Incoming

We support the exchange students from partner institutions in all steps of their exchange stay at TUHH.

• Preparing your stay
• Application process
• Arrival and stay at the TUHH and in Hamburg
• End of stay
• Entry Regulations and Residence Permit in Germany

Orientation and Integration@TUHH

The Welcome@TUHH program supports you both in starting your studies and integrating into campus life.

The experienced team of tutors is there to assist you with individual guidance, a special orientation and cultural program, as well as international get-togethers!

The main goal of our activities is to provide you with important information about studying, give you the opportunity to make new connections, and explore Hamburg and its surroundings together.

We look forward to welcoming you!

We assist international students with arranging important formalities and finding accommodation after the arrival in Hamburg and help them get off to a good start on the study course.

We support students to gain and improve their German language competency (DAF) by organising German language courses at TUHH as well as various additional activities and platforms for intercultural learning and exchange outside the curriculum.

Our goal is to foster intercultural exchange on TUHH Campus as well asto promote respectful and tolerant dialogue among all students.
Our programs offer plenty of (inter)cultural activities, International Get Togethers, as well as trainings and workshops to help the students to expand professional, personal and language skills important for study and future career. 

We would be happy to advise you on scholarships and funding options, e, g,:

• Financial Aid for Finalising the degree (sponsorig body DAAD)

• Merit scholarships for international students financed from sources of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg

We offer general orientation to help guest researchers to organize their stay at TUHH. We support them with information on the contact points as well as with practical tips on topics related to living and studying at TUHH and in Hamburg.

We support refugee students and scientists in emergency situations with information and services.

• Certificate of Intercultural Competencies (CIC)
  With the CIC, special skills and voluntary commitment of students in the intercultural area can be bundled and highlighted.
• DAAD Prize
  honouring international students demonstrating exceptional social and intercultural commitment as well as exceptional academic prowess.
• Organize your own (sporting or cultural) event

Since 2012, The Hamburg University of Technology has been a signatory to the Code of Conduct, which aims "to improve and ensure the quality of supervision for international students. The Code formulates quality standards for international students at German universities and, for the first time, provides common basic standards in the fields of information, acquisition, admisson and supervision upon which international applicants can rely" (see also www.hrk.de). The Code of Conduct was conceived and passed by the German Rectors' Conference and the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) within the framework of GATE Germany.
 

Download (PDF) of the Code of Conduct.

If you have study-related questions, we cooperate with the Student Counseling Center.  

If you have questions concerning social and personal issues, we cooperate with the Studierendenwerk Hamburg and further external institutions.