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Welcome Guide Chapters
- Welcome Centre
- Planning your relocation to Passau
- Important formalities after your arrival
- Basics at the university
- Welcome to Passau
- Everyday life
- General information about Germany
- Last bureaucratic steps before you leave
- Special information on research funding in Germany
- Special information for doctoral students
The Welcome Centre publishes at least four newsletters a year, which inform readers about the latest news concerning the University, the City of Passau and the academic world. The newsletter is not only addressed to international academics who are currently staying in Passau but also to researchers abroad who would like to be updated about the University and Passau. This of course includes our alumnae and alumni as well. You can subscribe here to receive our newsletter.
Below, you can find our past issues to read:
Newsletter Welcome Centre - Oktober 2023
Newsletter Welcome Centre - August 2023
Servus Bavaria – The Newsletter for International Researchers in Bavaria
Do you want to explore Bavaria and engage with Bavaria’s international research community? Then you are invited to get on the mailing list for our new, carefully curated newsletter. Twice a year, LMU Gateway Service together with all Bavarian Universities will publish Servus Bavaria – The Newsletter for International Researchers in Bavaria.
Discover new places and connect with your international colleagues from our partner universities Augsburg, Bamberg, Bayreuth, Erlangen-Nürnberg, München, Regensburg and Würzburg. The newsletter welcomes you to beautiful Bavaria. Get inspired for travel destinations in the Across Bavaria section. In our Event Corner, you will not only find interesting events in your region, but also jointly organized events for meeting your fellow researchers. In addition, each issue features selected researchers from around the world based in Bavaria.
We would be delighted to add you to our subscriber list. To subscribe, please click on the following link: Subscription to Servus Bavaria
2022
First issue 2022
In this year's first issue, the University of Passau introduced our fellow postdoctoral researcher Dr João de Deus Vidal Jr. from Brazil. Would you also like to introduce yourself and your field of research? Then get in touch with us at researchmobility@uni-passau.de and be part of the next issue.
Second Issue 2022
In the second issue of the Bavarian Newsletter for International Researchers, the Welcome Centre of the University of Passau presented a very special jewel of the city: The organ in St. Stephan's Cathedral - The world's largest cathedral pipe organ!
2023
First Issue 2023
In 2023, Servus Bavaria will continue to inform you about special places and activities throughout Bavaria. In the first issue of this year, the Welcome Centre presented one of Passau's most special places: The Dreiflüsseeck.

Second Issue 2023
In this second issue of 2023, the Welcome Centre presented the place in Passau with the most beautiful view over the city: The Veste Oberhaus.
