FAQ for the start of studies

Your questions, our answers

Around the STET

No, you must only attend the STET opening event of the faculty where your major is located.

You can find the times of the opening events on the Student Orientation Days page.

During the STET, your tutors will support you in working out your timetable for the first semester. Of course, it doesn't hurt to take a look at the course catalogue in advance. In order to be able to plan your studies optimally, you should also have a printout of your examination and study regulations with you during the STET. You will need your study regulations again and again during your studies, so just print them out or save them.

to the examination regulations

This is how you create your timetable:

  1. First of all, you have to find out in the examination regulations of your chosen major and minor subjects which modules you have to pass in order to successfully complete the orientation phase. This is specified within the examination regulations in the paragraph on the "Gliederung des Studiums" (usually § 4 or 5).

  2. Which conditions (passing rules) you have to fulfil in order to successfully complete a module can be found in the module descriptions, which are attached to the examination regulations.

  3. If you know which modules you want and have to complete, now select the courses assigned to these modules under "Meine Kurse" and transfer them to your timetable with the module identifier (e.g. M01#01).

On campus you will find quiet workplaces (marked on the pocket map) that you can use.

Instructions for setting up wifi

pocket map

Study organisation

The semester officially begins on 1 October. From this day on, you are a student at the University of Erfurt. However, you must first come to the University for the Student Orientation Days (STET). The lecture period begins after the STET.

to the semester calendar

After enrolment, your user data for the university account (University of Erfurt e-mail address, your user name and the initial password) are available to you on the start page in the applicant portal.

The initial password must first be changed for unrestricted use of the services of the University Computer and Media Centre (URMZ). The change is made via the URMZ user portal. Only then is your university account active.

As soon as you have activated your university account by changing the initial password, you can also use it to log in to the applicant/student portal. Your previous access data (applicant account) will only be available as a temporary login after enrolment.

 

here are terminals in the foyer of the KIZ where password changes can be made.

Information on activating and contacting the University Computer and Media Centre (URMZ)

E-mail account for students

All first-year students with a Bachelor's major or minor in English and American Studies, Romance Studies or Slavic Studies must take language placement tests before or during the STET. For other subjects for which language requirements have to be met, you may also be required to take a placement test. On the pages of the Language Centre you will find all the information about the tests.

Prospective students of the International Relations programme can find detailed information on language requirements and placement tests on the website of their faculty.

Information on placement tests for taking language courses

Information for students of the BA programme "International Relations"

Have you moved? You can change your new contact details yourself in the student portal via the quick link ‘My contact details’.

All about the student identity card (thoska)

Before using your thoska for the first time, you must validate it for the first semester. It is best to do this on your first visit to campus. There is a thermal strip on the front of the card which is erased each time it is validated and is printed again with the current validity data. At the same time, the new validity date is also set in the chip.

Validation is required

  • for the first time after matriculation and registration (already possible before the start of the semester)
  • and after each (successful) re-registration.

The locations of the validation stations on campus: Campus map of the University of Erfurt with information on the locations of the thoska devices

You can take your bicycle on the train free of charge. This is not possible free of charge on the tram or bus.

During the STET, you will of course also get to know the university library. But you don't necessarily have to wait for the STET to register there. By presenting your student identity card (thoska), you can activate your library account at the circulation desk at any time during opening hours.

Information on how to set up your library account

Payment in the cafeteria & dining hall

For cashless payment in the cafeteria and at the public multifunctional machines, the wallet of the thoska student identity card (thoska) must be topped up - "upgraded". Recharging machines for banknotes and EC cards are located in the cafeteria and the library (copy card machine).

During the Corona pandemic, payment in the cafeteria is only possible with the thoska.

Printing and copying

Printing at the public multifunctional machines requires registration of the thoska student identity card (thoska). Registration stations (PC with card reader) are located in the entrance area of the library and in the printer room on the ground floor KIZ. No registration is required for copying and printing from a USB stick.

Information on recharging

In case of loss or theft, you should have the card blocked immediately to prevent misuse by third parties. You can have your student identity card (thoska) blocked by e-mail from your university account to thoska@uni-erfurt.de or on site at the thoska office.

The following data is required for blocking by e-mail: matriculation number, surname, first name, date of birth.

You can only apply for a new student identity card (thoska) on site at the thoska office. A fee of 10 euros is charged for the new issue.

Information on the student identity card (thoska)

In exceptional and emergency cases - e.g. when the vaild thoska is needed as access to the residential home - it is possible to go to the guard at the entrance. After showing your thoska, a guard will gladly allow you access to the administration building so that you can validate your thoska.

Around studies

The University Sports Club (USV) is responsible for the entire range of university sports in Erfurt. You can register online for the USV courses in mid-October. You can find out about the courses and register as early as the beginning of October. Please note: Users with a valid university email address can immediately set up a login to book the sports courses.

Information from the Universitätssportverein Erfurt e.V. on registering for university sports

Yes, company and student health management is very important to us. The offers are constantly being expanded. You can find an overview on our internal "Healthy University" website.

All about Housing & Financing (Studierendenwerk Thuringian)

In principle, all students who do not have the financial means to support themselves during their education elsewhere are eligible.

Information on BAföG

The Thuringian Student Services Organisation (Studierendenwerk) is responsible for advising and processing applications for BAföG and advising on other financing options.

Information on BAföG

The contacts are located in "Mitarbeitergebäude 1" on campus, in the Office for Student Support. You can find the right contact person by entering the first letter of your surname.

List of contact persons

You can find all the forms, such as the application for BAföG benefits, online at www.bafoeg-thueringen.de.

There you can also fill them out online. A significant advantage is that the application details are already checked for completeness and plausibility while you are filling them out.

You can also obtain printed copies of the forms from the Office of Student Financial Aid in "Mitarbeitergebäude 1" or from the Info-Punkt in the Glasbox cafeteria. Benefits can start at the earliest from the month of application and a new application is necessary every twelve months.

You can drop your BAföG application in the letterbox in "Mitarbeitergebäude 1". By the way, you can inform us of changes of address informally by e-mail.

Students who no longer live with their parents can receive a maximum of 992 €. For students with children, there is also a childcare allowance of €160 per child.

The date on which you will receive your BAföG decision depends on your application and the accompanying documents (approx. 4 weeks).

Rental prices range from 153 € to 304 € per place, with an average of 212 €. There are single rooms or single flats on offer. These are mostly fully furnished.

You can live in the residential home during your entire standard period of study.

Apply online on the website of the Thuringian Student Services Organisation (Studierendenwerk) for a place to live. The application deadline for the winter semester is 1 April of the year in which the studies are to begin. For the summer semester it is 1 October of the previous year.

Online application for a place of residence

From time to time there are still places available in the residential homes of the Thuringian Student Services Organisation (Studierendenwerk). You can find all the information here: Thuringian Student Services Organisation (Studierendenwerk) housing places

Especially at the start of the semester, it happens that students arrive on campus for the first time at weekends or in the late evening hours to move into their flat in the student hall of residence. In some residential homes, however, access is only possible with a valid student identity card (thoska). This means that the card, which is usually sent to you with your matriculation and registration, must first be validated. However, the buildings where the validation terminals are located (the Administration Building, the Communication and Information Centre, the University Library and the cafeteria) may already be closed at this time.

In these cases, please contact the security staff at the main entrance to campus. After showing your student identity card (thoska), a guard will gladly allow you to enter one of the buildings so that you can validate your thoska.

+++ Please note: In order to open the door to your dormitory room, your student identity card (thoska) must not only be validated, but the corresponding key function must also be installed. This is done by the caretaker responsible for your residential home, who will send you the relevant information by e-mail before you move in. If you are arriving at weekends or late in the evening, please contact the caretaker in advance so that the Studierendenwerk can send you a guest card with key function to tide you over. +++

The canteen offers a variety of snacks, drinks and complete lunch dishes. This also includes vegan and vegetarian dishes.

Opening hours and menu Mensa Nordhäuser Straße

The University of Erfurt and the Thuringian Student Services Organisation (Studierendenwerk) are characterised by their family-friendliness. There are various offers for students with children:

  • Day care centre on the university campus
  • Flexible childcare at the university
  • Family-friendly accommodation
  • Free meals for infants
  • Child-friendly cafeterias and dining halls (play corner, children's plates, baby changing facilities)

  • General social counselling & psychosocial counselling (anonymous, confidentiality guaranteed)
  • Legal advice
  • Accident insurance (automatically insured as a student)
  • Job placement

Counselling offered by the Thuringian Student Services Organisation (Studierendenwerk)

  • the ISIC (International Student Identity Card), the international student card.
  • BAföG applications: Issuing and acceptance for forwarding to the Student Financing Department (no counselling!)
  • the child ID card for free lunch for students' children
  • Advice on flexible childcare
  • Information material from the Studierendenwerk (STW)
  • help in finding and arranging private rooms
  • publication of job offers on the internet

Opening hours of the Info-Punkt

Would you like to implement a cultural project by students for students in Thuringia on your own, with fellow students or as an association? Then come to the Cultural Office of the Studierendenwerk for expert advice. In addition to organisational help, your ideas will also receive financial support, provided they meet the guidelines. Another point of contact is the Student Council of the University of Erfurt.

Cultural Office and Cultural Promotion

Student Council (Student Council)

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