“The University of Rostock offers a host of services that are targeted at international students, academics and refugees at the University of Rostock. By offering these services, we would like to reinforce the welcoming culture at our university. On this page, you will find the services offered by various institutions and initiatives at the University of Rostock. These are aimed at promoting the networking of international and German students and scientists and intercultural cooperation; as such, they actively form our understanding of diversity. We would like to encourage you to actively participate in our events and to take advantage of the various forms of support that is on offer. This should ensure that our university, together with the City of Rostock, remains a cosmopolitan venue for encounter and mutual respect.” (Prorectorate for International Affairs, Equality and Diversity Management)
In 2014, the University of Rostock published its Internationalisation Strategy. In 2018 the Guidelines for Diversity Management were adopted.
All the elements relating to the University of Rostock’s international exchange activities come together at International Office. Our mandate is to coordinate international relations, as well as to develop and implement projects and programmes with foreign partners. Other major areas of responsibility include the provision of consultation and support to foreign students and prospective students, as well as the provision of advice to Rostock students regarding study abroad.
The Welcome Centre supports and advises foreign doctoral students and visiting researchers. Here they receive information on topics such as work permits, visas and language courses. The range of services offered by the Welcome Centre also include the provision of assistance with formalities following entry into the country and help looking for accommodation.
For short-term exchanges and interdisciplinary insights into current research fields, the University of Rostock offers a wide range of summer school courses. Topics range from blockchain to medical and demographic observations on the topics of ageing, gender studies, and reunification, to quantum technology and Chinese medicine.
At the University of Rostock, various student initiatives offer support and advice for international students. The Local Erasmus Initiative (LEI) organises a wide range of events at the start of each semester in order to welcome new students. In the AStA there are assigned contacts for international issues, anti-racism and anti-discrimination.
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