Registration Form For The Welcome Buddy Program

The matching for the Summer Semester 2026 was completed on 26 May 2026, and all suitable buddy pairs have already been matched.
The matching process for the Winter Semester 2026/27 begins on 1 July 2026. You are welcome to register before the matching phase begins.

Do you have an urgent question? Feel free to contact us!

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Let us know a bit about you so we can find the best buddy for you. Fill out the form and click “Send” below.

First name(s)

Last name

Age

Confirm Email (spam verification)

Mobile (with Country Code)

Gender

I would like to request a buddy partner of the same gender

Faculty and/or department of study

If you study computer science or physics, please indicate which campus you are mostly at.

Desired degree

I come from...

I am...

When would you like to start taking part in the PIASTA Welcome Buddy Program?

For University of Hamburg students only: How many students would you like? If you have two or several buddies, you can all meet up together!

Do you have special wishes and/or expectations for the Welcome Buddy Program?

Which languages do you speak? We'll do our best to match students who share an additional language beyond English, but please understand this is not always possible. If your your language is missing from the lists, please let us know.

I speak...

at level...

I speak...

at level...

I speak...

at level...

I hereby confirm that the information I have provided is correct and will immediately provide notification by email if I decide to cancel my registration *

Fields marked with an asterisk (*) must be filled out! If your information is incorrect or incomplete, your registration will not be processed.

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Copy of form

I consent to my data being used to send the following information by email for the purpose of responding to my inquiry:

Copy of my request

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Data protection

I consent to the University of Hamburg, in this case: PIASTA-Team, using my data for the duration of 365 days for the following purpose(s): The Data provided by you within the form above will be used by UHH and PIASTA-Team for the sole purpose of finding a Buddy that matches your criteria. The legal basis for processing is your consent, Art. 6(1) Lit. a) GDPR. Your contact data may be used by the PIASTA-Team to respond to your inquiry. Your E-Mail-Address will also be provided by the PIASTA-Team to a matching Buddy. Your personal data are required to fulfil the purposes of the Welcome-Buddy program, including the possibility to issue a certificate of participation, as well as to fulfill our legal duties to provide statics and reports within the UHH or for the purposes of participation in funding programs in accordance with Art. 6(1) Lit. c and Lit. e) GDPR. The reports and statistics only contain pseudonymized or anonymized data. I understand that I may withdraw my consent from PIASTA-Team at any time with future effect. Revocation of my consent does not affect any previous processing of data and information.
More information on data processing.