Accommodation

Unfortunately, there have been several cases of fraud involving international students looking for an apartment or a room in recent months!

Therefore, pay attention to the following:

• Make sure that the person or company renting the accommodation actually exists, for example by doing a Google search.
• Make sure that the accommodation really does exist and that the description and photos match the address, for example on Google Maps (use Street View).
• Never send sensitive documents (passport, bank statements or similar).
• Never send a deposit in advance without having signed a contract.
• If it is a sublet in a student residence, contact the building management directly and ask whether the room will actually be rented out.
• Be particularly critical of offers on social networks.

Your financial situation as a university student, as well as your own priorities and preferences, will be the decisive factors when you go house hunting:

• Will you be happy enough with a low-cost room or apartment in one of Bochum’s student halls?
• Do you prefer the hustle and bustle of a shared flat or the peace and quiet of your own home?
• Other priorities and preferences include: is there easy access to public transport resp. short distance to the campus, is the place surrounded by nature, does it have ample space, are there any good shopping and leisure facilities?