Welcome Week

Welcome Week in winter semester 2025/26

The Welcome Center offers various orientation events for new international students every semester.

The events for the winter semester 2025/26 will take place from 06.10. to 10.10.2025. You will find more detailed information about the Welcome Week on these web pages in good time (please scroll down); the list of events will be continuously updated.

 

Discover Saarland

Our Centre for International Students (ZiS) made a little collection of the most beautiful destinations in Saarland for you.

Discover Saarbrücken & Saarland
 

Please also check out the leisure activities organized by:

Zentrum für internationale Studierende (ZiS)

Erasmus Student Network (ESN)

Onboarding for Moodle, LSF and MS Teams

The Teaching and Learning Centre 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

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

Preparing your stay: February/March

Links will be available approx. 2 weeks before the event!

Tuesday, 10. February 2026

** for exchange and freemover students**
10:00 Steps to take after your admission as exchange student - Enrolment at Saarland University (online)
If you have received a letter of admission as an exchange student or Freemover, you will have to enrol into the university by using our SIM Portal. We will show you the main steps that you will have to do for this enrolment and answer questions that you may have.
Duration: 50 minutes
Please find our pictured enrolment guide here:
Enrolment Guide for freemover and exchange students

** for exchange and freemover students**
11:00How to use the LSF to search for classes (online)
If you are coming to Saarland University for one or two semesters in study abroad, you will use the LSF website to search for the classes that you want to take while you study in Germany. We can show you how to navigate the website and how to read the course catalogue.
Duration: 45 minutes

Welcome Day April 2026

Thursday, 02. April 2026

Location: Innovation Center (A2 1), Stairs
10:00Orientation 1 - Arrival and Registration procedures 
City registration, visa appointments, opening a bank account and much more.

13:00 Orientation 2 & 3

14:00 Orientation 4

15:00 Kick-Off Meeting for International students
Complete ground floor of the building

16:30 Campus Tour
Meeting outside of the building