• Two locations, Essen and Duisburg
• The campus has all the facilities that you wish, a Gym, a library, swimming pool and a sports arena
• The major festival is the Summer festival, which held in June every year
• There are also student organisations from student hostels, which organise parties regularly, so there is a great opportunity to socialise. You could also get into sports, as the university has all the facilities you require for almost a wide variety of sports. Plus, you can get coaching for a very small fee (generally around 20-30 euros per month)

• Here we have a student hostel, which is run by university bodies, and I chose to live in that one. There are also external houses, but I would recommend staying in a student hostel. The student hostels can be found on University websites. I paid around 350 euros monthly for my accommodation, and it was just 5 minutes from the University.
• For future students, I would definitely recommend staying in a hostel, as you get to interact with a lot of fellow students from different countries and get access to countless events.
• If you are unable to get a place in the student hostel, there are also websites like wggesucht.de, zillow, which help you find an apartment. There are also a lot of facebook and Telegram groups, which are also really useful to find an apartment and connect with fellow students.

• The University of Duisburg-Essen has two campuses: the Duisburg Campus at Forsthausweg 2, 47057 Duisburg, and the Essen Campus at Universitätsstraße 2, 45141 Essen. The university has many other campuses all over the city, not so far but within a radius of 1-2 km in the cities of Duisburg and Essen.
• Some on-campus facilities include a university library with various branches of specialised libraries, conference rooms, sports fields, cafeterias, and medical centres with an access link to the university hospital at Essen. Both campuses also have student counselling, career counselling, computer labs, and study rooms.
• Large campus activities are cultural festivals, club events, and academic symposia. Student organisations like sports clubs, cultural groups, and technical student organisations sponsoring events and competitions are student favourites.
• Extracurricular activities are spread across fields like sport (football, basketball, swimming), cultural activities (music, drama, international student meet-ups), and engaging student groups with a focus on sustainability, technology, and social activism to foster vibrant campus life.

• University of Duisburg-Essen student housing is generally acquired through online communities, the university's resident service in Studierendenwerk, and sometimes the student communities on Facebook and WhatsApp. Apply early, as it is in high demand.
• Monthly rent in student dorms ranges from approximately €340 to €470, typically including utilities, internet, furnished space, and shared kitchen and laundry facilities.
• Flat rents are higher, between €400 and €750.
• Limited supply of dorms, language, and competition for rentals are a challenge. These are mitigated by starting the search early and using official university resources. Finding accommodation in this region is always a big problem.
• Prospective students are urged to apply in advance, explore shared apartments, use university housing services, and visit student social groups for information and listings. Keep posting on Facebook groups and WhatsApp groups that I am looking for accommodation in this region. Also, like Duisburg, every city has groups for Indian students and newcomers, and they also post about the available applications. Beware of frauds, please. Many people try to make you a fool. Never pay them advance rent; always pay them after 15 days of the following month.
• Most of the accommodations range from 5 to 15 minutes from campus via public transportation. Indian students typically live in the Neudorf and Duissern (Duisburg) or Nordviertel and Stadtkern (Essen) areas due to convenience and local presence.

• Campus is very big. Main is in Duisburg and the other one is in Essen. Multiple clubs are there on the campus. Events and extracurricular activities happen mostly in Summer, I have only attended very few.

• Studierendenwerk Essen-Duisburg provides accommodation for Students of the University. Apply on their official website. Monthly rent is around 380 Euros (Warm). Internet, Table, Chair, Optical Fiber internet and electricity are included in the so-called 'warm rent'.
• You have your own room but the washroom and toilet are shared with 1 or 2 other people. Kitchen is also shared by either 5 other people in 6 sharing or by 1 other person in 2 sharing. There are different options available.

• The university has two main campuses (Essen and Duisburg). Libraries are well-equipped, and CENIDE (NanoEnergy Research Center) provides strong research facilities. Extracurriculars include student clubs, cultural festivals, and sports, though the focus remains research-intensive.

• I found accommodation through online platforms and student housing groups. Monthly rent: €350–500 (shared flats), including utilities. University dorms are cheaper but limited.

• My university has 2 campuses, with 1 in Duisburg and the other in Essen. The university provides a lot of facilities, like 2 big libraries, canteens, cafés, clubs, etc. University also provides a lot of festivals, intercultural activities and sports.
• There are different organizations for different events, which are funded from University as well as by external firms.

• I found accommodation by applying to the student hostels. The student hostels are quite cheap and affordable with kitchens, common spaces, toilets, bathrooms, etc. along with student hostels, there are a lot of private options as well on websites like WG-gesucht. The monthly rent depends on the cities.
• Tier 1 cities have rent around €500, and tier 2 cities around €350. I would personally recommend applying for student hostels for cheap accommodation. The hostels are all around the city, and the rent depends upon the proximity of the university you live in; the rent is high around the university area. I stay at a distance of 30 mins with public transportation and I pay around 350.

• There are many events, like cafe lingua clubs organise language meets almost every month, campusgarten club organises many small gatherings. Sommerfest and Uni Sport are some events. University has facilities for multiple sports starting from Gym, basketball, and Football to Karting etc. Hostels normally have table tennis facilities. I myself could participate twice in the musical performance activity, organized each semester. The sports clubs charge very little cost for regularly visiting them.

• I applied for the hostel facility by the university. As there are long queues, students need to apply in advance. I applied at the end of June and got confirmation in September.
• All facilities like beds, mattresses, furniture, and kitchens with fridges, ovens, and microwaves are available. Internet connection is also available, one needs to carry Router for WIFI. All the hostels are pretty near to the university campus.

That is indeed great and very productive, depends upon individual on how they are gonna make the best of it.

Perfect if you're ready to integrate into the culture. I live in a shared appartment.

Currently, there are around 40000 students studying in the university I am studying at, and the campus is divided across various locations in two cities: Duisburg and Essen (mostly near the railway stations of these two cities.) The state transportation ticket (excluding the fast trains—Intercity Express) is also included in the fees we are paying (for services like student unions and semester tickets because there are no tuition fees). The Wi-Fi can be accessed using student credentials. Cantines and libraries are also available at various locations. Sport activities are also available for a small fee, and there are numerous extracurricular activities at the university, such as grilling and BBQ organized by various departments at the start of the summer, karaoke nights, and many others.

There are various options in student dormitories at various locations, like a single furnished room (private room with its own kitchen-rent around 500 euros), a private room, but the kitchen (and sometimes bathrooms) need to be shared with 3–10 people (rent around 300–400 euros). But, I and 3 other people live in a private home (no personal rooms and which is unfurnished) for around 270 euros per month.

Our campus life was amazing we had almost 5 big libraries. German universities has free wifi and good sports facilities.Our university has always good opportunities to get involved in R&S activities based on your interest

In 2019 living expenses was around 500€ per month. We were given dormitory with shared flat with private washroom and shared kitchen which was around 280€ per month. We were provided backoven, kitchen, microwave oven, sofas and dining table.

Campus life is best several clubs and student teams are very helpful. Research is one of the top most priority in this institute and wifi and net service is outstanding there.

Accommodation is private and both university provided. All charges between 190 to 450 euros.