Hey there!
We would like to invite you to the orientation week of the
Fachschaft Mathematik/Informatik.
You recieved this letter because you were admitted to a study program at the faculty of Mathematics or Informatics at KIT. If you enroll, you will be a member of the Fachschaft Mathematik/Informatik – the student body of these faculties.
With our orientation week – the “O-Phase” – we want to prepare you for your studies. This is a multi-day event specially planned for the students of the first semester. It takes place in October every year.
What can I expect there?
In the O-Phase you will get plenty of useful information and you can ask some experienced students all of your questions. You will meet many of your fellow students – some of them might become your friends.
The program will be on-campus. If you’re not from Karlsruhe or if you do not have an apartment here, we recommend to look for a place to sleep. In the worst case, we surely will find some space on someone’s couch for you on Monday.
Participation and events
The O-Phase is in the week from
October 19th to October 24th 2026,
from Monday to Saturday.
There will be many informative and social events during this week. We commence the program with an opening event at 09:00 AM on October 19th. In this event, we will tell you all the details about the other events.
For the rest of the O-Phase, you will be assigned to a group. The meetings take place over the course of the entire week, from dawn until dusk. Therefore you should try to be available the entire week so you can take part in all events.
The most important event during the week is the “Fachbereichsinformation” at 02:00 PM on October 20th which will tell you everything about your program. If you cannot attend at this time, just visit us at any other time during the week or write a message to contact@o-phase.com .
We collected all the information about the O-Phase on the following pages. You will find a schedule, a check list and a map of the campus attached. If you have any questions, feel free to check the information on our website at . For any further questions, don’t hesitate to contact us via contact@o-phase.com .
Greetings from Karlsruhe, see you soon!
Your Fachschaft Mathematik/Informatik
Schedule
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday |
|---|---|---|
| 09:00 AM Welcoming event (Audimax) 10:00 AM Master’s Welcoming event (lecture hall at Fasanengarten (HSaF)) | In the morning Activities in groups | In the morning Activities in groups 01:30 PM Internationals Q&A (InformatiKOM 1) |
| Afterwards Activities in groups | 02:00 PM Study programme information (see below) | 01:00 PM O-Lympia (Forum) 02:30 PM Meet the chairs (InformatiKOM 1) Faculty Meet&Greet (Mathebau) |
| 06:00 PM Dinner (Infobau courtyard) | Afterwards Activities in groups | Afterwards Activities in groups |
| Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
|---|---|---|
| In the morning Activities in groups | In the morning Activities in groups | 10:00 AM to 01:00 PM Girls’ brunch (Mathebau) |
| 11:00 AM to 05:00 PM O-Rallye | 11:30 AM Closing event and Scotland Yard (Gerthsen lecture hall) | 01:00 PM Mathematicians’ and Teachers’ afternoon (Mathebau) |
| Afterwards Activities in groups | Afterwards Activities in groups |
The study programme information will be held in:
– Computational and Data Science Bachelor: Infobau, Room -101
– Mathematics Bachelor: Chemistry lecture
hall 1
– Informatics Bachelor (german): Audimax
– Computer Science Master: Infobau, Room -102
– Computational and Data Science Master: Redtenbacher lecture
hall
– Mathematics Master: InformatiKOM 2, SR. 2
– Informatics Master (german): Neue Chemie
– Teacher Education: Mathebau
Check list
These are a few things you should keep in mind:
Save the date: October 19th to October 24th 2026
Keep track of for the most recent information
Attend at the welcoming event on October 19th
Things you should take with you to the O-Phase:
Pencil, paper
Some money for food
Map of the campus