You are invited to spend the afternoon with us on one of the many beautiful lawns in the palace garden (Schlossgarten). We will bring a few board games, but you are also welcome to bring your own [...]
PhD Tutors: Assistance for international doctoral candidates
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Angela Ospina Alfonso
Atahan Öztürk
Leonie Engel
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PhD Tutors: Assistance for international doctoral candidates
As soon as you know you are doing your doctorate in Oldenburg, you are welcome to contact us. We offer companionship and assistance for international doctoral candidates pre-departure and during their stay in Oldenburg, concerning:
- apartment hunting
- practical and language support for local appointments and at the university
- daily life in Oldenburg; for example grocery shopping, orientation in the city of Oldenburg and in Lower Saxony, waste separation, deposit system, buying a bike, biking, traffic rules, etc.)
- networking with other (international) doctoral candidates and researchers
Apartment-hunting
Links: apartment-hunting
- Accommodation and living in Oldenburg for students (University of Oldenburg)
- WG-gesucht
- GSG Oldenburg
- Private accommodation database for international students (Studierendenwerk Oldenburg)
- Primestudentenwohnen: Hermann-Ehlers-Haus
- Studenten-WG
- Wunschimmo.de
- Immowelt: Temporary accommodation database
- facebook group »Angebote/Suche Wohnungen in Oldenburg«
- facebook group »Ich suche/vergebe eine Wohnung in Oldenburg«
- facebook group »Wohnraumkarte.Oldenburg.Oldb«
- ebay-kleinanzeigen: renting an apartment in Oldenburg
- ebay-kleinanzeigen: renting an apartment (temporarily) in Oldenburg
Events
26.07.2025
14:00
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16:00
Picnic in the Palace Garden
Event for international doctoral candidates
Event for international researchers
06.08.2025
19:00
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21:00
Stammtisch: Networking for international doctoral candidates and postdocs
Event for international doctoral candidates
Event for international researchers
You are kindly invited to join our “Stammtisch” where you can meet other international scholars and have a chat with the PhD tutors. When? Wednesday, 6th August 2025, 7 pmWhere? “Eule” (Address: [...]
23.08.2025
15:00
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18:00
Minigolf in Rastede
Event for international doctoral candidates
Event for international researchers
It is summer and it’s the perfect opportunity to enjoy some outdoor activities. You are kindly invited to play some Minigolf in Rastede with fellow researchers and afterwards relax at the [...]
28.08.2025
11:30
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12:30
Lunchtime get-together: German courses
Event for international doctoral candidates
Event for international researchers
We cordially invite you to our next lunchtime get-together on German courses offered at the Language Centre of the University of Oldenburg. Matthias Jürgens, responsible for the coordination of [...]
03.09.2025
19:00
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21:00
Stammtisch: Networking for international doctoral candidates and postdocs
Event for international doctoral candidates
Event for international researchers
You are kindly invited to join our “Stammtisch” where you can meet other international scholars and have a chat with the PhD tutors. When? Wednesday, 3rd September 2025, 7 pm Where? “Peter Pane” [...]
01.10.2025
19:00
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21:00
Stammtisch: Networking for international doctoral candidates and postdocs
Event for international doctoral candidates
Event for international researchers
You are kindly invited to join our “Stammtisch” where you can meet other international scholars and have a chat with the PhD tutors. When? Wednesday, 1st October 2025, 7 pm Where? “MA” (Address: [...]
05.11.2025
19:00
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21:00
Stammtisch: Networking for international doctoral candidates and postdocs
Event for international doctoral candidates
Event for international researchers
You are kindly invited to join our “Stammtisch” where you can meet other international scholars and have a chat with the PhD tutors. When? Wednesday, 5th November 2025, 7 pm Where? “BESCHTE!” [...]
