital“, you can now create and submit your BAföG application online. This makes applying fast, secure, and uncomplicated. The digital age has reached the BAföG application process:Since July 1, 2021, students in Saxony are able to apply for BAföG benefits using the new digital…

  • Starting from Scratch: “It Took the Courage to Take Risks”

    Starting from Scratch: “It Took the Courage to Take Risks”

    Christiane Claus was the first managing director of the Studentenwerk Leipzig. Here she shares her story about the intensive efforts to build up the Studentenwerk Leipzig after the German reunification in 1990.

  • Student Housing Online Q&A

    Student Housing Online Q&A

    The new semester is approaching and Leipzigs future students are searching for accommodation. In this online consultation hour, we will answer your questions about student housing. How do I apply for a place in a student hall of residence? What services are included in the rent? A shared apartment or a single apartment? Prospective and…

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