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Brandenburg University of Technology CottbusInternational Office 

15.02.2010

Exchange Students Information

 Academic Calendar Information: 2010/2011:

 Appl ication Deadlines winter semester 2010/11 (Oct. 2010 to

February 2011) July 15

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, 2010 

summer semester 2011 ( April to

July 2011) January 15

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 , 2011 

Duration of the semester Oct. 1st, 2010 – Mar. 31

st, 2011 Apr. 1

st, 2011 – Sept. 30

th, 2011

Duration o f lectures Oct. 11th, 2010 – mid-February 2011 Apr. 4

th, 2011 – Jul. 16

th, 2011 

Examination period Last two weeks in Feb. 2011  Last two weeks in July 2011

Intensive German LanguageCourse for ExchangeStudents

Sep. 15th – Oct. 1

st, 2010

two weeks before the semesterstarts

Orientation week Oct. 4th

 - Oct. 8th

 2010 --

National Holidays 

Unification Day - Oct. 3rd

, 2010Reformation Day – Oct. 31

st, 2010

Christmas break and New YearDec. 20

th, 2010 – Jan. 2

nd, 2011

Easter – April, 22nd

- 25th 2011

Labor Day - May 1st, 2011

 Ascension Day – June 2nd

, 2011Whit Monday – June 13

th, 2011

Housing:

Student dormitories are offered by the Studentenwerk Frankfurt/Oder on campus. The Studentenwerk offersin Cottbus six dormitories with one room apartments or single rooms in two- to five room apartments invarious sizes. Rent ranges from 160 to 320 Euros per month. The rooms are furnished and internet access isusually available. The rents also include attendant expenses such as electricity.

Further information and online application are also available under: http://www.studentenwerk-frankfurt.de/ 

Health Insurance:

Students can only enroll at the university if they are insured with a health insurance company. All publichealth insurance companies in Germany offer almost the same benefits, as well as special rates forstudents. At present it costs approx. 68.00 Euro per month (until the age of 30). It is sufficient to get a healthinsurance upon arrival in Germany. In case someone already has a health insurance from his home country,he needs an exemption from the German insurance obligation. You can obtain that exemption at anyGerman public health insurance. Please note that you will only be exempted from a German healthinsurance if you prove adequate coverage that is equivalent to a German insurance.

► Travel insurances are not sufficient!

Language course:

BTU Cottbus offers an Intensive German Language Course three weeks before the start of the lectureperiod. The course is free of charge for all exchange students.

Important Websites:

  BTU Cottbus – www.tu-cottbus.de 

  International Office – www.tu-cottbus.de/intoff  

  Catalogue of lectures - http://www.zv.tu-cottbus.de/moveron/admin/portal.php (mostly in German)

  Course Overview - http://www.tu-cottbus.de/btu/de/studium/studienangebot.html 

  Sports - http://www.tu-cottbus.de/Sport/   Language Centre - http://www.tu-cottbus.de/Sprachen/