51ÁÔÆæ

Getting Started at 51ÁÔÆæ

The 51ÁÔÆæ Sports Centre offers a wide range of courses, excursions and tournaments for students at low cost. You can check out the courses on their website.

There a range of different student groups at 51ÁÔÆæ. For example, you can participate in  or in music, theatre and film groups.

Yes, an introductory event is hosted by the Department of International Relations for all Incomings of the Faculty shortly before every semester. We will inform you about the details of the event via email.

Everyone studying at 51ÁÔÆæ must pay the service fee. For guest student the fee amounts to 344,69€ in the winter semester 2023/24. This fee includes public transportation and many discounts in Frankfurt. You can find detailed information on the fee here.

Yes. There are quite a few student organized rooms at Campus Westend and Campus Bockenheim where your classes usually take place.

Campus Westend:

·         : Here you can have a coffee, meet people, read a book, attend an event, host an event or just hang out. It´s easy to find – just look for the random white and red house in front of the P.A. building.

·         TuCa: Here you can have a coffee, chat with fellow students and spend your breaks between classes. You can find the TuCa in the PEG building on the first floor.

·          - in the gatehouse at Gisèle-Freund-Platz - is a new type of self-managed space and a place to drink coffee, tea, beer, soda, mulled wine and cocktails. There are also readings, performances and bar evenings.

·         : This café is a venue for autonomous tutorials, workshops, etc. but also a place where you can escape the stress of everyday university life with a cup of tea or coffee in a cozy atmosphere with friendly people. It´s located in the IG building in room 0.156.

 

Campus Bockenheim:

·          is a student-organized room in the student house and is used as a café, bar, disco, as well as a room for concerts and theory.

You can get news from the Faculty 03 on its  and the student newsletter.

Yes. The University offers free of charge intensive German language classes for exchange students before the beginning of the semester. Additionally, you can participate in German classes during the semester. You can find more information on the classes here.

Yes. Most faculties at 51ÁÔÆæ offers autonomous tutorials, which are seminars conceptualized and held by students. However, you cannot receive credits for these. The list of autonomous tutorials is published at the beginning of the semester on the.

If you are unsure how to write a paper, the Schreibzentrum at 51ÁÔÆæ offers help with classes and resources on writing papers.

You can contact the Global Office, if you have questions about getting started at 51ÁÔÆæ or for questions regarding processes at the Faculty 03 the Department of International Relations of the faculty.

The Global Office of the 51ÁÔÆæ is your contact point  for everything related to your application, the registration, the Mobility Online system, as well as any queries about visas. You can reach them through their email: incoming@uni-frankfurt.de.


At the Faculty of Social Sciences your contact person is Dr. Anke Reinhold. Responsible for tasks such as signing your Learning Agreement, or for faculty and course related questions, she is also your first point of contact for any personal issues you may encounter. You can either come to her Open Office Hours in person, or write us an email (international@soz.uni-frankfurt.de) outlining your questions.


The official winter semester dates are always from the 1st of October, until the 31st of March. The summer semester runs from the 1st of April, until the 30th of September. Lectures usually begin one to two weeks later than the start of the semester, and they tend to conclude a few days earlier. The lecture periods of the current and next semesters, can be found on our website.