Ophase & Ofahrt

For orientation purposes, the student council offers two events. These are the Ophase at the beginning of the winter semester and the Ofahrt in the first month of the summer semester. The Ophase is organized for both bachelor and master students in the winter semester. In the summer semester, it is only offered to master students. We explain the details in the following.


Ophase

The Orientation Week / Phase (Ophase) is organized by the student council to provide first-year students with an easy introduction to their studies. During this week there are various lectures and introductory events as well as social activities. Here you can get to know other students and Darmstadt. You will also learn everything that is important for an easy start to your studies. Of course, you will also be shown how to set up accounts, the student mailbox and how to use the central campus portal. Since certain knowledge is also helpful in later studies, the student council offers a series of workshops in which you can learn, for example, LaTeX or git (for Bachelor students).

When? 10/06 - 10/10/2025 (Bachelor)
When? 10/08 - 10/10/2025 (Master)
Where? Robert Piloty Building (S2|02) - Livestream
What? IT systems, meeting people and general orientation

Furthermore, there is the registration. This is not required, but you help us to plan the Ophase better, and it is useful for you, because we can better inform you about changes and further information.

Registration

You can find all the comprehensive information about the exact process and useful things around it in our Moodle course. Or you can talk to one of us personally. A summary of the most important information and the key data of the Ophase can be found in the following overviews/PDFs:

CentralDecentralGroupOptional
Breakfast
09:00-11:00 S2|02 A020 (LZI)
Welcome meeting
11:00-12:30 S1|01 A1 (Audimax)
Groups
12:30-15:30 Kleingruppenraum
Expert talk
15:30-16:30 S2|06 030
Games pre evening
16:30-19:30 Folgt nach Vortrag
City tour
17:30-19:30 S2|02 C205
Breakfast
08:30-10:00 S2|02 A020 (LZI)
Student Advisory Talk
10:00-12:00 S1|01 A1 (Audimax)
Groups
12:00-16:00 Gruppenraum
IT infrastructure Expert talks "Speed-Dating"
16:00-17:45 S3|11 08 (Hexagon)
Elective events
17:45-19:00 Verschiedene Räume
Bar Tour
19:00-20:00 S2|02 C205
Breakfast
08:30-09:30 S2|02 A020 (LZI)
Mentoring system/eiiss, TUCaN, Moodle
09:30-12:00 S1|05 122 (Maschinenhaus)
Groups
12:00-14:30 Gruppenraum
Campus game
14:30-17:30 S3|11 08 (Hexagon)
Games evening
17:30-20:00 Piloty (S2|02)
"Markt der Möglichkeiten"
18:00-20:00 S1|01 / karo5
Breakfast
08:30-10:00 S2|02 A020 (LZI)
Exam
10:00-12:00 Verschiedene Räume
Groups
12:00-14:30 Gruppenraum
Workshops (slots 1-3)
14:30-18:30 Verschiedene Räume
Math theatre
19:00-21:00 S2|06 030
Breakfast
08:30-09:45 S2|02 A020 (LZI)
AStA, complaint management, Anti-Discrimination, Gender Equality Team
09:45-11:15 S1|05 122 (Maschinenhaus)
Groups
11:15-14:00 Gruppenraum
Closing
14:00-15:30 S1|05 122 (Maschinenhaus)
FB20 Party
20:00-21:00 t.b.d.
DepartmentLeisureUniversityGet to know GermanyBachelorOptional
Breakfast
09:30-11:00 S2|02 A020 (LZI)
Welcome Meeting
11:00-11:45 S2|02 C205
Student Advisory Talk
11:45-13:00 S2|02 C205
ULB Tour
13:00-14:30 ULB
Lunch
13:00-14:30 Mensa
Master and Doctorate Panel
14:30-16:00 S2|02 C205
Get-Together
16:00-17:00 S2|02 A020 (LZI)
Gnom
17:00-19:00 S2|02 A020 (LZI)
Breakfast / Account Activation
09:00-10:30 S2|02 A020 (LZI)
IT Systems
10:30-12:00 S2|02 C205
Lightning-Round talks
12:00-13:00 S2|02 C205
Lunch
13:00-14:00 Mensa
Student council
14:00-14:30 S2|02 C205
Intercultural Talk
14:30-16:00 S2|02 C205
Unirallye
16:00-19:00 S2|02 C205
Bartour
19:00-21:00 S2|02 C205
Breakfast
08:30-10:30 S2|02 A020 (LZI)
Beyond University
10:30-11:00 S2|02 C205
AStA, Improvement Management, Gender Equality Team Language center
11:00-12:00 S2|02 C205
Studying Abroad
12:00-13:00 S2|02 C205
Feedback and Closing
13:00-13:30 S2|02 C205
Master-BBQ
13:30-17:00 S2|02 A020
City Tour
15:30-17:30 S2|02 Foyer
FB20 Party
20:00-21:00 t.b.d.

Refreshed booklets for 2025 will be released soon. In the meantime, check out last years booklets:

If you have any questions about the orientation week, please send an email to ophase-leitung@d120.de. If you already study at the TU Darmstadt and you want to help, feel free to also write an email.

We recommend that all participants get an Athena card as early as possible to avoid increased canteen prices. More information can be found here.

Ofahrt

The O(rientierungs)fahrt is the first semester trip of the student council at the TU Darmstadt at the beginning of the summer semester. The goal of the Ofahrt is to continue to establish contacts between the new students and to give them the opportunity to exchange ideas about common interests in various workshops.

The next Ofahrt takes place from April 17 to 19, 2026. The Ofahrt takes place on the Starkenburg near Heppenheim (about 30km south of Darmstadt). The participation costs include accommodation, meals and program and amounted to 30€ last time. Registration will be opened after the orientation week. However, visiting without speaking german might be difficult.