Shared apartments, spare rooms and roommates in Leverkusen

Every year, many international students come to this German city for their exchange programme at some of its institutions, like the TH Köln or the FOM University of Applied Sciences. Each of these universities has a different location, so make sure you check where yours is located to find suitable accommodation. Most students choose to live in shared flats, so they can live with flatmates and enjoy a lively student atmosphere.

Advantages and disadvantages of sharing a flat in Leverkusen

These are some of the most outstanding pros and cons of living in shared flats in the German city:

Advantages of sharing a flat in Leverkusen

• You can take advantage of the savings on rent to fund more activities and trips to nearby cities such as Cologne, Bonn and Düsseldorf.
• In some cases, the spare rooms are part of flats that have access to additional facilities like a gym or a garden.
• You will surely find a room in an apartment with a convenient location to live as a student. Remember that some preferred neighbourhoods by young people are Opladen, Wiesdorf and Manford.

Disadvantages of sharing a flat in Leverkusen

• In this city, there are still no student residences available, so you will not be able to select that type of accommodation if it is your preference.
• You will have to share the common areas of the house (living room, bathroom, kitchen, etc.), so the room will be the only complete space for you.

Erasmus App for your exchange programme in Leverkusen

Erasmus+ apps will make planning and experiencing your exchange as smooth as possible. You will find online communities where you can access a wide range of useful information about the procedures you have to carry out and about life in the city. For example, you will be able to read the experiences of previous Leverkusen students, who give advice such as trying to have a basic knowledge of German before arriving in the city, so you can get to know the local culture and communicate more easily.

How to meet people in Leverkusen

In this section, we brief you about some ways you have to meet people in the German city, in addition to connecting with your flatmates, who will probably going to be the closest people in your exchange.

Student associations in Leverkusen

The best thing you can do is join the ESN Koln, a student association in the city of Cologne, which you can reach in less than 30 minutes by public transport. You also have the opportunity to join the AEGEE-Köln, another association for international students that are responsible for carrying out numerous activities and events throughout the year.

Facebook groups for Erasmus in Leverkusen

We recommend that you join the ESN Köln and AEGEE-Köln Facebook groups. In them, you can access the calendar with all the activities they organize to meet other young people, which include karaoke nights, games or parties, sports afternoons such as volleyball or soccer, affordable excursions such as to Zeche Zollverein, among others.

Whatsapp groups for Erasmus in Leverkusen

Surely you will find several groups in this app to join and meet students in the same situation as you. Take the opportunity not only to connect with them and join the plans they propose, but also to propose the plans that you enjoy in the city.

Tips for living in a shared student apartment in Leverkusen

Here are some tips for you to consider when living in a shared flat in this German city:

• The city of Cologne is only half an hour away by public transport, so you can take advantage of it to explore Cologne to the fullest with your flatmates.
• In Leverkusen, you will be able to enjoy numerous festivities during the year, in which you will see the different neighbourhoods of the city having fiestas. Some of these are the International Jazz Festival and the Beer Festival.

Frequently asked questions about sharing a flat in Leverkusen

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