Before arrival

The University of Hamburg runs a website with information for international students. The DAAD's (German Academic Exchange Service) website DAAD: Living in Germany gives general advice and information on living and studying in Germany. Other useful sites with general information are

• Studies in Germany (Deutsche Welle).
• about-germany.org
• howtogermany.com
• Justlanded.com

Applicants from outside the EU who anticipate problems or need our assistance in obtaining a visa should contact us well in advance. We will assist you, but the administrative procedures can take a lot of time.

Getting settled in Hamburg

The city of Hamburg and Hamburg University provide a number of services which help international students to settle in Hamburg:

• Hamburg Welcome Center (General information provided by the city council)
• Welcome Week of the university
• Piasta (An international student's network of the university)

If you have questions regarding the Master programme, your studies or the choice of courses, please do not hesitate to contact the Spokesperson or the Study Advisor.

Funding

Participants of the Master programme with a good knowledge of German are encouraged to apply for student jobs, either in computer maintenance (with interaction with users speaking only German, IT-Gruppe Mathematik - only in German) or for teaching undergraduate and service classes (knowledge of German at the level of being able to explain mathematics in German required, contact us). International students are encouraged to apply for grants to the DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service). The DAAD also runs an extensive database with information on funding opportunities from other organisations.