First-year students
Get to know the faculty!
Did you know that our faculty consists of 73 departments and over 2,000 first-year students per year?
In our image film we offer you insights into laboratories and different departments.
Welcome to the Faculty of Engineering at UDE!
Dear first-year students,
Welcome to the Faculty of Engineering at UDE!
This page contains the most important information for a successful start to your studies.
The page is updated continuously and provides a general overview. For program-specific information and details, we recommend contacting the respective student councils, academic advisors, or the Support Center SCIES.
Dates - Events- Contacts
Winter semester 2024/2025 Semester dates
| Orientation week | 01.-04.10.2024 |
| Semester start | 01.10.2024 |
| Lecture start | 07.10.2024 |
| Exam registration (online) | 04.-15.11.2024 |
| Lecture end | 31.01.2025 |
| Start of exam period | 01.02.2025 |
| Semester end | 31.03.2025 |
| Re-enrollment for summer semester 2025 |
02.01. - 21.02.2025 |
Christmas holidays:
21.12.2024 – 05.01.2025
Orientation Study start WS 24/25
Support services Contact person & resources
Contact person
- For questions concerning the study of engineering sciences the Helpdesk SCIES offers you help.
- The ABZ is your contact for problems concerning your studies. Especially for first year students the ABZ offers an e-mail hotline: abz.erstsemester@uni-due.de.
Ressources and FAQs
- Here you will find a FAQ that answers many of the frequently asked questions you may have as a first-year student.
- At the ABZ you will also find explanations for some functionalities as well as maps of the buildings and some more: Orientation for freshmen
- On the infoforum all institutions around the university present themselves. Take a look!
- On the page of the ABZ you will find a list of different counseling centers that can help you with specific problems.
- How do I study for an exam? Who do I turn to if I get stuck in my studies? You can find helpful tips and various contact persons in our emergency kit.
Social Media
- Follow the Faculty of Engineering on Instagram and TikTok to stay up to date.
- Many student councils (Fachschaften) also using Instagram:
| Bauingenieurwesen | @fs_bau_ude |
| Elektro- und Informationstechnik | @fsreit |
| International Studies in Engineering | @fachschaft.ise |
| Medizintechnik | @medtechduisburg |
| NanoEngineering | @fsrnanoengineering |
| Technische Logistik | fachschaftlogistik_unidue |
| Wirtschaftsingenieurwesen | @ude_wiing |
Library
At the start of the semester, the University Library introduces first-year students to the library's services as a central facility for literature and information resources, as well as a place to study and work on campus. They also point out the wide range of licensed e-books and e-journals and provide information on how to access them from home. This is usually combined with a guided tour of the specialised libraries.
Guided tours of the branch libraries GW/GSW and LK
All essentials in 45 minutes
Where?
Essen campus, GW/GSW Library, entrance area
Duisburg campus, LK Library, entrance area
When?
see home page of the university library
The guided tours are held in German. If you would like a guided tour in English, please send an e-mail to: schulungen.ub@uni-due.de
Scholarships
- Are you interested in a scholarship and would like to find out how to get one?
- Under this link you will find workshops and many other offers relating to scholarships.
IT and media services
- You will find all important information about IT and media services at the UDE under the following link.
- For technical questions and fault reports, please contact the ZIM (Centre for Information and Media Services): hotline.zim@uni-due.de
- e-Point - Advice centre for IT questions
Roadmap Video
In our roadmap video, we introduce you to our faculty support services that can be useful to you in planning and organizing your studies.
We encourage you to take your first intentional step toward your graduation by benefiting from our services as much as possible.
Check out our study roadmap to see where you are headed.
We wish you a good journey through your studies and a lot of fun with our video!
Videotutorials - Checklist
Moodle, myUDE-App & HisinOne Videotutorials
The University of Duisburg-Essen uses and offers various online portals to provide different services. Here you will find video tutorials to help you find your way around the platforms.
You can also find more tutorials from the ABZ here: Video tutorials about the online tools of the university
MyUDE-App
In the free myUDE app (available for Android and iPhone), you can not only view the canteen menus and access your semester ticket, but also you can check your timetable and grade overview. The personalizable app provides access to exam registration and exam deregistration, the UDE job search market, shows you your current library book loans, public transport departure schedules, and even a navigation function to help you find your way around campus.
Here you can find our video tutorial on how the app works.
Moodle
Moodle is the platform where you can find lecture and seminar content.
A video tutorial on how to find your way around can be found here.
HisinOne
You already know HisinOne from your enrollment. As a student, you will find many administrative functions in HisinOne, such as your certificate of enrollment and exam registration and deregistration.
To help you find your way around the portal, we have two videos for you:
- HisinOne: Download Certificate of Enrollment and Transcript of Records.
- HisinOne: Exam registration and deregistration
Study plan and schedule
In the following powerpoint presentation we demonstrate where to
- find your study plan, and
- how to create your personal schedule
1. click on the presentation link
2. presentation is downloaded
3. presentation starts automatically
For a successful start of your studies Checklist
- Activate university identification
- Submit certificate of enrollment to necessary offices (e.g. for your health insurance)
- Determine dates and deadlines (exam, seminar and course registration periods, lecture times, etc.)
- Determine dates for introductory events during orientation week
- Read module handbook and examination regulations
- Create timetable
- Register for lectures, seminars and courses
- Find contact persons and student representatives for your course of study
- Apply for online access to internet portals
- Charge your student ID card for payment transactions in the library, cafeterias and photocopying machines
- Download myUDE app and download semester ticket in it
- Arrange student financing (BAföG, parents, part-time jobs, scholarships, etc.)
Get to know us!
Our professors introduce their institutes in a short video.
Department Electrical Engineering and Information Technology
Department Mechanical and Process Engineering
Stay networked - stay in touch - exchange ideas - ask for support!
LuDi (learning and discussion centers)
The LuDi are primarily aimed at students in their first two semesters, but they can also be used as learning rooms by students in higher semesters.
Use the opportunity to discuss special questions outside of lectures and to better prepare for the exam phase.
Student councils (Fachschaften)
Your fellow-students from the student council represent students' interests at the university. They organize the orientation week, different activitites and events during the semester and help you in any way they can with your study material, establishing contacts with other students etc.
First semester special: all offers
The Academic Counseling Center has set up a special counseling service for freshmen.
In the freshmen's portal you will find current information on all offers for freshmen of the upcoming semester.
The "Support Center for (International) Engineering Students" (SCIES) serves as a central information point for the students at the Faculty of Engineering.
We not only provide information and consultation on study and organizational questions, but also help get the most out of your studies.