Accomodation

Student dormitory or rental apartment

Many students prefer to live in the north-western suburbs of Hamburg.

Incoming students will have to find their own accommodation. Please take into account that this may take some time. Therefore, we recommend to start searching early. The easiest option is renting a room at the student accommodation, which is only about ten minutes from campus.

Some students prefer staying in privately rented apartments in Wedel and the north-western suburbs of Hamburg. If you do not live in Wedel, you will need a car or have to use public transportation to get to campus. Public transport within the Hamburg Metropolitan Region is excellent.

It is not a good idea to live in one of the smaller villages around Wedel, unless you have your own car. The rent may be cheaper, but public transport is infrequent, especially in the evening. The International office can help you find a private appartment.

Student accommodation: residence hall

Many of our students live in the residence hall, which is located within ten minutes walking distance of the university. It was opened in 1997 and has been well accepted by our students. The apartments are usually shared between six people. Everybody has a room to themselves, which is between 12 m² and 14 m² in size and usually comes unfurnished. Additionally, each apartment has two shared bathrooms, kitchen facilities, and a communal room. The rent starts from € 282 to € 345 without furniture including heating, electricity and internet, with a contract period of six months. Or a furnished room in a shared apartment for € 292. As these rooms are quite popular, they sometimes have a waiting list, so you should apply for them early. Enquiries regarding availability may be directed to the coordinator of the supplier, the Studentenwerk SH, via e-mail to wohnenspam prevention@studentenwerk.sh or by phone at +49 431 88 16 315.

Private apartments

One of the notice-boards in the entrance-area of the university.

There is wide range of rental accommodation available nearby FH Wedel. Local residents who rent out rooms to students can be found online at www.wg-gesucht.de. The rent is usually higher than at the hall of residence, starting around €400,- and depending on size and facilities. When renting private apartments, it is important to note that the rent mentioned in the advert is for the room/flat only. You will have to pay for heating, electricity, telephone, internet and other things on top of it. Most landlords provide an estimate for these additional costs (the so-called "Nebenkosten"), which you should consider as the lower limit.
When you are searching for rooms or apartments online, words like "möbliert" or "teilmöbliert" will help you to find furnished apartments and/or rooms if you want to avoid having to buy (all) furniture for your stay in Germany.

Notice board: On our campus, you can find a notice board with advertisements for rooms or shared apartments nearby university of Wedel. However, for students from abroad it is advisable to start searching accommodation prior to the start of the semester.

Newspaper: Another way to find accommodation is browsing the local newspapers. The "Hamburger Abendblatt", one of Hamburg's biggest daily newspapers, has a section containing rental offers in Wedel, Hamburg and the suburbs surrounding it. You will find a similar section in Wedel's daily newspaper, the "Wedel-Schulauer Tageblatt". Both newspapers are in German only.

Internet real estate portals: You can also find numerous rental offers via the following real estate portals: