International Student Round Table: "Kick-Off the Semester" - Winter semester 2025

This ISRT will address important information for international students who are at the start of their studies and help you to get off to a good start.


Vital information and tips to navigating your start at KIT will be discussed including:
∎ Organizing your studies effectively and Module selection
∎ CAS, ILIAS and Wiwi-Portal
∎ How to register for Tutorials
∎ University resources
∎ Life in Karlsruhe and KIT
∎ German language and cultural adjustment
∎ Learning Agreements (only for Exchange students)


The PDF of the slides from this workshop can be found under Support during your Studies Info2 - “Archive of the Info2 events”: https://www.informatik.kit.edu/englis...

KIT Department of Informatics websites that are important points of reference:
Informatics Study Program Services (ISS): https://www.informatik.kit.edu/englis...
ISS FAQs: https://www.informatik.kit.edu/faq-wi...
Support during your Studies and Info-Events: https://www.informatik.kit.edu/englis...

Module Handbook: https://www.informatik.kit.edu/formul...

CMS – Student portal: https://campus.studium.kit.edu/englis...
1. Info-Bite: CMS -English (Campus Management for students):    • CMS -English (Campus Management for students)  
2. How to Ersti – Studierendenportal:    • How to Ersti #2: das Studierendenportal  

ILIAS Learning Platform: https://ilias.studium.kit.edu/ilias.p...

Fachschaft Mathematik/ Informatik (FSMI): https://www.fsmi.org/en/offers/intern... , Study Program information for Computer Scinece Masters: https://o-phase.com/de/ss25/recordings/ , Quick Start Guide for International Students: https://o-phase.com/de/ss25/internati...

SLE - Central office for student services: During your studies: https://www.sle.kit.edu/english/imstu...


Other KIT academic department may have other processes and requirements. If you need support with exam registration, please contact your departmental coordinator at KIT or visit the webpage of the Department of:
ARCH at https://www.arch.kit.edu/english/stud...
BGU at https://www.ifh.kit.edu/english/1843.php
CIW at https://www.ciw.kit.edu/english/2323.php
ETIT at https://www.etit.kit.edu/english/inde...
MACH at https://www.mach.kit.edu/english/2580... and https://www.mach.kit.edu/english/1715...
WIWI at https://www.wiwi.kit.edu/english/Inco...

International Students Office: https://www.intl.kit.edu/istudies/ind...

Time stamps:
00:00:00 Welcome
00:00:05 Winter semester Overview
00:03:01 Start of semester checklist
00:06:14 Planning your studies and Selecting Modules
00:31:44 Points of contact an overview
00:44:40 Living in Karlsruhe &Student Life at KIT
01:00:41 Cultural Adjustment and German Language