First time here? Everything for a successful start into your studies.
You´ve got your admission? What´s next? There are many things to be organised and planned. From Student Card, fees and scholarships to finding accommodation - university life has to be organised by yourself. With our checklist you are well prepared for the start of your studies.
First Contact Program
Our First Contact Program supports your entry into the first semester with interesting introductory events. You can learn how to use TUMonline, take part in campus and library tours, and listen to various valuable lectures. A huge plus is that you’re getting to know other students.
The virtual service fair Fit for TUM for newcomer students will also help you get started with your studies. Here you can learn more about topics such as financing your studies, accommodation, sports, and university life.
The First Contact program begins with a ceremonial welcome to first-year students, to which the student council Weihenstephan (SCW) cordially invites you. Dean Ingrid Kögel-Knabner and a representative of the city of Freising will welcome all freshmen. In addition, the student representatives of the individual departments will introduce themselves, and you will receive valuable information about your studies.
- Date: Monday, 7 October 2024
You can attend in person or watch the event live-stream.
At our welcome event for international students, we explicitly want to welcome students from abroad: You will learn useful information about your studies at the TUM School of Life Sciences, about living in Freising and Germany in general.
- Date: Monday, 7 October 2024
The event can be attended on campus or followed via Zoom.
Welcome to our green campus! All international students are cordially invited to our Campus Tour.
The Campus Tour will give you a good overview of the campus in Weihenstephan. The tour shows not only all departments and research institutions but also the library, the cafeteria, and computer labs. Furthermore, basic topics associated with everyday campus life are explained.
The TUM University Library provides you with about 1.5 million books and journals. Your "entrance ticket" is the StudentCard.
- During the First Contact week, you can take part in a guided tour of the Weihenstephan Library.
- Alternatively, you can take a virtual library tour — all dates and registration via the library webpage.
- Further practical courses on research and citations in science can be found on the university library's website.
Whether you want to register for courses, take exams, or check your grades - our Campus Management System TUMonline and the Learning Management System TUM-Moodle will accompany you throughout your studies.
How you log in, what you need the applications for, and all essential functions are explained here.
In the live session “All you need to organize your student life”, you can learn more about TUMonline and more and ask your questions directly.
TUMonline video tutorials:
Program-specific introductory sessions will occur before the lecture period starts, during the week of October 7-11, 2024, at the Weihenstephan campus.
TUM Campus Tour
Join us on a campus tour of the various TUM locations and discover the Weihenstephan campus (from minute 4:25).
2023 First-Years'Event at TUM
Welcome to TUM! At the "most beautiful event of the year," President Hofmann welcomed the freshmen outdoors at the Garching campus.