Counseling services
The International Office is your first point of contact when it comes to studying at Ruhr University Bochum!
The International Office offers advice for prospective students with and without a refugee background who would like to receive information on the topics of the Studienspur program, studying at RUB, study requirements, and German courses.
Your contact persons:
International Office
General counseling for prospective students and residence law issues:
The consultation itself can be conducted in German, English, Turkish or Arabic (for other languages, the support of a translator is useful).
Admission Office
Consultation for the recognition of degrees, verification of certificates and information regarding admission requirements
For your initial consultation, all documents relevant to your studies should ideally be in German, English or French.
Contact for international applicants: admission@uv.ruhr-uni-bochum.de
Admission Office - contact information
Online consultation via Skype
Skype name: rubiss.welcome or welcome@rub.de
Please note: We are only online during the office hours listed above!
Consultation hours in the office
Please get a waiting ticket at the SSC reception desk. Consultation hours for prospective students take place in SSC, floor 1.
You can also contact us with your request by email at
Please note that the processing time usually takes 2 to 5 days.
If needed, we also offer counseling in the following languages:
Please contact us in advance!
This way to learn more about study preparation for international prospective students
