You have to know it

Every semester begins with an organizational meeting conducted by the Student Mobility Division, during which students coming within the framework of the international exchange receive all the necessary information about their stay at the Lodz University of Technology.

Every exchange student is obliged to attend all the lectures and tutorials which have been specified in the learning agreement. At the beginning of each semester, students are allowed to change courses within a time limit specified by the Student Mobility Division. Such CHANGES (link is external) have to be made in our online application, printed and submitted to the Student Mobility Division. Tests and exams are administered at the end of every semester or during the examination session. Therefore, leaving our university early, before the end of the semester, may result in a failure for the course.

Upon arriving in Lodz, students should visit the Student Mobility Division (building A 16, ul. Żwirki 36) in order to obtain a document confirming their arrival.

Accommodation

The number of places in the University Dormitories is limited; however we do our best to guarantee that every student applying for a place in the dormitory will obtain one. Students should express their interest in obtaining such accommodation in their online application forms. All the dormitories are a short walking distance from the campuses.

The Dormitories offer furnished rooms:

• Single rooms with a toilet and bathing facility (a small number available),
• Double rooms with one toilet and bathing facility,
• Communal areas: kitchen, toilets and bathing facilities,
• Fee: about 500 PLN per month per person.

For students not interested in living in a dormitory, there are other possibilities of finding accommodation:

• Renting a room directly from the owner or through an estate agency,
• Renting a room by two or more students.

Important!!! Lodz University of Technology does not have a list of flats or houses to rent and does not mediate in renting accommodation between students and owners.

Insurance

Every international student coming to Lodz University of Technology within the international exchange programme is required to have health insurance, civil liability insurance and personal accident insurance valid in Poland for the duration of stay.

Students who do not have the possibility of purchasing civil liability insurance before coming to Poland, can pay for one at Lodz University of Technology upon their arrival.

Student identification card 

Every student of Lodz University of Technology obtains a student ID card, with his/her current photograph, personal details and the student registration number. In order to receive the ID card, the student must submit valid health insurance and civil liability insurance.

A valid student ID confirms that its owner is entitled to use the computer laboratory on the first floor of the IFE building and print, copy and scan necessary materials under condition that the card’s account is topped up with an appropriate amount of money.

Additionally, student ID card entitles students to use Lodz University of Technology Library and gives the following discounts: to purchase railway on condition that the student is under 26 years of age, bus and tram tickets, and to purchase admission tickets for selected museums, cinemas and theatres.

A student ID is extended every semester, therefore students who intend to study at Lodz University of Technology for the entire academic year, should come to the Student Mobility Division to have their ID cards extended. Before leaving Poland and going to his/her home university, every student is obliged to return his/her ID card to the Student Mobility Division.

Students are not allowed to share their student ID cards with other persons!!!
Every student of Lodz University of Technology must pay an administrative fee of 22 PLN for issuing a student ID card.

Mentor programme

The Student Mobility Division cooperates with the student organization ESN-EYE. Thanks to this cooperation, every international student has a mentor, who stays in touch with him/her before the arrival, informs the Dormitory about the date of the student’s arrival and helps to get around in the new surroundings, also offers help throughout the student’s stay in Lodz University of Technology.

More information here: http://eye.esn.pl/en/mentor (http://eye.esn.pl/en/mentor).