Information for FUSION-EP Students Coming to Stuttgart

Local registration for 2023 is not open yet.

See below for procedure.

Go here for application to the program: https://fusion-ep.eu/

Living expenses in Stuttgart are about 750 € per month. Student housing is available on the university campus in Stuttgart-Vaihingen (S-Bahn/Metro station "Universität"), where all your courses are going to be. This is the easiest solution and it is also reasonably priced. It is therefore highly recommended that you apply for student housing (see below). More information about the dorms is at https://www.studierendenwerk-stuttgart.de/en/onlinebewerbung-wohnen

Important notes regarding student dorms:

• you are usually given preference over non-exchange students. You apply for housing when you register here. But you can still apply as early here https://www.uni-stuttgart.de/en/study/application/international-non-degree/erasmus/ (you do not need to be enrolled to apply)
• only students are allowed to live in the dorms (no family)
• student housing keys can only be received on weekdays (but you can try to arrange for someone else to pick them up via the welcoming service)
• sometime in July/August, you must pay a security deposit and rent to secure your room. You must be reachable by email for this
• you will have a standard room for one person on the Vaihingen campus. The stay will usually be from September 1st to August 31st in the following year, as you will have exams throughout August.

Finding a room on the free market can be very hard from outside! It may be more advisable to get short term accommodations in Stuttgart and then look for private accomodation. General information is available at https://www.studierendenwerk-stuttgart.de/en/accommodation/

Short term housing (e.g. to bridge those few days between arrival and the start of your lease) is available at the student hotel or at the youth hostel:

The IA also has list of short term housing options: http://www.ia.uni-stuttgart.de/internat/practical/accomm/temporary/index.en.html. Especially the option of sub-leasing a dorm room http://www.studierendenwerk-stuttgart.de/en/short-term-rent is useful for terms shorter than a semester.

If you are doing your thesis work at IPP in Garching or at TEXTOR in Jülich, please contact your advisor there for information on housing.

You will be informed by email when the registration is open. This is expected to be at the beginning of May each year.

Non-EU students can apply for an exemption to the 1500€ fee. The deadline is August or February 15 for winter/summer semester. See https://www.student.uni-stuttgart.de/en/organizing-studies/formalities/tuition-and-fees/tuition-fee/ section "Strong ties to Germany".

Your courses for the semester can include courses at KIT Karlsruhe. We will also have a kick-off meeting before lectures start, where we will go through your time table together.

If you have more questions, do not hesitate to contact me.