International Office
Culture and Sports
Culture Programme
You will receive the relevant information by e-mail a few weeks beforehand. So keep an eye on your mailbox, there is a restriction on the number of participants for some events.
The culture programme not only provides international students with the opportunity to gain exciting experiences and to have fun, but is also fosters intercultural competence.
Hence, you are all very welcome to discover the culture programme of the winter semester 2024!
Experiencing culture when and from where you want to? No problem with our digital cultural programme - Culture Programme @Home - just register in our LEA group and be surprised how diverse the virtual German cultural scene is:
Erasmus Student Network Bonn
The Erasmus Student Network (ESN) Bonn has set itself the task of improving the integration of international students and facilitate their stay in Bonn. ESN promotes international exchange, mainly through social and cultural events on Germany and other countries offering excursions, seminars, workshops and events with national and international participants.
All information about ESN Bonn can be found on this website: https://bonn.esn-germany.de
Religious Services, Pastoral Support and semester program for international students
The Catholic student group (KHG) and the Protestant student group (ESG) offer advice and help with general questions about life in Germany, but also assist with cultural or religious matters. The relevant contacts as well as the respective semester program can be found on the homepage of each organization:
Catholic student group (KHG)
Protestant student group (ESG)
Sports Offers
Every semester, the General Students' Committee (AStA) of H-BRS offers a free sports program in Sankt Augustin and Rheinbach:
Students of H-BRS can participate at the sport courses of the University of Bonn. You will have to purchase a „Semesterkarte“ for 35 Euros (as of the winter semester 2019), but the AStA of H-BRS can partially reimburse you. The complete programme, the fees for the individual courses and information on how to register can be found here.
An overview of further sports clubs is available on the websites of the different municipalities:
Sports in Bonn (in German)
Sports clubs in Rheinbach (in German)
Sports clubs in Sankt Augustin (in German)
Stadtsportverband Hennef (in German)