Living in Cottbus

Wei-Hsin, Palash, Maelle and Kazuki study at BTU and show us how they live in Cottbus.
Whether it's a shared flat, dormitory or your own apartment - it's definitely affordable: In Cottbus you pay an average of only 208 EUR/month for a room in a shared flat 💶
Dormitory rooms are available from 180 EUR.
On our website you will find a lot of information and links for your apartment search:
www.b-tu.de/en/international/...
Dormitory places as well as general tips on housing are available from the Studentenwerk Frankfurt/Oder (also responsible for the Cottbus and Senftenberg locations): studentenwerk-frankfurt.net/p...

[@xyzv8640]

Well made, however I would have liked some pictures/ impressions from students "outside of the dormatory" - to get some impressions of cottbus/ the area in general. But it is has shine through, that its a "quiet" town/ no typical party city (like Berlin or Hypzig)

[@drchung19]

How’s the discrimination?

[@morioh9948]

If you don't look like the typical western person, you will face racism everywhere in Germany (and all parts of Europe).
Some people say that this is true in particular for East Germany as the density of far right and less educated people is higher there, so this is also the case for Cottbus.
Sadly, you would likely face racism on a regular basis, many people aren't even aware of it as it often comes only in small nuances.
You would have to live with it.
The good thing in Cottbus is the cheap living expanses. Apartments are cheap, you have plenty of different supermarkets and can reach Leipzig and Berlin by train (for around 15€) in around 1.5 hours.
If you have any particular questions, you can add me on Discord or Instagram. Just reply here and I will send you my name.

[@RubberDentist]

@@morioh9948 Hey, thanks for the breakdown. This is a topic I'm curious about myself and would appreciate being able to reach out further. How is discrimination in areas like Braunschweig, Saarland?

[@pattyprince4011]

@@morioh9948 hi please let’s discuss about Cottbus in private

[@Ashish447]

@@morioh9948 hi I'm curious to discuss about Cottbus

[@aekace]

​@@morioh9948can we discuss about Cottbus? Planning to move there as an expat