51ÁÔÆæ

Orientation for International First Semester Students

Internationale Studienanfänger*innen

Dear International First Semester Students!

Welcome to 51ÁÔÆæ Frankfurt am Main. For a successful start of your academic career, the team for Academic Success and Integration would like to accompany your first steps at university and invites you to join this semester's orientation program.

Orientation Days Summer semester 2025

The orientation days for first semester international bachelor and state examination students will take place on April 3rd and April 4th 2025.

Below, you will find the orientation days' leaflet which includes the event's schedule.


This is what the Orientation Days offer:

  • A first introduction to learning and working at the 51ÁÔÆæ?
  • Finding your way around the university, both regarding location and content (“Where is lecture hall V? What exactly happens in a lecture?“).
  • First steps to structure your studies and know what is expected from you (“What do examination regulations say? How do I organise my undergraduate studies?“).
  • An overview of subject-specific introduction sessions and counseling services (“When is the introduction session for sociology and what I can learn in Professor X's office hours?“).
  • Contact with students who are in the same situation (“Shall we go to this seminar together?“) and to services helping international students (“Who is in charge of what?“).

Counseling and Services for international Students


Services

Service

Social Advisory Service

Help with correspondence with the immigration authorities and advice on social issues, such as housing, finances and health insurance.

Companion Service to Authorities

Student companion service provide support, e.g. with forms, visits to authorities or apartment inspections

Kompass-International

Accompanying program for academic success and integration: information events, seminars and lectures. 

International Career Service

Counseling and support services for entering the German labor market.

Social

Soziales

Internationaler Studientreff (IST)

Exciting events and functions, get-togethers and excursions.

Buddy Program

For international students in their first and second semesters: A companion buddy helps with orientation in Frankfurt and getting started at 51ÁÔÆæ.

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Service Center for Commitment

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