Karlsruhe Institute of Technology - KIT

There are a lot of leisure and sport facilities as well as cultural offerings in Karlsruhe, so that everyone can find something suitable. Famous theaters and museums are located here. Additionally, each year one of the biggest open-air festivals in Germany, Das Fest , takes place in Karlsruhe.

KIT as well as lots of sports clubs in and around Karlsruhe offer numerous sport opportunities. Once a year, the BadischeMeile , the Baden-Marathon and the Kraichgau-Triathlon take place.

KIT’s library was recently honored for its excellent infrastructure. KIT Students and staff have around the clock access with the KIT Card and can borrow books, magazines and / or order, as well as work on the premises of the library and search the Internet.

The Steinbuch Centre for Computing is the Information Technology Center of KIT and serves as a central point of contact for all IT services. Setting up own homepages, print, surf the internet via wireless network and many other services are offered to students by SCC.

It is not easy to find the appropriate accommodation in Karlsruhe, which means that you should think about it at an early stage during your planning. There is a great shortage of housing especiallyat the beginning of the winter semester. Most of the students in Karlsruhe live either in one of the many student residences or share a flat with somebody. The options are:

• Student Union Residences
• Student residences from other agencies
• Shared apartments
• Private accommodation
• Youth hostel