Welcome to the Black Forest! - Hochschule Furtwangen
Welcome to the Black Forest! - Hochschule Furtwangen Welcome to the Black Forest! - Hochschule Furtwangen
4 Arrival and first steps Please try NOT to arrive on a Saturday or Sunday. Public transportation is less regular at the weekends. You cannot move into the student dormitory on weekends. Please inform the International Center or your master course coordinator a few days in advance about your exact time of arrival. 4.1 By plane The best is to take a flight to Frankfurt or Stuttgart. Stuttgart is a little bit closer, but Frankfurt has better access to public transportation. After you arrive in Frankfurt, proceed to the Fernbahnhof (long distance railway station). 4.2 By train and bus To Furtwangen Furtwangen does not have a railway station. Triberg is the railway station closest to Furtwangen. Villingen (Schwarzwald) is second closest. We recommend that you take a train to Triberg and then take the direct bus to Furtwangen. You can book a train ticket directly to Furtwangen; this way you don‘t have to pay for the bus separately. Villingen, Donaueschingen also have a bus service to Furtwangen and, to a lesser extent, Freiburg. Make sure you plan your trip in a way that makes it possible for you to reach Furtwangen (for example, there might not be any busses to Furtwangen if you arrive after 11pm). Also make sure you get off at the right bus stop ("Rößleplatz, Furtwangen im Schwarzwald" is the exact name). The website of the German Railway (Deutsche Bahn) is www.db.de. To Villingen-Schwenningen Villingen-Schwenningen can be reached by train via Karlsruhe or Offenburg (Karlsruhe – Konstanz) or from Stuttgart. The university’s campus is located in Schwenningen within close proximity (300 meters) of the town’s railway station called Schwenningen/ Neckar. 21
To Tuttlingen To reach Tuttlingen, you have to take the train to “Tuttlingen HBF” and afterwards the bus towards “ZOB Stadtmitte/Busbahnhof”. Leave the bus at the bus station “ZOB Stadtmitte/Busbahnhof”. From there it is only two minutes walk to the campus. 4.3 Pick-up-Service The International Center offers a pick-up-service for exchange students from partner universities. The meeting point normally is the bus station in Furtwangen (Rößleplatz) or the train station in Villingen-Schwenningen (Schwenningen/Neckar). Master students should contact their respective program coordinator. 4.4 Orientation Program Two weeks prior to the beginning of classes, the International Center runs an orientation program for international students during which students are provided with important information regarding their stay in Germany. They receive information and support in administrative matters (residence registration, enrolment, immigration etc.). Sightseeing trips are also organized to destinations close by. A two week intensive course in the German language is part of the orientation program. 4.5 Residence Permit Non EU-students staying in Germany longer than three months have to apply for a temporary residence permit (Aufenthaltsgenehmigung) at the local immigration office, the Ausländerbehörde. The following public authorities are in charge of alien residence issues: 22
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To Tuttlingen<br />
To reach Tuttlingen, you have <strong>to</strong> take <strong>the</strong> train <strong>to</strong> “Tuttlingen HBF” and afterwards<br />
<strong>the</strong> bus <strong>to</strong>wards “ZOB Stadtmitte/Busbahnhof”. Leave <strong>the</strong> bus at <strong>the</strong> bus station<br />
“ZOB Stadtmitte/Busbahnhof”. From <strong>the</strong>re it is only two minutes walk <strong>to</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />
campus.<br />
4.3 Pick-up-Service<br />
The International Center offers a pick-up-service for exchange students from<br />
partner universities. The meeting point normally is <strong>the</strong> bus station in <strong>Furtwangen</strong><br />
(Rößleplatz) or <strong>the</strong> train station in Villingen-Schwenningen<br />
(Schwenningen/Neckar). Master students should contact <strong>the</strong>ir respective<br />
program coordina<strong>to</strong>r.<br />
4.4 Orientation Program<br />
Two weeks prior <strong>to</strong> <strong>the</strong> beginning of classes, <strong>the</strong> International Center runs an<br />
orientation program for international students during which students are provided<br />
with important information regarding <strong>the</strong>ir stay in Germany. They receive<br />
information and support in administrative matters (residence registration,<br />
enrolment, immigration etc.). Sightseeing trips are also organized <strong>to</strong> destinations<br />
close by. A two week intensive course in <strong>the</strong> German language is part of <strong>the</strong><br />
orientation program.<br />
4.5 Residence Permit<br />
Non EU-students staying in Germany longer than three months have <strong>to</strong> apply for<br />
a temporary residence permit (Aufenthaltsgenehmigung) at <strong>the</strong> local immigration<br />
office, <strong>the</strong> Ausländerbehörde.<br />
The following public authorities are in charge of alien residence issues:<br />
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