New students’ welcome

To kick off the academic year, the Faculty of Engineering welcomes all bachelor’s and master’s students with a welcome event held each winter semester. In addition, program-specific orientation courses are offered in early October and early April.

  • Welcome event for new Bachelor’s and Master’s Students for Winter Semester 2027/2028
  • Date & time: October, 18, 2027 (time tba.)
  • Location: FAU Campus Erlangen South (lecture hall tba.)
  • This event is held in German.

Check out the dates for the specific orientation courses for our bachelor’s programs here.

Dates for the specific orientation courses for our master’s programs can be found here.

Some student associations offer orientation sessions at the start of the winter semester.

FAU offers welcome weeks for international students at the beginning of the semester in order to provide assistance with legal formalities in Germany and with settling in at FAU. You can find all the information on the website Welcome events for international students.

Faculty Welcome Day as part of FAU’s Welcome Week

  • October 2027, exacte date and program tba.

Date and all details regarding the official welcome for all first-year students by FAU’s President, Prof. Dr. Joachim Hornegger, can be found on this website: New students’ welcome event for all first-year students at FAU

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