Welcoming new students to the Winter Semester 2025/26 is RWTH’s Welcome Week, where students just beginning their university life can get the rundown on the various organisations and facilities available to them.
For those joining in, make sure to check which events require prior registration and at what time and location they start! You can find the events schedule and registration links here: https://gstoo.de/rwthwelcomeweek
And additionally, the AV and the International Office has collaborated to create a step-by-step guide for International students who have just arrived in Aachen, published as the Instagram post, First Steps in Aachen. Click here to check it out: https://www.instagram.com/p/DOvby6djDMZ/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=aHdqcXIwdmpjNG5z
The Week begins at Audimax with an opening ceremony on Monday, 29th September. Join the AV for our event, Kick-Start your Social Life, where you get to know various student-help organisations. Then, join the first official AV event of the Winter Semester in SuperC called Speed Friends, where participants get to talk and find many new friends in a speed-dating-esque scenario.
Tuesday, 30th September welcomes degree and exchange students, as well as students of the International Academy. Participate in various workshops in the afternoon, and don’t forget to apply for workshops with limited participants! Learn to balance your studies with life at Fit to Study, the Traffic Rules in Germany for cyclers, or take a free K-Pop Dance Workshop. In the evening, get a taste of German food and culture in INCAS’s German Country Evening.
Further improve your chances at RWTH through the Start Smart: Skills for Study Success event on Wednesday, 1st October. Following that is Fresher’s Fair, to meet various RWTH resources such as the International Office and your own faculty, as well as the AV ourselves, while enjoying some free ice cream and coffee. Don’t forget to get your Welcome Week Wristband! You can bring it to cash in a free Movie Night thanks to RWTH Filmstudio, who will be showing The Naked Gun (OV).
Welcome Week’s last day, Thursday, 2nd October starts with a variety of tours around RWTH and Aachen. Figure out your favourite library through the Public Library and RWTH Library Tours, learn more about the city via the Aachen City Tour, and learn how to navigate through RWTH thanks to the Central Campus Tour. These tours occur multiple times in the day, so you can flexibly make your own schedule and register for the tours you want to do. In addition, AIESEC will be leading the Aachen Treasure Hunt, where you can simultaneously explore Aachen, solve puzzles, and make new friends. Finish off the Welcome Week with a relaxing time filled with music and drinks at Beats & Drinks, or for those of you more interested in the party life, join the Welcome Week Party!
The AV welcomes our fellow Internationals, old and new, and hope that everyone gets to enjoy a wonderful beginning of the semester!
