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, you can take part in campus and library tours and listen to various useful 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 as financing your studies, accommodation, sports and university life.
In addition, we offer our new international students an online information event First Steps Info Sessions (04.- 08.09.2023) and First Steps - International Students share their Experiences (09.09.2023). Together with guest speakers, topics such as enrollment, health insurance, housing, residence permits and student financing will be discussed. During the second session, experienced international students will share their own experiences and answer questions from participants.
The First Contact program kicks off 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, 9 October 2023 at 10 am, in lecture hall 14
You can attend in person or watch the event via livestream.
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, 9 October 2023 at 1 pm, in lecture hall 16
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:
- Date: Monday, 9 October 2023 at 4 pm, in front of lecture hall 16
The Campus Tour will provide you a good overview of the entire campus in Weihenstephan. The tour shows not only all departments and research institutions but the library, the cafeteria and computer labs as well. Furthermore basic topics are explained which are associated with everyday life on campus.
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. All dates and registration can be found in TUM Moodle.
- Alternatively, you can take a virtual library tour. All dates and registration via the library webpage.
- Further useful courses on research and citation in science can be found on the website of our university library.
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 important 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.
Date: Monday, 9 October 2023 at 2:30 pm in lecture hall 16
TUMonline video tutorials:
Program-specific introductory sessions will occur before the lecture period starts, during the week of October 9-13, 2023, at the Weihenstephan campus.
| Date | Degree Program | Place |
|---|---|---|
| Tue, 10 Oct 2023, 9-11 am | Life Sciences Nutrition | Building 4217, HS 12 |
| Tue, 10 Oct 2023, 9-11 am | Forest Science and Resource Management | ZHG Building, HS 16 |
| Tue, 10 Oct 2023, 9-11 am | Agricultural and Horticultural Sciences | Building 4102 (Dekanatsgebäude), HS 02 |
| Wed, 11 Oct 2023, 8:30-10:30 am | Landscape Architecture and Landscape Planning | Building 4102 (Dekanatsgebäude), HS 02 |
| Wed, 11 Oct 2023, 9-11 am | Pharmaceutical Bioprocess Engineering | Building 4101, HS 06 |
| Wed, 11 Oct 2023, 9-11 am | Food Technology | Building 4101, HS 06 |
| Wed, 11 Oct 2023, 9-11 am | Brewing and Beverage Technology Brewing with Degree Master Brewer (Diplom-Braumeister) | Building 4101, HS 06 |
| Wed, 11 Oct 2023, 9-11 am | Molecular Biotechnology | Building 4317, HS 17 |
| Wed, 11 Oct 2023, 3-5 pm | Life Sciences Biology | Building 4317, HS 17 |
Where do I need to go? Search for buildings and lecture halls (Hörsäle, HS) with the Room-Finder and display overview and location maps.
| Date | Degree Program | Place |
|---|---|---|
| Tue, 10 Oct 2023, 9-11 am | Agricultural Biosciences (in english) | Building 4102 (Dekanatsgbäude), HS 01 |
| Tue, 10 Oct 2023, 9-11 am | Biology (in german) | StudiTUM House, HS 04 |
| Tue, 10 Oct 2023, 12:30-2:30 pm | Biology (in english) | StudiTUM House, HS 04 |
| Tue, 10 Oct 2023, 12:30-2:30 pm | Forestry and Wood Science (in german) | Building 4317, HS 17 |
| Tue, 10 Oct 2023, 12:30-2:30 pm | Nutrition and Biomedicine (in english) | Building 4217, HS 12 |
| Tue, 10 Oct 2023, 12:30-2:30 pm | Sustainable Resource Management Part I (in english) | ZHG Building, HS 15 + Zoom |
| Tue, 10 Oct 2023, 12:30-2:30 pm | Agrosystem Sciences (in german) | Building 4102 (Dekanatsgbäude), HS 02 |
| ►New date! Thu, 12 Oct 2023, 9-11 am | Conservation and Landscape Planning (in german) | New place! Building 4102 (Dekanatsgbäude), HS 01 |
| ►New date! Thu, 12 Oct 2023, 12:30-2:30 pm | Ecological Engineering (in german) | New place! Building 4102 (Dekanatsgbäude), HS 01 |
| Wed, 11 Oct 2023, 12:30-2:30 pm | Sustainable Resource Management Part II (in english) | ZHG Building, HS 15 + Zoom |
| Wed, 11 Oct 2023, 12:30-2:30 pm | Food Chemistry (in german) | Building 4102 (Dekanatsgbäude), HS 02 |
| Wed, 11 Oct 2023, 12:30-2:30 pm | Brewing and Beverage Technology (in german) | Building 4101, HS 06 |
| Wed, 11 Oct 2023, 12:30-2:30 pm | Food Technology (in german) | Building 4101, HS 06 |
| Wed, 11 Oct 2023, 12:30-2:30 pm | Pharmaceutical Bioprocess Engineering (in german) | Building 4101, HS 06 |
| Wed, 11 Oct 2023, 12:30-2:30 pm | Molecular Biotechnology (in german) | Building 4317, HS 17 |
Where do I need to go? Search for buildings and lecture halls (Hörsäle, HS) with the Room-Finder and display overview and location maps.
Complete program
All dates at a glance - download now!
► Attention date shift:
Due to illness, the introductory sessions for the Master of Conservation and Landscape Planning and the Master of Engineering Ecology are postponed to Thursday, 12.10.2023 (see schedule).
Welcome Guide
Useful information for international students: download the welcome guide for Weihenstephan
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.
Freshman Reception Freising: October 19, 2023
On 19.10.2023, the city of Freising welcomes all first-year students with a guided tour of the city followed by a reception in the town hall. Click here for invitation & registration!