NÜRNBERG UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES

NÜRNBERG
Nürnberg, situated in Bavaria some 160 km north of Munich, has some 500,000 inhabitants. The city was an early center of humanism, science, printing, and mechanical invention, as well as astronomy - the main part of Nicolaus Copernicus' work was published here in 1543. Nürnberg, on its official webpages, refers to itself as a city “of wit”. The city has many medieval buildings, a castle and a long city wall and a sightseeing tour is one of the orientation programmes organised by the International Office at the beginning of the term.  The region has a comfortable climate, with warm summers and mild winters that see some snow.

NÜRNBERG UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES
The Georg-Siom-Ohm-Fachhochschule Nuremberg (GSO-FHN) or Nürnberg University of Applied Sciences – with students from more than 88 nations, more than 90 partner universities, and a variety of international programs – is an internationally orientated "University of Applied Sciences". The International Office will help you adjust and settle in when you arrive – they will pick you up in the airport and assign you a “student buddy” who will guide you through the first weeks.

ASSORTED FACTS

TUITION
Most of GSO-FHN's high quality and international approved study programs are free of charge for all students. Also, exchange students generally do not pay any fees except for the EUR 35 fee for the Student Services Organisation per semester.

ACCOMMODATION
All exchange students of the GSO-FHN can be allocated a room in one of the student residence halls which offer furnished single rooms in a classical student residence (washbasin inside room) or in a shared flat with common kitchen and sanitary equipment. Room size: 10m² or above, in some cases bigger. Simple class: EUR 140-170, max 215. Upper Class: EUR 170 – 231. In addition electricity is paid individually (about EUR 25/ month). All residence halls have communal facilities like laundry-, tv- and party rooms.

KEY DATES
The academic year is divided into two semesters: The winter semester runs from 1 October till 14 March while the summer semester runs from 15 March till 30 September. Basically, vacations begin as soon as the examinations are over (usually around mid-February for the winter semester and ultimo July for the summer semester).

VISA
Norwegian citizens do not need a visa to study in Germany, but you must apply for a residence permit with the local authorities (the Ausländerbehörde/Ordnungsamt) within a week after arrival in Germany.

CURIO
Every year, during advent, Nuremberg is transformed into a Christmas City. A solemn prologue by the Nuremberg Christmas Angel (Christkind) opens the Nuremberg Christmas Market on Friday before the first Advent Sunday. Every year, over two million people visit this world-famous market which was first mentioned in writing in 1628.

LINKS: THE UNIVERSITY AND ANSA'S COUNTRY PAGES
www.fh-nuernberg.de/
www.ansa.no/land/tyskland