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Studying in SiegenImportant information in a nutshell

Department IIIEconomics

Table of Contents

I) Living in Siegen

1) Authorities 2) Accommodation 3) Public Transportation 4) Banks 5) Health Insurance Companies 6) Post Offices 7) Hospitals 8) Important Telephone Numbers

II) University of Siegen

1) Central Administration 2) Dean‘s Office (Department III) 3) MEPS Office 4) International Office 5) Examination Office 6) Libraries 7) University Room Names 8) Map

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I) Living in Siegen

1) Authorities

City Hall Siegen

Address: Markt 2 (Oberstadt) 57072 Siegen

Tel: 0271/ 404-0Email: info@siegen.deInternet: www.siegen.de

Citizens‘ Advice Bureau (Bürgerbüro)

Room: 100 (in the City Hall)

Tel: 0271/ 404-1201 0271/ 404-1217 0271/ 404-1233Email: me_schneider@siegen.de

Office hours: Mon & Tue: 08.00-16.00Wed & Fri: 08.00-12.00Thu: 08.00-18.00Sat: 09.00-12.00

Tourist information

Tel: 0271/ 404-1316Email: a_junge@siegen.de

Office hours: Mon - Fri: 09.00-17.00Sat & Son: 11.00-15.00

Town Hall Weidenau

Address: Weidenauer Str. 211-215 57076 Siegen

Tel: 0271/ 404-0

Town Hall Geisweid

Address: Lindenplatz 7 57078 Siegen

Tel: 0271/ 404-0

Office hours: Tue: 08.00-16.00Thu: 08.00-18.00

2) Accommodation

The Studentenwerk Siegen (Student Service of Siegen) offers students favourably priced accommodations in halls of residence, all of which have free internet access and are in close proximity to the university.The six locations are:

•Glückaufstraße 48-54•Adolf-Reichwein-Straße 11-17•Engsbachstraße 56-58•Am Nordstern 38•Hubertusweg 82-84 (ENC)•Am Eichenhang 66

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More details and information, as well as application forms can be found at the Stu-dent Service‘s office (Herrengarten 5, Room: 014/015, Tel: 0271/ 740-488) or on their web-site:www.stw.uni-siegen.de

You‘ll also find classified ads in local newspa-pers such as the „Siegener Zeitung“ (www.siegener-zeitung.de/anzeigen/r/1003/4) or the „Westfälische Rundschau“ as well as on university bulletin boards. Furthermore shared flats can be found on the following websites:www.studenten-wg.dewww.wg-gesucht.dewww.unibrett.net

3) Public Transportation

To get to the university you can take the bus lines C106, C116 and C111 that connect the campus to the city.

Timetables and routes can be found on the websites of the ZWS or the Deutsche Bahn:www.zws-online.dewww.bahn.de

The free „Deutsche Bahn App“ for mobile de-vices is also very handy:http://www.bahn.de/p/view/buchung/mo-bil/mobile-apps.shtml

Railway

Siegen ZOB (Central Railway Station)Tel: 0271/ 303-4330

Siegen WeidenauTel: 0271/ 233 03 37

4) Banks

Students can open bank accounts free of charge. The following branches are located in the city center or close to campus:

Commerzbank•Bahnhofstr. 2, Siegen, (0271/ 5982-0)•Weidenauer Str. 179, Weidenau,

(0271/ 489 46-0)

Deutsche Bank•Koblenzer Str. 7, Siegen, (0271/ 5970)•Poststr. 11, Weidenau, (0271/ 488 65-0)

Dresdner Bank•Bahnhofstr. 4, Siegen, (0271/ 5831)

SEB•Hindenburgstr. 6, Siegen,

(0271/ 5805-0)

Sparda Bank•Hindenburgstr. 2, Siegen,

(0800/ 07 727 32)

Sparkasse Siegen•Morleystr. 2, Siegen, (0271/ 5960)•Weidenauer Str. 167, Weidenau,

(0271/ 596-20)•Adolf-Reichwein-Campus, Weidenau,

(0271/ 31 789 71)

Volksbank Siegerland•Berliner Str. 39, Siegen, (0271/ 2300-0)•Poststr. 13, Weidenau, (0271/ 488 51-0)•Adolf-Reichwein-Campus (just ATM),

Weidenau

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5) Health Insurance Companies

AOK•Adolf-Reichwein-Str. 10, Weidenau,

(0271/ 773 15-0)•Frankfurter Str. 2, Siegen,

(0271/ 3376-01)•Eiserfelder Str. 446, Siegen,

(0271/ 384 34-0)•Poststr. 17, Weidenau, (0271/ 489 71-0)

TK Siegen•Sandstr. 31, Siegen, (0271/ 2332-0)

Barmer GEK•Hauptstr. 52, Siegen, (0271/ 660 48-0)

DAK•Kölner Str. 48, Siegen,

(0271/ 31 374 80)

IKK•Löhrtor 10-12, Siegen, (0271/ 234 41-0)

6) Post Offices

Siegen City

Address: Hindenburgstr. 9 57072 Siegen

Weidenau

Address: Hauptmarkt 16-18 57076 Siegen

Internet: www.post.de

7) Hospitals

Kreiskrankenhaus Siegen•Kohlbettstr. 15, Siegen, (0271/ 2340-0)

Kreiskrankenhaus Hüttental•Weidenauer Str. 76, Weidenau,

(0271/ 705-0)

St.-Marien Krankenhaus•Kampenstr. 51, Siegen, (0271/ 231-0)

Ev. Jung-Stilling Krankenhaus•Wichernstr. 40, Siegen, (0271/ 333-3)

DRK Kinderklinik•Wellerbergstr. 60, Siegen,

(0271/ 2345-0)

8) Important Telephone Numbers

Emergency CallTel: 110

Fire departmentTel: 112

Police departmentTel: 7099-0

TaxiTel: 33 50 11

II) University of Siegen

1) Central Administration

Address: University of Siegen Herrengarten 5

Tel: 0271/ 740-1

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6) Libraries

The main library of the University of Siegen is on the Adolf-Reichwein Campus in building UB.

The branch library for economic literature is in the Hölderlin building, Floor 4, Wing C.

Opening hours: Mon - Fri: 08.00-24.00Sat: 09.00-20.00

7) University Room Names

Rooms are named according to the following system:

H-D 4209

Building‘s code Room number

Part of the building Floor number

Building‘s codes

AR = Adolf ReichweinH = HölderlinPB = Paul BonatzWS = Seminargebäude Weidenau

2) Dean‘s Office (Department III)

Dean: Prof. Dr. Volker Wulf

Address: Hölderlinstr. 3Room: H-C 5308

Tel: 0271/ 740-3139Email: dekanat@wiwi.uni-siegen.deInternet: www.wirtschaft.uni-siegen.de

3) MEPS Office (Master in Economic Policy Siegen)

Director: Prof. Dr. Günter W. BeckAdmissions: Annette Wiebusch

Room: H-B 5418

Tel: 0271/ 740-3223Email: meps@uni-siegen.de

4) International Office

Address: Unteres Schloss 1 57072 Siegen

Tel: 0271/ 740-3911Email: io@zv.uni-siegen.deInternet: international-office.uni-siegen.de

5) Examination Office

Room: H-C 5304

Tel: 0271/ 740-3145Email: pruefungsamt@wiwi. uni-siegen.deInternet: uni-siegen.de/fb5/pruefungsamt

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8) Map