Portfolio/Student counselling
The HGB offers the possibility to get advice about your portfolio from members of the teaching staff and to get information about study opportunities.
Registration time: August 15th to October 15th
Please mail us your preferred degree course, personal address and telephone number to this address: konsultation@hgb-leipzig.de
Appointments will be arranged until the middle of November.
Another opportunity for portfolio counselling is the "Tag der offenen Tür", usually on the second Thursday in January.
Tuition fees
First-time and Meister students are not charged any tuition fees. Those who already have a master’s degree, Magister, Diploma, Staatsexamen or equivalent degrees are charged tuition fees of EUR 400 per semester. Those with a bachelor’s degree embarking on their second degree course are not charged any tuition fees. Students taking longer than 14 semesters to complete their degree course are charged long-term study tuition fees (this only applies to students who matriculated after the winter semester 2012/13).
Semester fees
Every semester, students need to pay a fee to the student services Studentenwerk Leipzig (currently EUR 235,00 per semester) and to the students council (EUR 5.00 per semester).
A selection of services provided by the Studentenwerk Leipzig:
- MDV semester ticket for local and regional public transport
- Meals at refectories and cafeterias
- Student housing
- Educational grants in accordance with the BAföG (German Federal Law on Support in Education)
- Consultation and mediator services (advice on degree financing, social counselling, psychological consultation, legal advice)
- Student loan office
- Employment service
- Service package for international students
Tuition fees for the MA Cultures of the Curatorial
The HGB currently charges 550 euros tuition per semester for the program. Students should expect to have additional expenses for travel to and from Leipzig and for accommodations and board in Leipzig. They are also required to contribute to the costs of the excursions.
Studying and living in Leipzig
The fact that the city of Leipzig offers genuine (and affordable) quality of life for students is no longer a secret. In addition to the great infrastructure and lavish layout of the city, Leipzig has an internationally unparalleled range of cultural attractions.
Student halls and dorms
The Academy of Fine Arts Leipzig does not maintain its own halls of residence or flats. The student services Studentenwerk Leipzig maintain shared accommodation and flats in 42 student residences. For more information, please visit www.studentenwerk-leipzig.de/wohnen
The student councils of the HGB and HMT Leipzig have set up their own psychological counseling center. Since May 2012, psychologist Dr. Ingolf Schauer has been available once a week during the lecture period for problems, questions and sensitivities of any kind. Private problems can be discussed as well as those related to studies. All appointments are open to students of both universities. Groups are also welcome. Psychological counseling is free of charge for students.
Contact:
Dr. Ingolf Schauer
ingolf.schauer@hmt-leipzig.de
0174 – 972 5475
Summersemester 2023
17.03.2023 | 8.00 Uhr–13.00 | HMT Dittrichring, Room 1.03 |
24.03.2023 | 8.00 Uhr–13.00 | HMT Dittrichring, Room 1.03 |
28.03.2023 | 8.00 Uhr–13.00 | HGB Wächterstraße, Room 3.04 |
04.04.2023 | 8.00 Uhr–13.00 | HGB Wächterstraße, Room 3.04 |
14.04.2023 | 8.00 Uhr–13.00 | HMT Dittrichring, Room 1.03 |
18.04.2023 | 8.00 Uhr–13.00 | HGB Wächterstraße, Room 3.04 |
25.04.2023 | 8.00 Uhr–13.00 | HGB Wächterstraße, Room 3.04 |
05.05.2023 | 8.00 Uhr–13.00 | HMT Dittrichring, Room 1.03 |
09.05.2023 | 8.00 Uhr–13.00 | HGB Wächterstraße, Room 3.04 |
19.05.2023 | 8.00 Uhr–13.00 | HMT Dittrichring, Room 1.03 |
23.05.2023 | 8.00 Uhr–13.00 | HGB Wächterstraße, Room 3.04 |
01.06.2023 | 8.00 Uhr–13.00 | HGB Wächterstraße, Room 3.04 |
09.06.2023 | 8.00 Uhr–13.00 | HMT Dittichring, Room 1.03 |
16.06.2023 | 8.00 Uhr–13.00 | HMT Dittichring, Room 1.03 |
20.06.2023 | 8.00 Uhr–13.00 | HGB Wächterstraße, Room 3.04 |
30.06.2023 | 8.00 Uhr–13.00 | HMT Dittrichring, Room 1.03 |
07.07.2023 | 8.00 Uhr–13.00 | HMT Dittichring, Room 1.03 |
11.07.2023 | 8.00 Uhr–13.00 | HGB Wächterstraße, Room 3.04 |
14.07.2023 | 14.00 Uhr–19.00 | HMT Dittrichring, Room 1.03 |
For international students at the HGB, there is a special social counselling service that answers questions ranging from orientation at the place of study to the topics of residence and financing.
The special social counselling service answers questions ranging from orientation at the place of study to the topics of residence and financing. International HGB students, such as participants in the AtA – Academy for transcultural exchange and international guest students as well as prospective HGB students from abroad can take advantage of this special advisory service on social, personal and economic issues. The offer includes information events, open telephone consultation hours and individual counselling. Individual counselling is free of charge and takes place in a protected setting. It can be provided in English, French or German. Anonymous counselling is also possible. Counselling with translation is available on request.
Contact:
Franziska Hülß
Social counsellor for international students at the Academy of Fine Arts Leipzig (HGB)
E-mail: sozialberatung@studentenwerk-leipzig.de
Phone: +49 1761 9659 667
>>> Please find the complete information about the counselling service and the office hours on the website of the Studentenwerk
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Public administration customer service 115
Students with questions on how to
- Register a flat
- Re-register a car
- Get a residents’ parking permit
- Apply for housing benefit
- Get a grant (BAföG)
please call +49 (0)341 115.
Further information: www.115.de
Sports programs
Sports programs at the University Leipzig are open to students enrolled at the Academy of Fine Arts Leipzig.
Contact: Jean Drache, sports commissioner of the HGB
M drache@hgb-leipzig.de