Useful links for SSE students

General

• RWTH Aachen Application Portal

Institutions at the RWTH Aachen

• RWTH Aachen University
  Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule
  52056 Aachen
  Tel: 0241/80-1
• How to reach the Center of Computer Science Department
• International Office
• The ASTA is the local student union that represents the students at the RWTH Aachen. It also offers information and services for students.
• Fachschaft mathematics, physics and computer sciences. (SSE page at the Fachschaft)
• The AVRWTH represents and advises the foreign students at the RWTH.
• Studentenwerk Aachen. Amongst other things you can find information about finding an accommodation in Aachen here. It also maintains cafeterias for students.
• Computer science library
• Central library of the RWTH Aachen
  Hauptbibliothek
  Templergraben 61,
  52062 Aachen
  Tel: 80-94445
• Go to the Sprachzentrum der RWTH for german language classes, most importantly their Master program classes.

Information about living/studying in Germany

• Webpage of the DAAD (Deutscher Akademischer Austausch Dienst / German Academic Exchange Service). There you will find not only find information about studying in Germany, but also general information about Germany. (SSE webpage at the DAAD website)
• Tatsachen über Deutschland / Facts about Germany
• Webpage of the Federal Foreign Office and Deutsche Welle about studying in Germany.

Information about living/studying in Aachen

• Webpage of the Studentenwerk on arriving in Aachen.
• Webpage of the city of Aachen
  • Help and advice for foreign students available from the municipal administration in Aachen.
• Webpage of the RWTH about living in Aachen
• Finding an accomodation
• Public Transportation in Aachen and its surroundings: Aachener Verkehrsverbund
  • Busses in Aachen: Aseag
  • Railway: Deutsche Bahn
  • Every student of the RWTH Aachen buys a semester ticket that allows you to use certain public means of transport in Aachen and its surroundings without additional costs. You can find more information here (in German) and here (PDF, German).
• Aachen portrait at Young Germany website