Flats, rooms and residences near the UoC

The "Universität zu Köln" is one of the most prestigious universities in Germany and one of the largest, accommodating over 50,000 young people every year. Among that total, more than 10% are usually represented by international students, so you will have the opportunity to meet young people from different parts of the world. We also tell you that most students usually look for student accommodation near the University of Cologne, so we recommend that you start with it as soon as possible and take into account the details we tell you in this article.

Flats and spare rooms for students near the UoC

Pay attention to the location of the different faculties so that you can choose one of the closest neighbourhoods to live in. This will allow you to consider neighbourhoods that are a bit further from the city centre and have more affordable prices but still have easy access to wherever you need to go.

Where is the University of Cologne located?

Most of the buildings are on a campus in the Uni-Viertel area, southwest of the city centre, although there are many buildings scattered in different parts of Cologne. Some of the most notable areas are:

Faculty of Humanities

Most of its classes are taught in buildings located in the neighbourhood of Melaten. In German, it is called "Humanwissenschaftliche Fakultät der Universität zu Köln" and includes the departments of Political Science, Education and Psychology.

Faculty of Arts and Humanities

Called "Philosophische Fakultät" in German, its classrooms are also mostly in the Melaten area. However, the main building of this faculty is the Philosophikum, located in the Uni-Viertel neighbourhood.

Faculty of Law

The main building of this area of the University of Cologne is located in the Uni-Viertel neighbourhood. Its name in German is "Rechtswissenschaftliche Fakultät".

Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences

The classes for this faculty are taught in buildings that are spread across the Uni-Viertel, Uni-Center and Südbahnhof-Viertel neighbourhoods. They are all very close to each other.

Faculty of Administration, Economics and Social Sciences

Known as the "WiSo Faculty", its main building is the WiSo Gebäude, located in Albertus-Magnus Square in the Uni-Viertel neighbourhood.

Faculty of Medicine

This faculty has the most centres scattered in different parts of the city, because it has agreements with several clinics and health centres. However, its most important building is the Klinikum in Uni-Viertel.

Best neighbourhoods to live in near the UoC

The following are some of the neighbourhoods that are most often chosen by young people attending this German institution:

Melaten, Alt-Lindenthal and Uni-Viertel

Most of the University of Cologne faculties are concentrated in these three neighbourhoods, so they are the most convenient neighbourhoods to live near the university. They are very lively, with numerous dining and leisure venues to enjoy, as well as green areas in which to spend leisure time, including Lindenthaler Tier Park and Hiroshima-Nagasaki Park.

Sülz

This neighbourhood is usually full of students, as it is located next to the University of Cologne, extending to the south of it. It has a great variety of bars, cafes and restaurants with cuisine from different parts of the world, so the atmosphere is multicultural. In addition, from Sülz you can reach the city centre in approximately 10 minutes by tram.

Zollstock

This district is a bit further away from the centre of Cologne but has very good public transport connections to it. Some of the buildings of the UoC are located in Zollstock, so it is ideal if you are going to attend any of them. Rent costs here are also usually a bit cheaper than in the city centre.

Student residences near the UoC

The University of Cologne does not have its residences, but you can apply for a place through the "Kölner Studierendenwerk", the organisation that has public residences. However, bear in mind that they are aimed at students from all universities in the city, so receiving a place is usually quite difficult. Another option you can consider is to look for rooms in private residences in different areas of Cologne.

Erasmus in the University of Cologne

Below, we mention some details that you should know when doing your Erasmus in the German institution:

• If you are lucky enough to be in the city during the Cologne Carnival, you can't miss it! It is one of the most important celebrations in the city and Germany, and the city receives hundreds of tourists and students who come to enjoy the event.

• Is improving your performance in the German language one of the goals of your Erasmus? At the UoC, they offer a variety of courses for international students who want to learn the local language, in the Department of German as a Foreign Language (DaF).

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