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 programme 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.

Maybe you have been member of the Fachschaft for some time because you already got your bachelor’s degree at KIT. But: In the O-Phase, there are some events for you, too – so keep reading!

With our orientation week – the “O-Phase” – we want to prepare you for your studies, no matter if you’re new in Karlsruhe or if you already know the city. This is a multi-day event specially planned for the students of the first semester (master students, as well). 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 programme 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

from Monday to Saturday.

There will be many informative and social events during this week. We commence the programme with an opening event at 10:00 AM on October 19^th. 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. We will provide some groups specially created for master students, so you can meet people from the programme you’re studying in. 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 20^th which will tell you everything about your programme. 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 .

On Wednesday, there will be an introduction to the different institutes of the two faculties at which you can get information about different fields of work within your master programme.

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

The study programme information will be held in:
– Computational and Data Science Bachelor: Infobau, Room -102
– Mathematics Bachelor: Infobau, Room -101
– Informatics Bachelor (german): Audimax
– Computer Science Master: Neue Chemie
– Computational and Data Science Master: Small BauIng lecture hall
– Mathematics Master: Mathebau, Room 1.067
– Informatics Master (german): Large BauIng lecture hall
– Teacher Education: InformatiKOM 2, SR. 2

Check list

These are a few things you should keep in mind:

• Save the date: October 19^th to October 24^th 2026

• Keep track of for the most recent information

• Attend at the welcoming event on October 19^th

Things you should take with you to the O-Phase:

• Pencil, paper

• Some money for food