Study start checklist
Organisational matters in advance
- Look for a flat/shared flat early and register your new place of residence with the residents' registration office
- Receive a payment request and transfer the semester fee
- Submit the enrolment certificate to the health insurance company
- Discoverfinancing options and apply for BAföG if necessary
- Find out about scholarships
First steps at the university
- Familiarise yourself with the campus map
- Set up university WLAN and university e-mail address
- Register for SSO portal and online learning platform Moodle
- Create a timetable and register for the individual courses/modules
- Validate student ID and top up money (payment card for the canteen and cafeteria)
First courses at the university
- Attend preliminary course(s) if necessary
- Attend your faculty'sintroductory event(s): here you will receive important information and can already make contacts with other students
- Take part in guided tours to familiarise yourself with the campus and the library
If required
- Set the frequency of Radio Trausnitz
- Subscribe to the university's social media channels: Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Youtube
- Make contacts in the Ersti Facebook group and the Ersti Discord channel
- Register for sports courses and language courses
- Find out about university groups and clubs
- Eat lunch in the canteen
- Attend Study Mates events
- Attend freshers' parties
- Organise yourfree time
- Create a study plan and find study groups
- Expand financing options: find a part-time job
Any questions?
Many questions will certainly arise at the start of your studies. We won't leave you alone! Here you will find the right contact points.
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