For a good start
To all new students: Welcome to Mannheim!
Your accommodation is waiting for you and, with a little bit of luck, a friend or a fellow student will pick you up at the train station and take you there. Step by step, you’ll collect everything you need: bed sheets, towels, new cooking utensils, food for the fridge, a poster for the wall, maybe a flower pot?
And you’ll also start doing what you came here for – studying at the university. We suggest that you stay informed by visiting our websites regularly (this one, the German central site, your department's website) before and during your stay to prepare yourself in the best possible way, and to make sure that you do not miss anything.
Important events and resources before the start of the semester
In the week before the lectures start, the International Office invites all new international students (exchange and degree-seeking) to participate in our Welcome Days.
The Welcome Days usually include some excursions as well as important information about your studies at Technische Hochschule Mannheim. On the Friday before the semester starts, we always offer our Welcome Breakfast, where we will give you important information about studying in Mannheim. The International Office will inform you about the details.
Our International Student Guide for international students contains all the information you need for getting started at Technische Hochschule Mannheim.
Before the semesters begin, intensive language courses are offered at several levels by our Language Center. For the BSc Electrical Engineering programme, participation is mandatory. Prior to attending a course, you will take a placement test. The coordinator will inform you about the dates.
The course features various afternoon and evening activities.
Levels: Our German courses are available at all levels from A1 to C1.
Costs: Language courses and DSH preparatory training are currently offered free of charge. Please note: participation is exclusively reserved for our degree-seeking and exchange students.
You have questions regarding the German language courses? Check out the FAQs.
On the first Monday of each semester, the departments and the AStA offer events for all new students.
The departments usually offer opportunities to get to know the people and the locations on campus imortant for your study degree. The AStA invites various initiatives to introduce themselves at the Freshman market.
You can find the detailed programme for the semester on the German website.
The Department of Electrical Engineering offers the study degree Electrical Engineering Bachelor (EEB) with a focus on
- Automation and Industrial Internet of Things
- Power Engineering and Renewable Energies
- E-Mobility and Autonomous Driving
Group supervision: The Department offers first semester students great support in adjusting to student life by providing professors who supervise small groups of students:
- Meetings with the respective supervising professor are to take place regularly e.g. every 2, 3 or 4 weeks.
- The students are to attend the meetings regularly.
- The topics of the meetings are determined by the group itself. In order to avoid misunderstandings: Mentoring is not private tuition.
Possible topics are as follows:
- Learning and work techniques
- Time management
- Getting to know the Department of Electrical Engineering and the course of study by explaining study contents, laboratory tours, etc.
- Revision of examinations
- Feedback on lectures, excercises, laboratory experiments
The secretary's office assigns students to professors.
Resources for the time during the semester
You can find information on how things work during th semester at Technische Hochschule Mannheim on the page During your studies.
Informationen auf Deutsch finden Sie hier.
Our International Student Guide (in German and English) will help you prepare for the semester abroad and also guide you during your studies.
Tips for living in Germany
On this page, you will find some basic tips for living in Germany - from emergency numbers to information about food, weather and security.