Welcome
We, the student council of mathematics and computer science (Fachschaft Mathematik/Informatik) at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology would like to invite you to our Master’s orientation days (Master O-Phase) in the summer term 2025!
On this website you will find up-to-date information about important dates.
If you haven’t received it yet, you can also find the invitation unter publications.
The Master O-Phase Mathematics and Computer Science
takes place from Monday, April 14th to Thursday, April 17th 2025
Participation
To participate in the O-Phase, we ask you to register. This way we can estimate how many people will participate and adjust our planning. Please fill out the survey as soon as possible.
General Information
The O-Phase is for all students that start a Master’s degree at the faculty of mathematics or the faculty of computer science in the summer term of 2025. Our program during the four days includes a variety of different events, where some are for conveying all relevant information about the studies at KIT and others are for getting to know your fellow students and the campus in general.
Some events are also aimed at all Master’s students and are also advertised separately.
Weekly schedule
Here is a rough plan of what to expect. Especially important are the welcome event where we explain the four-day schedule and the study program information where all your questions about the organisation of your studies will be answered.
Last updated 20.02. – may be subject to change!
| Montag, 14. April | Dienstag, 15. April | Mittwoch, 16. April | Donnerstag, 17. April | |
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| 10:00 AM | Breakfast (Math building) | Breakfast (Maths building) | ||
| 11:00 AM | City tour (meeting point: Maths building) | |||
| 11:30 AM | Campus tour (meeting point: Maths building) | |||
| 12:00 PM | Welcome Engler Bunte lecture hall |
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| 01:00 PM | Lunch at Mensa | Lunch at Mensa | Lunch on the go | |
| 02:00 PM | Study program information Mathematics: InformatiKOM 1 SR 1, Info (German): InformatiKOM 1 SR 2-3, Computer Science: InformatiKOM 2 SR 2-3 |
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| 02:30 PM | Meet the Chairs (research group introduction) Mathematics: Maths building Room 0.019, Computer Science: InformatiKOM 1 Foyer |
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| 03:00 PM | Trip to Turmberg or ZKM (meeting point: Maths building) | Internationals Q&A (InformatiKOM 1) | ||
| 03:30 PM | Games | |||
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| 06:00 PM | Barbecue at CS building | |||
| 07:00 PM | Board games Maths building | |||
| Afterwards | Evening programme at Z10 | Bar tour |
Questions
During the Study program information (Fachbereichsinformationen, FBI), we explain everything you need to know for your studies. If you have any questions about the degree program in advance, you are also welcome to email us.
- For questions about the Master in Mathematics: mathe@fsmi.org
- For questions about the Master in Computer Science: info@fsmi.org
And if you want to know something about the O-Phase for your planning or have any other questions, just write to us at contact@o-phase.com. For general questions, our FAQ is also helpful.
Application
If you have any questions regarding your application for a study place at KIT, please contact the Application Hotline at 0721/608-82222 on Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 10 am - 12 pm and Tuesday and Thursday from 1:30 pm - 3 pm.
Please note that the student council has no insight into the application documents for reasons of data protection!