Welcome Week

Summer semester 2021

The Welcome Center offers several digital orientation events for new international students this semester. The sessions will be offered as online events in Microsoft Teams.
Please read the guide below carefully.  You can participate in the sessions without your own Microsoft-Teams account.

Guide "How to participate"

 

Online Campus Tour

Available at any time! Recommended with WiFi only. Please note that the opening hours given in the presentation are not all accurate, as this changes a lot due to the pandemic. Please verify the opening hours for each office or libary, before you visit it.

Start the Online Campus Tour

Orientation Sessions

The link to the respective event will be released shortly before. You will then find the links to the events below.

29.03.2021, 15:30: Orientation I - First steps: Arrival and Registration procedures  (English)
Starting your life in Saarbrücken, corona regulations, enrolment, city registration, visa extension...
Duration: 30 minutes (will be repeated on 07.04.2021)

30.03.2021, 15:30: Orientation II - Campus Life and Academics (English)
Student services, activities and student groups, food on campus...
Duration: 30 minutes (will be repeated on 08.04.2021)

30.03.2021, 16:15: Introduction of Erasmus Student Network Saarbrücken (English)
ESN offers a variety of free time activities for international students
Duration: 15- 20 minutes

31.03.2021, 11:00: German Courses at Saarland University (German/English)
Which courses are offered and how can I sign up for them?
Duration: 30 minutes

31.03.2021, 15:30: Orientation III - How to survive in Germany (English)
Cultural awareness, in case of emergency, everything that is "nice to know"...
Duration: 50 minutes

06.04.2021, 12:00: The Language Centre SZSB (English/Deutsch)
The language centre offers a variety of language classes (no German classes!), ECTS eligible.
Duration: 20 minutes

06.04.2021, 14:00: Onboarding for new students: Moodle & MS Teams (Deutsch)
14:00 Uhr MS Teams, 15:00 Uhr Moodle

07.04.2021, 10:00: Onboarding for new students: Moodle & MS Teams (Deutsch)
10:00 Uhr MS Teams, 11:00 Uhr Moodle

07.04.2021, 15:30: Orientation I - First steps: Arrival and Registration procedures (English)
Starting your life in Saarbrücken, enrolment, city registration, visa extension...
Duration: 30 minutes

08.04.2021, 15:30: Orientation II - Campus Life and Academics (English)
Student services, activities and student groups, food on campus...
Duration: 30 minutes

08.04.2021, 19:00: "Meet the ZiS" (German/English)
Our Center for International Students will introduce you to its offer. Get to know the Buddy-Program, the excursions, the speciality days...
Duration: 30 - 45 minutes

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09.04.2021, 15:30: Orientation III - How to survive in Germany (English)
Cultural awareness, in case of emergency, everything that is "nice to know"...
Duration: 50 minutes

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18.04.2021, 14:15: Onboarding for first semester students (English)
14:15: MS Teams: First Steps and "Questions & Answers" (Q&A)
15:00: Moodle: First steps and Q&A 

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Also check out the activities of

Centre for International students (ZiS)

Erasmus Student Network - ESN Saarbrücken