Dear Master freshmen,

the MACH/CIW student council would like to welcome you to KIT! No matter if you are a newcomer to Karlsruhe or already did your bachelors at KIT - you are warmly invited to participate in our Master orientation week!

Save the date

Among other things, the Master orientation week (O-Phase) will take place from 10/21/2025 (Tuesday) to 10/29/2025 (Wednesday) and will give you the opportunity to celebrate having passed your Bachelor and to get to know your fellow Master freshmen. The O-Phase generally does not require registration but does require you to present your certificate of study.

At the champagne reception (10/21/25), you will be officially welcomed at KIT by your faculty and receive a wristband  that identifies you as part of our Master-O-Phase. For this purpose, we ask you to bring a valid certificate of study (digitally is also allowed). This way we can make sure that especially you as a first-year student can participate in the O-Phase. It may still be necessary to register for specific events. This will be mentioned in the information about said events.

You can create and download your study certificates here.

Exception for Mechatronics and Information Technology

Students in the Master's in Mechatronics and Information Technology are represented by both the MACH/CIW student council and the ETIT student council. Accordingly, they may also participate in both Master O-Phases. You can find information on the Master-O-Phase of the ETIT student council on their website.

Info events

Information events take place on Wednesday, 10/22/2025

Especially recommended for those who are new to KIT. Here you will receive valuable information and can ask your questions. After the information events, we will take you to the Kühler Krug for some food and drinks.

Information events

When: 15:30 - 16:00

Where: 

• Maschinenbau (German) - Carl-Benz-Hörsaal (Geb. 10.21 EG)
• CIW/BIW (German) - Hertz-Hörsaal (Geb. 10.11)
• Mechatronics and Information Technology (English) - Ferdinand-Redtenbacher-Hörsaal (Geb. 10.91 )
• MATWERK (bilingual) -  Mittlerer Hörsaal Maschinenbau (Geb. 10.91 )
• Mechanical Engineering (English) - Johann-Gottfried-Tulla-Hörsaal (Geb. 11.40)

For better orientation you can find a digital map of our campus here.

Please note: The info-events are divided according to degree programs so that you only get the most important information. If you can't find the lecture hall or are generally unsure, feel free to visit us in the student council (Building 10.23, room 107)

Slides:

• CIW/BIW (2025)
• MACH (2025)
• Materials Science (2025)
• MIT (2025)

Program

You can find all of our events in the calendar.

Following events will be a part of Master O-Phase:

• Tue 21.10. Champagne Reception
• Wed 22.10. Information events
• Wed 22.10. Kühler Krug
• Thu 23.10. Bavarian Breakfast
• Thu 23.10. Meet the Fachschaft
• Fri 24.10. Gurkyball
• Fri 24.10. Game night
• Sun 26.10. Hiking
• Tue 28.04. Pub crawl
• Wed 29.10. Master consulting hour

WhatsApp Groups

You are welcome to join the WhatsApp groups in advance, you can find the links here: WhatsApp groups

Don't forget!

Don't forget to sign up for the mailing list. You will always receive the latest information from your student council via the mailing list, which exclusively concerns your studies and the student council.

We welcome you warmly and wish you a good start at KIT.

Your student council MACH/CIW