Housing Advice Service

The application for a Room is through our portal Mobility Online. Please note, that only prospective international degree students and exchange students from partner universities can apply for rooms.

Due to the high number of applicants and the limited number of Freshman Rooms in the student halls of our partner Studierendenwerk Hamburg, we also offer rooms in private housing offered by locals.

Freshman Rooms

• In cooperation with our partner Studierendenwerk Hamburg, the Accommodation and Student Welfare Office offers prospective international students a limited number of rooms in selected student halls in Hamburg for one or two semesters. Please note that Studierendenwerk Hamburg allocates the Freshman Rooms. You can not choose the student hall.
• Freshman rooms are fully furnished single rooms in apartment units of 2-6 students, with a shared kitchen and bathroom.
• The monthly rent of a freshman room is between 350 € and 399 €. Exceptions are possible. 
• The rental period is limited to a maximum of 12 months. (i.e. 2 semesters, always starting in September).
• If you would like to rent from the summer semester onwards, you can only rent the Freshman Room from April until the end of August.

Rooms in Private Housing

• Rooms in private housing are offered by locals directly to us.
• The Rooms are located in Hamburg and the surrounding area.
• The rent per month depends on the district, furnished or not, shared kitchen and bathroom. The rent per month is between 350 € and 500 €.
• The rental period for private housing is usually flexible.

International degree students and exchange students
Further information and advices on how to find accommodation can be found in our brochure.

International guest researcher
Further information on how to find accommodation can be found here: brochure for guest researchers

1. First, please complete your application for your exchange studies at TUHH in the portal Mobility Online.
2. Please follow this link to fill out and send the Online-form for the rooms application. Please use the same email address and your first name and your last name as you have used for the application for your exchange studies at TUHH in Mobility-Online!
3. You will receive an email with information where you have to re-login to Mobility-Online. Do not register again. Use the link provided in the email and use the same username and password for login which you have used to access your exchange studies application.
4. In Mobility-Online on the left side menu, under "My Application Data", click "Selection of the used application". You'll see your exchange student application and your rooms application.
5. Put a check mark behind the rooms application and click the button "select application".
6. Please complete all required steps to complete your application for rooms.

1. Please follow this link to fill out and send the Online-form for the rooms application.
2. You will receive an email asking you to register as a user in Mobility-Online.
3. Follow the link provided in the email, choose a user name and password to register as a user.
4. You will receive a registration confirmation with a different link to access your rooms application in Mobility-Online. Follow the new link to re-login to Mobility Online.
5. On the left side menu, under "My Application Data", click "Selection of the used application". You'll see your rooms application in the centre field.
6. Please complete all required steps to complete your application for rooms.

Information brochure on right of residence by Ministry of Interior

Residence right for university graduates: Information brochure of Ministry of Interior

In Person

Aylin Kruse
Am Schwarzenberg-Campus 3, Gebäude E, Raum 0.055a

Counseling hours

• Monday 10 am to 12.30 pm
• Thursday 1 pm to 3 pm

By phone
Telephone: +49 40 42878-2707

By mail
rooms(at)tuhh(dot)de

By Post
Hamburg University of Technology
Department of International Affairs
Am Schwarzenberg-Campus 3
21073 Hamburg
Germany