Welcome and a good start at the University of Stuttgart!

Freshers week 2026: 05-11 Oct. 2026

This timetable is intended as a rough guide – the course specific events are missing. . If you select your degree programme below, you will be taken to the detailed list of events.

PLEASE NOTE: This rough overview is intended as a general guide. Important: This plan is not (and will not be) complete! It does not include programme-specific events – so be sure to check the calendar after selecting your programme! In addition, there may be some changes before the events begin. Therefore, please pay attention to the individual events in the calendar after selecting your programme.

Inform yourself early, there are also events before 05.10. & with registration! However, changes can also be made at short notice!

We recommend that you definitely attend the events organised by your student group (Fachgruppe)!

You can find the events of your department and all event details by selecting your degree programme below.

Sometimes it’s also helpful to have a look at the university’s orientation events page to find orientation events for your degree programme.

Everyone who is new to the University of Stuttgart is welcome to attend all events – regardless of whether you are a first-semester student, a first-semester Master’s student or an exchange student!

Short-term changes and news:

Programme changes:

• All events should now be listed in the calendar according to your chosen degree programme. We hope there won’t be any further changes, but please do check again – room changes can always happen!

Current information:

• The presentations for the Avete is uploaded. You can find them in the general information section or at the individual events. We will update the new presentations after the events have taken place.
• If you can’t find any programme-specific events in your respective calendars, it’s best to take a look at the websites of the subject groups, they should be linked. Otherwise, you can find them at stuvus.de/fachgruppen. Unfortunately, not all subject groups have entered their events. It may also be helpful to take a look at the university’s introduction page.

General Information

Here you will find all the information you need about studying, regardless of your degree programme.

The most important information about the first semester introduction:

When? 5th – 11th of October 2026, lectures start: 12th of October 2026.

For whom? Everyone who is new to the University of Stuttgart is welcome to attend all events – regardless of whether you are a first-semester student, a first-semester Master’s student or an exchange student!

What? Many different events (from the official introductory events to rallies across the campus and through the city to various lectures and workshops) and opportunities to get to know your new fellow students.

How? Select your degree programme at the top of this page, and you will be taken to the programme relevant to you. Find out as early as possible and register if necessary. But also check shortly before the event to see if there have been any last-minute changes!

Where? On both campuses: Stadtmitte and Vaihingen and at other locations in the city – see the individual events for details!

Contact:

E-mail: erstsemester@stuvus.uni-stuttgart.de

Tel.: 0711-685 83055

House of Students
Pfaffenwaldring 5C
70569 Stuttgart