Completely missed the OU?
We are offering a catch-up OU where we will explain what you missed in a shortened form. This will take place on Thursday, 17.10.24 at 5 pm at the Informatikum in house D in room D-125.
Please register in advance by e-mail at Infozentrale to participate.
Welcome to the Orientation Unit!
Info on the OU for the winter semester 24/25
The OU takes place in the days before the first lectures start. It's organized by students from higher semesters to make your start into uni life as easy and carefree as possible but at the same time it's your first official "course" at uni.
It takes place from Friday, Oct 4th until Friday, Oct 11th with an exception for M.Sc. Informatics, M.Sc. Intelligent Adaptive Systems and M.Sc. Data Science and Artificial Intelligence. You can find their respective start and end dates here. For information about other masters check out the FAQ.
The OU starts on Friday from 10 am on the premises of the Informatikum, with a welcome by the board of the Department of Informatics. As we are expecting a high number of new students, it is best to come at a random time between 9:30 and 10 am. That way, the rush will hopefully never be too big all at once, and we can entertain you until 10 am. If you would like to participate in the OU, it would be great if you could fill out the registration form.
Since the welcome address will take place outside, you should dress according to the weather and possibly bring an umbrella.
Before starting the OU, you should take a look at our preparation course! There you will find useful information, for instance about your university and email accounts:
What is the OU?
During the orientation session, you will get to know your fellow students and learn a lot about the University of Hamburg. Additionally, you will get to know the Informatikum. Furthermore, we will introduce you to the system (STiNE) with which you must register for lectures and help you to enroll in the right courses.
During the departmental presentation, the individual research groups of the department will introduce themselves. So, on the one hand, you will get an overview of the research at the department, but on the other hand, also about the range of courses offered. This will make it easier for you to choose modules.
It is therefore worth it for you, even if you already have a solid circle of friends in Hamburg or have already completed your Bachelor's degree at the University of Hamburg.
Universität Hamburg
Department of Informatics
Vogt-Kölln-Straße 30
22527 Hamburg