People who had to flee Ukraine are allowed to enter Germany without a visa and stay here for up to 90 days without a visa. This applies to both Ukrainian citizens and people of other nationalities who were in Ukraine on February 24, 2022 and fled.
Ukrainian citizens who have fled Ukraine can be recognized in a simplified procedure as war refugees according to § 24 AufenthG. This also applies to third-country nationals who have fled Ukraine, if they either have a permanent right of residence in Ukraine or are at risk in their home country. This means: You will receive a right of residence for an initial period of one year, may work, study and you will be entitled to social benefits (financial support, medical care, accommodation).
For this purpose, registration with the immigration office of your current place of residence is necessary:
You do not need to apply for asylum.
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The University of Potsdam has an offer for auditors.
Yes. The University of Potsdam offers a wide range of English-language master's degree programs.
Depending on the agreements with the supervisors it is It is possible to do a doctoral degree without any German language skills.
If you graduated from school in Ukraine after 2012, you must have completed one academic year in Ukraine before you can apply to a German university. You can find more information here: https://anabin.kmk.org/no_cache/filter/schulabschluesse-mit-hochschulzugang.html#land_gewaehlt.
If you have not yet studied in the Ukraine or were unable to complete the first year of study (i.e. if you do not have proof of having completed the first year of study), then you must first complete the program Study Preparation Brandenburg: https://www.uni-potsdam.de/en/zessko/the-introductory-study-phase/international-eng/spb.
The prerequisite is a B2 German certificate, the application deadline is probably August 15th.
There are no nominations of students from Potsdam for studies in Russia. Internships in Russia and Belarus will not take place until revoked.
Partnerships with Russia are suspended. The boards of the Russian partner universities have been informed.
Ongoing cotutelle procedures will continue to be conducted. This is also the case for inviations of Russian doctoral candidates to come to Germany.
New cotutelle procedures will not be set up.
Planned cotutelle procedure which have not been contractually agreed on will be ceased.
For students: Please contact the International Office: incoming-degreeuuni-potsdampde
For doctoral students: Please contact the Welcome Center Potsdam: welcome-center@uni-potsdam.de
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