At the beginning of the semester, all international students must register at the Office of the Registrar (“Studierendensekretariat”), located in the main administrative building also known as "Schloss". The central International Office will provide you with the date when to register at the Office of the Registrar. You must bring along the following document:

• Admission letter
• Student I.D. card from your home university
• Proof of health insurance
• Passport or national identity card

Students who stay two semesters will have to renew their registration – also referred to as “Rückmeldung”. This entails a simple money transfer of the semester fee to the university’s account. The details are listed in the University of Münster online platform – the login details are provided during the initial enrollment.

If you arrive in Münster a few days before your rental lease begins and need a reasonably priced place to stay, the following addresses may be useful. Please reserve ahead of time.

The housing choices for students in Münster are diverse. Rooms in student dormitories have the advantage of being less expensive than private accommodations, and they are normally fully or partially furnished. The dorms are equipped with washing machines and clothes dryers. All rooms are pre-wired for telephone and internet connections, as well as for cable television.

We recommend that you begin your housing search in Münster as early as possible: Student Support Services

For your housing search, you can also check the following webpages:

www.nadann.de 

www.wohnboerse.ms (the "Asta" room exchange)

www.wg-gesucht.de (shared apartments, very common in Germany among students)

An internship or student’s job might be of interest to you in order to put your theoretical knowledge directly into practice. The Career Service of the University of Münster and/or Career Development Center of the SBE will be happy to help when applying for jobs. Please also take a look at the extensive semester program, which offers insights into diverse key qualifications.
A scholarship might also be a possibility in getting financial support for a stay at our university. The German Academic Exchange Service DAAD is a good organization for international students to contact. The International Office will be happy to provide information on scholarships and other ways of funding.

Students in Münster normally need between 850-900€ each month to cover living expenses in Münster without having to work part-time. There are no tuition fees charged for regular degree programs at the University of Münster. However, at the beginning of each semester, you will have to pay a semester fee of around 320€. The residence permit, if applicable, costs about 110€ per year, and then there are the monthly living expenses: Rental fee for a room: ca. 300-450€; Health insurance: ca. 110€; Food and recreation: ca. 250-300€; Study materials: ca. 50-100€

All students at the University of Münster must pay a "social fee" of approximately 320€. This money is used to fund the student and social activities at the university, such as the cafeteria, sports and recreation facilities, the university kindergarten, and the student representation through AStA. In addition, half the "social fee" includes the "Semesterticket". This semester ticket enables students to use all busses, streetcars, suburban trains, subway trains and regional trains (like RE, RB, WFB, ME, etc.) in the 2nd class in Germany and as far as the Dutch border (to Enschede). Please notice that long distance trains (like ICE, IC, EC etc.) are not included in the ticket.

Münster is the bicycle capital of Germany. That is why the most common way to get from one place to the other is to ride the bike. If you are interested in buying one you can look for used bikes at: www.nadann.de

New and sometimes also used bikes can be bought in one of the several bicycle shops all around the city. Here is a selection of downtown shops:

In addition to that, there exist flea markets where one can buy second-hand bikes. It is cheaper than a new bicycle and does not attract as many thieves. The biggest and most popular flea market is the so called “fietsenbörse” nearby the harbour: http://www.fietsenboerse.de/

You can also rent a so called “Swapfiets”. Swapfiets is a monthly subscription for which you pay a giving fee and are able to rent a bike and use it as your own. For more information about it, please refer to their website: https://swapfiets.de/en/

As long as you do not have a bike you can take the bus. For the bus schedule please refer to this website: www.stadtwerke-muenster.de

The University Library: The "Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek" or ULB is located at Krummer Timpen 3. It provides Münster's students with 2.3 million volumes of scholarly literature, over 10,000 periodicals, and access to a comprehensive assortment of reference works and bibliographies.

 Library at the School of Business and Economics: The School of Business and Economics library is located within the Juridicum, Universitätsstraße 14-16. You will find subject-specific literature on topics in business and economics.