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  • Invitation to the 6th International Café

    Invitation to the 6th International Café

    On Friday, 16 November 2018, from 3.30 to 5.30 p.m., international students have the opportunity to get to know each other and receive useful information. In a comfortable atmosphere and provided with coffee and cake, international students receive information about the services of Studentenwerk Leipzig, Leipzig’s universities and academies as well as interesting associations. Exchanging with…

  • World Vegan Day on 1 November 2018 – We take part!

    World Vegan Day on 1 November 2018 – We take part!

    World Vegan Day and Veggie-Day – student restaurant Mensa am Elsterbecken offers delicious and meatless meals on 1 November. The 1st of November is World Vegan Day! On this occasion, student restaurant Mensa am Elsterbecken organises a Veggie-Day. They offer e.g. a Persian chickpea pan dish with halloumi, beetroot pancakes with a vegan béchamel sauce…

  • Burger Week at Student Restaurant Mensa am Elsterbecken

    Burger Week at Student Restaurant Mensa am Elsterbecken

    Nine different burgers will be available for Burger Week from 22 to 26 October at student restaurant Mensa am Elsterbecken. Burger fans, watch out: Student restaurant Mensa am Elsterbecken offers tasty burgers daily from 22 to 26 October! Head of student restaurant Mensa am Elsterbecken, Susan Hilbert, and her team prepare a vegetarian and a…

  • New Open Consultation Meetings for Cultural Funding

    New Open Consultation Meetings for Cultural Funding

    Studentenwerk Leipzig supports student cultural projects. Find out how cultural funding works e.g. at the Mensa am Park date. Students who have an idea for a student cultural project often lack the money to realize it. Cultural Funding of Studentenwerk Leipzig helps with that! And from now on, students will be able to find out directly…

  • 23 October is Veggie-Day at Mensa Academica

    23 October is Veggie-Day at Mensa Academica

    On Veggie-Day, we offer vegetarian and vegan meals exclusively. On 23 October we’ll have a Veggie-Day at student restaurant Mensa Academica! We offer e.g. pumpkin ravioli with spinach and cheese filling on sage butter sauce, sweet potato churros and a falafel cheeseburger with chips. All meals can be found on our menu website. Veggie-Days take place…

  • Don’t forget to extend your Mensa Children’s Card!

    Don’t forget to extend your Mensa Children’s Card!

    Please extend Mensa Children’s Cards as soon as possible. Cards whose validity has not been extended will be cancelled at the end of November! Studentenwerk Leipzig support students with children by means of the Mensa Children’s Card. This card entitles children of students enrolled at Leipzig’s universities and academies, starting from their first birthday until they reach…

  • Social Counselling for Refugee Students of HGB

    Social Counselling for Refugee Students of HGB

    Studentenwerk Leipzig supports the study program ATA for refugee artists and designers at HGB. The Academy of Fine Arts Leipzig/Hochschule für Grafik und Buchkunst (HGB) and Studentenwerk Leipzig have launched a joint project to support participants of the Academy of Transcultural Exchange (ATA) in social matters. Since 2016, the study program gives art and design…

  • Welcome to Winter Semester 2018/19!

    Welcome to Winter Semester 2018/19!

    The new semester has begun – here’s information, advice and support. Studentenwerk Leipzig welcomes all students to the start of winter semester 2018/19! We, Studentenwerk Leipzig, 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. Student Housing Student Restaurants (Mensa) and…

  • 11 October is Veggie-Day at Mensa Peterssteinweg

    11 October is Veggie-Day at Mensa Peterssteinweg

    On Veggie-Day, we offer vegetarian and vegan meals exclusively. On 11 October we’ll have a Veggie-Day at student restaurant Mensa Peterssteinweg! We offer e.g. sweet potato and amaranth burgers, tofu steaks with a celery and hazelnut topping as well as broccoli and cauliflower gratin. All meals can be found on our menu website. Veggie-Days take place…

  • Provisional Cards for International Students / Student Restaurants + MDV

    Provisional Cards for International Students / Student Restaurants + MDV

    International students can pick up provisional cards for our student restaurants and public transport. International students enrolled at the University of Leipzig who do not own a UniCard at the beginning of the semester can pick up a provisional card for our student restaurants (and cafeterias) and a provisional card for public transport at Student Service Center…

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