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Information regarding Covid-19
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How to get in touch with the Welcome Services
team
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Since March 18, 2020, the Technical University
of Munich has been working under restricted operations to limit the
spread of coronavirus. From June 2, 2020, on-campus operations for our
employees have been resumed. The current safety regulations continue to
apply. Please find the official information on the university lockdown
on the TUM website. Kindly note that all
face-to-face services including the personal submission of documents
are currently suspended until further notice. We are happy to offer you
online consultation. You can still reach us via telephone and email. Thank you for your
cooperation and understanding.
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Spouse & Partner Community on the online
platform Slack
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We are regularly posting updates
on our news community on Slack for your spouse or partner regarding new
online programs such as live streams, webinars, online workshops, sport
and kids’ activities as well as good articles or blogs dealing with the
current situation. If your spouse or partner hasn’t joined us on Slack
yet, they are very welcome to do so now. Please understand that this
platform is a service for the spouses and partners of international
postdocs and researchers only. To
the Welcome Services News community
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KVR
and immigration office
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Please note that the KVR and the
immigration office (Ausländerbehörde) are open again, but by
appointment only. Wearing mouth-nose masks is mandatory and the minimum
distance requirement of 1.5 meters also applies. For those of you whose
visa or residence titles are going to expire soon, please see the website of the City of
Munich with all relevant information.
Please note: Due to the current situation, we
cannot guarantee that all events will actually take place. Therefore,
please check the organizers’ websites for potential updates.
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Welcome Services Events
Saturday, October 17
 Cultural Program: Go wild at
wildlife park Poing
Our cultural program event for the
month of October takes us to Wildpark Poing – an open wildlife park near
Munich, where you can experience many wildlife animals and spend a great
day in the midst of an enchanting world that connects forest, animals,
and people. Many picnic areas invite you to relax, while children can
enjoy the adventure playground. There is also a kiosk on site where you
can buy snacks.
Meeting
place: Hauptbahnhof München
How to get
there: Route
planner via Google maps
Time: 10 a.m.
Price: Free
Please register online by October 13, 2020.
TUM
Events
Wednesday, October 7
 Women of TUM Talks 2020: Motivati:on
(Livestream)
The Women of TUM Talks aim to encourage and inspire. They
offer women of TUM a platform and make role models visible. They also
mean to empower women to reach their goals. This year’s speakers from the
areas science, business, and sport provide impulses on the topic of
motivation. They share personal and professional insights, give advice
and discuss questions, such as: Why are people motivated differently? Can
I learn to be motivated? What is the connection between motivation and
leadership? Due to the Covid-19 regulations, the Women of TUM Talks will
be a hybrid event and streamed on Youtube.
Time: 6:30 – 9 p.m.
Price:
Free
Register here
Wednesday, October 14
 A relaxed hike in the Bavarian Alps
with the Berglicht program
Once a month, Mrs. Denise Lichtig of
the TUM Language Center, offers to join her on an easy hike tour in the
Bavarian Alps. The event series is called Berglicht and part of the
TUMgesund initiative. Take a day off and enjoy a relaxing and pleasurable
day in the mountains. You can find detailed information, such as dates
and the registration form on the Berglicht website. Please note: Participation is on a
purely private basis, in your free time, and at your own risk.
Participants bear all own associated costs, such as public transport and
food.
Time: 8:30 a.m.
Price:
Free
Register here
External
Webinars
Tuesday, October 7
 ZAV online workshop: Make it in
Germany 2020
The online workshops of the Virtual
Welcome Center of the Central International Placement Service (ZAV)
address highly qualified international professionals and take place every
month. If you need information about the German labor market and the
application process, you should join the ZAV online workshop Make it in Germany 2020 – take your chance, where you will receive a lot of
useful information about working and living in Germany. In addition,
several German EURES advisers will be available via chat to answer
individual questions during the event. In order to participate, you need
to create an account in advance. The registration for jobseekers will be
open from September onwards.
Time: 1 – 5 p.m.
Price: Free
Register here
Tuesday, October 13
 AMIGA webinar: Continuing education
in Germany
The project AMIGA (Active Migrants
in the Local Labor Market) supports highly qualified professionals of
international origin for a career in Munich by offering seminars, job
cafés, and more. In this event by AMIGA and the educational advisory
service of the city of Munich, you will receive information regarding continuing education and how you can improve your
chances on the job market. The event takes place online. After
registering, you will receive an e-mail with the link to the online
seminar tool and further information on the process. The webinar will be
held in German.
Time: 5 – 6:30 p.m.
Price: Free
Register here
Digital
Events
Ongoing
 KiKu Online
During the lockdown, the public
charity Echo e.V. set up the webpage KiKu
Online.
KiKu, short for Kinderkultur (= children’s culture), wants to give kids a
platform to play and be creative in times when social contact is
difficult. KiKu Online offers a great variety of DIY activities, such as
baking, cooking, creating, crafting, experimenting, and stitching. The
children will be able to present their masterpieces online and can take
part in interactive games and live streams. There will be many stories
and puzzles to listen to, and if your kid should have problems in school,
they even have learning and tutoring offers.
Time: Please check the program for details
Price:
Free
Saturday, October 24 – Friday,
October 30
 Digital Media Days Munich 2020
Under the motto This is Media NOW,
the digital conference Medientage München 2020 will
discuss the current challenges and trends in the media industry. The
corona pandemic shows that the need for information and entertainment has
increased significantly, especially on digital channels. It is currently
more important than ever to exchange ideas about developments in the
industry. Over 100 digital lectures, interviews, masterclasses, and
networking sessions will accompany this virtual expo together with many
interactive networking opportunities and entertainment formats. Depending
on the situation in October, smaller physical events are planned in
Munich.
Time: Please check the program for details
Price: From EUR
69
Events In & Around Munich
Thursday, October 1
 City tours Munich
There are some free walking tour
companies in Munich who run regular guided walks on a pay-what-you-like
basis. Civitatis’ and Go Tours Munich’s local guides offer excellent
walking tours including some fascinating historical stories. If you
prefer to explore the city on your own, self-guided tours might be ideal
for you. Rick Steves offers a free audio city walk for
download. Big Boy Travel has an in-depth written guide with
an interactive map and lots of background information. Haunted Munich is an exciting alternative as you
learn about some haunted locations while you have to solve a mystery. In
case you prefer not to walk too much, you can also take a hop-on-hop-off bus with audio guides in many different
languages.
Location:
Please check the respective website for details
Time: See above
Price: See above
Friday, October 2 – Sunday,
October 11
 Freedom and I: Exhibition of the
Nemetschek Foundation
Visiting the traveling exhibition Freedom and I in the Volkshochschule (vhs)
Freising, brings you on a journey to discover civil rights and liberties
from a totally new perspective. You will experience the value of freedom
and have to decide which way you would choose in difficult everyday
situations. In the end, every visitor will experience their individual journey
to the meaning of freedom.
Location:
vhs Freising e. V., Kammergasse 12, 85354 Freising
How to get there: Route
planner via Google maps
Time: During the opening times of the vhs
Price: Free
Saturday, October 3
 Wine festival at the Odeonsplatz
This year, the Munich Wine Festival will take place in front of a
fantastic backdrop directly at the Odeonsplatz. You can look forward to a
wide range of different wine and champagne tastings with the winemakers
on site and live music from numerous DJs. A chill out and lounge area
will invite you to relax and enjoy some delicious finger food or a
special wine menu. Please note that there will be strict hygiene
regulations.
Location:
Odeonsplatz, 80539 München
How to get there: Route
planner via Google maps
Time: Wednesday to Friday: 4 – 11 p.m. / Saturday
& Sunday: 2 – 11 p.m.
Price: Free
Saturday, October 3 – Sunday,
October 4
 Art and design market Munich 2020
The art and design market Munich is the urban marketplace for young
creative people. More than 130 exhibitors from the Austrian, German, and
Czech creative scene present and sell their unique products from the
fields of fashion, jewelry, lifestyle, accessories, photography, art,
graphics, product and furniture design. The market is complemented by
accompanying workshops, live performances, and creative culinary
delights.
Location:
MVG Museum, Ständlerstraße 20
How to get
there: Route
planner via Google maps
Time: 10 a.m. – 8 p.m.
Price: EUR 5. The entrance fee for children under the
age of 14 is free.
Sunday, October 18
 Fabric market Holland
Fabric markets in the Netherlands
are very successful and have been known for a very long time. Since fall
2004, the Stoffmarkt Holland has also been on the move in
Germany. The latest fabrics and haberdashery are offered at more than 140
stands. German fabric suppliers come from all states and also local
fabric dealers will be on site, creating a colorful mix and a wide range
of offers. There will be everything you need to sew, such as fabrics for
women and children, curtains, home textiles, decorative fabrics, quilt
and patchwork or upholstery fabrics.
Location:
V-Markt München Euro-Industriepark, Maria-Probst-Straße 6
How to get there: Route
planner via Google maps
Time: 11 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Price: Free
Thursday, October 22 – Sunday,
October 25
 ARTMUC at the Praterinsel
Around mid-October, the versatile
event space Praterinsel will be turned into a hub for contemporary art.
With its fine set of exhibitors and experts on-site, the ARTMUC is currently regarded as one of the
most important art events in southern Germany. You are invited to not
only purchase the art, but to actually explore it and take advantage of
the fact that many of the partaking artists will be on site.
Location:
Praterinsel 3 – 4, 80538 München
How to get
there: Route
planner via Google maps
Time: Friday and Saturday 12 – 7 p.m. / Sunday 12 – 6
p.m.
Price: EUR 14. The entrance fee for children under the
age of 16 is free.
Saturday, October 31
 Halloween
Halloween might be different this
year, but it will also be a great opportunity for you to get creative
again and decorate your home like you have never done before. Whether
crafting some Halloween decoration, preparing a scary Halloween menu or designing a creative mask: our tips will make sure your
Halloween is going to be as colorful and spooky as possible. All those
who want to get the creeps outdoors, can take part in the Grauslig-greißliche G’schichten tour, where you can accompany the city
detectives on a spooky adventure and discover the scary corners of
Munich's old town while hearing the stories involved.
Meeting
point: Frauenkirche, main entrance
How to get
there: Route
planner via Google maps
Time: Please check the respective website for details
Price: See above
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Typically Munich
 Rundfunkbeitrag – the license fee
for public broadcasting service in Germany
What many foreigners do not know
and often find unusual, is that when you move to Munich – or Germany in
general –, you have to pay a license fee for the public
broadcasting service.
Whenever you turn on the TV or
radio, you can choose from a variety of channels. In Germany, the
companies which operate these channels are divided into two main
categories: private broadcasting and public broadcasting companies.
Private broadcasters finance themselves through advertising but the
public broadcasting companies, such as ARD, ZDF, and BR, are operated
by the state and financed through license fees.
If you talk to Germans about the
Rundfunkbeitrag, you may get an annoyed grunt as a reply. Many Germans
pay the fees reluctantly. Here is why: every household in Germany has
to pay 17.50 Euro per month, no matter how many people live in it and
no matter how many electronic devices you have. Previously, only
households with a radio, a computer, or a television at home had to pay
the contribution. Therefore, the change is perceived as unfair by
many. However, these fees fund the daily news and the television
program as well as the radio stations. This ensures the cultural
diversity of public service broadcasting.
Please note that the license fee
will not be automatically withdrawn from your account. You have to
register at rundfunkbeitrag.de. If you are moving within Germany, you have
to notify them your of your move and provide the new address, which you
can change online. In case you leave Germany and give up your house or
apartment, you will have to unsubscribe online as well. Please note: if
registration for the license fees is not done within a month, you are
committing an administrative offence and can get fined.
But be also aware of scammers who
send fake payment requests. Whenever you receive a payment request,
which appears to be from the ARD ZDF
Deutschlandradio Beitragsservice, first check your contribution
number (Beitragsnummer) or give them a call to be on the safe side.
Notes
TUM Knowledge Base Leadership & Teamwork
The TUM Knowledge Base Leadership & Teamwork presents a collection of useful
and research-based resources where you will find free content and
webinars to navigate the current situation. Find out how to lead
virtual teams, how to thrive at working from home, and how to reboot
your mental resources.
TUM Accommodation Service
If you are planning to leave
Munich in a while and are staying in a private accommodation that could
possibly be rented out again to other international guests, please send
an email to the TUM Accommodation Service. The team of the TUM Global &
Alumni Office wishes everyone leaving a good continuation of your
research and hope to welcome you back here someday.
TUM Research Alumni Network
Before leaving Munich, do not
forget to join the TUM Research Alumni Network. In this way, you will remain
part of the international academic community of the Technical
University of Munich. Also, do not miss to join the TUM Research Alumni Gallery and thus show your enduring
affiliation to our institution.
Mentoring for Scientists
The Mentoring for Scientists program is designed for international Research Alumni and current guest scientists of
TUM. It supports PhD students and post-docs in research and
research-related matters. If you want to share your knowledge or learn
from experienced colleagues, you can either apply for a mentor or a
mentee during your stay at TUM.
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