Help and support programs
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Here, we provide an overview of support services for students and academics from Ukraine. The list is continually updated and expanded, and includes offers from the TU Dresden as well as other scientific organizations. If you do not find what you are looking for here, please contact the WE-CARE staff.
TU Dresden offers language courses to students, high school graduates and early-career researchers from Ukraine seeking refuge. These are available for learners of different language proficiency levels and at different stages of academic progress.
Important points of contact concerning Ukraine
- We-Care staff
- Welcome Center services for international researchers
- TU Dresden’s regional ambassadors (Nicolai Press, Ianina Scheuch) are committed to assisting students and researchers
- A special mentoring program for students and researchers who do not speak English is currently being developed at the Institute for Slavic Studies (in German only).
Saxon State Ministry for Social Affairs and Social Cohesion
Information for people fleeing from Ukraine to Saxony: https://www.ukrainehilfe.sachsen.de/en/index.html
Foreign Nationals Office for the City of Dresden
To book an appointment, the hotline +49 351-4886009 is available at the following times:
- Tuesday and Friday, 8:00 am to 12:00 pm and 2:00 pm to 6:00 pm
- Friday, 9:00 am to 12:00 pm
Or you can also send an email with your query to .
Contact points in Dresden, the region & beyond
Ukrainian Citizens’ Initiative (Ukrainische Bürgerinitiative Dresden e. V.)
Support from the German Red Cross
Advisory Services from the German Red Cross in Saxony
Saxon Refugee Council (Sächsischer Flüchtlingsrat) with regular free training programs designed for volunteers working with refugees.
AWO Migration Counseling for Adult Immigrants (MBE)
Cabana Migration Counseling Center (Migrationsberatungsstelle)
Migration Social Work of the Council for Foreign Nationals (Ausländerrat Dresden e.V.)
https://www.deafrefugees.de/ (A nationwide association of various umbrella organizations, state associations, regional associations and volunteers who collect accessible information especially for deaf refugees and provide contact information)
Berufsverband der Gebärdensprachdolmetscher/innen Sachsen e.V. (BVGS)
People fleeing from Ukraine can find important information including frequently asked questions and answers compiled by the team of the Federal Delegate for Immigration, Refugees and Integration here: https://www.integrationsbeauftragte.de/ib-de/staatsministerin/war-in-ukraine-2008510
German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)
Help for students and researchers:
https://www.daad.de/de/der-daad/ukraine/hilfsangebote/
Federal Foreign Office
FAQs on entering Germany from Ukraine
Federal Foreign Office crisis hotline: +49 30 5000 3000
Current travel warnings from the Federal Foreign Office
Crisis precaution list for anyone currently abroad
Ukrainian embassy and consulates in Germany
Arrival in Dresden
Transport within Germany:
- https://www.bahn.de/info/helpukraine: Deutsche Bahn offers free tickets to Ukrainian refugees in Germany
Information on arrival in Dresden:
Privately organized transitional housing for refugees:
dresden.de: Overview page of the City of Dresden on the arrival in Dresden. It contains information on the following topics and more:
- Registration, accommodation, care
- Health, medical emergencies and psychological support
- Childcare and school
- Work, banking, integration courses
TU Dresden offers language courses to students, high schoolers and early-career researchers from Ukraine seeking refuge. These are available for learners of different language proficiency levels and at different stages of academic progress.
The Refugee Law Clinic Dresden helps with legal matters regarding residence in Germany, accommodation and social benefits.
- Childcare facilities
- Educational program for refugee schoolchildren from Ukraine, offered by TUD students and researchers
Studying at TU Dresden
TUD has a variety of support programs to help refugees enroll in higher education. To this end, we have compiled a list of various study opportunities for refugees and coordinate a buddy program.
Scholarships and grants
Hilde Domin Program Scholarships for international students and doctoral candidates
The program promotes students and doctoral candidates from around the world who are formally or practically denied educational and other rights in their home countries. It provides them the opportunity to start or complete a degree program or research qualification in Germany.
Current information on measures and support programs from the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) for students, researchers and German universities
Support at TU Dresden
TU Dresden offers language courses to students, high school graduates and early-career researchers from Ukraine seeking refuge. These are available for learners of different language proficiency levels and at different stages of academic progress.
Research at TU Dresden
Scholarships and grants
Alexander von Humboldt Philipp Schwarz Initiative
Researchers who are under substantial and persistent personal threat in their home countries can take advantage of this program to continue their work at German universities and research institutions.
Application deadline extended to March 18, 2022
The Philipp Schwartz Initiative's 12th call for applications is set to be published in June 2022.
The German Research Foundation (DFG) supports researchers seeking refuge to apply for a position at a German research institution as part of the Walter Benjamin Program.
This grant is aimed at Ukrainian scholars and scientists who have been forced to flee their country in response to the Russian invasion and have arrived or are set to arrive in the coming weeks in Germany. The applicaiton deadline is April 5, 2022.
Funding for Refugee Scholars and Scientists from Ukraine, VolkswagenStiftung
Support at TU Dresden
TU Dresden offers language courses to students, high school graduates and early-career researchers from Ukraine seeking refuge. These are available for learners of different language proficiency levels and at different stages of academic progress.
International networks
Contact
Please contact the We-Care point of contact with any questions, suggestions or (other) support needs you may have or become aware of.
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