Start of Studies for Internationals
Before you can begin your studies, you must first enroll at the International Students Office.
Welcome to the Start of Studies for Internationals at KIT
The Welcome & Integration Team of the International Students Office welcomes you warmly to KIT- We offer you various welcome and information formats in the period from October 10 to October 21, 2022. Here you can make first contacts with other students and get the most important information about the start of your studies. Both registrations for events and information material are made available to you on the ILIAS learning platform.
Program
The program for the winter semester 2022/23 will be posted shortly. Please make a note of the obligatory welcome event on Friday, October 21 from 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm.
International Buddy Program
Don't get lonly, register with the International Buddy-Program! Here you will always find things to undertake and people, who would like to meet you.
Link to Buddy-Program
Orientation Week
Most of the student bodies of the faculties offer an Orientation Week before the start of the lectures. Here you can get to know your future fellow students. Registration at AStA's website.
Campus Management Portal for Students
The Campus Management Portal for Students is KIT's online student service portal. Here, you can download enrollment certificates, the-KVV pass for public transportation, do your re-enrollment before the start of each semester, communicate address changes to us etc. In case you have questions about how to use the portal, you can find answers in our manual (PDF), which contains helpful explanations to the most important questions.
Newsletter for international students
We send the newsletter about 2-3 times in the semester. The newsletter containts information about events of the International Students Office and general information about the studies. Registration for the newsletter.
Students with refugee status
Information for students with refugee status can be found here. Students can gladly turn to the coordination office for refugees and migrants at KIT under migrants∂intl.kit.edu and schedule a meeting. A contact person is available at the Studierendenwerk as well.
| Student body representation | https://www.asta-kit.de |
| Career Service & Alumni | https://www.irm.kit.edu/english/2791.php |
| House of Competence (HoC) | https://www.hoc.kit.edu/index.php |
| KIT Library | https://www.bibliothek.kit.edu/english/index.php |
| KIT University Sport | https://www.sport.kit.edu/hochschulsport/english/index.php |
| Studierendenwerk Karlsruhe (external partner) | https://www.sw-ka.de/en/ |
| Student advisory services (ZSB) | https://www.sle.kit.edu/english/vorstudium/zsb.php |
| Centre for Cultural and General Studies (ZAK) | https://www.zak.kit.edu/english/ |