International Student Roundtable: " Pre-Arrival Online-Orientation " for winter semester 2025/26

This Pre-Arrival Online-Orientation is part of a series of International Student Round Tables (ISRT) for all international students in the KIT Department of Informatics, that address vital information at the relevant points before and throughout the first semester of enrollment.

This ISRT goal is to address pertinent information and provide tips and links to a good start in your studies in our department, at KIT and in Karlsruhe. Including:
Getting Started Checklists
Overview to the academic calendar
Orientations & Events relevant to start of studies
Start to Selecting Modules and Planning your Studies
Living in Karlsruhe, Accomedations and Student Life and Organizations
Overview to Points of Student Support Services and Departments
Learning Agreements (relevant 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...

The Department’s Video Play-Liste “Unterstützung im Studium” has a mix of German and English videos that address this topic as well as other topics regarding your studies:    • Unterstützung im Studium  

Websites that might be of interest:

KIT Department of Informatics
Informatik: https://www.informatik.kit.edu/englis...
Informatics Study Program Services (ISS): https://www.informatik.kit.edu/englis...
Information Events of the ISS: https://www.informatik.kit.edu/englis...
Support during your Studies: https://www.informatik.kit.edu/englis...
Advising and Resources: https://www.informatik.kit.edu/englis...

Orienations
FSMI Orientation for all students majoring in informatics andInformatics Teacher Education is
coordinated by is the representative student body for all students majoring in of Mathematics and
Informatics. More information: https://o-phase.com/en/ss25/
Exchange student orientation: https://esn-karlsruhe.de/
International degree seeking student orientation:
“Pre-Semester Course”: https://www.intl.kit.edu/istudies/213...
“Start of Studies for Internationals”: https://www.intl.kit.edu/istudies/154...
International Student Round Tables: like this Pre-Arrival Orienation, is series of workshops aimed at international students studying in the KIT Faculty of Computer Science. The aim of the ISRT is to provide helpful information and tips to prepare for your start of studies and a sucessul first semester. More information: https://www.informatik.kit.edu/englis...

Acommedations
IStO’s list of common abbreviations used in apartment advertisements: http://www.intl.kit.edu/download/abku...
Pamphlet provided by the Baden-Württemberg Police about Scams offers when looking for an apartment: https://www.intl.kit.edu/download/INF...
Studierendenwerk Karlsruhe Living and Learning in Karlsruhe : https://www.kit.edu/study/living-and-...
KIT Iternational Affairs:https://www.intl.kit.edu/istudies/133... &
https://www.intl.kit.edu/istudies/126...

KIT- Academic Calendar : https://www.sle.kit.edu/english/imstu...

Time Stamps:


00:00 Welcome to KIT
00:24 Getting Started Checklists
04:04 Websites and Videos
06:25 Overview of the Academic Calendar
09:56 Orientation and Other Events
17:58 Accommodations
21:49 Planning your Studies and Selecting Modules
37:56 Living in Karlsruhe & Student Life at KIT
51:49 Points of contact
52:47 Learning Agreements