Stuphs

Stuphs.com is a free online market website designed by Jacobs University students for the students and other members of the Jacobs Community. It provides an user-friendly platform for buying and selling stuffs like couches, books or other daily commodities. All you need is a valid Jacobs University e-mail address to register and start doing business. However, you can ALWAYS take a look over the stuphs without log-in.
Features include a search engine with category filters, RSS and e-mail subscriptions for your favorite products, a facebook app to check the most recent stuph, your own stuphs shop, your own mailbox and many others. It’s all easy! Just visit www.stuphs.com and do not forget to register with the Jacobs e-mail address provided in your welcome package.

College Nordmetall

What is the average budget per month of a Student living at Jacobs?

The typical budget seems to be around 150 Euros. But this can vary depending on how much one likes to spend on foods, drinks, shopping and travel. Expenses are always higher at the beginning of the semester due to initial settling expenses such as clothes to fit the weather, extra furniture and decoration for one's room, text books and readers, paying for one's residence permit, etc.

What is the cost of basic necessities like printing, cleaning supplies, and laundry?

Printing is free in the residential colleges and research buildings. Some colleges has colour printing facilities at a very low cost. One is expected to bring one's own paper - you can buy paper for 4 euros at Pulse Express (a convenience-store located in the Student Activity Center on campus) or in any department/stationery store in the mall.

Major cleaning supplies (broom, mop, vacuum cleaner) should be located in one's floor kitchen. As it is commonly used by all floor members, it is the duty of every floor member to maintain these supplies. Other cleaning supplies (trash bags, room fresheners etc.) can be purchased at any local supermarket.

All residential colleges are equipped with laundry machines and driers. They are located in the basement of each block. Laundry costs 1 Euro and drying costs 50 cents.

Are there any ‘unexpected expenses’ that come up in the year that I should expect?

One will definitely have to buy a LAN cable at the beginning of the semester. It can be purchased at the electronics store in the mall or from other students who might be selling their spare ones.

At the beginning one encounter lots of unexpected expenses:

• residence permit at 60 Euro
• semester fee for our gym and swimming pool at 15 Euros and 20 Euros respectively
• health insurance at 57 Euro each month (it is deducted automatically from one's bank account)
  

Will I have to pay for the meals that I do not eat?

Yes, this is a university policy. The fee for board is paid once each semester and it is non refundable irrespective of our consumption.

What exactly does the Room and Board Cost cover?

Room and Board covers your room, and all cafeteria (aka servery) meals. It also covers electricity, internet, water, maintenance and most basic amenities.

What is the typical cost of books and readers?

The price of a reader depends on its size. They can be purchased at the Pule Express and generally the prices range between 10 Euros and 30 Euro. Oftentimes, 2nd and 3rd year students sell their old readers at much cheaper prices. (But keep in mind that sometimes professors change the content and the latest one needs to be purchased)

Text books come in wide range of prices. New books can range from 80 or 100 Euros, but these also can be bought second hand from other students or from second hand websites at cheaper prices. One must regularly check one's Jacobs e-mail for emails and ask second and third years from to get the best deal on books.

Oftentimes books can just be checked out from the library. Course books (i.e. those related to specific classes) are kept on reserve, i.e. they need to be returned within four hours of borrowing, for the convenience of all students

Where can I see a movie?

The Movie Magic Club (MMC) screens movies at least two times a week. You only have to subscribe to their list at the beginning of the academic year (they will send a spam through the Jacobs University list giving you the opportunity to do this) and you will receive their e-mails saying which movies they are going to show. All their movies can be watched at the Cinema (next to College Nordmetall, behind the SAC) and they usually start around 8 pm. Another alternative is the media room in each of the Colleges. Sometimes, College Office members may screen movies for all community members. You can find more information on the website of each college. Note that these may be spontaneous and not regularized as the activities of the MMC.

Where can I party?

Locations of parties can range from the basement of the colleges, Blue Lounge and GSA Lounge to students’ rooms or The Other Side. Keep an eye out for emails to be in the loop.

Where can we have a BBQ?

There is one just in front of Krupp terrace. However, you have to first book it. You can do this by completing the form you will find at the following addresses: BBQ.

However, it is highly advisable to first read the policy for the booking: Policy

You can also book a small barbecue from your College Office if the facilities are available.

I’m bored. What can I do?

If it’s a sunny day outside you can always spend it on the lush Campus Green. The chances are, there might be some event taking place somewhere around the campus so just check your Jacobs email. You can also play tennis, basketball, or soccer on the courts in front of College 3 (if weather permits) or just gather some friends and spend some fun time in the Common Rooms playing table tennis, Foosball or pool.

Is there anything that keeps me from the work stress?

In general the work load is never too bad to get majorly stressed, yet during finals you can easily feel like everything is getting too much for you to handle. But exactly for that the college offices came up with the idea of cheer ups. What is a cheer up? They are special nights during exam time where the college office shows movies, organize game nights and provide us with cookies, cake, pizza, drinks to cheer you up and distract you a bit from your stress.

What do you do on a Saturday night when you get bored and there is no party going on?

Normally there is always some sort of party going on on campus, yet it can happen that it is Saturday night and you have nothing to do. No reason to freak out. You could always go downtown but there are also various opportunities avalaible on campus. For example you and your friends could get some games from the college office and just book the C3 multimedia room, where you can screen movies on a big scale with an awesome sound system! The Multimedia room is also very popular among the sports fans as the room can be used to screen any game to watch with your friends.

I want to have a party, what can I do?

You feel like partying? Whether for your birthday or no special reason parties are always good. The most popular option is to rent the Blue Lounge. The Blue Lounge is a room in the SAC, which undergraduates can use for various occasions. Of course you have to provide your own drinks, food and music. Just fill in the necessary forms and the party can get started.

What is there to do on a sunny day?

Although it doesn’t look like it Bremen can have its really nice sunny days during spring and summer. You can go and play sports, such as beach volleyball on our own field, play tennis, rugby or football. A very popular option as well is to have a BBQ. Each college has its own BBQ facilities and after applying for it you can get started and it is a nice alternative to the Aramark food routine.

What can I do during my free time on campus?

Apart from using the sport facilities such as tennis , volleyball or the nearby swimming pool, you can join one of the many clubs the university has to offer.