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Registration
& Payment
Completed application forms should be sent (by mail, fax,
online or email) as early as possible and not later than 4
weeks prior to the beginning of your course. You will receive
confirmation of your registration. A deposit of 100 Euro -
Visa or master card, cheque or postal order - should be sent
with your application or after receiving confirmation; the
balance to be paid before the course begins or on arrival.
Late applications should be confirmed by telephone or fax.
In the event of non-availability of places, your deposit will
be refunded.
Arrival
and Departure
Trains run every hour from Munich station (90 min.) If you
arrive at Munich airport: One of the frequent shuttle buses
(Central area C) will take you to the Freising train station
(15 minutes): Departures to Regensburg every hour (the train
takes 90 minutes).
Timetable
Trains from Frankfurt airport (3h 30 min.) run hourly, too.
Find your timetable here:
DB
Travel Service
The school is at 10 min. walking distance from the station,
a taxi costs about 6 €.
You should arrive here on Sunday afternoon between 17.00 and
19.00. In a short conversation we'll find out more about your
knowledge of German and then tell you in which group to go
on Monday morning. After that we'll take you to your accommodation.
If you want to stay longer than Saturday morning after the
end of your course, please let us know in time - it may be
possible.
Public Transport/Bike
rental
The bus fare isabout 10 € per week and 26 € per
month. The fee for a bike is 10 € per week.
Lessons
& Timetable:
The lessons take place in our premises at Rote-Hahnengasse
12.
Standard course: 9.00 - 12.30 (10.30 - 11.00 break)
Intensive, Business German, Flight attendant and Translation
Courses etc.: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday from 13.30 - 15.30,
Friday from 13.30 to 15.00 (altogether 10 lessons) or upon
special arrangement with the instructor. There are no lessons
on Wednesday afternoon usually.
Books
You can borrow or buy the books and other learning
materials used in class. Dictionaries, grammar and exercise
books are for sale only.
Meals
There are lots of bars, restaurants and bakeries in the city
centre. A meal including a beverage costs min. 7 € (a
cup of coffee ca. 1.50 €, a coke ca. 2 €, a glass
of beer, juice, mineral water ca 2 €. The meals (midday
and evening) at the university canteen (direct bus number
11, 10 minutes) are very reasonably priced (ca. 3 € )
and quite tasty.
Climate and Weather
The climate in this part of Bavaria is moderate, not too cold,
not too warm. You can have rain at any time of the year. In
winter, you can expect snow with temperatures between -10
and +10°C from November to March., and in summer you can
have all kinds of weather: hot days over 30°C (even for
a period of several weeks), cloudy weather or rain - and sometimes
everything within one week!
Laundry
In the student residences, washing machines are available;
there are laundries in the city centre; please do not ask
your host familiy to wash your cloths (if you stay longer
than 2 or 3 weeks, they may probably offer you to do some
washing).
Sports
Swimming: Westbad (outdoor and indoor pools, bus numbers 6
& 11), RT-Bad (outdoor, Oberer Wöhrd), Hallenbad
(indoor, Landshuter-/ Gabelsbergerstraße). Horizonte
- Students get reduced student fares.
In summer, you can go by bike to some nearby lakes which are
ideal for swimming. Football (soccer), jogging, beach volleyball,
frisbee meetings according to interest and weather.
There are various gyms, possibilities for tennis and squash
(not in the city centre). If you want to go hiking or skiing
in the Alps during the weekend, it takes you only 2 hours
by car to interesting sites.
Mail/Phone/Fax/E-mail
Have your mail sent to our address. In urgent cases you may
be called here, too. We pass faxes on to you, of course. For
a small fee you can send faxes. There are some computers for
our students to check their e-mails for free.
Students per nation
517 students from 43 different countries in 2006
For further questions
don’t hesitate to contact us:
Tel.: ..49-941-57207,
Fax: ..49 941 562862,
E-mail: info@horizonte.com
We look forward to welcoming you in Regensburg.
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