24 Student Life
Apart from the many performance possibilities at the Musikhochschule, the Albert-Ludwigs-Universität has some twelve student orchestras and bands and twelve student choral groups; all in all, there are some 50 musical groups, as well as student theater groups. Auditions for these are held at the beginning of each semester. Contact information is available through the Studium Generale, which also organizes a wide range of lectures, workshops, and mini courses: www.studiumgenerale.uni-freiburg.de
If you are a musician but do not wish to bring your own instrument for the year, you will be able to rent more common instruments at a reasonable rate (a trumpet for about €20 per month, for example). Other instruments such as a French horn with a double register may not be available for rent at all since they are just too expensive to insure. Many students have told us that it’s most definitely worth it to bring your instrument.
AYF students may also participate in a broad range of intramural men’s and women’s sports activities (Allgemeiner Hochschulsport) jointly organized each semester by the Albert-Ludwigs-Universität and Pädagogische Hochschule. These include acrobatics, aerobic dancing, basketball, boxing, canoeing, cycling, fencing, field hockey, ultimate Frisbee, gymnastics, handball, horseback riding, ice hockey, martial arts, mountain climbing, ping-pong, rugby, soccer, softball, sailing, skiing, swimming, tennis, trampoline, triathlon training, volleyball, etc. Participation in some of these sports requires payment of an additional fee. A listing of all the activities is available online at www.hochschulsport.uni-freiburg.de
The entry fees for municipal indoor swimming pools are very modest, particularly for students. The Westbad is located near the Studentensiedlung, and the Faulerbad is just around the corner from the AYF Program Center. In addition, Freiburg has numerous sports clubs devoted to track and field, soccer, bicycle racing, lacrosse, roller derby, and so on. The city is also home to an American football team (https://ft1844-freiburg.de/sportarten/american-football), a baseball (www.freiburg-knights.de), and a softball team (the Freiburg Warthogs can be found on Facebook), and an ice hockey team (www.vikings-freiburg.de) that are eager to recruit new players.