Erasmus Welcome Information Session 9 April 2015

Erasmus: Welcome & Information Session 9. April 2015 1

Information & contact office hours Katharina Schön: Tu 14. 00 h-15. 30 h Theresa Seyfert: Tu 10. 30 h – 12. 00 h Anna Wörsdörfer: We 10. 00 h – 11. 30 h homepage http: //www. uni-giessen. de/cms/erasmusromanistik contact tel: +49 641 99 31113 ∙ fax: +49 641 99 31129 email: Erasmus@romanistik. uni-giessen. de 2

Summary topics of the presentation 3

Summary 1. First steps in Giessen v immatriculation v registration 2. Studying at JLU v timetable v courses / Learning Agreement v caracteristics 3. End of stay v prolongation v transcript 4. of the German system of records Further information 4

First steps in Giessen administrative matters: immatriculation & registration 5

Immatriculation at JLU The immatriculation takes place at the International Relations Office (Goethestraße 58). v Tutors will help you to immatriculate v Bring along the following documents: v • • v Acceptance Letter (as Erasmus student) passport photo payment receipt of the semester fee valid health insurance certificate No European health insurance card? You have to take out an insurance here, e. g. Techniker Krankenkasse (Liebigstraße 14) 6

Registration at the City Bureau v v v all citizens from the EU have to register the registration takes place at the Ausländerstelle, Einwohnermeldeamt (Berliner Platz 1) bring along the following documents: • • • valid passport photo certificate how you finance the studies (non-EU) certificate of immatriculation tenancy agreement for your room at Giessen 7

Studying at JLU timetable (LA) finding & registrating for courses term papers & plagiarism 8

Timetable/Learning Agreement v v v In general, you can choose the courses that you are interested in. Follow the guidlines of your home university if you want them to valid your semester. Students are normally requested to obtain 30 CP per semester Credit points are only given for courses if you pass an exam or write a term paper For problems or questions come to our office (during the office hours!) or contact us via email. 9

How to find courses? v v You can find courses in our e. VV (elektronisches Vorlesungsverzeichnis): http: //evv. uni-giessen. de/ There are different departments, e. g. : v FB 02: Economics (contact: Frau Wagner & Podein: erasmus@wirtschaft. uni-giessen. de) v FB 05: Language, Literature, Culture v English (contact: Dr. Andrea Rummel : studyabroad@anglistik. uni-giessen. de) v German (contact: Prof. Dr. Sascha Feuchert: Sascha. Feuchert@germanistik. uni-giessen. de) 10

How to find courses? Types of Courses v v v Vl = Vorlesung (lecture): usually concludes with a written exam at the end of the semester Ü = Übung ([language] practice): usually concludes with a written test during and / or at the end of the semester, sometimes you’ll have to do a presentation Si = Seminar (seminar): you’ll have to do a presentation during and a term paper at the end of the semester 11

How to find courses? Interesting course offers for Erasmus students: v courses taught in English: http: //www. uni-giessen. de/cms/internationales/ce v language courses in German (, evening classes‘) : http: //www. uni-giessen. de/cms/internationales /sprachkurse/in v Zfb. K language courses (English, French, Spanish…): https: //www. uni-giessen. de/cms/fbz/zentren/ zfbk/forumsprachen/sprachangebot 12

How to find courses? Erasmus Tutorials Zeit Dienstag Mittwoch Donnerstag 8. 0010. 00 Landeskunde aktuell Dozent: Kremer Phil I Raum: B 31 Der Erste Weltkrieg und das Interbellum Dozent: Kremer Phil I Raum: C 30 14. 00 – 16. 00 – 18. 00 Translation German – English Dozentin: King Phil I Raum: C 11 Kernkompetenzen Germanistik* Dozentin: Binsch Phil I Raum: B 31 Deutschland zwischen den Weltkriegen Dozent: Kremer Phil I Raum: C 30 13

Registrating for courses v v Flex. Now: registration system at JLU, you have to be registered in Flex. Now for most of the courses in order to pass the (final) exam We register you. Therefore, we need your complete course list by email deadline: Mai 15 th 14

Evening classes – orientation test v v the orientation test is obligatory for all students who want to attend the German evening classes exception: if you have obtained a certificate with a mark during the last semester, you do not have to do the test takes place on April 15 th, 12. 30 -13. 30 h, Phil I, Otto. Behaghel-Straße 10, room A 4 everybody has to register online: http: //www. uni -giessen. de/cms/internationales/sprachkurse/in/abendkurs deadline: April 11 th 15

Writing term papers // plagiarism v v If you attend a seminar and need a mark and the ECTS, you will probably have to write a term paper Please note: Do not copy anything from the internet or any literature without quoting it correctly! All citations have to be quoted correctly. Copying a text without quoting its source is plagiarism. Plagiarism is cheating, consequence: 0 points (=fail) Use scientific literature for a term paper! If you do not know how or where to find it or how to quote correctly, please ask your teachers. 16

End of stay prolongation & transcript of records 17

Transcript of records v v v You will get a transcript of records with your marks and ECTS at the end of your studies at JLU. For courses that are not in Flex. Now: hand us in the teacher’s certificate/confirmation with your mark (by email or in printed form) If you leave Giessen before you know all of your marks, please ask the teachers to send them to us 18

Hall of residence Before you leave the hall of residence, a caretaker will have a look at your room. If everything is ok, he will give you a paper that you’ll have to show the Studentenwerk to get back your security deposit. If you leave on a weekend, you should go and see the Studentenwerk until Friday, 12 o’clock. 19

Further information important contacts & links 20

Important links International Relations Office (institutional coordinator: Julia-Sophie Rothmann) v Akademisches Auslandsamt der Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen Goethestraße 58 D-35390 Gießen tel: +49 -641 -99 -12131 email: europa-aaa@admin. uni-giessen. de v Homepage: http: //www. uni-giessen. de/cms/ internationales v 21

Important links studying at JLU v v v homepage of JLU: http: //www. uni-giessen. de/cms/ faculties: http: //www. uni-giessen. de/cms/fbz/fb 05/ romanistik/institut/erasmus/incoming/studium/fb Department for Romance Studies: http: //www. uni-giessen. de/cms/fbz/fb 05/ romanistik 22

Important links a short presentation of Stud. IP https: //studip. uni-giessen. de/studip/ 23

Important links organizational matters v v academic calendar: http: //www. uni-giessen. de/cms/studium/ semesterzeiten download: Erasmus documents http: //www. uni-giessen. de/cms/inter nationales/erasmus/in/bewerbung/forms 24

Important links living in Giessen v v housing: http: //www. uni-giessen. de/cms/fbz/fb 05/ romanistik/institut/erasmus/incoming/vorderab reise/wohnheim sports at JLU: http: //www. uni-giessen. de/cms /fbz/svc/ahs 25

Have a good time at our university & in Germany! 26