Information for Visiting Researchers

 

Contacts at the Institute

• Visitors' liaison, MPIfG apartments, finding an apartment in Cologne
  Gabi Breunig
  breunig@mpifg.de
  Phone: +49 (221) 2767 100
   
  
• Applying for a research stay
  Jürgen Lautwein
  lautwein@mpifg.de
  Phone: +49 (221) 2767 120
   
  
• Human resources, health insurance
  Heike Genzel
  genzel@mpifg.de
  Phone: +49 (221) 2767 266
   
  

Planning Your Stay, Immigration, Visas

 
MPIfG visitors' brochure[PDF]
Max Planck Society's guidelines for new foreign researchers

 

Study and research in Germany

 
Researcher's mobility portal - Germany
Study and research in Germany
German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)
German consular services abroad (in German)

 

New in Cologne?

 
Hotels near the MPIfG (in German)
[PDF]
 
MPIfG Apartments
Inquiries about vacancies and booking
Gabi Breunig
breunig@mpifg.de
Phone: +49 (221) 2767 100

 

Finding an apartment online

 
Service in English e-rent Immobilien - Cologne furnished apartments
Pflock Zeitwohnen - Furnished accommodations(short-term rentals)
HomeCompany - Short-term accommodations

 
Service in German
Immobilienscout 24(a real-estate scout)
Zeitwohnagentur (short-term rental agency)
Studenten-WG (rentals and shares for students)
Wohngemeinschaften/Zimmer in Köln

Wohngemeinschaft (advertising requests or offerings)

 

City government offices in Cologne

(Behörden in Köln - German only)
Website of Cologne
 

Culture and leisure

 
Cologne Tourist Office
Welcome to Cologne

 

New to the Region?

 
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Düsseldorf
Germany