Centre for Student Refugees Berlin

Initial counseling and orientation for refugee students and prospective refugee students.

Our mission

We offer refugee students and prospective refugee students initial advice on taking up studies as well as orientation for successful studies in Berlin. We collect relevant information and prepare it clearly.

The Centre for Student Refugees Berlin is available under the telephone number 030 93939-8425 as well as under the following e-mail: studentrefugees@stw.berlin.

Please write or call us for a personal consultation in our centre or via video!

Picture shows three students in a consulting situation. One of them asks questions. — Photo: Felix Noak / stW BERLIN

Preparation for the university application

Here you will find information on how to prepare your university application.

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University application in Berlin

How to apply at a Berlin university?

Events of the studierendenWERK Berlin

Events and activities for refugee students of the Centre for Student Refugees and other departments of studierendenWERK Berlin

German Courses for Refugees in Berlin

Here you can find German Courses for Refugees

English-language Degree Programmes

Degree programmes in English from Berlin Universities

Residency in Berlin

Overview of the most important regulations on residence for study purposes and the asylum procedure

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Deadlines for university applications

On this page you will find important deadlines for university applications, language courses and preparatory courses.

Events of the Universities for Prospective Students

Here you will find events offered by Berlin universities with lots of important information about studying

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Counselling services at the universities

Here you will find the addresses of the counselling services at the universities and offers from other institutions.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Contact

How can we advise you?

First name and Surname*:

You are welcome to let us know which gender you would like to be addressed as:

Email*:

Please repeat your Email*:

Phone (for telephone counselling):

How would you like to be advised?*:

What topics would you like counselling on?:

Applying to a university

Applying to a preparatory college

Residence

Accommodation

Language courses

Other information

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Other concerns or comments:

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Location

Hardenbergstraße 34
10623 Berlin (Charlottenburg)

studentrefugees@stw.berlin

+49 (0)30 939 39 - 8425

Subway: U9 (Zoologischer Garten), U2 (Ernst-Reuter-Platz)
Suburban railroad: S3, S5, S7 und S9 (Zoologischer Garten)
Bus: 245 and M45 (Steinplatz)

UdK: 0.4 km

TUB: 0.5 km

HWR: 3.4 km

Karte

Offers of the studierendenWERK BERLIN for refugee students

Enrolled students who have financial or study organisation problems due to the current situation in Ukraine and the sanctions against Russia can contact our social counselling service at any time. We will take a look at your case and look for solutions together.

Since 1 June 2022, refugee Ukrainian students with a residence title according to § 24 AufenthG can receive financial support through BAföG.

In addition to that, there are various funds that can be applied for once, such as the Solidarity Fund of the UdK Berlin. The funds are linked to different conditions. Further questions can be answered by the respective universities.

If you need psychological or psychotherapeutic support in this stressful situation, our psychotherapeutic counselling service will be happy to help you at any time.

Refugee children can be admitted to the daycare centres of the studierendenWERK Berlin. The prerequisite for this is the application for a daycare voucher.