WELCOME TO BERLIN!
Orientation Session, September 17th

Your orientation session Folder

• Don´t panic - we have collected a lot of important information from this orientation session in your folder

Orientation Week

• See the schedule
• Attention: ISTEC students + students who choose courses from the 3rd semester
• Two evening meet ups, city rally, German classes Level 2 and 3, Guided tour "Street Art in Kreuzberg", schedule checks

City Rally tomorrow

• Get to know Berlin and your fellow students
• Each group discovers a different part of the city. Make a photo presentation of 5 minutes and convince the jury on Wednesday!
• Meeting Point: tomorrow at EBC
• Speak only a language that everyone in the group understands!

Then the more serious stuff...

• Registration as a student and a Berliner
• Public transport in Berlin
• Internet and "Virtual Campus"
• Courses

Then the more serious stuff...

• Class & Examination rules
• Student card
• Copying and printing
• Student Activities
• Contact us

Registration as a Student

• To be able to register you as students, we need sufficient proof of your health insurance.
• Public Health Insurance TK on Campus today at 15 o´clock - check with us if you need to attend

Registration as a Berliner

• We can do it for you if you hand in:
• completed form "Anmeldung"
• copy of ID or passport
• confirmation from your landlord, "Wohnungsgeberbestätigung"
• deadline: Friday 28th September
• if you need it quickly: better to do it by yourself

Residence Permit

• If you are not an EU Citizen and your Visa is not valid for the whole duration of your stay: pass by to see us if you need help with the residence permit application

Berlin's public transport

• RE, S-Bahn, U-Bahn, Bus, Ferries
• week days: 4.30 - 0.30
• night-line system with buses and tram
• 24h service on weekends
• Always have a ticket => 60€ fine
• Check www.bvg.de
• Apps: Öffi, BVG

Public Transport Ticket

• Student Semester ticket valid 6 months from 1.10., tarif zones ABC, 193,80 EUR
• How to pay the Semester ticket: see handout
• Reduced monthly ticket: 57 EUR / month for zones AB - you will need a portrait photo and a confirmation letter from the International Office

WiFi on campus

• mainly for academic use
• private use possible within limits - please just one device!
• please respect copyrights
• unacceptable are websites with racist, pornografic, or any content that violates the constitution

Entering the "Virtual Campus"

• Schedule, course material, other participants of the courses, grades
• Your profile (address, phone etc.)
• Contact your teachers
• Enter at bottom of German or English website www.ebc-hochschule.de
• First time: click "forgot my password"

Your courses

• If you choose courses from different programmes, there might be clashes in your schedule
• We´ll organize a one-to-one discussion with those of you who choose courses from different programmes to check the schedule and make changes if needed
• You might change courses in the beginning of the semester only

Class and Examination Rules

• To pass your courses sucessfully, you need to follow the class & examination rules

Class rules

• Attendance is mandatory! You can´t miss more than 3 sessions per course (à 90 min).
• Don´t be late! More than 15 minutes late will be counted as absence

Examination rules

• The examination dates will be published at the latest two weeks before the examination - a list in the 4th floor
• Use your German matriculation number in the examination (you can find it on your student card)

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• If you miss an exam and cannot provide a doctor´s note, it will be counted as failed
• The re-exams will usually take place in the following semester. There cannot be made any exceptions.

EBC student card

• your door opener
• your copy card
• your identification as a student
• your public transport ticket
• important: matriculation number!
• if you lose your card: let us know immediately! A new card costs 20 EUR

Copying and printing

• Black&white: 4 cents, colour 80 cents
• Located in room 4.12
• You need to save the document on an USB stick as a PDF
• Alternative: Many copy shops in the neighbourhood
• If you want to copy at EBC, you can charge some money on your Student Card in the Study Office, 5th floor

Student Activities

• Leisure programme during the semester
• Campus Life

Contact us

• Emmi: brunel.emmi@ebc-hochschule.de and internationaloffice@ebc-hochschule.de
• Christiane: kaestli.christiane@ebc-hochschule.de
• Cathérine: internationaloffice@ebc-hochschule.de

Opening Hours

• International Office 5.07, Mo-Fr 10-15 o´clock
• EBC Mo-Fr 8-18 o´clock

In case of emergencies...

• How to find a doctor? What if I get sick during the Weekend?
• What to do in case of theft?
• Where to search for my lost bag?
• --> see our handout in your folder

Paperwork time...

Meet Up