FAQs
From a formal point of view, the degrees of a public and a private university are usually equivalent – both of them enjoy a full state recognition. Before a university is recognized by the state, it has to fulfill the same quality criteria as a public university. Since the Bologna Reform, which mostly stands for the introduction of bachelor and master study programmes, private and public universities pass through the same process of accreditation that leads to recognition.
There are no big differences in the prerequisites between public and private universities. Students are only approved if they fulfill the same conditions of enrollment required by public universities (university entrance certification).
The prerequisite for a bachelor programme at our university is the General Higher Education Entrance Qualification (Abitur). There are no numerus clauses at our university. Students can possibly study at our university without the Abitur, if they pass an assessment test.
The prerequisite for a master programme is a university’s degree with a grade not worse than 2.0 or 2.5 – depending on the study programme. In Saxony-Anhalt, students with a professional qualification have no access so far to a Master programme without a formal first university’s degree.
General Questions
- – 110 for the Police;
- – 112 for Emergency/Fire;
- – (0361)730730 for toxin emergency;
- – (0361)116116 for blocking your credit card.
Calling from Home to Friedensau?
Landlines in Friedensau:
If you or your family and friends want to call a landline in Friedensau, use the following system: +49 3921 916 xxx
- + 49 = Country code for Germany
- 3921= Area code (Möckern)
- 916 = Local code (Friedensau)
- xxx = the extension of the phone number you want to call in Friedensau.
Please make sure you know the last three digits of the office or person you want to call.
Mobile phone calls all over Germany:
If you or your family and friends want to call a mobile phone number in Germany, use the following system:
- +49 xxxx xxxxxxx à simply add the mobile number after the country code of Germany.
Regarding cell phones, there are many providers in Germany: eg. Vodafone, T-Mobile, e-plus and O2. As per geographic position, we advise our students to use T-Mobile or Lebara as they are prepaid and work well around the Campus. Contact the Service of International Students, (SIS) [link to be added] in order to find help in buying a prepaid SIM card or a Phone.
Germany’s electrical system runs on 220 Volts. Please make sure that the electric devices you bring with you work on 220 Volts and don’t melt or explode upon high-voltage contact.
Please be careful and check whether your electronic devices, especially the adapter, can run on 220 Volts. If not, we advise you to buy a universal adapter or a converter for your current adapter.
In Germany, the plugs and sockets look like this.
Students are informed about the procedure how to visit a doctor during the orientation meeting. Friedensau Adventist University has a group Service for International Students which provides international students with help regarding medical issues. For more information you can join Facebook groups “SIS online”: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1410903415804820/
