Did you receive payment for your thesis within a company during your studies? If the thesis in the company was not necessarily prescribed in your study regulations, you can now reclaim some of your money! Previously, it was regulated that the compensation for final theses, just like that of compulsory internships, was completely(!) deducted from […]
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 […]
Table of contents: What is the current status? The TU Berlin student parliament decided on 8 June 2023 not to extend the semester ticket at the current conditions, as the offer of the Verkehrsverbund Berlin Brandenburg (VBB) does not justify a solidarity model. Solidarity model means that all students must pay for a ticket regardless […]
Many students have not yet applied for the 200-euro one-off payment for students (Einmalzahlung 200, Energiepauschale). The reason often given is that the application process was too time-consuming or simply not possible. On March 15, 2023, the TU Berlin sent PINs to all eligible students, which make it much easier to apply for 200-euro one-off […]
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 […]
Information on ticket options and new information can be found here:https://asta.tu-berlin.de/en/artikel-englisch/ticket-for-the-winter-semester-2023-24/ As of the winter semester 2023/24, there will no longer be a semester ticket. This was decided by the student parliament (StuPa) in its meeting last Thursday, 08.06.23. The reason for this is the failed negotiations with the VBB. Already in the past semesters, […]
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 […]
