Angelica Maria Salcines de Oetz January 12, 2018 11:36 am *

Invitation Welcome Day, pecha kucha, questionnaire – Summer Semester 2018

Dear exchange students,

please find attached the following documents:

1. Invitation Welcome Day
2. PechaKucha 2018_1
3. courses_internationals_2018-1
4. questionnaire_2018-1

Take your time to read carefully each document!

Course Selection at KISD
The document courses at KISD will give you an insight about the academic offer. After reading it, please fill in the questionnaire. We will prepare your academic schedule.
We will contact you again by the end of February, when the course catalogue for the Summer Semester 2018 has been published.

Please send us by March 2nd your questionnaire and your PechaKucha pdf document.

Please do not hesitate to contact me, if you have further questions.

We wish you Merry Christmas and a wonderful 2018!

Sincerely,

Angelica Salcines
Student and Guest Advisor
KISD – Köln International School
of Design

PS: The pecha kucha indesign version was sent via email. The pdf is just a reference for you. Please use the original indesign document to do the changes about you, your school and academic preferences and your expectations at KISD.

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Angelica Maria Salcines de Oetz January 12, 2018 10:24 am *

Information for exchange students Summer Semester 2018

Dear Exchange Students,

please find attached the first information regarding your start at KISD.

We also encourage you to read the information at the following link.

During the next days we will also send you details about the organization of the Welcome Day, your pecha kucha presentation and the course selection.

Last but not least we kindly ask you to arrive to Cologne approx. by week 12 of March 2018. The Welcome Day is on March 27 and you can do your enrollment between March 19 and March 26, 2018.

Please do not hesitate to contact me or Lisa Janßen, if you should have further questions.

Have a good time to prepare your trip to Germany!

Sincerely,

Angelica Salcines
Student and Guest Advisor
KISD – Köln International School
of Design

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Lisa Janßen August 30, 2016 2:39 pm *

Things to know when renting an apartment in Germany

FYI – informative blog that I signed up for before coming to Germany. May be an interesting thing to suggest to new students/exchange students 🙂

Things to know when renting an apartment in Germany

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Trine BrinkFrederiksen January 12, 2014 9:18 pm *

Checklist

To do before traveling to Cologne:

Step 1: Visa

Step 2: Housing

Step 3: (German language courses)

Step 4: passport photos

To do after your arrival in Cologne:

Step 1: Find Accomodation

Step 2: Health insurance

Step 3: Enrolment at Cologne University of Applied Sciences

Step 4: Report residence to Cologne Residents’ and Aliens’ Registration office

Step 5: Open bank account

Step 6: Set up CampusID-account (Internet access/Email-account) at CUAS

Step 7: Transfer semester fee

Step 8: Generate and print NRW Ticket

Step 9: Get imprint on your MultiCa student ID at one of the CUAS campuses

Step 10: Check and choose course offerings

Step 11: Certify your Visa if necessary – make appointment with the Immigration Office early on.

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Trine BrinkFrederiksen January 12, 2014 9:13 pm *

Accommodation

When you are looking for accommodation in Cologne, there are lots of webpages you can use.

This page belongs to the studentenwerk, which is a central institution governing student services in Cologne. They manage all the student residences in Cologne and you can apply online.

http://www.kstw.de

An alternative to the student residences is private flatshares, in German called WG’s (Wohngemeinshaft). There are several webpages to find private flatshares, some of them are:

http://www.wg-gesucht.de (good one)

http://www.studenten-wg.de

http://www.wohngemeinschaft.de

You can also find accommodation in Cologne through Facebook. KISD has an international group, where students post available flats and you can also ask for help in your search for accommodation:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/219998581379672/

Another useful Facobook group is called NETT-WERK KÖLN. It is a group of people that lives in Cologne, and through this group you can sell and buy everything – including flats and cheap furniture for you new home:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/53367057696/

Another way to find a private flat or flatshare is through the school. Write to the international office, they are always ready to help and the will also forward offers from outgoing students. Write and email to exchange_tutor@kisd.de

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Trine BrinkFrederiksen December 15, 2013 11:08 pm *

How to apply to KISD

How to apply

If you want to study at KISD as an exchange student, please send the following application documents via email to the exchange@kisd.de.

Letter of motivation
Letter of reference
Portfolio
Confirmation of enrolment (study certificate)
Application form

Deadlines

For studying in the winter term (beginning around September 15th) please apply to the International Committee before May 15th. For summer term (beginning around March 15th) please apply to the International Committee until November 15th.

Information

Further informationen about studying at KISD as an exchange student you can find on: http://kisd.de/en/internationality/exchange-students/

Please contact the International Cooperation Center at KISD, if you have questions concerning the application.

This information can also be found on the KISD homepage, where you can also download the application form: http://kisd.de/en/study/applying-at-kisd/exchange-students/

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Trine BrinkFrederiksen December 2, 2013 2:06 pm *

First info

Here is a folder, with information from the international office of FH Köln – it tells you all you need to know when you are going to Cologne:

First info folder

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Michael Lieth April 30, 2013 11:45 am *

Housing in Cologne, Search Engines

Searching for room? Try these:

Student union http://www.kstw.de/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=315&Itemid=11&lang=en also look for “private rooms” at the student union website given above (under “Wohnen” => “A-Z” => on the right side => “Privatzimmervermittlung”)http://www.housinganywhere.com

http://www.kstw.de/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=315&Itemid=11&lang=de (by FH Köln)

http://www.wg-gesucht.de

http://www.wohngemeinschaft.de

http://www.studenten-wg.de

http://www.easywg.de/?l=1 (you have to register to gain access; available in English)

www.zimmer-im-web.de (available in English)

http://www.wohnung-jetzt.de/wohnungsmarkt/wohnungen/wg_zimmer/koeln.php

http://www.immonet.de/nordrhein-westfalen/koeln-wg.html

http://www.jugendwohnheim-karlsruhe.de/baukasten/kolping-jugendwohnheime/standorte/koeln-ehrenfeld/wohnen.html

www.melaten.com (available in French)

http://www.schmittmann-kolleg.de/cms/ (available in English and French)

http://www.host-a-fan.de/ (available in English)

Looking for a temporary Hostel or Short term Room ?

www.zwischenmiete.de (short term lease)

http://www.hostel-cologne.de/ (Backpacker Hostel in Cologne. If you don’t find something from your home country before you arrive in Cologne, this might be a place to stay for a few nights and start to look for a flat in Cologne)

http://www.jugendherberge.de/jh/rheinland/koeln-deutz/?m (Youth Hostel in Koeln-Deutz; website available in English)

http://www.jugendherberge.de/jh/rheinland/koeln-riehl/?m (Youth Hostel in Koeln-Riehl; also available in English)

http://www.meininger-hostels.com/ (available in English, French, Spanish, Chinese)

Other Forums / Sites For Room Hunting:

You can also try making a room request in the ‘KISD Newbies’ or ‘KISD Internationals’ FB pages. Sometimes room adverts by KISD students are posted here or students can offer you something.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/219998581379672/?fref=ts

https://www.facebook.com/groups/253652814774352/?fref=ts

Post request in NETT-WERK Köln: //www.facebook.com/groups/53367057696/?fref=ts

ERASMUS Cologne FB Group: https://www.facebook.com/erasmus.esnkoln?fref=ts

Bulletin boards in the cafeterias (Suedstadt, Deutz, University cafeterias, student union)

The bulletin board at this address: “Apotheke Bonner Straße 26”

http://www.studivz.net/ a network to get in touch with people and to look for a place to stay

International AG & Online AG

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