The Hochschul-Sozialwerk Wuppertal owns 5 halls of residence which offer accommodation for a total of 1,013 students. The rooms in these halls are primarily intended for students studying at the university in Wuppertal.

If places are undersubscribed, persons studying elsewhere may be entitled to the accommodation. 

It is possible to rent an individual apartment or to live in a flat-share (a WG) with up to three others.  

Some of the rooms are disabled-friendly.

Germany is an open-minded, cosmopolitain country and home to more than 82 million people. Wuppertal, situated in North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW), which is economically the most significant German state with an outstanding educational and cultural landscape, is one of Germany’s largest university towns with some 350,000 inhabitants. It is an interesting mixture of outgoing metropolis and cosy village with a lot of leisure facilities. Due to the excellent train and transport network, You can travel within one hour from Wuppertal to Cologne, Bonn, Dortmund, Düsseldorf and many other cities.

One of the biggest attractions in Wuppertal is the suspension railway line which carries passengers 12 metres over and above the Wupper River from downtown to the surrounding city districts. The cars are suspended from a rail with wheels integrated into the roof which makes you feel as if you are floating in the air.