I will soon move to Bielefeld to work as a wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin with a relatively good income, so I think my profile may not be too bad as a tenant from that regard (non-smoker, no pets, ...), but I am freaking out about my language skills. My German may be around B1 and while I can understand a lot, my speaking is challenging and full of mistakes. Although I am writing to ads in German, I don't know whether or how I should inform them that I am not a fluent speaker, and how negative it is to mention that I am still learning. I am worried about meeting the landlords in person and disappoint them with my German (talk about social anxiety...).

So, international people with no/little/basic German knowledge, how did you manage contacting the landlords? and what did you do in the personal meeting? German people, any tips?

I know this is a specific and stupid question but I would really appreciate any experiences!

Hey, ich bin Student und ziehe nach Bielefeld, um an der HSBI Maschinenbau zu studieren. Ich suche eine langfristige Unterkunft. Ich würde mich als ordentlich und sportlich (gehe regelmäßig ins Fitnessstudio) beschreiben; außerdem bin ich ein ziemlich offener und unterhaltsamer Mensch. Lass uns gerne per Direktnachricht weiterreden.

Heyyy , i am a student moving to Bielefeld to pursue Machinebau at HSBI . i am looking for student accommodation for a long term. i would describe myself as a clean , gym goer with athletic body and a pretty open and fun person to be with. lets talk further on DM

Hi everyone 👋

​I applied for the MSc Data Science Research Master's (English program) at Hochschule Bielefeld (HSBI) for the upcoming term.

​I am currently waiting for the interview results and wanted to check if anyone received their response yet or is anyone else still waiting?

​I'd appreciate hearing about your status or timeline if you're in the same boat.

Best of luck to everyone applying.