Living
Advantage for exchange programme students: Apply for a room in a dormitory of the Studentenwerk by the official application deadline and your accommodation is guaranteed!
The Student Housing Service is responsible for several dormitories in various locations in Würzburg.
Amenities:
- Single and double rooms or rooms in apartments where two to four students share a kitchen and bathroom;
- All rooms and apartments are furnished;
- Dishes, cooking items, bedding, and towels are not provided;
- You can find more information about the individual dormitories on Studentenwerk's website.
Length of stay:
- Student accommodations are granted for 6 months (for one semester stay) or 12 months (for one year stay). A shorter rental period is not possible
- Participants who participate in the intensive language course before the semester begins can get a dorm room one month earlier, so that the length of the contract increases to 7 or 13 months
Application:
- Deadlines: June 15 for the Winter Semester and January 15 for the Summer Semester (Student Housing Service must receive the security deposit by this date);
- After your application as an exchange student, you'll will get from us a guide on "How to apply for a room in a dormitory?".
- Please apply for a room in a dormitory as soon as you have the guide.
- As an exchange student, you do NOT need your letter of acceptance for the dormitory application!
- Programme students who apply online by this date are guaranteed to get a dorm room.
- Please contact the Student Housing Service for any questions regarding your application for a dormitory.
Withdrawal from contract:
- Reimbursement of the deposit is only possible within a certain time frame. Please see the Housing Office's website for further information.
- St. Bruno Werk eG
- Adam-Stegerwald-Haus
- BLLV student dormitory
- student dormitory Gerbrunn
- Private student residence between Uni and FH
- Dormitory "Green Living Inn"
- 522 Apartunities
- CVJM Würzburg e.V.
Of course you can also live in a shared apartment (WG – Wohngemeinschaft) or in your own apartment. Rooms and apartments for temporary rent (Zwischenmiete) are often furnished and can be of particular interest to you.
To find a shared flat a private apartment, the following websites can be helpful:
Useful hints and offers on index cards at the student representation (come by in person)
Private room placement of the student service
Mainpost, Newspaper of Wuerzburg
HC24 Homecompany - Furnished apartements and rooms
Further information on the housing market in Würzburg can be found on the website of the student's representation.
If you want to bridge a few days until you move in your dorm, we can recommend the following affordable options:
Youth Hostel: Price for a night stay with breakfast in a dorm room: € 25.90 € (excluding youth hostel card about € 3.50 € more expensive).
Youth Hostel Wuerzburg
Fred-Joseph-Platz 2
97082 Wuerzburg
Tel. 09 31/467786-0
Fax 09 31/467786-20
wuerzburg@jugendherberge.de
http://www.wuerzburg.jugendherberge.de
Hostel Babelfish: An independent hostel in Würzburg also offers inexpensive accommodation:
Hotel
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