European Credit Transfer System 2007 / 2008

General Information
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The rent for the room must always be transferred regularly from the student’s current account to the
Studentenwerk. To open an account, the passport, resident’s registration certificate and student registration
certificate are needed. The rent contract for the room will be signed immediately before moving in
and can be terminated only after three months of having moved in. Rooms can be rented only for entire
months: that means even when moving in or out in the middle of the month, the whole month’s rent
must be paid. The Studentenwerk expects a security deposit of one month’s rent plus an administration
fee which is reimbursed upon departure.
Note:
Students can only move into their rooms on week days: Mo to Thu 9 am–3 pm and Fri 9 am–2 pm
Moving in during weekends is not possible.
Addresses of the Residential Accommodation Administration Office
You have to contact the office of the according residential accommodation administration. There are five such
bureaus. The International Office of the Berlin School of Economics will inform you which one applies to
you.
Malteserstraße 74/100
12249 Berlin
Phone: (030) 80 47 40 - 0
(Mail)
Siegmunds Hof 2
10555 Berlin
Phone: (030) 39 99 17 - 0
(Mail)
Office hours
Mondays
09.00am - 11.00am
Franz-Mehring-Platz 2
10243 Berlin
Phone: (030) 29 302-107
(Mail)
Hardenbergstraße 34
10623 Berlin
Phone: (030) 31 12-237
(Mail)
Tuesdays
10.00am - 12.00am and
03.00pm – 6.00pm
Sewanstraße 219
10319 Berlin
Phone: (030) 51 59 85 - 0
(Mail)
Thursdays
09.00am - 11.00am and
01.00pm - 03.00pm
The rooms are basically furnished with: bed, one table, one cupboard and a chair. Bedcover, pillows,
bedsheets, dishes and curtains must be brought by the student or can be purchased upon arrival. As
soon as the rooms are booked by the Studentenwerk, further information will be forwarded to the exchange
students.
Registration with the Residents’ Registration Office
In the Federal Republic of Germany there is compulsory registration, i.e. each student must register
with the appropriate local police station/residents’ registration office within the first week of arrival.
The student residence administration is always able to inform students where the appropriate registration
office is. In order to register, it is necessary to obtain a Meldeschein (registration form), which can
be purchased in any stationery shop. In addition to the registration form, a passport or identity card
must be presented. The Meldebestätigung (proof of legal residence), which is issued by the authorities,
is necessary for opening a bank account, for going to the Foreigners’ Registration Office and for using a
public library.
EU-citizens also must obtain a certification about the „Gemeinschaftsrechtliches Aufenthaltsrecht gem. §
5 Freizügigkeitsgesetz / EU“ from the Residents’ Registration Office, which is proof of their right to stay.