This collection of helpful websites will hopefully help you with any questions you might have concerning your trip to Hamburg. The links are sorted by subject; some of them are offered in English, some only in German:
- European Commission: Information about the Erasmus program
- German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD): General information about living and studying in Germany, scholarships, first steps etc.
- Hamburg Welcome Center: General information about living and studying in Hamburg
- Studierendenwerk Hamburg: Information about accommodation, eating, student counseling etc. in Hamburg
The student accommodation Uninest in Hamburg Wandsbek is especially suitable for NBS students since it is really close to our study centers.
NBS-students exclusively receive a kitchen-starterpack for free when moving in.
Erasmus Play – The comparison site for student accommodation
Erasmus Play is a search engine to help you find your new home. Choose your accommodation between flats, apartments, shared flats or student rooms. Compare a wide range of student apartments, tailored to your needs.
Visit the website of Erasmus Play to find your accomodation or use the app:
If you want to rent your own place, you can find numerous communal housing cooperatives, private landlords and housing companies in Hamburg. Check out the following online real estate portals for vacancies:
- Ebay for flats
- hamburg.de
- Immobilienscout24
- Immonet
- Immowelt
- Immo-Suche
- Linked Living
- meinestadt.de
- WG-gesucht
- WG in Hamburg
- Wohnungsbörse Hamburg
- YOUNIQ
- Facebook groups, e.g. WG & Wohnung Hamburg gesucht
If you'd rather live with a roommate or in a dorm, several portals can help you find a shared housing solution:
- Stuart Student Apartments (close to NBS!)
- Studenten-WG
- Studentenwohnheim
- WG-gesucht
- Wohngemeinschaft
- Facebook groups, e.g. WG & Wohnung Hamburg gesucht
You might want to improve your German language skills or learn the language from scratch while staying in Hamburg. Here are some language schools you can go to:
You can also find online courses that are free of charge, e.g. German as a foreign language.
- Train: Deutsche Bahn (biggest German train company)
- Long-distance busses/coaches: Busradar, Eurolines.de, Flixbus
- Lifts: Blablacar, Drive2day
- Airplane: Hamburg Airport