It’s finally here! The new semester, winter semester 26/27, is starting and we’re pleased to welcome all new (and returning) students - including YOU!

This will present you with new challenges, new structures and procedures, but also a wide range of opportunities, but don’t worry: to make getting started easier and help with orientation, this web page contains a selection of the most important information and interesting projects, resources, and key facts.

A summary of all of the introductory sessions offered by the Faculties (including a summary of which degree programmes are covered by which Faculty) is available below under the tab ‘Introductory sessions | Orientation’

#OhmAmStart – the semester kick-off on campus!

Of course we want to celebrate the start of the semester with you in the right way!

Join us in the courtyard at Keßlerplatz on 1 October 2026 from 9.00 am - 3.00 pm for our semester kick-off event! Various university departments and units will be there.
It’s a great chance to meet them and find out more about what they do and when you might need to contact them.

Stands & activities offered by the Ohm

Stands & activities offered by our partners

#OhmAmStart is also supported by the following partners:

A highlight will be the social media campaign with great prizes.

And the Ohm Shop will have a stand where you can get all the merch you need for the perfect start into your semester.

Come by - Join us - Be at the start!

 

#OhmAmStart x RED BULL DJ-Wagen x HINZxKUNZ 🎧⚡

Watch the Ohm’s social media channels, too, to keep up to date!

The most important questions and information about the start of the semester

When and where is my orientation / information session for the start of the semester?

An overview of all introductory and welcome events, sorted by Faculty, is available below.

You're not sure which Faculty is responsible for your degree programme? Or what the abbreviation for your programme is (e.g. B-ME = Media Engineering)?
Here is a summary of all degree programmes with that information.
 

Faculty of Applied Chemistry 
Faculty website↗
Faculty of Applied Mathematics, Physics and Humanities
Faculty website↗
Faculty of Architecture
Introduction and welcome 
Bachelor’s degree programme – 1st semester		1 October 2026
10.00 am
Room BB.302
Faculty of Civil Engineering
Faculty website↗
Faculty of Business Administration
Welcome events for first semester students 
B-BW		29 September 2026
8.30 am
Room BL.005
Faculty of Design
Introduction and welcome
all students		1 October 2026
11.15 am
Room WD.001
Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Precision Engineering, Information Technology 
Introductory sessions in winter semester 2026/2027↗
Faculty of Computer Science 
Welcome Day at the IN Faculty↗
Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Building Services Engineering
Introductory sessions in winter semester 2026/2027↗
Faculty of Social Sciences
Social Work (B.A.) ↗
Social Work: Lifelong Education (B.A.) (EBL) ↗
Faculty of Process Engineering
Welcome for first semester students
EWT & PI (B.Eng., B.Sc.)		1 October 2026
11.30 am
Room WE.012
Welcome event - master’s programmes 1 October 2026
2.00 pm
Room WD.301
(Students in all other semesters, please see the VT Faculty intranet pages)
Faculty of Materials Engineering 
Faculty website↗
Nuremberg School of Health
B-HW
B-DGM
M-DHA 		1 October 2026
8.30 am
Room KA.002
What are the important dates to know about? Deadlines, timescales, notices, no lectures?

It’s easy to find out! All important dates and deadlines in the current semester for the whole university are available on our website.

And, what about events?

Besides the individual events organised by the Faculties or other units, which you can find on their respective websites, there is the Ohm’s general events calendar (in German).
This calendar includes interesting lectures, workshops, special activities, and more!

Where do I need to go? How do I find my way around?

An overview of all Ohm campus locations is on our website, including maps and directions. Each campus has a specific identifier (for example, K for all of Keßlerplatz). Each building on a campus have an identifier beginning with the same letter (for example, KA, KL, etc.).

And what’s special about the room identifiers or numbers?

The room identifier shows you the campus and building (see above).
The first numeral of the room number also indicates the floor the room is on. An example: Room KA.401 is located in building KA (Location K), on the 4th floor.

When is which building open?

So you don’t find yourself standing before a locked door, check our opening hours website for each location and various units - during the different periods of the semester.

Special opening hours for specific units, rooms, services, etc. are also available online on the relevant web pages.

  • Student Office
  • University Library
  • Central IT
  • University Service for Family, Equality, and Occupational Health
  • Language Center
  • Ohm International School
  • Hochschuljobbörse
  • Student government at the Ohm (in German)

Further important information and support for first-semester students is available at “Important information on starting at university”