What does that mean, being self-organised

Self-organised means that we are officially part of the Studierendenwerk, but can basically sort out everything on our own. On the one hand that includes some duties like organising, cleaning, repairs, finding roommates and more. On the other hand, it gives us the chance to shape our community and be creative. Parties, exhibitions, vacations, cooking, arranging our living space exactly the way we want.

Apart from Pfleghof, there are other self-organised dorms and housing projects in Tübingen that officially belong to the Studierendenwerk (Münze 7, Schimpf, Geissweg or Leibnizhäuser). We usually stay in touch and organise events together quite regularly. We are not anonymous dorms, but like to consider ourselves as a housing project where you live together as a community.

Since the rooms are rented to us by the Studierendenwerk, unfortunately only students enrolled at Tübingen University can live with us. The period of residence is currently limited to 6 semesters, but it is possible to apply for an extension by doing jobs for the community, e.g. house speaker.

What does that mean for us?
We are looking for people who are interested in living together with others in a friendly community and who are willing to actively engage in self-administration. Everyone has a small job which contributes to the functioning of our community such as organising cleaning plans or managing the allocation of rooms. The collective convention (CC), which takes place at least once every semester, is a mandatory event where we discuss and organize our shared living. We also need everyone's help at the Pfleghof party, which takes place once every semester. Apart from that, we wish for our housemates to readily spend time with others, introduce their ideas and their personalities into the community and be open for a varied and slightly chaotic life together.

Pfleghof since 1398?

The Pfleghof dates back to 1398 and was rebuilt in 1492. In the Middle Ages, it was one of four estates belonging to Bebenhausen Monastery and even had its own chapel dedicated to the Virgin Mary. Back then, a Pfleghof was basically a city base for the monastery, where taxes were collected and business was handled. You can still see the monastery's coat of arms on the building exterior today, with the inscription 'Soli Deo 1492'.

As Tübingen grew in the 19th century, the Pfleghof became one of its most important economic buildings. Over time, the university took over more and more of the space, for example the music hall. During both World Wars, soldiers were stationed here. It was also used as a military hospital during World War I, and the basement served as an air-raid shelter during World War II.

After the war, the building started being used for charitable purposes for the first time, including a shelter run by the Workers' Welfare Association and later as an independent student dormitory.

As you can see, the Pfleghof has a long and lively history - and you can become part of it!

Read more at WIKIPEDIA

Applying at Pfleghof

We are very glad about your interest in Pfleghof and are looking forward to your application! You can send us an email to mail[at]pfleghof.de with your name, your phone number and some (preferably fun) facts about yourself.

What we're looking for:

• you are interested in self-organised living
• you have a slight tendency for chaos
• your period of residence at Studierendenwerk has not ended yet (if you have any questions about this, please feel free to contact us)
• you will be staying in Tübingen for at least two more semesters

After receiving your email, we will immediately put your name on a waiting list (it therefore makes sense to apply asap!). As soon as a vacancy occurs we will contact you (in most cases, this will happen relatively spontaneous). After that, we will invite you to our comfy Sitzecke (our living room) for a casual interview. We'd like to get to know you and give you the chance to get to know us before we offer you a room.

After getting to know you, we will immediately decide if we would like to offer you a room. We do not compare you to other applicants, but decide individually after every interview whether we can imagine to live with an applicant.

See you soon!