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Freshers' Week 2026

Welcome to RWTH Aachen University The freshers' week starts in 38 days, 22 hours and 1 minutes

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.

#CampusTour

In cooperation with the student councils, the central university administration, the student initiatives and the city of Aachen, we have created a way to explore the campus and the city.

Map

Schedules

Don't know where to go during the freshers' week? No problem, here you will find an overview of all schedules of the student councils.

Schedules

Any questions?

We have collected all frequently asked questions in our FAQ. Please read the FAQ before you write us an email. Maybe you will find an answer there.

FAQ

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.

Slot 1: 09:00–10:00 Uhr

Mathematics (FS 1/1)
Physics (FS 1/1)
Computer Science (FS 1/1)
Mathematics and Management Science (FS 1/1)
Chemistry (FS 1/2)
Business Administration and Engineering: Civil Engineering (FS 3)
Civil Engineering (FS 3)
Teaching (FS 7/2)

Slot 2: 10:30–11:30 Uhr

Molecular and Applied Biotechnology (FS 1/3)
Biology (FS 1/3)
Transport Engineering and Mobility (FS 3)
Environmental Engineering (FS 3)
Electrical Engineering and Information Technology (FS 6)
Computer Engineering (FS 6)
Business Administration and Engineering: Electrical Power Engineering (FS 6)
Sociology With a Specialization on Technology Studies (FS 7/1)
Historical Science (FS 7/1)
Philosophy, Literary Studies and Linguistics (FS 7/1)
Social Sciences (FS 7/1)
Psychology (FS 7/3)
Linguistics and Communication Studies (FS 7/3)
Human-Technology Interaction and Communication (FS 7/3)

Slot 3: 12:00–13:00 Uhr

Architecture (FS 2)
Mechanical Engineering (FS 4)
Business Administration and Engineering: Mechanical Engineering (FS 4)
Computational Engineering Science (FS 4)
Sustainable Resources and Energy Supply (FS 5/1)
Materials Science (FS 5/2)
Business Administration and Engineering: Materials and Process Engineering (FS 5/2)
Sustainable Materials Engineering (FS 5/2)
Applied Geosciences (FS 5/3)
Georesources Management (FS 5/3)
Applied Geography (FS 5/4)
Business Administration (FS 8)
Dentistry (FS 10/2)
Logopedics (FS 10/3)
Clinical Nursing Practice B.Sc. (FS 10/3)
Medicine (FS 10/1)

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.

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FAQ

Curious?

Campus Tour

This map shows facilities and important places of the RWTH. If you click on a marker, you will be shown a link to a YouTube video with more information.

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.

What awaits you?

Impressions from previous years

Here are pictures 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!

Address

Zentrales ESA-Team der RWTH

Templergraben 55
52056 Aachen

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