Upon arrival you may first get into contact with the general RWTH International Office or the Administrative Student Counselling at the Department of Materials Science and Engineering. First things to do (recommendation):

• Accommodation & Registration (see non-academic section of this wiki),
• walk around the university surface to get familiar with the buildings and offices,
• get in contact to the RWTH Language Center regarding (voluntary) German language courses as early as possible.

Usually their will be welcoming events arranged by the RWTH International in September already. However, the main event will be the Introduction Week.

Lectures in Winter semester thus start in the second week. Please go to the Administrative Counselling Office during the first week to fetch your documents:

• Your workbook: This is a paper book that will contain your study plan as well as documentation of your thesis and interhsip work during your studies. It is intended to be a backup certification for your personal use in case that credit points need to be approved. Moreover, it contains guidelines detailing e. g. on the Master thesis procedure and the formal issues to be clarified PRIOR to the thesis start.