Opening Day

The Opening Day took place on 8 October 2018. The next Opening Day is scheduled for the beginning of the Winter Semester 2019/2020.

Going to university marks a new chapter in life, bringing with it the need to assimilate both knowledge and a great deal of new information. To help make their start at university as easy as possible, all new students are invited to the Opening Day. Academic Advising will be on hand to provide new students with tips for a successful start to their studies. Students can also visit the information market for answers to other questions. Refreshments will be available from the street food vans in the forecourt of the TU Main Building. The Opening Day is the main reception event for new students at the TU Berlin, and they are all invited to attend.
Please note that the whole event will be held in German.

In the main auditorium (will be broadcast live in H 104, H 107, H 110, and via YouTube):

• Welcome to the TU Berlin
  Welcome speech from TU Vice President Prof. Dr. Hans-Ulrich Heiß
• Tips and tricks for new students
  How should I approach my studies? Semester program, examination periods, workload, grades, regular study time, Study and Examination Regulations and important contacts within the Central University Administration and faculties.
• Tools and cheats
  Creating your schedule and finding your way around the campus, technical platforms
• Top 5 contacts: friends and helpers
  Academic Advising, Psychological Counseling, Course Guidance, Examinations Office, studierendenWERK
• Social Media at the TU Berlin
  Social media activities by TU Berlin and the university library, photo competition, photo booth
• Questions from the web community
  Questions about this topic from our socal media channels 

In the main auditorium (will be broadcast live in H 104, H 107, H 110, and via YouTube):

• Studying - what does it really involve?
  What does studying at university mean? How does it differ from school? Who will I be dealing with and what do I need to be aware of? What exactly is meant by "freedom" and "autonomy"?
• Meet your prof - good teaching, good learning
  Teaching, research, the tasks and requirements of teachers, expectations of, and options for, students
• Making best use of accumulated knowledge
  The library as a place to work. Why and how to use libraries
• My uni, my oportunities
  Getting involved as a student and helping shape the university, the benefits and opportunities of attending university
• Questions from the web community
  Questions about this topic from our socal media channels 

In the main auditorium (will be broadcast live in H 104, H 107, H 110, and via YouTube):

• How do I build a career?
  How important is setting goals when studying? Is it possible to plan a career? Will my course still be relevant in the future and what do I need to be aware of? Resumes and the job market
• Erwin Stephan Prize
  Award for completing studies quickly and with very good grades. How to complete your studies quickly, when it make sense to do so, what is a "good" degree and how to study successfully
• Study and practice
  Career, entry into professional life and starting your career, support with planning your career during your studies
  TU Berlin and its "start up culture"
• Going abroad - international studying
  Are periods abroad essential or just an option?
• Wise last words
  Academic Advising
• Questions from the web community
  Questions about this topic from our socal media channels 

Live video Chat on YouTube, Facebook and Instagram

In the blue foyer

• Academic Advising
• Award for exemplary teaching, awarded by the Society of Friends of TU Berlin
• Career Service
• Center for Entrepreneurship - Your Way to a Startup
• Charlie's Campus Filmclub
• Collegium Musicum
• Economics and Management Library
• Examinations Office
• Family Services Office
• Femtec
• First Contact Project
• Gender pro MINT
• General Student's Committee
• In(2)TU Berlin
• Innocampus
• International Affairs
• IT-Service-Center tubIT
• Jobwall of the Student Assistants' Employee Committee
• Math-Service
• Modern Language Center
• Module "Intercultural Basic Qualifications"
• Office of Student Affairs
• Photobooth
• Project Workshop Aerolab
• Project Workshops & tu Projects
• ProScience
• Psychological Counseling
• Representative of students with disabilities and chronic diseases
• Sprach- und Kulturbörse
• Students@Work
• studierendenWERK
• Studying with a child
• Sustainability Certificate
• tu project DIY & Mechatronics Lab
• TU Sports
• Umsonstladen - the "free" shop
• University Library
• #myTUBERLIN Opening Day Bags

In the blue lobby (main building, ground floor, right):

A photographic expedition through the TU Berlin
The TU Berlin is special. You can view Berlin from its roofs or step from yesterday to today in its staircases. It also has huge laboratories. In the years 2016 and 2017, 60 instagram photographers gained close insights into this particular campus world. The occasion was the Long Night of Sciences, during which the general public has access to the scientific buildings of the TU Berlin. The exhibition shows how the photo enthusiasts see the university through their lenses. Sometimes colorful, sometimes black and white and sometimes filtered.
>> impressions

Photographs and film footage may be taken during this event, which may or may not include your recognizable image or a video. By participating in this event, you consent to being photographed or filmed and authorize the university to use the photographs or film in print, digital, video or web-based format for its promotional and archival purposes.