With the decision to study at a university, moving out of the parental home usually also comes into focus. There are various options for students around the campus of TU Bergakademie Freiberg. A room in a student dormitory, sharing a privately rented apartment with others in a shared apartment (WG) or an apartment of one's own come into question.
Thanks to sufficient offers, the search for a new home with affordable rent in Freiberg is very easy compared to large university cities. This certifies the university city scoring of the Moses Mendelssohn Institute. The location Freiberg comes thereby with on the average 249 euro rent for a WG room under the Top five of the most favorable university cities. A room near campus in a student dormitory can be rented here for as little as 220 euros per month.
Living directly on campus
The dormitories of the Freiberg Studentenwerk are located directly on campus and offer around 1,100 places. Students receive an all-round package at great conditions: Each furnished room in a shared apartment or a single apartment includes Internet connection to the Uninetz, TV connection, a laundromat in each house, and dry and secure bicycle rooms. A room in a student residence costs between €220 and €330 per month. In addition, club and sports rooms can be used during free time at many locations.
In order to obtain the desired accommodation in the student dormitory, the Studentenwerk recommends applying early for a dormitory place application online. The certificate of enrollment does not have to be submitted at the time of application, but only when the lease is signed.
In this regard, Thomas Schmalz, managing director of the Freiberg Student Union, says: "We are very happy that we can offer a place in a dormitory to approximately one third of all students: Nationwide only about 9% find a dormitory place. If it should become scarce at the beginning of the semester with the dormitory places nevertheless, we help the "new ones" to find alternative accommodations in our city."
Rent an apartment together or alone
For those who would like to live in a shared apartment or their own apartment, private housing providers in Freiberg have numerous offers with affordable rent and a central location close to campus. As a rule, all students who have opted for this form of housing receive a suitable offer and only very rarely have to move to surrounding towns. The research is done via the online portals of the municipal housing companies as well as real estate agencies. Those who are already in Freiberg can also find room and apartment offers on notices, especially in the refectory.
The Städtische Wohnungsgesellschaft Freiberg/Sa. Aktiengesellschaft (SWG) alone offers a good 5,400 apartments suitable for young people in and around Freiberg. SWG board member Tom-Hendrik Runge says: "We are always happy to welcome students who move into an apartment with us. Students often live together in one of our larger apartments as a WG. We create many attractive offers for our tenants, for example, together with the university a cargo bike rental. To prepare the apartments accordingly, students should contact us a month in advance if possible."
Ample parking on campus
For students who travel to the university by car from locations in the vicinity of the city of Freiberg, TU Bergakademie Freiberg provides sufficient free parking facilities near the lecture halls and seminar rooms. Students from surrounding towns can also get to the TU Bergakademie Freiberg by bus and train.