Restricted contact to the Academic Advising Team
It's not possible to contact the Academic Advisors in person until further notice due to the coronavirus, but we're available via E-mail. Please note the regulations on our website on the coronavirus.
Academic Advising
Please send all emails to the academic advisors from one of your TUM-email adresses!
Student advisors at TUM Informatics are available for all students and covers topics including (but not limited to):
Adacemic Student Advising:
- Transferring credits to and between TUM Informatics programs
- Examination regulations
- Individual study plans due to leave of absence or Master’s Informatics part-time program
- Support for disabled or chronically ill students
- Studies, internships, and thesis research abroad
- Repeating exams and catching up after falling behind the regular program schedule
- Dealing with lack of motivation
- Learning methods
International Student Advising:
Advising on special situations and issues that are relevant to international students is also available, including the following topics:
- Problems with resident permits/visas
- Scholarships and financial problems
- Guidance on working while studying in Germany
- Information about the medical care System in Germany
- First contact for international students in difficulties
- Homesickness and adjusting to life in Germany
- Advice for getting to know more German students or other students
Admissions:
- Formal requirements for Master’s program admissions (e.g. which Bachelor degrees are accepted)
- All questions related to the admissions process
Don't forget to check out our Tips for Sucessful Studies!
Information events in summer semester 2020
The information events will take place virtually in SoSe 2020. These are usually recorded in advance and are accessible via the Moodlekurs Studienfachberatung der Fakultät für Informatik for students of TUM Informatics at least one week before the planned question time.
For each topic a question time is planned, during which open questions will be answered. Please use this question time and refrain from additional e-mail inquiries on these topics. In order to take part in question time, it is necessary to watch the corresponding recording beforehand. Questions that are dealt with there cannot be taken up again during question time.
The dates, the sequence of events and the virtual rooms/chats etc. used are listed in Moodle for each topic. In order to stay informed at all times, we strongly recommend that you register for the Moodle course. The link to Moodle will be here soon.
The following courses are planned for the summer semester 2020:
| Information event | Dates summer semester 2020 | |
|---|---|---|
| Orientation program | virtual event | |
| Language cafe | weekly every Wednesday from April 29th, 2020 virtual event | |
| Let's talk about Thesis(Bachelor and Master)@in.tum | virtual event via Moodle | |
| Let's talk about Guided Research@in.tum | virtual event via Moodle | |
| Let's talk about Courses & Exams@in.tum | virtual event via Moodle | |
| Let's talk about IDP@in.tum | virtual event via Moodle | |
Overview important dates Winter Semester
| Winter Semester | Event | Deadline Winter Semester 2019/20 |
|---|---|---|
| October | Orientation program for new degree students | www.in.tum.de/en/orientation-program-masters/ |
| Incomings Welcome | 10th October 2019, 11.30 am - 2 pm, MI HS 2 | |
| Language Café | regularly every Wednesday, | |
| Collective opening hour | 14th October 2019, | |
| November | Let's talk about - Master's Thesis @in.tum | 28th November 2019, |
| December | Let's talk about - Courses & Exams @in.tum | 5th December 2019, 12 - 2 pm, Interims lecture hall 2 |
| Let's talk about - IDP @in.tum | 12th December 2019, 12 - 2 pm, Interims lecture hall 2 | |
| January | Let’s talk about - Guided Research @in.tum | 9th January 2020, |
| February | ||
| March | Master's Day at TUM | Presumably 26th March 2020, 12 - 5 pm, Audimax Foyer |
Contact the Academic and International Student Advisors
You can contact us in person in our offices during opening hours, or by telephone or email, study-advising@in.tum.de. If you would like to contact us in person (preferred) then just drop in during our opening hours without previous notice. The contact information for advisors can be found on the right of this page. All advising is strictly confidential!
Please be aware that our academic advisors have no access to your official study records, so we ask you to bring a print-out of your academic transcript when visiting us. You should always know by heart how many ECTS you have already obtained.
If you need support with personal matters, such as legal or social matters, please see our personal counseling services.
Please don’t hesitate to seek advice – the sooner you come, the better we can help you!