Academic Advising
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
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Overview important dates Winter Semester
| Winter Semester | Event | Deadline Winter Semester 2018/2019 |
|---|---|---|
October | Orientation program for new international degree students https://www.tum.de/nc/en/studies/international-students/refugees/ | www.in.tum.de/en/orientation-program-masters/ |
| Language Café | regularly every Wednesday, 3‐5.30 pm from 17.10.18 | |
| Open House Day 2018 | 13th October 2018 | |
| Collective opening hour | 15th October 2018, 10 am, MI 00.13.009A | |
| November | Let's talk about - Courses & Exams @in.tum | 29th November2018, 2pm, Interimshörsaal 2 |
| December | Let's talk about - IDP @in.tum | 13th December 2018, 2 pm, Interimshörsaal 2 |
| January | Information event Master’s Thesis | 31st January 2019, 12 pm, Interimshörsaal 2 |
| February | Let’s talk about – Guided Research @in.tum | 7th February 2019, 2 pm, Interimshörsaal 2 |
| March | Master's Day at TUM | 8th March 2019, 12 am |
Overview important dates Summer Semester
| Summer Semester | Event | Deadline Summer Semester 2018 |
|---|---|---|
April | Meeting with the refugees and their buddies in Informatics from the Auditor Program For Refugees at TUM | 4th April 2018, noon, MI 00.08.059 |
| Café with the student advisors for Master's students | 4th April 2018, 2.00 pm, | |
| Study introduction day | 5th April 2018, 10.10 am | |
| Presentation of examination regulations | 5th April 2018, Master: Lecture hall | |
| Incomings Welcome | 5th April 2018, 2.15 pm, MI HS 3 | |
| Workshop Intercultural Competence and Communication | 6th April till Sunday 8th April 2018 | |
| Collective opening hour | 9th April 2018, 10.00 am, MI 02.11.018 | |
| Language Café | regularly every Wednesday, 3‐5.30 pm from 11.04.18 | |
| May | Information event Application Master | 8th May 2018, 6 pm, MI HS2 |
| International Day | 16th May 2018, 11am, MI HS1 | |
| June | Let's talk about Courses & Exams@in.tum | 5th June 2018, 4 pm, MI HS2 |
| Information event Guided Research | 07th June 2018 (changed!), 10 am, Intermishörsaal 1 | |
| Bachelor's Thesis Information event (changed!, switched with Master's Thesis) | 12th June 2018, 6 pm, Intermishörsaal 2 | |
Double Degree Progamme Master Infromatics | 26th June 2018, 4.15 pm, MI HS 2 | |
| Let's talk about IDP@in.tum | 28th June 2018, 6 pm, Intermishörsaal 2 | |
| German Matters Absolventenfeier: 29th June 2018, 4.15 pm, Garching Hochbrück | ||
| July | Master's Thesis Information event (changed!, switched with Bachelor's Thesis) | July 03 2018, 4.00 pm, MI HS 2 |
| August | ||
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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!