The Orientation Week with intensive German prep course is an essential event for international students arriving at the main campus in Deggendorf. During the Orientation Week, we will help you make friends, settle in and guide you into a smooth start.

During the Orientation Week, all neccessary formalities are completed, such as:

• Registering in the residents' registration office
• Getting a visa
• Obtaining health insurance
• Guided tour of the campus and the town
• IT introduction
• Library introduction

Besides, the Orientation Week offers much more events such as an Intercultural Training, a Bavarian Evening and different day trips.

Liability Insurance

The most important and yet cheapest insurance you need in Germany is the liability insurance.

A liability insurance is taken out in case you as the insured cause damage to third parties or damage the property of third parties. Since the law states that the perpetrator is liable for damages to others, the liability insurance first checks whether the damage was clearly caused by you.

We recommend our international students to take out liability insurance during their studies in Germany. Not only for the costs of minor accidents (e.g. damage to cell phones or lost room keys), but also for serious accidents (e.g. an accident with a bicycle into someone else's car) can be covered by liability insurance.

The general terms and conditions vary depending on the insurance provider. The monthly fee starts at € 3, the amount covered is up to € 50 million.

However, you should be aware that German private liability insurances with a term of three or five years cannot be cancelled before the end of the term.

Obtaining a residence permit

Non-EU students who are allowed to enter Germany without a visa will have to apply for the so-called "residence permit" within 90 days after entry.The International Office will be glad to assist you in the application process. You will have to fill out several forms before obtaining the permit from the local immigration office. This permit expires if you de-register from the university, change courses, change universities, or not complete your studies or drop out. Following permit expiry, you are required to immediately leave Germany as any further residency in Germany would be illegal and is therefore liable to criminal prosecution. A change of course or university is possible only with the consent of the immigration office. Please contact the office before undertaking any change. 

Obtaining a permit extension

If you require a permit extension, submit a renewal application to the Immigration Office in Deggendorf (see following address) before your current permit expires.

Landratsamt Deggendorf
Herrenstr. 18
94469 Deggendorf
Germany

You may work parellel to your studies, but only for 120 calendar days or 240 half days per year. Please also refer to information from the local immigration office.

General information

• Accommodation
• Health dictionary for foreign students
• Carpooling
• Train timetables

Living in Deggendorf

Deggendorf is a picturesque town on the banks of the River Danube in Bavaria, Southern Germany. With a population of 37, 000, it's a cosy and affluent town fringed by the beautiful Bavarian Forest.

• Deggendorf youth map for students
• Lifestyle and activities
• Town website
• Buses
• Doctors
• Religion:

If you would like to attend a church service, a mass or a holiday prayer or if you are interested in the local religions and churches, you will find some information here:

In Deggendorf you will find three Catholic churches in the city centre:

• Heilige Grabkirche „St. Peter und Paul“, Michael-Fischer-Platz, DEG
• Kirche St. Johann (Schachinger Kirche), Schachinger Weg 20, DEG
• Stadtpfarrkirche Mariä Himmelfahrt, Untere Vorstadt, 13, DEG
• Church services

You can find two protestant churches here:

• Auferstehungskirche , Amanstr. 15, DEG
• Christuskirche, Adalbert-Stifter-Str. 6, 94526 METTEN
• Church services

Muslim students can visit the mosque in Fischerdorf, a suburb of Deggendorf:

• Selimiye Moschee, Rosenstr. 12, Fischerdorf, DEG
• Facebook group from the local muslim community

LIVING IN PFARRKIRCHEN

Before leaving DIT you must complete the following:

• Cancel your insurance
• Terminate your rental agreement
• Close your bank account
• Inform the Citizens Registration Office
• End your enrolment at the DIT
• Inform the International Office

Cancellation of enrolment

• Your enrolment will be cancelled automatically after his or her final semester, if the final examination has been successfully completed.
• Your enrolment will be terminated if he or she does not pass one or more of the required preliminary, intermediate or final examinations specified in the Examination Regulations, unless he or she changes to another programme of study that does not offer the same degree.
• Your enrolment will be terminated if he or she has not registered to continue studies before the start of the semester by the specified deadline, unless special permission was obtained.
• Your enrolment will be terminated if he or she does not pay the student fees by the specified deadline.
• Application for derigistration

The cancellation of enrolment certificate should be kept in a safe place and, if changing universities, it is required to be shown to the new university.

General information about deregistration

Reimbursement of student union fees

Students can apply for the reimbursement of Student Union fees (submitting an application, processing and carrying out the reimbursement) at the Student Centre. Please submit your application and direct questions to your assigned staff member.

Health insurance

Your entitlement to student health insurance expires upon cancellation of enrolment. After this time you are responsible for your own health insurance, which is obligatory for residents of Germany.

Student aid (BaföG)

If you receive student financial aid (BaföG), inform the responsible Office of Student Aid (Amt für Ausbildungsförderung) of your cancellation of enrolment as soon as possible.

Pension insurance

Your Certificate for Statutory Pension Insurance Purposes should be kept in a safe place. Please submit it to the appropriate Pension Insurance Institution immediately upon taking up an occupation which is subject to compulsory pension insurance.

University materials

If you haven’t already done so, please return any university materials and books from the library.

You can receive a refund for any outstanding balances from either the Student Union (Cafeteria Card credit) or the Copy-Shop (Photocopier credit). The chip card then becomes your own property.

Changing universities

If your enrolment is terminated as a result of not passing one or more required exams, you are not allowed to continue the course of study or any related programme that offers the same degree at a Bavarian University.

It is possible to apply to a different course of study offered by the university at any time before the application deadline.

If you have further questions, please consult the International Office.