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Welcome Week
Welcome Weeks summer semester 2024
The Welcome Center offers a variety of orientation sessions for new international students every semester.
The majority of events will take place from April 2nd to April 12th 2024. More information about the events will follow soon on this website. New events will be consecutively added.
Online Campus Tour
We try to keep all opening hours and information up-to-date in this presentation. However, you should still double-check the opening hours for each office or libary, before your visit.
Onboarding for Moodle, LSF and MS Teams
The Centre for Lifelong Leaning offers courses for new students who want to learn about using Mood, LSF and MS Teams.
Onboarding for first semester students: LSF, Moodle and MS-Teams
Please also check out the leisure activities organized by:
Orientation Sessions
The link to each event will be provided some time before the start. You can then find the link to each event below.
How to: Participation in MS Teams
March Orientations
Monday, 04.03.2024
15:30 Orientation 1 - Arrival and Registration procedures (online)
City registration, visa appointments, opening a bank account and much more.
Duration: 45 minutes
Wednesday, 06.03.2024
15:45 Walking Campus Tour
Get to know the Campus with the ZiS tutors, starting from International Office A4.4
Duration: 1 hour
Thursday, 07.03.2024
14:30 Uhr Orientation 1 - Arrival and Registration procedures (online)
City registration, visa appointments, opening a bank account and much more.
Duration: 45 minutes
15:15 How to survive in Germany (online)
Academics, the medical system and daily life in Germany. This is a short summary of the information that will be provided during the full Welcome Week in April, for students who arrive already in March.
Duration: 60 minutes
April Orientations
Tuesday, 02.04.2024
15:30 Uhr Orientation 1 - Arrival and Registration procedures (online)
City registration, visa appointments, opening a bank account and much more.
Duration: 45 minutes
17:00 Uhr Introduction to the ZiS - Centre for international students (online)
Duration: 45 minutes
Wednesday, 03.04.2024
15:30 Uhr Walking Campus Tour
Get to know the Campus with the ZiS tutors, starting from International Office A4.4
Duration: 1 hour
Thursday, 04.04.2024
11:00 Uhr Introduction to German Courses (online)
Course offers, registration procedure etc
Duration: 60 minutes
Click here to join
15:30 Uhr Walking Campus Tour
Get to know the Campus with the ZiS tutors, starting from International Office A4.4
Duration: 1 hour
Monday, 08.04.2024
11:30 Orientation 1 - Arrival and Registration procedures (online)
City registration, visa appointments, opening a bank account and much more.
Duration: 45 minutes
Click here to join
15:00 Kick-Off Meeting (in person meeting!)
Meet the Welcome Center, German Course, Language Center, Transform4Europe,
University Sports, AStA, ESN & Studierendenwerk
AULA, A3.3
16:00 Walking Campus Tour
Get to know the Campus with the ZiS tutors, starting from AULA, A3.3
Duration: 1 hour
Tuesday, 09.04.2024
14:30 Orientation 2 - Culture differences and safety tips (online)
How to avoid misunderstandings due to cultural differences; consent in Germany; community support offers; how to handle cases of emergency
Duration: 45 minutes
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15:30 Orientation 3 - Apartment rentals in Saarbrücken - Do's & Dont's (online)
What you need to look out for when renting an apartment, during your rental period and which paperwork to deal with.
Duration: 45 minutes
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Wednesday, 10.04.2024
15:30 Orientation 4 - The medical system in Germany (online)
How does the German insurance system work and what to do if you get sick during your stay?
Duration: 45 minutes
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Thursday, 11.04.2024
15:00 How to survive in Germany - a fun depiction of living in Germany (in person meeting)
Room: Gebäude C5 1 - MUSIKSAAL 1.01
Duration: approx. 90 minutes