Firstly we - the people from the student union - want to welcome you to the Physics Department of the Freie Universität Berlin!

On this page we try to summarize some information that are interesting for new students. Once you are registered at the department you will receive a lot of important information via your student e-mail account - make sure you check your mail frequently!

For information about general events organized by the international office you can find a schedule here if you have any questions, you can find us in the master student chat or write an email to fsi@physik.fu-berlin.de for general questions and studienberatung@physik.fu-berlin.de for questions about courses, credits and the like.

Orientation Week: 16.10.-31.10.2023

For the first two weeks of classes we will do a lot of social activities so that everybody can get to know each other. While this is principaly organised for Bachelor freshmen the activities are open to everybody and we'd love to see Master students there as well.

Freshman Trip (3.11- 5.11)

Details see below.

Pub crawl (Probably Mon 23.10., 19 pm)

Details on the exact meeting location, time and date and who to can contact if you come later will follow.

Späti-run (Probably Wed 25.10, 19 pm)

We will probably meet at the subway station Hermannplatz. Details on the exact meeting location will follow. The Späti-Run is a rallye through the city with fun tasks to get to know Berlin and its "Spätis" :).

PhLyNTA*- Plenum (Probably Thu 26.10, 18 pm)

An open meeting for everyone of the group PhLyNTA* at the Café XX. PhLyNTA* is a student initiative that approaches the everyday student life at the FU critically, special focus is put on the analysis of societal issues surrounding the subjects Maths, Physics, and Computional Sciences. The meeting with detailed information about PhLyNTA* will be announced again via mail, there hopefully will soon be a website with more information about PhLyNTA*.

Freshman Trip

For a pleasant start to your studies, it is helpful to get to know and love your fellow students. That's why we offer you a freshers' trip to beautiful Wernsdorf in the 3rd semester week (from 3.11 - 5.11.).
There, at the Kinderferien- und Tagungshaus Wernsdorf, you can expect all kinds of cool activities, free drinks and lots of fun!
By the way, our first-year trip (and also the rest of the orientation week) is aimed at all new students in the Physics Monobachelor & Master and the new students in the Physics teaching degree.
We know from our own experience that the Ersti-Fahrt is always a very nice and unforgettable experience, so don't hesitate to come along!!!

Registration

Please register here until one week before the trip.
If you have any food intolerances, please let us know. Vegan food is generally available.
Please provide an email address that you read regularly!

Costs

The trip costs around 25-30€, because we are sponsored by the Asta and the Ernst Reuter Society.
We will let you know the exact price by e-mail beforehandPlease transfer the money after registration to our bank account:

Owner:Fachschaftsinitiat­ive Physik FU Berlin e.V.

IBAN: DE29 1005 0000 0191 0220 20

Please write your name in the reason for payment so that we can see who has already paid. Otherwise, there are no limits to your creativity. :D
If you need financial support, please contact us personally or write to us via Matrix or by e-mail: fsi@physik.fu-berlin.de .

Details

Will be announced shortly

CampusCard

The socalled CampusCard is your student ID and public transportation ticket. You need to get it from a CampusCard machine. To do that you need a QR-Code that you get get via the ZEDAT-Portal. Afterwards you need to validate the card at a validation machine. You can find both machines in the basement of the Studierenden-Service-Center at Iltisstraße 4 near the subway station U-Bahnhof Dahlem-Dorf. Once you are there, just follow the signs.

You can find further information here.