Orientation Events

Welcome to Goethe University!

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?

• Study information from the faculty (see below)
• Statutes/regulations for each program
• Attend the orientation events listed below
• The general course catalog provides a good overview of the entire range of courses offered by the university. 
• Knowledge of the infrastructure of the university (dean's offices, institutes, administrative offices, libraries, information and counseling centers and other service facilities, etc.)
• Familiarity with university maps and locations
• Knowledge of the university's organization (student involvement, boards, committees, administration, etc.).
• If you have questions about the content and requirements of individual programs, please contact the subject advisors (for addresses and office hours, see the student guide ("Wegweiser") of the Student Advisory Service.
• For general, interdisciplinary questions, please contact the Student Advisory Service during office hours.
• For further information on the study programs, please refer to the course offerings.

The "Studium Lehre Internationales" team wishes you success in your studies at Goethe University!

An interdepartmental orientation is also held for teaching degree students, who usually study in more than one department:

• Teacher orientation weeks

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