Wednesday, October 6, 2010

How to enroll as Erasmus student at Freie Universität Berlin

If you just arrived in Berlin in order to attend some courses at Freie Universität as Erasmus student, you have to complete some annoying steps. Let's make a brief list, in order to make the due more easy:
  • First of all, you have to find an accomodation! (see How to find an accomodation in Berlin)
  • Go to the Erasmus Office – Brümmerstr. 52 (U-Bahnhof Thielplatz), erasmus@fu-berlin.de - Office Hours: Monday and Tuesday 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Thursday 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.
    At the Erasmus Office they'll clearly explain you how you can:
  • Pay the Semesterticket and Social Fees - 163€ in order to get a six monthly tickets for zones A, B, and C with public transport!
  • Obtain a proof of full health insurance coverage (free for EU citizens)
  • Go back to the Erasmus office in order to complete the pre-enrollment and obtain the data to acces your personal ZEDAT Account - you'll need it in order to register for the courses.
Then, if you want to get the welcome money (100€ of Begrüßungsgeld for each student coming from outside Berlin), you have to:
  • Get a so-called "Freizügigkeitsbescheinigung" at the local public office Bürgeramt (Only if you are from EU Countries, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland. Otherwise you need a Residence Permit
  •  Open a German bank account and fill this application form. You'll soon receive 100€!
That's not all, but I think that's enough for this post. Come on, don't lose your heart!

    1 comment:

    1. HI,
      you can get some addition info on erasmus exchange here:
      Erasmus forum, or here: Erasmus blog.
      Have fun, Matej

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