Freshers' Week 2026

What we do?

Organize the freshers' week!

Every year we plan the freshers' week in cooperation with the central university administration and the student councils.

Where and when?

Schedules

The freshers' week starts for all students on Monday, October 5 with an introductory event at C.A.R.L. (Claßenstraße 11, 52072 Aachen). The event starts at different times depending on the study program. You can find the exact times in the table.

After the introductory event, the freshers' week starts with a colorful program of various activities, which you should complete mainly in small groups. You will be divided into groups by your student councils during and after the introductory event. Pre-registration is not required.

Here you will find the schedules for the freshers' week of the individual student councils. Not sure which student council you belong to? We will list the individual study programs. If yours is missing, you can easily look it up in the student council assignment order.

If you have any questions about the schedules, please contact your student council.

FAQ

Curious?

Campus Tour

Something went wrong - do you need support?

Awareness and Support

We care about your well-being! Should you experience discrimination, harassment or (verbal) violence in any form, we would like to support you. For this purpose, we have an awareness concept. This includes a contact option throughout the freshers' week, as well as an awareness room during the rally on Donnerstag.

If you have negative experiences, just want to share them, or have a supportive conversation, you can write an email to esa_awareness@asta.rwth-aachen.de at any time. This does not have to be formal, you can use the informal form, it is about the content and not the form. Contact can also be made anonymously.

During the rally, you will find a supervised awareness room (SR1 on the ground floor) at the Central Student Advisory Service (ZSB) at Templergraben 83. You can come directly if you are affected by intrusive behavior.

Who are we?

The Orientation Week Team

We are a team of students and employees of the central university administration. Together with the student councils, we are responsible for planning, coordinating and executing the freshers' week for first-year students, or simply Erstiwoche.

Management

Jan Reitz, Jan Kleinitz

Website

Aaron Dötsch

Rally

Ira Lenau, Andreas Mimberg, Anna Thomas

Communication with Student Councils

Julia d'Elia, Magdalena Ingendoh

Tutors

Julia d'Elia, Nele Hötte

Rector Introduction

Julia d'Elia

Room Bookings

Lasse Alsmeyer, Tim Fritzen

Awareness

Orpha Fiedler, Leonie Rathmann

Social Media

Julia d'Elia

Sponsoring

Leonie Rathmann

Discounts

Nele Hötte, Anna Krivorutski

T-Shirts

Magdalena Ingendoh, Julia d'Elia

Knowledge Management

David Hall

Thorsten Karbach

Department 3.0 - Press and Communications

Lukas Hähnert

Department 3.0 - Press and Communications

Anja Kollmer

Department 3.0 - Press and Communications

Anne Paustenbach

Division 10.7 - Facilities Management: Support Services and Classroom Infrastructure

Marilena Rohner

Division 10.7 - Facilities Management: Support Services and Classroom Infrastructure

David Aldenhoven

Division 10.7 - Facilities Management: Support Services and Classroom Infrastructure

Maddy Ruppé

Department 2.0 - International Office

Ralf Stickelmann

Division 10.5 - Facilities Management: Campus Services and Security

Tobias Römgens

Department 9.0 - Legal Affairs

Daniel Gregoire

Department 11.0 - Infrastructure

What awaits you?

Impressions from previous years

You want to tell us something?

Contact us!

Do you have questions about your freshers' week? Do you have suggestions on how we can improve? Do you want to help plan for next year? We look forward to your messages and are always looking for active support!