{"id":24745,"date":"2026-06-15T21:54:32","date_gmt":"2026-06-15T19:54:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.studentenwerk-magdeburg.de\/culture\/housing-for-international-students\/"},"modified":"2026-06-15T22:02:17","modified_gmt":"2026-06-15T20:02:17","slug":"housing-for-international-students","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.studentenwerk-magdeburg.de\/en\/culture\/housing-for-international-students\/","title":{"rendered":"Housing for Internationals"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/www.studentenwerk-magdeburg.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/swmd_webheader_wohnen_int-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-24712\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.studentenwerk-magdeburg.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/swmd_webheader_wohnen_int-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.studentenwerk-magdeburg.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/swmd_webheader_wohnen_int-768x192.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.studentenwerk-magdeburg.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/swmd_webheader_wohnen_int-1536x384.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.studentenwerk-magdeburg.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/swmd_webheader_wohnen_int-2048x512.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.studentenwerk-magdeburg.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/swmd_webheader_wohnen_int-1080x270.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/www.studentenwerk-magdeburg.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/swmd_webheader_wohnen_int-540x135.jpg 540w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Housing for International Students<\/h1>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Looking for a place to stay?<\/h2>\n\n<p>Unfortunately, the demand for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.studentenwerk-magdeburg.de\/en\/accommodation\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"18\">dormitory rooms far <\/a>exceeds the number of available rooms. As a result, many students have to look for housing on the private market. <\/p>\n\n<p>To help you with this, we offer housing counseling at the start of the semester. Our housing counselors are available via <a href=\"mailto:housing@studentenwerk-magdeburg.de\">housing@studentenwerk-magdeburg.de<\/a> from September through October and from March through April. You can also schedule an in-person appointment or a Zoom call.  <\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Overview of Student Housing: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.studentenwerk-magdeburg.de\/en\/accommodation\/dormitories-at-a-glance\/dormitories-in-magdeburg\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"20714\"><mark>Student housing in Magdeburg<\/mark><\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.studentenwerk-magdeburg.de\/en\/accommodation\/dormitories-at-a-glance\/dormitories-in-wernigerode\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"21068\"><mark>Residences in Wernigerode<\/mark><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Contact housing advisors: <a href=\"mailto:housing@studentenwerk-magdeburg.de\"><mark>housing@studentenwerk-magdeburg.de<\/mark><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Living in student housing<\/h2>\n\n<p>If you live in one of our dormitories, you should definitely get to know our dorm tutors. The tutor team consists of international students and is coordinated by the Studentenwerk and Otto von Guericke University. They provide support with daily life in the residence hall, help resolve conflicts, and organize activities that make settling in easier and help you meet new people.  <\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.studentenwerk-magdeburg.de\/en\/accommodation\/accommodation-tutors\/\"><mark>Accomodation tutors<\/mark><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">WITH each other \u2013 FOR each other<\/h2>\n\n<p>Another way to find affordable housing in Magdeburg is to participate in our \u201cMIT einander F\u00dcR einander\u201d project. Students can live with landlords at a low cost if they help out around the house\u2014for example, with cleaning, gardening, or babysitting.<\/p>\n\n<p>By participating, you\u2019ll not only save money, but also make valuable connections, integrate more easily into local life, get to know German culture and daily customs, and improve your German in a real-life living situation.<\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>More information: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.studentenwerk-magdeburg.de\/wohnen\/miteinander-fuereinander\/\"><mark>With each other \u2013 For each other<\/mark><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Housing for International Students Looking for a place to stay? Unfortunately, the demand for dormitory rooms far exceeds the number of available rooms. As a result, many students have to look for housing on the private market. To help you with this, we offer housing counseling at the start of &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.studentenwerk-magdeburg.de\/en\/culture\/housing-for-international-students\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"parent":2017,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_mc_calendar":[],"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-24745","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.studentenwerk-magdeburg.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/24745","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.studentenwerk-magdeburg.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.studentenwerk-magdeburg.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.studentenwerk-magdeburg.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.studentenwerk-magdeburg.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24745"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.studentenwerk-magdeburg.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/24745\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24749,"href":"https:\/\/www.studentenwerk-magdeburg.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/24745\/revisions\/24749"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.studentenwerk-magdeburg.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2017"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.studentenwerk-magdeburg.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24745"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}