Housing

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As an exchange student of an Erasmus+ or Overseas program, you have priority access to a

room in one of the student dormitories of the Studierendenwerk Stuttgart (SWS), one of the
university’s housing providers.

As it is close to impossible to find private accommodation in Stuttgart, we strongly recommend

that you register for a dormitory room in one of the student halls on campus, once we advise
you to do so. Please consider that we are not in a position to support you in finding
accommodation on the private market, should you refrain from registering for a dorm room!

You will receive a single room with shared facilities (kitchen, bathroom). The rent ranges
between EUR 285 and EUR 395 per month. We do not have any influence concerning the
location or the exact price category of the allocated rooms as rooms are solely managed by the
SWS.

According to the regulations of the SWS, students are required to book a minimum rental
period of 5/6 or 11/12 months (see below).

The starting date depends on whether you registered for our intensive German course (IGC) via
Mobility-Online, or not. The IGC is taking place in March/September. Contracts start only at the
beginning of a month.

Application procedure:
The International Office assumes you are interested in renting a room in a dorm of the SWS. If
not, please let us know!

1) The International Office will inform the SWS about all students who are part of an exchange
program and who have priority access to one of the dormitories. Furthermore, we will inform
them about your expected moving-in date and duration of stay, according to your registration
for the IGC via Mobility-Online and the number of semesters you have been nominated for by
your home university.

2) The International Office contacts you once you can start registering for a dorm via the
website of the SWS (via Mobility-Online).

Please apply for a dorm for a winter semester until June 15

 from September 1 to February 28 (6 months: IGC in September + winter semester)
 from October 1 to February 28 (5 months: only winter semester)
 Students who will stay for two semesters will receive a rental contract until August 31

Please apply for a dorm for a summer semester until December 15

 from March, 1 to August, 31 (6 months: IGC in March + summer semester)
 from April, 1 to August, 31 (5 months: only summer semester)
 Students who will stay for two semesters will receive a rental contract until February 28

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3) After successful registration, the SWS will send you a so-called room offer via e-mail. You
will be required to transfer a deposit of EUR 700 in advance (which involves EUR 300 as part of
your first month’s rent). Otherwise, your dorm room will be cancelled.

Please note: Keep the International Office updated about any potential changes in your plans
concerning your exchange semester.

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How to apply online for housing with priority access to one of the student dormitories

1) You’ll find the application form here:

 https://www.studierendenwerk-stuttgart.de/en/onlinebewerbung-wohnen

2) You can select any location

3) Select the type of housing

“Singleroom” means a single room in a hallway with up to 10 rooms (Einzelzimmer).
“Flatroom” means a single room in a community of 3 to 5 rooms ( WG-Zimmer).
Apartments are not available within the quota of pre-reserved rooms for exchange
students of the University of Stuttgart.

4) Select the dormitory you would prefer to live in

Please note: There is no guarantee that you will be allocated the dormitory and type of
accommodation that you have chosen. In order to be on the safe side, you should select
either all single rooms in Vaihingen, all flat rooms in Vaihingen or both options.

5) Select the University of Stuttgart:

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6) Please select the desired semester and fill in the moving-in date

Rental start in March (participation in the intensive German course): Use the option in
the current semester for… and then the calendars function. You are expected to rent the
room for 6 or 12 months from March 1 onwards.

Rental start in April: Select Sommersemester (+ year). You are expected to rent the room
for 5 or 11 months from April 1 onwards.

Rental start in September (participation in the intensive German course): Use the option
in the current semester for… and then the calendars function. You are expected to rent
the room for 6 or 12 months from September 1 onwards.

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Rental start in October: Use the option Wintersemester (+ year). You are expected to rent
the room for 5 or 11 months from October 1 onwards.

7) Duration of your rental contract: Fill in the number of months. You are expected to rent
the room for a minimum rental period (5 or 6 to 11 or 12 months - see number 6!).

8) Fill in your data

9) Fill in your family status (accommodation for couples or families however is not
available on campus for exchange students):

10) Fill in your citizenship:

11) It is very important that you provide an e-mail address you check regularly because you
will receive all further information by e-mail:

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12) Data about the study course (important!): For Program, Overseas can be chosen for
students from overseas, E+STUTT for students from all Erasmus programs and DM (and
the home university’s name) for all double-degree students.

13) Permanent home address and your address during your present term:

14) Please attach a scan of your passport.

Concerning the requested enrollment paper: You can upload either your certificate of
enrollment or your letter of admission. If none of it is available, it can be handed in after
your arrival in Stuttgart. The maximum size for each uploaded file is 500 KB

15) For any comments, use the Hints field.

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16) Enter the security code and select I hereby confirm all information… is true

17) Click on Send

18) You will receive an e-mail from the Studierendenwerk Stuttgart similar to this:

Please note: Do not miss to confirm your application in order to complete the reservation
for your dorm room. Any application that does not get confirmed by the applicant will be
deleted again!

As an immediate result, you will receive this notice:

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19) After a few days: The Studierendenwerk will send you an interim notice (confirmation
about the receipt of your application) by e-mail. In case of further correspondence with
the Studierendenwerk Stuttgart or the International Office of the University of Stuttgart,
you should refer to the tenant ID (Mieternummer) which you can find in this interim
notice. If required, this e-mail can also be shown to the German consulate office by Non-
EU students when applying for a study visa.

20) The final booking confirmation comes as a so-called Angebot (offer).

This consists of the following documents:

 details about the room, information on what to bring with you on the moving-in
day, about the necessary deposit/prepayment of rent and the bank data of the
Studierendenwerk Stuttgart for the transfer of the requested amount.
 the rental contract: to be handed to the dorm’s caretaker when checking in.
 a form for the direct debit mandate: to be handed to the dorm’s caretaker
immediately after you opened a personal checking account ( Girokonto) in
Stuttgart.
 the terms of the lease

Important: After having received the Angebot you need to transfer the amount requested by
the Studierendenwerk Stuttgart immediately. If the Studierendenwerk does not receive this
money within the mentioned period, it will be assumed that you are not interested in a
dormitory room any longer.

Details for moving in will be sent to you after the Studierendenwerk received your money
(please note that the International Office cannot check the receipt).

If you have any questions please contact [email protected] or the responsible contact
person of the dormitory (address to be found in the Angebot).

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