Information for international academics

....Magdeburg:

How to get from the airport to Magdeburg?

How to get to my apartment?

How to get to the Magdeburg-Stendal University of Applied Sciences?

...Stendal:

How to get from the airport to Stendal?

How to get to the Magdeburg-Stendal University of Applied Sciences?

Here you will find more information on how to find accomodation in Magdeburg as well as Stendal, depending on how long you are staying.
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You will generally need a visa to enter Germany. Citizens of EU and EEA countries are not a subject to the visa requirement, nor (in exceptional cases) are citizens of countries with which Germany has agreements to this effect.

Table of countries whose citizens require/ do not require visas to enter Germany

You can apply for the following visas before entering Germany:

• National Visa (D Visa)

• Schengen Visa (C Visa)

HERE you can easily find out which visa is the right one for you.

More information about the visa regulations:

Federal Foreign OfficeDAAD website

The German social insurance is divided into five branches:

• Health insurance (is compulsory)

• Pension scheme

• Unemployment insurance

• Occupational accident insurance

• Nursing care insurance

Overview of the social insurance system in German

More information about the Health insurance