Open Day – Leibniz Universität Hannover

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Programme of the Open house Day
Support Services of the Welcome Centre
The Team of the Welcome Centre
What our target groups say about the Welcome Centre
International students, doctoral candidates and researchers in Hannover
Contact and address

from 10 am to 2 pm

Hands-on activities on following topics:

Visa
Housing
Administrative procedures
Health insurance

Poster exhibition

Short presentations (in German)

10.30 am: For a successful study start of the international students
11.00 am: Brief insights into culture-specific particularities: China
11.30 am: Which residence regulations apply for international guests of LUH?
12.00 pm: Brief insights into culture-specific particularities: Latin America
12.30 pm: Support services for Refugees (students and researchers) at LUH
1 pm: How can we enhance the integration of international guests at LUH?
1.30 pm: Brief insights into culture-specific particularities: India

Support Services of the Welcome Centre

Bevor the arrival in Hanover	After the arrival in Hanover	During the stay	At the end of the stay
Advertising LUH	Support with administrative procedures Registration office TaxID Bank account, etc.	Networking & Sensitizung interculturally Events for students for doctoral candidates and researchers	Providing information Deregistration, etc.
Advising Visa and REST-procedure Accommodation Insurance Financial matters Enrolment	Accompanying Welcome Events for differents target groups Orientation days for students Welcome reception for doctoral candidates Reception for visiting researchers Guest card and welcome kit	Training Workshops German courses for doctoral candidates and researchers	Advising Right of residence Recognision procedure abroad of the German degrees (Apostille & Legalisation)
	Networking Study-Buddy Senior-student Partnership	Advising Visa and residence permit regulation (also concerning family reunification) research stays abroad (doctoral candidates and researchers) Point of contact for any problems not related to research or study	Networking
	Training Intensiv German courses for exchange students Preparation courses (STEPin) Sommer Academy	Support Emergency & Completion grants for students Philipp Schwartz-Initiative and Hilde-Domin programme for refugees Cotutelle (binational doctoral degree) 2 Co-working space

Bevor the arrival in Hanover

After the arrival in Hanover

During the stay

At the end of the stay

Advertising LUH

Support with administrative procedures

Registration office
TaxID
Bank account, etc.

Networking & Sensitizung interculturally

Events
- for students
- for doctoral candidates and researchers

Providing information

Deregistration, etc.

Advising

Visa and REST-procedure
Accommodation
Insurance
Financial matters
Enrolment

Accompanying

Welcome Events for differents target groups
- Orientation days for students
- Welcome reception for doctoral candidates
- Reception for visiting researchers

Guest card and welcome kit

Training

Workshops
German courses for doctoral candidates and researchers

Advising

Right of residence
Recognision procedure abroad of the German degrees (Apostille & Legalisation)

Networking

Advising

Visa and residence permit regulation (also concerning family reunification)
research stays abroad (doctoral candidates and researchers)
Point of contact for any problems not related to research or study

Networking

Training

Support

Emergency & Completion grants for students
Philipp Schwartz-Initiative and Hilde-Domin programme for refugees
Cotutelle (binational doctoral degree)
2 Co-working space

The Team of the Welcome Centre

Dr. Solenne Schwanemann

Head of the Welcome Centre & Incoming Services

Manuela Schimmels

Support for International Researchers

Christine Meyerhof

Support for International Doctoral Candidates

Markus Remmers

Support for International Students

Anne Höch

Support for Exchange Students (Incomings)

Julia Harmeling

Support for International Students

Ludolf von Dassel

Support for International Students and Refugees

Students about the Welcome Centre

Ich möchte mich herzlich bei Ihnen und dem Hochschulbüro für Internationales bedanken. Manchmal stoßen ausländische Studenten auf viele Probleme. Dank Ihrer Hilfe konnte dieses Problem schnell behoben werden.

I wanted to thank you for helping in following up my visa. I finally got it.

Danke auch dass ihr so eine Veranstaltung geplant und geführt habt! Ich hatte sehr viel Spaß und habe nette Menschen aus aller Welt kennengelernt.

[The exchange semester] gave me the opportunity to get out of my comfort zone, take risks and take new challenges in my life, it allows you to see the world with more opportunities and live each stage of your life more consciously.

I was talking to a friend from another uni and I got to know that they do not have a proper international office to help them and I realised how much have you been helping and how gour our international office has been, so I wanted to thank you for that.

Our time here in Hannover was amazing; we really love your perfect organization and professionality, and we enjoyed most of the International office's events.

I would like to thank you and the International Office for having helped me in a time when I had no one else to ask for help, this really made a huge difference when I was in need and I will always remember this nice gesture you did.

Colleagues about the Welcome Centre

Secretariat - Institute of Photonics

"An unserem Institut arbeite ich hauptsächlich mit internationalen Studierenden und Forschenden zusammen, die Hilfe bei der Einreise benötigen, Tipps, mit welchen Behörden sie in Deutschland Kontakt aufnehmen müssen und die hinsichtlich der Sprachbarriere vor diversen Herausforderungen stehen. Die Kolleginnen und Kollegen des International Office sind jederzeit ansprechbar, helfen unkompliziert und praxisnah bei jeder bisher aufgetretenen Herausforderung hinsichtlich Behördengängen, Klärung mit Botschaften oder auch weiterführenden Kontakten. Der freundliche, kompetente und fröhliche Umgang macht die Zusammenarbeit mit den Kolleginnen und Kollegen zu einem Vergnügen."

Researcher at Leibniz Center for Science and Society (LCSS)

"I arrived at Leibniz Universität Hannover in August 2020 in the middle of a global pandemic with a six-month delay. The international Office and Ms. Manuela Schimmels were so helpful and supportive during those months that I had to postpone my arrival. This support has continued since I came here with all the overwhelming and sometimes scary-looking bureaucratic procedures. Ms. Schimmels was one of the first people whom I met in Hannover and since then she made my existence at the University and in the city so much easier. I really appreciate the work the International Office staff are doing."