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Department of Informatics
Departmentof Informatics

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Dept. of Informatics

First-year students - orientation unit

At the Department of Informatics exists a very long tradition that student from higher semesters organize the so-called orientation unit (OU) for first-semester students.

See below for the orientation units for the Master of Science programs offered in English.

For a full list of all orientation units (including programs offered in German), please see the German OE page.

Master Intelligent Adaptive Systems

The orientation week (OU or German OE) will be organized by experienced students and we strongly recommend that you take part. There will be information on how to organize your studies, to use the local services, to find all the important offices and – most important – get to know your fellow students. The orientation week takes place before the lectures.

  • OU for MSc IAS: Mon 6. October 2025 until Thursday 10. October 2025.
    Begin is 9:30 am on Mon 6 October 2025
    See OU webpage for details and registration.
Master Data Science and Artificial Intelligence

FBI/DSAI

The orientation week (OU or German OE) will be organized by experienced students and we strongly recommend that you take part. There will be information on how to organize your studies, to use the local services, to find all the important offices and – most important – get to know your fellow students. The orientation week takes place before the lectures.

  • OU for MSc DSAI: Mon 6. October 2025 until Thursday 10. October 2025.
    Begin is 9:30 am on Mon 6 October 2025
    See OU webpage for details and registration.