All Highlights of the Department of International Affairs 2008

The international office will be closed from Monday, 22 December 2008 to Friday, 2 January 2009.
On behalf of our team we wish you a happy holiday season and all the best in the New Year.

Normal office hours will resume on Monday, 5 January 2009.

Although chiefly an award for academic excellence, the Prize is also an acknowledgement of remarkable social or cultural engagement on the part of an international student, preferably selected from among the circle of those who have reached an advanced stage ijavascript:void(0);top.bottomOff();n their studies. Those who have recently taken their final exams as well as doctoral students can also be put forward. Proposals for 2008 can be submitted by 1st October. More…

To help you learn more about life as an exchange student abroad, several Uni Hamburg students are blogging about their exchange year in the USA and Mexico. You can find their German blogs at: www.uni-hamburg.de/austauschblogs

Julia Schumann, Uni Hamburg student, is the recipient of a 5000 EUR La Trobe Study Abroad Scholarship from GOstralia! for her upcoming stay at La Trobe University, Melbourne. GOstralia! represents a number of Australian universities in Germany; its services range from advising students on studying in Australia to the procurement of study spots at Australian universities. GOstralia!'s scholarship program is very competitive; Ms. Schumann's excellent academic record as well as her personal motivation for her study abroad plans gave her the winning edge.

In keeping with the motto 'one face to the student' the university now has one page on its funding opportunites for all interested undergraduate, graduate and doctoral students - home country, sex, scholarship provider, funding administrator do not matter here! This page serves as a first info point on university funding and forwards readers on to pages with specific information about individual scholarship questions. More...

International applicants need to have very good German skills. More... The Dept. of International Affairs recommends that all applicants take the TestDaF-Prüfung. TestDaF - Test für Deutsch als Fremdsprache – is a standardized language test offered 6 times per year worldwide. Five licensed TestDaF centers are located in Hamburg. Please note the test and registration dates!

The Faculty of Law has established a Buddy-Net in order to promote exchange between German and international students. Through this program, an international student is teamed with a student contact partner, i.e., a buddy, who can help with questions and problems. More information avalible for German and international students. This support service is open to all international students in all subjects at the University of Hamburg!

In the federal cabinet’s decision from Sept. 19, 2007, access to the labor market for foreign graduates of German higher education institutions, regardless of major, is to be improved. The past system of investigating whether equally qualified German citizens were available to fill an open position before hiring a foreign applicant (the so-called ‘Vorrangsprüfung’) will be abolished. Details from the Foreign Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs’ press release (in German).

Dear international students and PhD students,
Welcome! In our new calendar (in German) we listed the most important dates and offers from Rothenbaumchaussee 36. So you have an overview month per month and for the whole semester.

New changes are on the horizon for the application and selection process for international applicants (non-EU citizens) for winter semester 2008/09. Application deadline will be July 15; you can apply ONLINE from June 1 through July 15, 2008. Detailed information is now available on our website. You can find the most important info here.

Learn more about the Dept. of International Affairs’ various scholarships as well as those from other organizations such as the DAAD – visit the Tag des Stipendiums in the Mensa Studierendenhaus (Von-Melle-Park 2, Entrance B) on April 9, 2008 from 3 – 6 pm.