Housing

If you are interested in studying at the University of Potsdam, you should get started soon with research on the housing market, or apply for housing at the Association for Student Affairs (Studierendenwerk West:Brandenburg).

The Association for Student Affairs (Studierendenwerk West:Brandenburg) rents housing to Bachelor and Master students in residence halls in various locations in Potsdam. The affordable rent already includes all utility costs. For students with children or chronically ill students, the Studierendenwerk has special rooms with especially favorable living conditions. In general, people looking for housing should apply as soon as possible. The rooms and housing units are very popular among Potsdam’s students.

If you don’t want to live in student housing or didn’t get in, you can look for housing on the open market or become part of a residential community (Wohngemeinschaft, or WG for short). You can get started with your housing search with (student) housing exchanges on the Internet, ads in the local paper, local housing administration companies, and housing cooperatives. You can often see ads for free rooms in a WG on bulletin boards at the University, for example in the cafes, cafeterias, and in the Association for Student Affairs (Studierendenwerk West:Brandenburg).

The project Homesharing (Wohnen für Hilfe) from the Studierendenwerk West:Brandenburg brings people with free living space and students together in a very special way: students pay no or very little rent and instead support the living space providers in their daily lives. Whether it's shopping, mowing the lawn, babysitting or simply providing company, the help is individually agreed upon and tailored to the needs on site. The living partnerships are mediated by the Studierendenwerk. Further information, current vacancies and various contact options can be found here.