Living in Cottbus
Students' Hall of Residence of the BTU Cottbus
LIVING ON CAMPUS
The BTU Cottbus is a compact university with several dormitories on campus. You can choose between different room types which are run by the Studentenwerk Frankfurt Oder. Find the link to their webpage below, where you can obtain more information.
Please see to finding a place in advance. Do not rely on getting a room in a hall of residence, you are not the only student who applies for a room.
Please apply directly at the Studentenwerk Frankfurt, Oder.
Useful Links:
Postal Address
Studentenwerk Frankfurt (Oder)
Bereich Cottbus
Universitätsstraße 20
03046 Cottbus
LIVING OFF CAMPUS
In Germany it is common that students live by themselves or together with friends. If 3 or more people share a flat it is called a 'WG' (Wohngemeinschaft - flat-sharing community). You can find offers for accommodation all around the campus on the message boards or in newspapers, and of course on the internet.
Internet addresses for flat sharing and room search:
GWG Rental Agency
unfurnished rooms
Brandenburger Platz 10
03046 Cottbus
Office Hours:
Monday to Friday: 9 am to 5 pm
Saturday: 9 am to 12 pm
Phone: +49 180 2757575
www.gwg-cottbus.de 
GWC Rental Agency
unfurnished rooms
Am Turm 14
03046 Cottbus
Office Hours:
Monday+ Wednesday: 9 am to 12 pm and 1 pm to 5 pm
Tuesday + Thursday: 9 am to 12 pm and 1 pm to 6 pm
Friday: 9 am to 12 pm and 1 pm to 2 pm
Phone: +49 355 7826510
www.gwc-cottbus.de
WohnenVorOrt (Housing on-site)
unfurnished and furnished rooms
Bautzener Str. 2
03046 Cottbus
Office Hours:
Monday + Wednesday: 2 pm to 6 pm
Tuesday + Thursday: 10 am to 1 pm and 2 pm to 6 pm
Friday: 10 am to 2 pm
Phone: +49 355 791575
www.wohnenvorort.de
A FEW NIGHTS STAY
Try to avoid arriving in Cottbus late in the night, or on sundays and national holidays, because in Germany the shops are closing early (around 8 p.m.) and offices and shops are closed on Sundays and holidays.
If you arrive one day too early, or you still have no room in Cottbus, you have the following possibilities:
Youth Hostel
Klosterplatz 2
03046 Cottbus
Phone: +49 355 22558
Mail: jh-cottbus[at]jugendherberge.de
The website of Cottbus provides detailed information about the youth hostel.
Gästehaus an der Universität
Karl Marx Str. 13 (private dormitory)
03046 Cottbus
phone: +49 355 3818635
rate per night: 19 Euro, including bed sheets
http://www.gaestehaus-cottbus.de/
Cottbus Service
Berliner Platz 6
03046 Cottbus
Phone: +49 355 75420
http://www.cottbus.de/tourismus