Hey there!
We would like to invite you to the orientation week of the Fachschaft Mathematics/Computer Science.

You received this letter because you were admitted to a program of Mathematics or Computer Science at KIT. If you enroll, you will be a member of the Fachschaft Mathematik/Informatik – the student body of these faculties.

With our orientation days – the “O-Phase” – we would like to prepare you for your studies here, both if you are new to Karlsruhe or already know all of this. You will receive all the important information about starting your studies and have the opportunity to meet your new fellow students.

The O-Phase takes place from

i.e. from Wednesday to Friday.

What to expect?

The O-Phase schedule is a mix of informational and social events, and you can decide which events are of interest to you and fit your schedule. We start with the opening on Wednesday at 12 p.m. in the Tulla lecture hall with the introduction of our tutors.

You should not miss the Study program information (Fachbereichsinformationen, FBI) on Wednesday at 2 p.m., where we explain the exact structure of your studies and everything you need to know for the first semester.

You can find the complete schedule with all events on page 3 .

Participation and Information

In order to participate in the O-Phase, you’ll need to register. Please fill in our survey at:

We would like to know what you are studying and which events you plan to participate in. This really helps us with planning, so please complete the survey as soon as possible. In addition, we will inform you via your email address if there are any last-minute changes.

There is also a Telegram group for the O-Phase, where we communicate short term information and you can chat with your fellow students.

You can also sign up to useful mailing lists on our website.

On the following pages, you will find the schedule and a few reminders for things you might want to do before the start of the O-Phase.

Any changes and more detailed information on the programme can be found on our information portal at o-phase.com/en. Please check there occasionally for updates. If the information there does not help you, you can always send us an email to contact@o-phase.com .

Best regards and see you soon!
Your Student Council Mathematics/Computer Science

Schedule

• Wednesday, 15.04.

  • 12:00 PM Welcome event Tulla lecture hall

  • 01:00 PM Lunch Mensa

  • 02:00 PM Study program information
    Bauingenieure large and small lecture hall, InformatiKOM 2
    

  • 03:30 PM Games

  • 06:00 PM BBQ at Computer Science building

  • Afterwards Evening at Z10

• Thursday, 16.04.

  • 10:00 AM Breakfast Mathematics building

  • 11:30 AM Campus tour Mathematics building

  • 01:00 PM Lunch Mensa

  • 02:30 PM Meet the Chairs
    Mathematics: Mathematics building, Room 0.014
    Computer Science: InformatiKOM 1, Lobby
    Concurrently: Internationals Q&A InformatiKOM 1, Room 2-3

  • Starting at 07:00 PM Boardgames Night Mathematics building

• Friday, 17.04.

  • 10:00 AM Breakfast Mathematics building

  • 11:00 AM City tour Mathematics building

  • 01:30 PM Lunch in the city

  • 03:00 PM Trip to Turmberg or ZKM, Meet at: Mathematics building

  • Afterwards Bar tour

Checklist

Here are a few more things you can/should do before the O-Phase:

• Register: Fill in our survey at https://o-phase.com/en/ss26/registration/

• Group chat: Join the Telegram group

• KVV-Warrant: With the “KVV-Warrant”, you can travel free of charge in the KVV area in conjunction with your KIT-Card after 6 p.m. and on weekends. You can generate it in the Campus Portal at Certificates. It is valid in printed and digital form.

• KIT-Card: If you haven’t done so yet, you should definitely upload a picture for your KIT-Card and already collect the card before the start of O-Phase, if possible. You can find out how to do this here: https://www.kit-card.kit.edu/english/neue_studierende.php.

• Extracurricular: If you want to take an optional language course, a sports course or a key qualification course in the coming semester, you may have to register before the start of the O-Phase. You can find more information about this in our Master-Ersti-FAQ: https://o-phase.com/en/ss26/faq