Welcome-Services
Answers to questions, a printed welcome guide and a welcome gift are available to international newcomers at the Welcome Point of the International Office, Akademiestraße 6, room EG.20. In addition, orientation events are held at the beginning of each semester.
Enrolment
After arriving in Freiberg, you should take care of the formalities before the start of the courses.
Courses do not start immediately on 1 April (summer semester) or 1 October (winter semester), but a little later. However, when they start, you should be enrolled and have access to TUBAF's IT services, including the teaching and learning platform OPAL.
Enrolment takes place at the Admissions Office, Akademiestraße 6, rooms EG.12 and EG.13 (corridor in the picture on the right).
There you will receive your student ID card.
You will find all further information on enrolment and transferring the semester fee in your admission letter.
Formalities Step by Step
Studying and living in Freiberg: Everything you need to know
In the printed "Welcome Guide" international students will find information on relevant topics from preparing for their studies in Freiberg/Germany to the formalities after graduation. You will receive the printed Welcome Guide in the first weeks of each semester at the Welcome Point in the main university building, Akademiestraße 6, room EG.21.
The following PDF download contains part of the Welcome Guide with the following topics:
- studying in Freiberg: creating your course schedule, contact persons at the faculties, the teaching-learning portal OPAL, exam registration, registering for the following semester etc.
- life in Freiberg (practical tips, addresses, leisure activities etc.)
- goodbye, Freiberg - you must observe these formalities at the end of your studies.