Land Use Transformation (M.Sc.)
International Students
Our Services for International Students
Our experienced advisors help international students achieve their study goals.
These advisors can assist with different questions about your application and studies:
| Contact Point | Advising Specialty |
| Program Coordinator | The program coordinator is the central contact person for the Master's degree program Land Use Transformation. They can advise you regarding:
If they don't know the answer to your question, the program coordinator can probably tell you who to ask! Contact the Program Coordinator. |
| Center for International Students (CIS) | The Center for International Students (CIS) is dedicated to serving the degree-seeking international students of Osnabrück University of Applied Sciences. They offer advising and support around:
CIS als offers student-to-student advising for internationals and organizes university-wide meet-ups and further opportunities to connect. Learn more about CIS here. |
| International Faculty Office (IFO) | The International Faculty Office supports all international students at the Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Landscape Architecture (AuL), as well as local students who want to gain international experience. They organize events and programs, including faculty-level meet-ups and the buddy program, as well as advising students, especially about study abroad options. Learn more about the IFO AuL here. |
The Housing Service of Osnabrück University of Applied Sciences offers housing in furnished rooms for international students who do not yet speak much German. These rooms are in the student dormitories of the Studentenwerk Osnabrück, which operates more than 20 student dorms throughout Osnabrück.
The Housing Service rooms vary in price depending on their size and the location and amenities of the dormitory. On average, rooms cost 260 to 400 EUR per month, and dorms closer to city center are generally more expensive. The dorms generally offer internet access and access to laundry facilities (operated with coins or your student ID / ‘campus card’).
Learn more about accommodation through our Housing Service, including the application process and deadlines, here.
The Buddy Program at the Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Landscape Architecture (AuL) matches first-year students with experienced AuL students, who can pass on their know-how and ease the transition to studying at university.
The buddies of international students are often more advanced international degree-seeking students or students who have studied abroad themselves. They support their international buddies by:
- meeting them when they first arrive in Osnabrück,
- helping them settle into their accommodations
- helping them open a local bank account
- helping them find their way around the city and the university
- answering any practical or cultural questions that arise.
In addition to the one-to-one buddy connection, the AuL buddy program organizes group meet-ups for international students and their buddies at the start, middle and end of every semester. Contact the International Faculty Office AuL to learn more.
In addition to the AuL Buddy Program, the Center for International Students (CIS) helps new international students connect to one another through their Meet-Up-Café for International Students and to local families through their Friend-Family Program. Contact CIS directly to learn more.
Even though there is no German proficiency requirement for the Master's program Land Use Transformation, knowing some German is helpful when it comes to navigating everyday life at the university and in the city. German language skills are also crucial when seeking employment in Germany.
The University of Applied Sciences offers different German language learning options:
- Intensive German Courses - The International Summer and Winter Language Schools at Osnabrück University of Applied Sciences are intensive language courses, which include a cultural orientation program. They offer international students a chance to get oriented to life in Osnabrück and Germany and to meet new friends directly before the start of each semester.
- Semester-long German Courses - The Center for International Students organizes German courses for international students each semester. Visit their website or contact Beate Buczkowski to learn more.
| Contact Point | Specialization |
| The LearningCenter | Through individual advising, training and the provision of materials and digital tools, the LearningCenter helps student develop the skills they need to succeed in their studies and their career. International Students can benefit from study counseling sessions, focused on specific support needs, such as organizing and motivating oneself to study successfully, improving scientific writing and presentations, communicating and working better with others, among others. The experienced colleagues from the LearningCenter offer study counselling directly on our campus. Learn more about their other targeted programs, which are partially available in English, on their website: StudiumPlus, Mentoring.INTERKULT. |
| AStA (Referat Internationales) | AStA stand for the Allgemeiner Studierendenausschuss, or General Students' Committee. They are students who work on a voluntary basis to further student interests at the university, for example by representing the students in university government and organizing events on campus. The AStA advises individual students about a wide range of topics related to student life and connects students to free and low-cost resources, such as free legal counseling. The AStA also offers a copy service and rents out tools, technical and sport equipment. The department for international concerns (Referat Internationales) is dedicated to the needs of international students. Visit their website or contact them directly to learn more. |
| Counselling Center | Studying far from home can be very difficult, and at least one in four students experiences serious mental health problems at university. From exam anxiety to loneliness, financial, family or relationship stress, anxieties about the future, general feelings of sadness, anxiety, self-doubt or disorientation, or even alcohol, drug or other dependencies: The Counselling Center of the Studierendewerk Osnabrück offers free phsychological and social counseling to help students find their way through difficulties. |
| Equal Opportunity Office | The Equal Opportunity Office is dedicated to improving the equality of opportunites for all students to succeed in their studies and future career by working against discrimination based on gender, family status, sexual orientation and other markers. Among other things, they offer
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| Studying with a Disability | Useful information for disabled students is available here (in German). You can also contact the Program Coordinator with questions regarding disability and accessability. |
For an exhaustive list of our advice offerings for students and prospective students at Osnabrück University of Applied Sciences, visit our consultation navigator.
Study in the the City of Peace - OSNABRÜCK!
Osnabrück is a safe, walkable and historic city in northwestern Germany - an ideal place to study!
Here's what our international students appreciate about the city and its surrounding area:
| Nguyen Tramt from Vietnam: Osnabrück is a friendly, cozy and peaceful city in Germany. The city is the ideal destination for students thanks to affordable living expenses. It's a place where you most precisely get to know the German culture. | Modesta Adulyte from Lithuania: Osnabrück is a perfect city for a student. Everything is quite concentrated easily reached. The city has lots to offer: swimming pools, ice-skating arena, cinemas, theatres, gyms, different bars, restaurants and clubs, green areas, like a lake. I highly recommend it! | Jose Armando Grimaldo Mendez from Mexico: Osnabrück is a perfect city because it is neither too big nor too small. You can reach easily any place either by bus, bike or even walking. Another good reason for choosing Osnabrück is because it is located in a very convenient geographical place. You can easily reach other nice cities from Germany, such as Hamburg, Hannover or Cologne, even another countries, such as the Netherlands, Denmark or Belgium! |
