Welcome Week for international students

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Useful information and offers at the start of the semester

Welcome Week for international students in summer term 2024: April, 8.-13.

We would like to welcome you to the University of Kassel, bring you in contact with your fellow students and introduce you to important service facilities. Please do not miss the introductory events in your department.

Program overview

Monday, April 08

4-6 p.m. Welcome event followed by a meet & greet
At this welcome event, the university management, the Studierendenwerk, the AStA and the Welcome Center team at the International Office will give you a warm welcome. This will be followed by a relaxed and informal meet&greet with drinks and finger food. Venue: Lecture hall 1 in the Campus Center at Campus Holländischer Platz (Moritzstraße 18, first floor). For all those who cannot be in Kassel in time due to visa delays, the event will be broadcast live.

Tuesday, April 09

10-12 a.m.: Information event "Studying in Kassel"
You will receive important information, e.g. about the Campus Card, course searches in the course catalog and German courses. There will be time to get to know each other and have an informal exchange and afterwards we can have lunch together in the canteen. Location: Georg-Forster-Straße 4, Rooms: 0004/1004 (English groups), 2004 (German group)

Tuesday, April 09

2-4 p.m.: Campus Rally Holländischer Platz

Discover the beautiful main campus Holländischer Platz during our interactive campus rally and find out where you can have lunch, borrow books, attend language courses and relax and unwind during the lecture-free period. Our team of tutors will be waiting for you all over campus and have prepared tricky questions and fun games for you. The meeting point is at 2 p.m. in front of the Campus Center on Holländischer Platz (right next to the Central Canteen).

Wednesday, April 10

10-12 a.m.: Information event "Living in Kassel"
We would like to provide you with important information on the topic of "Living in Kassel", e.g. on finding accommodation, using transportation in Kassel and leisure activities. There will be time for informal discussions.
Location: Location: Georg-Forster-Straße 4, Rooms: 0004/1004 (English groups), 2004 (German group)

Wednesday, April 10

6 p.m.: Welcome Dinner for all first-year students
We would like to invite you to the Welcome Dinner in the Zentralmensa at Holländischer Platz.
Look forward to a nice evening with delicious pide from the Studierendenwerk (also vegan or vegetarian), live music and a pub quiz with great prizes to be won. Admission costs 6 euros, which should be paid in cash at the entrance. There are only a limited number of places, so prior registration is required.

Saturday, April 13

1-5 p.m.: Excursion to Hercules
At a height of 530 meters, the Hercules - the landmark of Kassel - crowns the Bergpark with a unique view over the city of Kassel and the surrounding area. We start at 1 p.m. at the Holländischer Platz campus in front of the Zentralmensa and take the streetcar together towards Herkules to walk in the Bergpark. We will cover approx. 6 km and 240 meters in altitude. A certain basic level of fitness is therefore required ;). Please remember to bring comfortable shoes, rainwear and something to drink.

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Further offers at the beginning of studies

The library is indispensable on the way to a successful degree course. For this reason, the library offers training in presence.  You can register on the library's website under Events. There are only a limited number of places available.

In this event, you will get to know the Career Service, an important service facility that provides support in finding an internship and starting a job and offers application portfolio checks, among other things. The event will take place via Zoom. The event will be held in German and English.Please register.

The dates of the introductory events in your faculty will be available on the respective course page.

You can also subscribe to our newsletter and follow us on Instagram

Instagram.com/unikassel_internationals, to keep up to date with current campus activities.

Keeping track

Whether by bus, train, bicycle or on foot, you have a few possibilities to come to the university:

  • Parking spaces: Around the Campus Holländischer Platz there are very few parking spaces in the surrounding streets (Hentschelstraße, Mönchebergstraße). Parking is also paid. You might be able to find free parking spaces on the surrounding streets.
  • Train connections: The long-distance railway station is Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe. You can also reach Kassel main station via regional transport. You can find all train connections at www.bahn.de.
  • Bicycle: Kassel has around 400 rental bicycles available at 56 stations, including the locations near Holländischer Platz, Menzelstraße, Heinrich-Plett-Straße and Wilhelmshöher Allee. The first 60 minutes are free for students of the University of Kassel. Further information at: https://www.nextbike.de/de/kassel/campusbike/
  • Long-distance buses: Long-distance buses stop in Kassel at the Wilhelmshöhe bus/train station and at the P + R car park in Kassel-Ost.
  • Airports: The closest airports are: Kassel-Calden, Frankfurt, Hannover and Paderborn. From Kassel-Calden, you can take a taxi or bus 130 to Kassel city center. The exact timetable is available on the website of the Kasseler Verkehrsgesellschaft. There are train connections to Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe from Frankfurt, Hanover and Paderborn.
  • You can also use your semester ticket to attend pre-courses, but also to travel free of charge in Kassel and to get to a few cities nearby by regular trains (Not ICE – fast trains). the AStA has put together some information for you.
  • Did you not receive yoursemester ticket on time? If not, you can ask for reimbursement.
  • In Kassel, the central locations are Holländischer Platz, Wilhelmshöher Allee, Heinrich-Plett-Strasse, Menzelstraße (Arts faculty) and Aueparkhalle. There are two locations in Witzenhausen: Steinstraße and Nordbahnhofstraße. Further information

As a rule, you arrange your timetable yourself according to the requirements of your module examination regulations. Information and support are available at the subject-specific introductory events. Example lesson plans can also be found in the module handbook of your examination regulations.

You can also access the course catalog via this page: Im Studium - Kurse, Module und Prüfungen
"Wie belege ich Veranstaltungen?"

Viele wichtige Hinweise rund um das Thema Prüfungen gibt es hier:

There are many important tips on the subject of exams here: Prüfungen - Hinweise, Rechte und Pflichten

The examination regulations are listed here:  www.uni-kassel.de/go/pruefungsordnungen

The library offers a wide range of support to help you get started with uni work. In addition to courses on databases, research or literature management, self-study videos are also available.

Dates and videos can be found here: http://www.uni-kassel.de/ub/benutzung-service/schulungen-fuehrungen.html

Moodle is a web-based open-source learning platform where students and teachers can collaboratively post, edit, annotate and discuss materials. https://moodle.uni-kassel.de/moodle/

Every student is advised to own the Campus Card. It can be used both as a means of payment at the canteens and cafeterias on Holländischer Platz and in Heinrich-Plett-Straße as well as for printing and copying documents on campus. It also serves as an identity card for the university's library locations. Tenants of student dormitories are also increasingly using the card as a payment card for washing machines and dryers.

More information about the Campus Card: https://www.uni-kassel.de/its-handbuch/identitaetsmanagement/campuscard/allgemeine-informationen.html

The uni account is the central access to the services of the University of Kassel. There is an email account and personal password associated with the uni account. Students need the uni account to create timetables or to register for exams. You need a uni account to log in to  the internet at the dormitories and on campus too. It is basically essential to create a uni account straight upon your arrival. More information can be found here: http://www.uni-kassel.de/its-handbuch/identitaetsmanagement/uniaccount/freischaltungaktivierung.html

 

 

On campus you can access the net via Wi-Fi, as long as you have your uni account activated.  http://www.uni-kassel.de/its-handbuch/?id=37194

 

  • Tutors are students of higher semesters, who have already taken the first major hurdle to their studies and, depending on the background of their experiences, give their undergraduates information and support for starting their studies. As part of the project, you will get to know other students from your own area as well as from other departments and thus have contacts with people from a few faculties.
  • The study portfolio helps you to keep track of your studies while optimising your learning. More information is available here: https://www.uni-kassel.de/projekte/studien-portfolio/startseite.html

 

AStA (Der Allgemeine Studierendenausschuss) is the general student committee. It represents student interests on a political level and makes a contribution to student life with further education, counseling and cultural activities.

University elections

Every year, all members of the university elect their interest groups. Students choose the student parliament, the student members of the senate, the student councils, the student representatives on the faculty councils.

The student council

The student council consists of volunteer working students and represents the student interests in the department. As a selected student council member, you will be involved in the university committees, help organise student introductions and, in addition, learn a great deal about the university: