Buddy Program
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Our Buddy Program was created for international students and for people who would like to support international students during their first time in Freiburg. Through the Buddy Program, they can find a buddy or become a buddy who supports international students, especially, but not only, after their arrival in Freiburg and helps them with everyday matters.
I am looking for a buddy in Freiburg
Welcome to Freiburg!
When you start your studies or semester abroad in Freiburg, you will encounter a new country, a new culture, a foreign language and some bureaucracy. Various questions might go through your mind, such as “What kind of paperwork do I have to complete?”, “How do I organize my studies or my timetable?”, “Where can I go grocery shopping?”...
Let your Freiburg Buddy help you through the beginning in Freiburg. After all, a smooth start in your new city also means quick access to a great student life.
- provide information and advice prior to the day of your arrival
- ideally, pick you up on the day of arrival
- help you find your way around the city and help you with the necessary bureaucracy
- help you integrate in your own daily life, and show some tips and tricks about daily life in Freiburg, e.g. by cooking together or taking a coffee break together etc.
- if possible, support with study-related difficulties.
Any international student who will soon be studying at a Freiburg university, regardless of whether you are coming via an Erasmus+ program, an exchange program via partner universities or a degree-seeking study program.
- To search for a buddy in Freiburg, simply fill out this form.
- Based on your profile, we will assign you a buddy by e-mail and give you his/her e-mail address. The Freiburg buddy will also receive your e-mail address from us by e-mail.
- Now you can get in touch with each other for the first time!
I want to be a Freiburg Buddy
Would you like to support international students during their beginning in Freiburg? Do you enjoy direct encounters with other cultures? Would you like to show the sunny side of Freiburg?
Then offer your help to give international students their first orientation in the city. Your support can inspire the student life of your international Buddy.
- provide information and advice prior to the arrival day of the international student
- ideally, pick the international student up on the day of arrival
- help the international student find their way around the city and with the necessary bureaucracy
- help the international student integrate in their own daily life, and show some tips and tricks about daily life in Freiburg, e.g. by cooking together or taking a coffee break together etc.
- if possible, support with study-related difficulties.
Free membership of the International Club (IC)
- Membership of the International Club entitles you to free or reduced admission to our intercultural events
- and reduced prices for Studitours.
A certificate about your commitment as a Freiburg Buddy
- social and intercultural commitment gives you a bonus while applying for a semester abroad or for internships and jobs.
- Any Freiburg student can apply to be a Freiburg Buddy. You just need to be open-minded and ready to help.
- Since your international buddy can come from any cultural background in the world, there is a particular challenge for you in terms of intercultural competence in practice.
- winter term: from beginning of September to beginning of October or mid-October
- summer term: from beginning of March to beginning of April or mid-April
- To register as a Freiburg Buddy, simply fill out this form.
- Based on your profile, we will assign you an international buddy by e-mail and provide you with his/her e-mail address. The international buddy will also receive your e-mail address from us by e-mail.
- Now you can get in touch with each other for the first time!
One more thing…
The Buddy Program does not focus on the language tandem. If you would just like to find a tandem partner, you can join our Tandem Platform or the Facebook group SWFR Tandem. Here anyone can search specifically for language tandem partners.