STEP - Study induction programmeme

Dear THM freshmen,

It's great that you have decided to study at the THM ! On this page you will find all information about how to start your studies as a freshman at the THM . It's best to bookmark it right away, we are constantly updating the content. You can also find current information and promotions for first-year students on our Instagram channel: thm.study advice. Subscribe now so you don't miss anything!

A notice: The information on this page is for everyone who is planning a summer semester 2023 bachelor course on campus Friedberg or Gießen begin. master students at both locations as well as students from StudiumPlus will be contacted separately.

STEP stands for STudiaEintroductoryPprogramme. Various activities (information events, support from mentors, advisory services) are summarized under STEP, which are part of the official start of lectures (on April 11, 2023) are connected upstream.

Save the Date - the next events

CONTINUOUSLY from MONDAY, 6.3. until FRIDAY, 31.3.

Full-time

Bridge courses

Bridging courses serve to prepare you professionally for your studies. They offer the ideal opportunity to repeat school material or to compensate for gaps in knowledge. The bridging courses are offered in the subjects of mathematics, programmeming, physics and chemistry. All courses last one week and take place before the start of the course.

Information and registration

MONDAY, 3.4.

from 9.45 a.m. (Campus Friedberg)
from 9.30 a.m. (Campus Gießen )

It starts! - Welcome for all freshmen at THM

Official start of studies for all first-year students in the summer semester 2023

greeting
lots of info and
Division into mentoring groups

Afterwards: campus tour with the STEP mentors

So make sure to be there!

You received the invitation with the specific times and room numbers when you picked up your chip card at the InfoCenter. If not, you can also find them on this page in the yellow box Important downloads.

MONDAY, 3.4.

from 10.30 a.m. (Campus Friedberg)
from 12.00 p.m. ( Gießen campus)

Campus Meet & Greet

The central institutions set up information stands on the THM campus where they introduce themselves, answer questions and hand out information material.

The STEP mentors take the freshmen directly to the stands as part of the campus tour.

One Overview of all events as part of the STEP weeks in the summer semester 2023 can be found on the page STEP plan summer semester 2023.

Before it begins...

Your first steps in studying at the THM

Even before your first semester officially begins, you can familiarize yourself with a few important topics and terms:

Further important information about the digital services of the THM can also be found on the IT Services website.

Tip: You will need your user data and access to Moodle during the STEP phase. Therefore, activate your account as soon as possible!

CHIP CARD & SEMESTER TICKET

As soon as you are enrolled, you will receive an e-mail informing you that your student ID in the form of a chip card has been sent to you InfoCenter can pick up.

This card also serves as a semester ticket. To do this, however, it must first be printed on one of the update terminals. You can find out where these are and which functions the chip card still has on our Info page for the chip card.

You can also find general information about your semester ticket on the Information page of the AStA.

THE THM ACCOUNT

You generate your initial password in the E-Campus of the THM . You can then use it to activate your THM account in order to use THM 's digital services. Instructions for activation can also be found on the page Activation of the THM account. Just follow the menu navigation there.

Tip: To get started, it is best to print out the page with your user ID and your new e-mail address, you will have to enter these very often at the THM .

Further information on using the E-Campus of the THM can also be found in the PDF brochure "Important Information". You can find these in the yellow box on this page.

THE THM EMAIL ADDRESS

You will also receive your personal THM email address after activation. You can access these at the following link: THM webmail.

Important information from your department will only be sent to the THM address and not to your private e-mail address. It is therefore essential that you call up this address regularly!

You can also set up forwarding to your private address. To do this, just follow this guide. Please note, however, that many departments only accept requests from THM email addresses.

MOODLE

Moodle is an online learning platform where you can find materials for your THM courses. Moodle also serves as a news forum and information platform for your department. In any case, you should familiarize yourself with the platform and ideally subscribe to your department's forum and the "News" forum. You will receive a lot of useful information as well as current reports about your studies and campus life at the THM . Just follow this Link to Moodle.

Instructions as a video playlist for Moodle can be found on our video platform Panopto: Link to Panopto

Important contact points

The Technische Hochschule Mittelhessen offers you special advice and support in many areas:

Central students advisory service	Questions about planning your studies? Problems getting started? Difficulty making decisions? change of course? The Central students advisory service is the first point of contact for all kinds of concerns about studying at the THM . We also offer special consulting services exams just like mental problems on.
university library	They find out herehow you can use the media and services offered by the university library effectively for your studies right from the start. You will get to know the media search in THM find, the use of our e-media, the lending of print media and the learning location+.
International Office	The International Office supports International students and students interested in going abroad help you achieve your goals from the start of your studies to the start of your career. That incoming team accompanies you with the programme Welcome & Stay and is available with advice. That outgoing team offers you specific information on subject-related experience abroad during your studies - from summer internships to an entire semester abroad.
BLiZ - barrier-free studies	The BliZ offers optimal support for chronically ill and disabled students. Our goal is to reduce a wide range of barriers in your studies. Through individual disadvantage compensation measures, we want to enable students to study smoothly so that an extension or even a termination of their studies can be avoided.
Family-friendly university	The team at the family-friendly university is the first point of contact with a pilot function for students with family responsibilities. We offer you the following services and are available to answer questions on the following topics: Individual and personal advice on family-related topics Childcare (babysitter allowance, holiday care, daycare places), compensation for disadvantages (pregnancy, care in the event of illness of someone who is mainly cared for alone child or close relatives to be cared for alone), pregnancy and maternity leave, parent-child rooms in buildings A10 and D14 in Gießen and on the Friedberg and Wetzlar campuses, baby changing facilities at all THM locations, events for students with children. If you have any further concerns regarding various study-specific matters in connection with the compatibility of study and family, please feel free to contact us.
BIKO - Counseling for students in intercultural conflicts	The BIKO team enables all THM students to report incidents of racially motivated discrimination, to talk about them in a confidential setting and to develop proposals for solutions. We offer support in cases of discrimination based on external characteristics such as skin color or clothing, ethnic origin, denominational affiliation (religion) and/or world view.
Studies 360°	Are you new to THM and looking for a comfortable place to study? Would you like to be in the countryside in your free hour, but stay very close to the THM ? experience here, where you can find quiet places to study or relax in and around the THM . In addition to the Study & Chill offer, Studium 360° has set itself the task of creating a wide range of offers for students to be able to complete their studies healthy and successfully. From expert talks to power breaks to StudiConnect units - there's something for everyone!
Green Office	The Green Office of the THM , together with the sustainability management, forms the coordination structure for sustainable university development at the THM . It provides information about sustainability activities and enables the entire university community to gain and expand knowledge about sustainability, exchange ideas and jointly initiate and implement sustainability projects at the THM and its surroundings.

You can also find other contact points on our website Problems in studying.

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Please also note the general information from the university on the corona situation!