We're thrilled you've chosen Goethe University for your academic journey. Our dedicated staff is here to ensure a smooth transition for you with a variety of orientation and introductory events.
For up-to-date semester schedules, please refer to the semester dates page.
Our central welcome event, "unistart," is typically organized for all incoming students. During the afternoon, you'll get a chance to familiarize yourself with various university departments. And to cap off the day, we host the big unistart party in the evening.
We strongly recommend attending the orientation events outlined below. Also, please be mindful of important details such as course registration, language course options, and language proficiency tests, among others.
You can also find information about orientation sessions in the LSF course catalog.
What do I need to get started?
The "Studium Lehre Internationales" team wishes you success in your studies at Goethe University!
Orientation events
Information session for first-year students:
Orientation events for Sociology and Political Science
See faculty pages
Orientation events:
For further information, please visit the pages of the faculty.
Orientation events for first-year students
For students of the study programs at the Faculty 06, see pages of the faculty
The Faculty of Theology's orientation and introductory sessions are always held on the first Tuesday of the first week of classes each semester, from 10 a.m. to noon in room 1.731.
All information for first-year students, students changing subjects, and students changing universities can be found at www.geschichte.uni-frankfurt.de/start.
Orientation event for Philosophy BA/MA
Please check the faculty pages for more information.
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For further information, please visit the pages of the faculty
For further information, please visit the pages of the faculty
Orientation event for first-year students: TBA
For further information, please visit the pages of the faculty
For further information, please visit the pages of the faculty
For further information, please visit the pages of the faculty
The event for teacher education programs will be held on Tuesday, April 5 from 11 a.m.-12 p.m. in room IG 0.457.
The event for undergraduate students will be held on Monday, April 4 from 11 a.m.-12 p.m. in room IG 4.501.
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See the pages of the faculty for more information.
See the pages of the institute for more information.
See the pages of the institute for more information.
Information on the orientation sessions can be found on the faculty pages
Information on the orientation sessions can be found on the faculty pages
An interdepartmental orientation is also held for teaching degree students, who usually study in more than one department:
To REGISTER for the practicum semester (Praxissemester, L3), please visit the Akademie für Bildungsforschung und Lehrkräftebildung (ABL) web pages.
Student advising
Every Mon. 10:00 - 12:00 & 14:00 - 16:00 and Thurs. 9:00 - 11:00 & 14:00 - 16:00 a virtual office hour is offered by student advising for the teacher education (Studienberatung Lehramt).
Part of the teacher education orientation (LVO) is the student orientation (O-Phase), which is organized by the student advisor for the teacher education program. When and where the O-Phase will take place this year will be announced.
Dates
TBA
Orientation sessions for international first-year students take place at the beginning of each semester and are designed to help you get started and to help you complete your studies smoothly and successfully.
As part of the orientation program, there is a session for international first-year students in bachelor's programs and state examination programs, and a session for international first-year students in master's programs.
You can find more information about these events and the current dates on the pages for international students.
If you have any questions about the orientation sessions for international students, please contact:
Barbara Budzisz
International Studies
Westend Campus, PEG Building
Phone: (069) 798-38 38
E-mail: b.budzisz@em.uni-frankfurt.de