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Welcome to TU Darmstadt

Nithiya & Lucas
Nithiya & Lucas

We are Nithiya Yogendran and Lucas Stauder, two students at the Department of electrical engineering. You will receive a new mail from us about once every two weeks, giving you information and updates about studying at TU Darmstadt. If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to reach out to us by sending an e-mail to .

This infomail is sent to everyone who has applied for a degree program at Faculty 18 of TU Darmstadt.
So even if you already have some experience at TU Darmstadt, this welcome email might still contain some interesting information for you!

Greetings from the Faculty etit of the TU Darmstadt

Hello,

we are Nithiya & Lucas, and we would like to give you an initial insight into studying at the Department of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology (FB etit). We are part of the Fachschaft 18 and are both studying at the FB etit. We are available to answer your questions regarding your studies in the initial phase.
The department etit is responsible for the degree programs “Electrical Engineering and Information Technology” (etit), “Mechatronics” (MEC), “Medical Engineering” (MedTec), “Information Systems Engineering” (iST), “Information and Communication Engineering” (iCE), and “Energy Science and Engineering” (ESE), among others.

In the coming weeks, we will send you some more emails regarding your start of studies and the university in general. You are receiving these emails because of your application at the TU Darmstadt, it does not necessarily mean that your application has been accepted.
You can find helpful information about our study programs on the department’s website.
Here you will find, among other things, the contacts to the student counselors. As fellow students, we can answer your questions regarding your studies.
Of course, we can still give you helpful tips for questions concerning finding accommodation, financing, life in Darmstadt, and orientation on campus. This email and future emails will give some information on these topics as well.

By the way: On this website you can find a central collection for all degree programs with various information regarding the start of studies. Just have a look from time to time! Just remember, you don’t have to understand the whole university from the start. It will get easier over time.

If you are not yet familiar with the OSA for the study program Electrical Engineering and Information Technology, Medical Engineering, or Mechatronics, please take a moment to do so. Here you will find subject-related tasks based on the content of the first semesters. You can also compare your idea of the degree program with the impressions of other students in higher semesters. By the way: Since the contents of the first semesters for all degree programs in the faculty of etit overlap to a great extent, this also applies to you if you are studying information systems technology. All OSAs are written in German.

If you are looking for accommodation in Darmstadt or the surrounding area, perhaps these links can help you:

Useful information on BAföG and “Wohngeld” can be found on these pages:

By the way: The student councils also have their own websites and an Instagram account, feel free to check them out:

If you have any questions, please feel free to reply to this email and one of us will take care of you.
Should the question regard your application status, please directly contact the application team of TU Darmstadt (mail: bewerbung@zv.tu-darmstadt.de or iss@tu-darmstadt.de if you are coming from a different country)

Best regards from Darmstadt
Nithiya & Lucas

P.S.: Please bear with us if it takes us more than a day to respond to your email.
P.P.S.: If you don’t want to receive any more information from us by email, just write us a short message.

This infomail is sent to everyone who has applied for a degree program at Faculty 18 of TU Darmstadt.
So even if you already have some experience at TU Darmstadt, this welcome email might still contain some interesting information for you!

Offers of the University

Hello,

here are Nithiya & Lucas again from the Fachschaft https://fs-18.de. This is the second welcome email from us. If you didn’t receive the previous email due to your application status, just check it out here https://owo.fs-18.de/en/ersti-mails/.
With this email, you will receive some information about the university on-site, It does not necessarily mean that your application has been accepted.

The arguably most important elected representative body for the students of TU Darmstadt is the AStA (“Allgemeiner Studierendenausschuss”). Besides socially and politically relevant topics, they also take care of the semester tickets, the cooperation with “Call a Bike” and free tickets for the Staatstheater. In addition, it provides various advisory and lecture services. Further information about the AStA can be found here:

Generally, there are many social activities at the university outside of one’s studies. At the university sports center, you can take part in various sports, join courses, or simply try out different activities (e.g. baseball, soccer, dancing, Quidditch, etc.) at a very low cost.
Furthermore, there are many university groups where, for example, students make music together or organize social activities.

Furthermore, there are the Fachschaften (student councils), which represent the students in the department and in which many committed students are active. Our goal is to ensure that everybody can study adequately at our department. The Fachschaften have their own websites, please have a look:

That’s it from us now. If you have any questions, just reply to this email and one of us will get back to you.
Should the question regard your application status, please directly contact the application team of TU Darmstadt (email: bewerbung@zv.tu-darmstadt.de or iss@tu-darmstadt.de if you are coming from a different country)

Many greetings from Darmstadt
Nithiya & Lucas

P.S.: Please bear with us if it takes us more than a day to respond to your email.
P.P.S.: If you don’t want to receive any more information from us by email, just write us a short message.

This infomail is sent to everyone who has applied for a degree program at Faculty 18 of TU Darmstadt.
So even if you already have some experience at TU Darmstadt, this welcome email might still contain some interesting information for you!

The City of Darmstadt

Hello,

here are Nithiya & Lucas again from the Fachschaft 18. If you didn’t get the previous emails due to your application status, you can read them here: website for the orientation days.
This email does not necessarily mean that your application has been accepted at the TU Darmstadt. This email contains some tips and information about Darmstadt itself.

The center of Darmstadt is the Luisenplatz, from where you can reach the Campus Stadtmitte of the university within a few minutes on foot. Right next to the old main building of the university is the Herrngarten, in case you want to relax for a few minutes. The second campus of the university, which is called Lichtwiese, is located a bit out of town. Amongst other things, you will find the Hochschulstadion there. Even though Darmstadt doesn’t have a river, you can still cool off in the lake Woog on hot days.

You can enjoy good coffee and refreshments in the Schlossgarten Café, which is run by the AStA. The Schlossgraben is also a great place to relax and definitely worth a visit. In the evenings, there are many events in the Schlosskeller or in 806qm:

To reach all these great places, you can simply use public transportation or the extensive bike rental network called “Call a Bike”.

One more piece of information from us: This year, there will once again be an optional Math pre-course. So if you have some time before your studies begin and want to refresh your math skills, you can take part in this course. **The registration period starts on 07.09.2026. You can request the registration key for first-semester students of FB 18 by sending an email to us (

).** Here is a link to more information:

For those of you who have applied for the Informationssystemtechnik degree program, there is yet another preliminary course: The Department of Computer Science is offering a programming pre-course from 28.09.2026 to 02.10.2026, which provides a brief introduction to programming using Python. The course can be attended on campus or online. More information and the registration can be found at the link below:

We highly recommend taking the preliminary courses. They teach you important basic knowledge that you might not necessarily learn at school. They are also a good opportunity to get to know other students.

Lastly, we have one more piece of news for you: This year’s orientation week will take place from 05.10.2026 to 09.10.2026. Keep these dates in your calendar - more information will follow in a later email.

That was it again from our side, if you have any questions, you can simply answer this email, and one of us will take care of you.

Many greetings from Darmstadt
Nithiya & Lucas

P.S.: Please bear with us if our email response takes longer than one day.
P.P.S.: If you don’t want to receive any more information from us by email, just write us a short message.

This infomail goes to all people who have applied for a degree program at the Faculty 18 of the TU Darmstadt.
So even if you already have some experience at the TU, this welcome mail might also contain some interesting info for you!

Digital Greetings from the Faculty etit of the TU Darmstadt

Hello,

we are Nithiya & Lucas and we want to give you a first insight into the studies at the department etit. We are part of the Fachschaft etit, MEC, iST as well as MedTec and are both studying at the FB etit and are available to answer your questions regarding your studies in the initial phase.
The department of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology (FB etit) is responsible for the study programs “Electrical Engineering and Information Technology” (etit), “Mechatronics” (MEC), “Medical Engineering” (MedTec), “Information Systems Engineering” (iST), “Information and Communication Engineering” (iCE), and “Energy Science and Engineering” (ESE), among others.

In the next few weeks we will send you some more mails regarding your start of studies and the university in general. You receive these mails because of your application at the TU Darmstadt, it does not necessarily mean that your application has been accepted.
You can find helpful information about our study programs on the department’s website.
Here you will find, among other things, the contacts to the student counselors as well. We, as students, can answer your questions regarding your studies.
Of course, we can still give you helpful tips for questions concerning finding accommodation, financing, life in Darmstadt and orientation on campus. This mail and future mails will give some informations on these topics aswell.

By the way: On this website you can find a central collection for all degree programs with various information regarding the start of studies. Just have a look from time to time!

Some of this information may not be relevant to you, such as info on the foundation courses of the bachelor’s degree programs. If there is anything unclear or you have a question, don’t hesitate to write to us! Just remember, you don’t have to understand everything right now. The next mails will also provide informations.

If you are looking for accommodation in Darmstadt or the surrounding area despite the current circumstances, perhaps these links can help you:

Useful information on BAföG and “Wohngeld” can be found on these pages:

By the way: The Fachschaft Electrical Engineering and Information Technology (etit), Fachschaft Mechatronics (MEC), Fachschaft Medical Engineering (MedTec), Fachschaft Information Systems Engineering (iST) and the Fachschaft Energy Science and Engineering (ESE) have their own websites, take a look:

If you have any questions, please feel free to reply to this mail and one of us will take care of you.
Should the question regard your application status, please directly contact the application team of TU Darmstadt (mail: bewerbung@zv.tu-darmstadt.de or iss@tu-darmstadt.de if you are coming from a different country)

Many greetings from Darmstadt
Nithiya & Lucas

P.S.: Please forgive us if we cannot reply to a mail from you within one day.
P.P.S.: If you don’t want to receive any more information from us by mail, just write us a short message.

This infomail goes to all people who have applied for a degree program at the Faculty 18 of the TU Darmstadt.
So even if you already have some experience at the TU, this welcome mail might also contain some interesting info for you!

Offers of the University

Hello,

here again are Nithiya & Lucas from the Fachschaft https://www.fs-etit.de. This is the second welcome email from us, if you didn’t get the previous email due to your application status, just check it out here https://owo.fs-etit.de/ersti-mails.
With this mail you will receive some information on the organisation of your studies and the university on site, it does not necessarily mean that your application has been accepted.
To make the start of your studies easier, there are many different offers that might interest you:

From 05 to 09 Oct 2026, the Master Orientation Week (OWO) will take place. So if you are interested, check out the OWO website OWO website.
During this week, you will learn everything there is to know about Darmstadt and the university.
On Wednesday morning, 7th October, the mentorING team will be giving informative lectures on the Master’s programme.

Additionally the High Voltage Source (HSQ) can be visited online, our annual homepage for first-year students. Even though it is primarily aimed at our first-year bachelor students, it should hopefully be of good service to you as a first-year master student as a reference work regarding some of the “TU Darmstadt peculiarities”.
We have also compiled a collection of useful links related to TU Darmstadt:

The OWO is organized by volunteers of the Fachschaft https://owo.fs-etit.de/. It is also your contact for all student-related matters at the department; comparable to the AStA at the level of the entire university.

Following the OWO, and at the start of the lecture period, a student mentor will be available to support you if needed, as part of the Master’s mentoring programme.

For anyone who has been admitted to the preparatory programme for the etit or MEC Master’s degree: the aim here is first to catch up on some key components of the etit or MEC Bachelor’s degree programme so that you can then successfully progress to the Master’s programme. You have exactly two semesters to fulfil these requirements after that, the preparatory programme ends. To transfer from the preparatory programme to the Master’s programme, you must apply via TUCaN by the deadline, no later than the end of the second semester. You may transfer to the Master’s programme with no more than one outstanding requirement. We recommend attending the introductory session ‘18-de-2110-ov Information session for new students on the ETiT and MEC Master’s programmes’.

Please remember to unlock your TU-ID in time. You will need this ID to register for the different online services of the TU. You can find most of the course materials and information during the semester at Moodle, so after activating your TU-ID you can try out if you can sign in. More information about Moodle can be found during the OWO.
Please also check out the checklist for starting your studies. Have you been able to tick off all the points? Checklist

The semester starts on 01.10.2026, the lectures, however, not until 12.10.2026.

That was it again from our side, if you have any questions, you can simply answer this mail, one of us will take care of you.
Should the question regard your application status, please directly contact the application team of TU Darmstadt (mail: bewerbung@zv.tu-darmstadt.de or iss@tu-darmstadt.de if you are coming from a different country)

Many greetings from Darmstadt
Nithiya & Lucas

P.S.: Please forgive us if we cannot reply to a mail from you within one day.
P.P.S.: If you don’t want to receive any more information from us by mail, just write us a short message.