Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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Changed responsibilities at the BAföG office
Please check whether your contact person at the BAföG office has changed. Since February 21, 2023, the BAföG counsellors at the Department for Grants of Studentenwerk Leipzig have partly got new responsibilities. Students that are planning to contact the BAföG office should first check on our homepage whether their previous contact person is still the same.
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Rent increase in Student Halls of Residence lower than expected
Starting this month, tenants in our Student Halls of Residence will have to pay additional 10 euros of rent instead of the previously planned 35 euros. The rent adjustment in our Student Halls of Residence will in a first step be lower than previously announced. Instead of 35 euros per place and month, rent has…
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Our cultural tip for February 2023
The choir of the Protestant Student Community invites you to the concert “Sturm und Sehnsucht” (Storm and Longing) at Philippus Church on February 5, 2023.
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Join in now: Franco-German Photo Competition 2023 FREEDOM
Get creative, enter by 30 March 2023 and win up to 1.000 euros: A photo competition for students of all disciplines from Germany and France.
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The Mobility Fund is reintroduced and increased earlier than planned
Because the costs at our DIY bike repair shops have sharply risen, the mobility fund will be reintroduced a year earlier than planned and raised by 50 cents. The Mobility Fund at the amount of 2 euros will be reintroduced in the summer semester 2023 for all students of the seven Leipzig universities who are…
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New coffee vending machines in the Mensa Academica – one of them entirely plant-based
Good news: Alternative to cow’s milk in coffee drinks from the vending machine now available in the Mensa Academica Just in time for the opening in the new year, the Mensa Academica has new coffee vending machines, one of which runs entirely on oat drink. Cappuccinos and other coffee drinks prepared with the machine are…
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Cafeteria Dittrichring reopens after renovation
After renovation, the Cafeteria Dittrichring will reopen on 9 January 2023. After several weeks of modification works, the Cafeteria Dittrichring of Studentenwerk Leipzig located in the second building of the University of Music and Theatre at Dittrichring 21 will reopen its doors on Monday, 9 January 2023. On the opening day, all guests will be…
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Child benefit increase from January 1, 2023
Until now, the first and second child each received 219 euros, the third 225 euros and the fourth 250 euros. That will change as of January 2023. How much will families with children be relieved by the increase? For the first and second child: increase of 31 euros per month. For a family with two…
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Turn of the year 2022/23: These are our opening and office hours
Over Christmas and the turn of the year, we have changed opening hours in our Mensas and Cafeterias as well as office hours at the Studentenwerk Leipzig. Mensas & Cafeterias The opening hours can be found on the website of the respective institution. Mensacardservice in the SSZ: last office hours 20.12.2022 // first office hours 05.01.2023…
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Studentenwerk Leipzig has approved an increase in dormitory rents for 2023
Increase in operating costs by up to 35 euros per place and month from 1.2.2023 / Further increase in the basic rent planned from 1.6.2023 / Online consultation hour of the Student Housing and Social Counselling for financing questions. Due to the ongoing inflation and the energy crisis, the Studentenwerk Leipzig expects drastic price-related cost…
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