UPDATE: The time has finally come, you can take part in the survey on the Germany-wide semester ticket in the summer semester 2024 from next Monday, January 22nd, 6am to Friday, January 26th at 23:59! The result will decide! More information: https://ticket.astatu.berlin/en/ After one semester without a semester ticket there is a chance to finally get […]
In recent weeks, antisemitic and racist graffiti and propaganda have increasingly appeared on our campus at TU Berlin. Particularly Jews and BIPoC are being targeted and attacked, and/or are feeling unsafe. Antisemitism is currently on the rise, with reports indicating an increase of three hundred times. Jews, synagogues, and places and institutions marked as Jewish […]
Union members who are student employees and employees of the state of Berlin (TV-L and TV-STUD) are currently being called to strike next week. We as the BAfG- and Social Advising in AStA of the TU show solidarity with this and all other labor disputes! We would like to briefly discuss the impact of the […]
Dear fellow students, We welcome you to our new newsletter from the AStA TU BAföG and Social Counseling in the winter semester 2023/24! We provide solidarity-based and biased advice to students on issues related to student financing and more. In our new newsletter, we want to inform you about news and changes related to AStA counseling topics in a […]
You are eligible for the 9-Euro-Sozialticket (Berlin AB) if you receive social benefits such as housing allowance (Wohngeld), citizen´s benefit (Bürgergeld), basic income or benefits according to the Asylbewerberleitungsgesetz. Unfortunately, students who receive BAföG are not included, we as AStA demand from the politicians to change this as soon as possible! Most often, students are […]
Our BAföG and social counseling is available again on Fridays from 10am to 4pm in-person and without an appointment at the AStA! So you can just come over. We take a lunch break between 12pm and 1pm, and please arrive no later than 3:30pm because we will close promptly at 4pm. You can find more […]
All students who are not studying full-time (i.e., if you are studying part-time, on a leave of absence (Urlaubssemester), or not studying at all) are advised to apply for a “Bürgerhartz” application if you receive a refund for heating and/or additional costs from your landlord! If you submit a “Bürgerhartz” application in the month of […]
++++UPDATE 3/15/2023: The TU Berlin has sent all TU students their access code by mail. How to get the payment you can read below++++ The €200 energy cost flat rate (Energiepreispauschale) for students and technical college students, decided by the federal government in September 2022 (!), is finally supposed to be paid out! However, the […]
Just like the first heating cost subsidy (Heizkostenzuschuss) in fall 2022, a second subsidy for BAföG and housing allowance (Wohngeld) recipients is also planned to be paid out this spring 2023. For Berlin, the payment is expected to start in April. The amount is €345 for BAföG recipients and €415 for housing allowance (Wohngeld) recipients […]
We will publish the FAQ in English as well, but the translation will take some time. You will find the English version linked here (when it is ready) and on the English website of our consultancy!
