During Your Stay

enrollment in person

The official enrollment takes place in person on site in Leipzig. Please bring the following documents with you:

• valid ID card or passport
• valid visa for study purposes, if necessary
• Proof of health insurance valid for your stay in Germany
• Certificate of Arrival/Stay of your home university for signature, if applicable
• your address in Leipzig
   

Participants of the language and orientation course

• Date: 10 March 2025
• Time: from 9 am to 12 pm and 1 to 4 pm
• Place: SSZ – Student Service Centre, Goethestraße 3 – 5, 04109 Leipzig
• Mandatory appointment booking via the booking system.
   

All international exchange students

• Date: 2 and 3 March 2025
• Time: from 9 am to 12 pm and 1 to 4 pm
• Place: SSZ – Student Service Centre, Goethestraße 3 – 5, 04109 Leipzig
• Mandatory appointment booking via the booking system.

Buddies

There are students at your faculty – known as buddies – who are on hand to support you in your everyday studies. The information about each of our courses tells you which faculty is responsible for you.

Buddies will

• answer your questions or help you find someone who can
• assist you with understanding and answering letters and documents involving your studies or from the authorities
• be happy to accompany you to important appointments
• offer you help with questions about working academically, such as preparing a presentation, or questions about the structure of coursework and much more.

Buddies speak German and English – and some of them Spanish, French and other languages. You can find the buddy responsible for you and your degree programme on your faculty’s website.

Studying itself as well as student life may involve great demands and challenges, especially for students with disabilities. Study difficulties, personal conflict situations or mental stress are nothing unusual. Leipzig University and the Studentenwerk Leipzig offer extensive support and information on organizing your studies.

You can contact the respective counselling centres at any time and receive professional advice and individual support in solving your personal problems!

Office for Equal Opportunities, Diversity and Family

Studying with Disabilites

Counselling services offered by Leipzig University

Counselling services offered by Studentenwerk Leipzig

You can find general information on the costs of studying in Germany on the DAAD website. 

Approximate costs for your life in Leipzig

In Leipzig, you will need to plan around 1000 Euros per month to cover your cost of living:

• Rent: €250–425 
  (Please note: If you do not get a room in a hall of residence or a shared flat, then the cost of rent could be much higher.)
• Health insurance: €140–180
• Materials for studying: €70
• Cost of living: €300 

In addition to the monthly costs, when you start your studies you should calculate one-time costs such as a deposit for your housing (two to three months’ rent), the fee for setting up a blocked account and the fee for applying for a residence permit.

Tuition fees

Beside the semester fee, which all students have to pay, there are no general tuition fees at Leipzig University. In certain cases, second degree fees may apply. Tuition fees are also charged for some master’s degree programmes. You can find more information about this in the Courses of Study section.

Scholarships

You can find information on current scholarship offers for students who are already enrolled at our university under Calls for Applications during Stays Abroad. 

The biggest organisation providing scholarships for international students is the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD). You can find an overview in the DAAD scholarship database. You can also contact foundations and organisations that fund gifted students (Begabtenförderungswerke). The conditions for scholarships vary depending on the institution. 

Helpful links for funding your studies or scholarship databases:

• Deutsches Studierendenwerk]
• Begabtenförderungswerke
• Stiftungssuche
• MyStipendium
• Scholarships for refugees (Heinrich Böll Foundation)

If you are coming to Leipzig University through an exchange programme, your home university can provide information about possible funding options for you. 

BAföG

Under certain conditions, you can request state support as part of the Federal Training Assistance Act (Bundesausbildungsförderungsgesetz, BAföG). Please go to the Studentenwerk Leipzig website to see whether you qualify for BAföG. 

Organising your studies is important, but so is your leisure time. Take advantage of the many opportunities to meet other students at our university. There’s something for everyone, including sports, music and other activities:

• WILMA
  WILMA (the welcome initiative for foreigners studying in Leipzig) invites you to regular events and numerous excursions in and around Leipzig. Here you will discover Leipzig’s cultural scene and get to know well-known cities and regions in Germany.
• BUDDY PROGRAMM RUN BY THE STUDENTENWERK
• University sport
• University Orchestra
• University Choir

Take us with you on your voyage of discovery!

You can expect to make a lot of valuable memories during your time abroad. You will discover a new country, meet people from all sorts of cultures, and advance your academic career. And we would love to hear about your experiences. Blogs and reports are a great way for you to get other students excited about studying abroad. For example, use our German Instagram hashtag #entdeckerbleiben so that we can see your photos. Alternatively, drop us an email if you’re interested in being featured as an Entdecker on our university’s Instagram feed.

Would you like to participate in different courses than previously planned? At the beginning of your studies, it is possible to change your course choice.

• Enter the corresponding changes in the second section of the Learning Agreement.
• Then have the document signed by the person responsible at your home university and by your academic supervisor.
• Submit the signed Learning Agreement to your contact person at the International Centre no later than four weeks after the start of the semester.

You will have gained a lot of experience by the end of your time as an exchange student. Record your views in an Erasmus+ report and help us to improve what we offer, for example in terms of the quality of our support services.

After your stay, you will receive an automatically generated email sent by EUSurvey (please check your spam folder). This email contains a link to the participant report.
Please complete your report online within 30 days.

At the end of your exchange programme, have a Transcript of Records issued and signed by your Erasmus+ subject coordinator.

The Transcript of Records lists all modules you passed along with the respective grades. Please submit a copy of the signed document to our International Centre as soon as possible. The Transcript of Records is intended to simplify recognition of your academic achievements in Leipzig by your home university.

Re-enrol by paying the semester fee

If you are spending another semesters here, you pay the semester fee for the second semester via AlmaWeb.

Re-enrolment by SEPA direct debit

• On the AlmaWeb portal, click on “Studies” and then “Re-enrolment”. You will first be shown your current balance.
• To issue a direct debit order, please enter your IBAN (International Bank Account Number) and BIC (Business Identifier Code). After entering your data, a one-off direct debit authorisation will be generated. The mandate reference is then displayed. Then confirm your data using an iTAN.

Please note that not all banks in the SEPA area participate in the direct debit scheme and that problems may occur under certain circumstances. It is not possible to issue a direct debit order via someone else’s account, such as that of your parents.

Re-enrolment by bank transfer

• If you are unable to pay by direct debit on the AlmaWeb portal, please pay the semester fee by bank transfer. Please use the following bank details:

  Recipient: Universität Leipzig
  IBAN: DE91860555921100156760
  BIC:   WELADE8LXXX

  Enter your enrolment number, your full name and the semester for which you are re-enrolling (for example WS2019/20) as the payment reference.

Please deregister at the end of your time as an exchange student. To do this, submit the Application for removal from register to the International Centre. You will receive your certificate of “Exmatrikulation” via your AlmaWeb account.

Exchange students are obliged to deregister with the city authorities in Leipzig at the earliest one week before the end of their stay. You can deregister at any one of Leipzig’s Resident Services Offices.