The International Office supports international students at the beginning of their studies in Freiberg:
The Welcome Point of the International Office is located in the main university building, Akademiestraße 6, room EG.20.
It is available until October 18 and open as follows:
- September 23 – October 11: 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. (except October 3 and weekends), Fridays open until 3:00 p.m.
- October 14 – October 17: 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
- October 18 (Friday): 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
The Welcome Guide is a manual for dealing with the numerous formalities after arrival in Freiberg/Germany.
The folder also contains important information about studying at TUBAF, such as exam registration and re-registration for the next semester. Finally, you will find all PowerPoint presentations of the Orientation Events in it.
The Welcome Guide is available in printed form as well as online on the teaching and learning platform OPAL.
(Note: A TUBAF user ID is required to download the files. New students receive this with their enrolment).
The orientation events for international first-year students cover topics such as steps and formalities to be completed after arrival, introductions to study programs taught in English as well as German culture and expectations to students.
Program of the orientation events in the winter semester 2024/25
Our welcome gift is a useful TUBAF backpack.
We would like to know how you found TUBAF. Please complete our anonymous questionnaire to receive your TUBAF backpack: https://limesurvey.hrz.tu-freiberg.de/index.php/569579?lang=en
Once you have completed the questionnaire, a code will be displayed on the screen. Please make a note of it or take a screenshot of it.
You will receive your TUBAF backpack at the information exchange for first-year students on 1 October 2024 from 10 a.m. to 12 noon in the foyer of the University Library, Winklerstraße 3. After this date, you will receive your TUBAF backpack at the Admissions Office, Akademiestraße 6, rooms EG.12 and EG.13. Please have your code ready.
As a first-year student you will also receive an Advantage Package.
The orientation week was extremely successful and I am saying this based on the fact that I am completely new to Germany and Freiberg. However, with the help of orientation week events, I got to know many of the peer students of this intake. Additionally, with the help of the orientation week event, I have learned a lot about the university, the city of Freiberg and some great people working here at the university.
Ujjwal Kumar, first-year student on the Master's degree course in Computational Materials Science, winter semester 2023/2024