Uni Lux

Accommodation 

Contact Information: wohnen@studierendenwerk-mainz.de
When to apply: basically whenever, best until July

Overview of accommodations. Apply here

Housing registration in the city hall of Mainz here. German students don’t need to register if the stay is max. 6 months.
In Germany, you need to pay television and radio fees . You’ll get a letter with request to pay soon after you moved in.

Deposit: 2x monthly rent. Rent is taken off your bank account. Therefore, you need to sign the ‚SEPA-Lastschriftmandat‘. The rent is taken at the beginning of each month. WIFI: you need your own router. Usually, ppl who move out will sell
their router for 10€. This website describes how to set up the router by using your university account.

Online platforms

MS Teams:
lecture materials
online lectures and recordings

Jogustine:
–  for activation of the uni account
–  to find additional voluntary courses and register for them (ONLY for registration for additional courses, like language courses!! The study coordinators will register you for your obligatory courses)
–  download your registration certificate and transcript of record

BBB: for some online lectures (like language classes)
Moodle for language classes and additional classes

Language courses

You can register for any language course on Jogustine (→ offered from the ISSK). It’ll be written in your transcript
of record as additional extra credit points.

Accounts, usernames, login

  • your student email has the form: username@students.uni-de
  • username for Jogustine: ZDV user account (usually some abbreviated form of first + last name)
  • username for Moodle: ZDV user account (usually some abbreviated form of first + last name)
  • username for e-mail: your email address

Exams and evaluations

There were 2 written exams at the end of the semester (Neurology and Immunology). These are the only grades
you’ll get for the third semester. The rest is either pass/fail and is evaluated via attendance and/or submission of the assignment. Additionally, you have to write 2 reports for the internships at the end of the semester.

Getting around

Public transport

included in the semester fee (student card = semester ticket). The map shows where your ticket is valid. Use RMV app for the bus schedule. Looking up public transport on Google maps works in certain areas in Mainz!

Bike rental

36€ per year for a basic subscription (student price) + price/additional 30min: meinrad

Quite easy to find second-hand bikes on Facebook groups (Note: Mainz in the last year has improved as a biking city, with expanded bike lanes.)

Cultural Programs/Free Time

  • Free theatre and orchestra tickets in Mainz (Theatre flat rate, 3days before play): Studi-Flatrate
  • Uni-Kino (cinema): each Monday and Wednesday at 8:30pm @Muschel, N2 (on campus) for ~2,50€ (??)
  • Additional sport and cultural courses and workshops: Kulturcampus
  • You can visit various cities around Mainz with your semester ticket (Frankfurt, Wiesbaden, Darmstadt, Marburg, …)