HAR Welcome Center
Services for our Hosts
The Hochschulallianz Ruhr (HAR) is an alliance with the full potential of a partnership in which we bundle skills and transfer knowledge. This is a gain for our customers particularly in the international recruiting field. When you belong to our partner universities and are engaged in finding worldwide personnel or professionals of different skills and research areas, we are your port of call regarding the employment procedure. We cover the wide range of organizational requirements that have to be observed and support you along the entire process. We facilitate overall communication and offer personal contact. The earlier you reach out to us, the sooner we can assist.
Our team from the HAR Welcome Center are happy to help you with the following in particular:
- Counselling regarding the steps prior your employment of international staff. Please contact us, we have checklists available for the inviting departments/ faculties.
- Assistance with regard to the hosting agreement (sample available).
- Invitation letters for visa applications (German and English templates/ examples available).
- Information on individual visa and immigration requirements.
- Checklists for the required formalities.
- Assistance with requests regarding a certificate of conduct.
- Advice on health insurance for international guests.
- Assistance with English language and translation services.
- Assistance with a timely management of the administrative process.
- Communication with our international guests (English and Chinese spoken)
To make the most of our services, please get in touch with us at our Welcome Center. You may do this by filling out the contact form below or by following our contact link to get in touch directly.
Services for Applicants
Find your way to Germany: You are an international researcher or scientist or maybe a guest lecturer planning a stay in Germany? We are here to help!
Our objective is to assist you throughout your journey by offering guidance on non-academic, particularly bureaucratic matters before, during, and after your stay. Our range of services includes providing necessary information, delivering relevant documents, and handing out helpful checklists. Most importantly, we will arrange appointments for you and help you overcome language barriers where applicable.
We encourage you to take a first step and get in touch with our Welcome Center to join us for your guest journey (please check image 2).
We will provide a formal registration process at a later stage. Once this is active, we kindly ask you to register with our Welcome Center by following the provided link. Right now, to make the most of our services, please get in touch with us, your HAR Welcome Center team.
You may do this by filling out the contact form below or by following our contact link to get in touch directly. If you come along and join us, we will offer individual guidance through the process!
How we can assist.
We kindly ask you to fill out our guest registration form so that we can take care of your needs individually.
Getting in touch with us first will spare you having to find your way through non-academic, at times tricky
bureaucratic matters by yourself.
HAR Welcome Center Guest Registration Form 2024
We might not always have the answer right away, but we will make sure to find the solution for you timely!
Getting set!
You will find the following websites helpful for your planning:
While you Stay
When you have questions.
We are at your side with
- support in all non-academic matters
- settling and working in the Ruhr region
- having a good time in the Ruhr Metropolis
When you Leave
What you need to do.
We assist you with
- all de-registration processes
- timely termination of agreements
- joining a network for your future
How we can assist.
We are happy to help with formalities around your stay and when this comes to an end also with planning your departure. We will provide checklists and give a hand wherever necessary. To us, your farewell ist just as important as your welcome. We are successful when we build a strong bond for the future and keep on networking.
When you are in the Ruhr region, your location within Germany is quite central. You will find that this has several advantages. To name one, the density of the area and the particularly good infrastructure will enable you to travel from one big city to another in brief time and at a comparatively low price. There is such a lot to discover – see for yourself. Most of all: Enjoy your stay!
The HAR alliance universities in the cities Bochum and Gelsenkirchen with Recklinghausen
and Bocholt as partner locations as well as Dortmund are geographically near to one another
and we encourage you to get to know them all.
BO Bochum University of Applied Sciences Portrait
WH Westphalian University of Applied Sciences Portrait
FH Dortmund University of Applied Sciences and Arts Mission Statement
Having said this, please be informed that our services initially have a predominantly digital focus with the advantage that they are independent of a specific location. We will give you ideas and tips for when you want to travel and look out for social activities as we strongly support connecting people.
Our aim is to make you feel welcome at your home away from home! Once the time for your farewell nears, we regard it as our gain when it turns into an Auf Wiedersehen.
The support and guidance provided so far have been invaluable in helping me navigate the various administrative and cultural aspects of settling in as an international staff member.
I believe this service is extremely valuable for international staff at a university. It not only helps in overcoming initial challenges but also fosters a sense of community and belonging, which is crucial for personal and professional well-being.
I really appreciate your help. When you reach Germany, there are always a lot of processes and things to do that are difficult to complete without someone providing you with some support.
We would very much like to add your voice to our story. Please feel invited to come along and join us!
The process is simple and safe. Register with us, and we will guide you on your journey.
Our vision is a long-term relationship, a give and take of staying in touch and building a lasting network. We Welcome Internationalization!