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Welcome to Stuttgart
Dear ERASMUS MUNDUS students
This page contains some general information to help you get settled in Stuttgart. Jump to the applications section.
The date of your arrival is usually determined by the start of the German course, which starts on the first workday of September. You will stay until July or August, until you have completed your examinations.
Where to stay
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:
Name | Internationales Studentenhotel |
Address | Neckarstraße 172 70190 Stuttgart |
Telephone | 0049 711 414 300 |
Fax | 0049 711 414 30299 |
WWW | https://www.studierendenhotel-stuttgart.de/en/ |
Name | ALEX 30 Hostel |
Address | Alexanderstrasse 30 70184 Stuttgart |
Telephone | 0049 711 83 88 95-0 |
Fax | 0049 711 83 88 95-20 |
info@alex30-hostel.com | |
WWW | http://www.alex30-hostel.com/ |
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.
Application forms
Courses
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.

Carsten Lechte
Dr. rer. nat.Leader, Microwave Technology