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Central welcome ceremony for all new students at the TU Darmstadt
The central welcome ceremony for all new students will take place on Wednesday, 11.10.2023 at 5:00 pm in the Audimax of the TU Darmstadt in the city centre. There, the Executive Board will welcome the new students, introduce the TU as a whole and answer initial questions. In addition, representatives of some important institutions will be there to introduce themselves and their areas and inform about the offers.
Welcome by the Departmental Chairperson of the Department of History and Social Sciences
The central welcome ceremony of the department will take place on
Monday, 07.10.2024 at 09:50 a.m. in the Maschinenhaus of the TU Darmstadt (S1|05 122) at Magdalenenstraße 12.
Here, the Departmental Office will welcome all new students of the department. In addition, representatives of the institutes will be present, who in turn will introduce the respective institute and draw attention to the introductory events for the various degree programmes. At the end, the student body and representative committee will also introduce itself and directly collect all the students present, “take them by the hand” and guide them through the rest of the orientation week kick-off.
You should not miss this appointment!!
Important Notice
If you are a first-year student of the teacher training programme for teacher training certificates (Ex: LaG or B.Ed. / M.Ed.), the Centre for Teacher Education (Zentrum für Lehrkräftebildung, ZfL) and the departmental student body and representative committees already have special orientation offers ready for you in the week of 2- 4October.
Information events of the institutes on the degree programmes
The various institutes of the department offer introductory events for every degree programme and subject. These are essential for orientation, organisation and finding one's way into the studies.
The so-called specialist lectures, where you can also ask anything specifically related to your own degree programme, are spread over several days.
You can find an overview sorted by institutes and degree programmes.
Furthermore You find an overview sorted by day or date.
In this overview, you will also find important information if you are studying the Joint Bachelor of Arts (J.B.A.) with Computer Science or Business Administration and Economics as a sub-subject.
Events and offers of the departmental student body and representative committee
During the orientation week, the student body and representative committee of the department plays a very important role and complements and accompanies the offers of the department in many ways. They are always available to help you with any questions and problems you may have during the orientation period. You will get to know the students body and representative commitee right at the beginning after the department's central welcome ceremony on Monday.
You can also reach them by simply writing to them via
You can also drop in: Mon 20:00 in S3|13 room 118
Here you can find the student body's programme for the OWO (opens in new tab) .
And here You can also find the paper (opens in new tab) from your “Ersti-Tüte”.
You can also find all information about the OWO on the website.
“In our Moodle Course you will find a wealth of information about our current events, flyers and ways in which you can get actively involved in the Student Body and Representative Committee. You also have the chance to network with other committed students and get to know each other better!”
The presentation of the student representatives with all important information is also available for download (opens in new tab) .