Information for new students

Semester dates (winter semester 2024/2025)

Semester starts
on 1 October 2024

Lectures start
on 1 October 2024

Lectures end
on 24 January 2025

Semester ends
on 14 March 2025

Further important dates and deadlines during the semester are listed in the current version of the academic calendar available from the pages of our Department of Student Affairs (HSST).

Important information

Everything about accepting your study place and enrolling at THWS is available from the pages of our Department of Student Affairs (HSST). The online application portal APPLY offers additional important information.

You are starting your studies at THWS in a higher semester? No problem! If you have any questions, please contact the programme advisor responsible for your degree programme.

Additional information about starting your student life can be found in our tips on getting started!

Welcome events for first-year students (winter semester 2024/2025)

In time for the start of the semester, you will find information and links to introductory or welcome events for your degree programme on this page. We are continuously updating this section until the start of the semester.

The English website only contains information on English-taught degree programmes. For events of the German-taught degree programmes, please refer to the German version of this website.

Würzburg location

Information is continuously updated

Welcome of first-semester students by the THWS president

Tuesday, 1 October (events in German)

  • 8:00
    Lecture room Sparkassen-Hörsaal M-1.04 and lecture room M-1.07, Münzstr. 12:
    Introductory event of the Faculty of Applied Social Sciences and the Faculty of Applied Natural Sciences and Humanities

  • 9:00
    Lecture room Sparkassen-Hörsaal M-1.04 and lecture room M-1.07, Münzstr. 12:
    Introductory event of the Business School

  • 10:00
    Lecture room FRÄNKISCHE Hörsaal 120 E, Röntgenring 8:
    Introductory event of the Faculty of Architecture and Civil Engineering and the Faculty of Plastics Engineering and Surveying

  • 11:00
    Lecture room H-1.1, Sanderheinrichsleitenweg 20:
    Introductory event of the Faculty of Design and the Faculty of Computer Science and Business Information Systems

International students

Our International Office offers a comprehensive (virtual) orientation programme. Registration is required.

For further information and the detailed programme, please see the website.

Bachelor's degree programmes

International Management

Tuesday, 1 October, at 9:00

Further information can be found on the information page for first-semester students at the THWS Business School.

Applied Polymer Engineering / Kunststoff- und Elastomertechnik

Tuesday, 1 October:

  • 10:00: Official welcome of first-semester students by the THWS president on Röntgenring campus (room E.1.20)
  • 10:30: Introductory event for first-semester students on Röntgenring campus (room B.1.09)

For more detailled information, please see the website of the degree programme Applied Polymer Engineering.

Master's degree programmes

Managing Global Dynamics (M. A.)

Tuesday, 1 October, 9:00

For more information, please see the information page for first-semester students at the THWS Business School.

Schweinfurt location

Information is continuously updated

Welcome of first-semester students by the THWS president

(Event in German)

  • Tuesday, 1 October, 13:00
    Warema-Renkhoff Aula, Ignaz-Schön-Str. 11:
    Introductory event of the Faculty of Electrical Engineering, the Faculty of Applied Natural Sciences and Humanities, the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, and the Faculty of Business and Engineering

International students

Our International Office offers a comprehensive (virtual) orientation programme. Registration is required.

For further information and the detailed programme, please see the website.

Bachelor's degree programmes

Applied Mathematics / Angewandte Mathematik

After the official welcome by the THWS president on 1 October at 13:00 in the aula:

  • from ca. 13:15 in two adjacent rooms
    • for BAMD Hörsaal 5.1.02 (in German) and
    • for BAME Hörsaal 5.1.03 (in English)
  • Subsequent get-together in one of the two rooms.

Current information on the first-semester events are published online

Logistics /
Logistik

For information on the start of the semester for first-semester students of the bachelor's degree programme in Logistics (English-taught) or Logistik (German-taught), please see the homepage of the Faculty of Business and Engineering.

Mechatronics

Information about the start of the semester for first-semester students of the bachelor’s degree programme in Mechatronics can be found on the homepage of the Faculty of Electrical Engineering.

Robotics

Information about the start of the semester for first-semester students of the bachelor’s degree programme in Robotics can be found on the homepage of the Faculty of Electrical Engineering.

Hydrogen technology

For information regarding the semester start (not only) for first-semester students of the degree programme, please see the subpage for (first-semester) students at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering.

Master's degree programmes

Business and Engineering (M. Eng.)

Thursday, 10 October, at 10:00
Schweinfurt, Campus Ledward, Room 20.E.34