Introductions to English taught study programs

All first semester students are offered introductory events organized by the study program. This list gives you all the important information on the study program's introductory events.

Introductions to winter semester 2025/26

The introductory events published on this website are continually updated. Be sure to check back from time to time for any changes.

On this website only the English taught study programs are published. For all other courses please refer to the German website.

Introductions to English taught study programs

Air Quality Control, Solid Waste and Waste Water Process Engineering (WASTE) - Master of Science

Introductory event for new students
Date will be released in due time, room 23.01, Pfaffenwaldring 23, Stuttgart Campus Vaihingen

Chemical Sciences - Master of Science

Welcome Day - Chemical Sciences

Wed, October 8, 2025, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Pfaffenwaldring 55, V 55.21

  • Welcome speech by the Dean of the Faculty of Chemistry (Prof. Cosima Stubenrauch)
  • Welcome speech by the Dean of Studies (Prof. Niewa), Introduction to the Study Program by the Program Manager (Dr. Schulz)
  • Introduction of the Chemistry Student Group, Introduction on How to use C@mpus and Ilias
  • Get-together lunch with the Chemistry Student Group

Computational Linguistics - Master of Science

Our Welcome & Info Meeting (introductory event) will take place on Wednesday, September 24, 2025, 2 pm CEST (until approx. 3:30 pm). It will be held online; admitted students have received an e-mail containing the link.

Computer Science - Master of Science

Our Welcome & Info Meeting will take place on Monday, September 29, 2025, 1:30 pm CEST (until approx. 2:30 pm). It will be held online; admitted students have received an e-mail containing the link.

Electrical Engineering - Master of Science

The introductory lecture takes place in attendance on Tuesday, October 7, 2025 at 11:30 a.m. at lecture hall V 47.03 (Pfaffenwaldring 47) and additionally online via webex.

11:30 a.m.  -- in lecture hall V 47.03 ( Pfaffenwaldring 47 )
* Introductory lecture: First speaker is Prof. Dr.-Ing. Jan Hesselbarth, second speaker is Representative of the students

01:00 p.m.  -- in Foyer in the basement of building Pfaffenwaldring 47
* Meeting for lunch with the department

02:00 p.m. -- (starting Point to be announced)
* Guided tour of University Stuttgart (Campus Vaihingen)   

The lecture will also be streamed via Webex. A recording of the lecture will be made available afterwards. 

Engineering Cybernetics - Master of Science

On October 6, 2025, there will be a welcoming event at 4:00 p.m. in Pfaffenwaldring 9, room 2.253.

To help you choose your specialization subjects at the beginning of your studies, presentations of the available specializations will take place on October 9, 2025 and October 10, 2025.

In the afternoon of October 10, 2025, there will be lab tours at three different institutes. Meeting point is at 1:20 .p.m. in front of PWR 9 (the entry when coming straight up from the S-Bahn).

On October 10, 2025, at 5:00 p.m. there is a get together in PWR9, room 5.253, where first semester students can meet students from higher semesters and lecturers.

English and American Studies / English Linguistics - Master of Arts

Introductory event of the department: Friday, 10th October 2025, 10:00 a.m. - online.

Information Technology (INFOTECH) - Master of Science

Introductory lecture: October 07, 2025, from 10:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m. (onsite at the university).

Materials Science - Master of Science

The lecture period for the summer semester will begin on 07.04.2025. Information on the start of the semester is provided as follows:

  1. Important! There will be an online information session via Webex about the Master's program in Materials Science for first-year students for the summer semester of 2025. The online information session will take place on the following dates:

    Thursday 20 March 2025 at 15:00 (CET)
    Friday 28 March at 15:00 (CET)

    The link to the information event is given below.
    Detailed information on the curriculum of the Master's in Materials Science can be found on the course website.
  2. The Student Representatives of Materials Science will also be offering events at the start of the lecture period. Detailed information will follow shortly on this website. 

Note: Please check your emails from your University of Stuttgart account regularly, as we will be sending you further information through this account.

PHYSICS - Master of Science

An introductory evening event for PHYSICS students is planned for October 6th 2025, details to be announced.

Water Resources Engineering and Management (WAREM) - Master of Science

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