Accommodation
Studentenwerk
The Studentenwerk offers accommodation in halls of residence in both Würzburg and Schweinfurt. The average rent for a room is € 250–350 per month. Students are responsible for applying for a room themselves. For more information, please see www.swerk-wue.de/en/.
For some preliminary insights into life in student halls of residence, take a look at the illustrated dictionary published by the German National Association for Student Affairs (Deutsches Studentenwerk, DSW).
Be sure to organise your accommodation early on, as there are only a limited number of rooms available.
Some halls of residence have set application deadlines and you will need to apply online. Please note that the halls of residence will not be able to offer/guarantee you a room if you apply after the application deadline. Moreover, you will have around just five days to accept or decline the accommodation after you receive an offer. If you do not reply during this time, the next person on the waiting list will be offered the room. You will need to sign the rental agreement and return it to the hall of residence.
As soon as you receive a rental agreement from a hall of residence and accept the room by signing and returning the agreement, you become legally bound to this agreement. Please read the rental agreement carefully and take note of the notice period.
Living in halls of residence is one of the cheapest options available to students. Accommodation costs approx. € 250 per month. While electricity, heating, and other services are included, they will be monitored. If your consumption exceeds the pre-defined consumption levels, you will be asked to pay the difference.
All halls of residence are self-catering accommodation. Rooms are furnished; students will only need to bring their own crockery/cooking utensils and bedding (bed linen, duvet and pillow).
Upon arrival, students who have signed a rental agreement with the Studentenwerk are required to sign the original agreement at the Studentenwerk office in Würzburg (Am Studentenhaus, 97072 Würzburg) or the caretaker’s office in Schweinfurt (Florian-Geyer Straße 7, 97421 Schweinfurt).
Once you have opened a German bank account, please complete the SEPA direct debit authorisation form and return it to the Studentenwerk. This will allow your rent to automatically be debited from your account every month. Please note the submission deadline indicated on the SEPA direct debit authorisation form.