This page provides information on orientation events offered by International Affairs in collaboration with the faculties and other institutions at FAU for international students. Scroll down for faculty and subject-specific events.
The International Office offers welcome events for international students at the beginning of the semester in order to provide assistance with legal formalities in Germany and with settling in at FAU. The program is open to all international students. If you have any questions on the program, please contact: welcome-students@fau.de.
Welcome Events in Winter Semester 2026/2027
October 5 to 9: Welcome Week for all international students.
Location: H21, Cauerstr. 5b
October 20: FAU Connect for international students. Alongside snacks and refreshments, the event provides a wonderful opportunity to connect with fellow students and engage with various student groups at FAU.
Time: 5 – 7 PM
Location: Blue Box, Freyeslebenstraße 1
Sign up here
November 3: Late Arrival Get-Together for all international students who were unable to start at the regular beginning of the semester.
Time: 6:30 – 8:30 PM
Location: K1-119 Brose-Saal, Erwin-Rommel-Straße 60
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Welcome Week program
- File Name
- Welcome Week Program
- File Size
- 701 KB
- File Type
Welcome Week presentations
The presentations of the most important formalities.
| Welcome Week Presentations | File size |
|---|---|
| Digtial Tech Academy.pdf | 4.34 MB |
| Essential Tips for your start at FAU.pdf | 4.01 MB |
| Formalities 1.pdf | 4.43 MB |
| Formalities 2.pdf | 672 KB |
| Formalities 3.pdf | 880 KB |
| Health Insurance in Germany.pdf | 473 KB |
| IdM and FAUcard.pdf | 1.51 MB |
| Introduction of the writing center.pdf | 1.59 MB |
| Introduction to Campo.pdf | 1.78 MB |
| My FAU Jouney Evi.pdf | 10.24 MB |
| My FAU Jouney Musab.pdf | 822 KB |
| My FAU Story Divya.pdf | 3.23 MB |
| Pre-Arrival Session.pdf | 2.63 MB |
| Psychosocial Service of Studierendenwerk at Welcome Week FAU WS2026.pdf | 1.38 MB |
| Understanding the Germans.pdf | 553 KB |
| Welcome Day Welcome Presentation.pdf | 180.70 MB |
| Working as an international student in Germany.pdf | 1.29 MB |
| Your Wellbeing and Sucess at FAU.pdf | 1.11 MB |
Offers specific to faculties and departments
The faculties, schools and departments at FAU also offer their own welcome events. If your specific area is not offering a program in the current semester, you can join events from another department or another faculty at the same location.
The Faculty of Business, Economics, and Law is split into the School of Law and the School of Business, Economics and Society.
School of Law
Information on suitable events for new FAU students is available from the international office for your school.
School of Business, Economics and Society
Information is available on the website of the International Relations Office.
Information on suitable events for new FAU students is available from the international office at the Faculty of Medicine.
Information is available on the Faculty of Sciences’ website.
Information is available on the Faculty of Engineering’s website.