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School is over and the very first semester has begun. All of a sudden, you have to take care of everything on your own, perhaps living in a shared flat or your own apartment in a completely new city for the first time. Our "Bear Week" certainly explained and showed you a lot, but a week full of input is really a lot and you certainly can't remember everything. So here are a few (hopefully) helpful tips for you that can help you during your first time at TU Clausthal.
You've just moved to Clausthal-Zellerfeld and are living on your own for the first time. What should you do first?
You still have a few days until the first lectures start and the moving boxes are almost all unpacked. But before you can enjoy the days off before the start of your studies, the first thing you should do is register at the town hall. The reason for this is that you have to register in the town of Clausthal-Zellerfeld. The address on your identity card will be updated and only then will you officially live in Clausthal-Zellerfeld. You can contact the staff by email or telephone to find out what you need to do to register.
You can find the information here: www.clausthal-zellerfeld.de/
Now let's move on to a more interesting topic: Where is what here, please?
The cell phone with Google Maps in one hand and the bag packed with the important things for the first day of university in the other. But where is the Audimax? Or the canteen? Most places are relatively easy to find. The university provides a campus map (here: www.tu-clausthal.de/universitaet/kontakt-service/campuskarte) on which all the important places are marked. But if you don't always have it to hand, you can of course ask your fellow students ?
If you want to go further afield than the university, you can also take the bus here. You can travel to Goslar or St. Andreasberg, for example. You can find the bus routes here: www.harzbus-goslar.de/fahrplaene/linienfahrplaene/ From Goslar, you can also travel by train to other cities such as Braunschweig, Hanover, Göttingen or Magdeburg.
Make contacts and take as many offers with you as possible!
In your first semester, especially during the Welcome Week at TU Clausthal, you have the best chance of meeting new people. You can get to know your future fellow students in the "bear groups" and make your first friends. There are now numerous offers that you can take advantage of. For example, there is the city rally, which you can go through in your group, or the StUZ open day, where you can get to know the cellar club or the General Student Committee (AStA), among others. University sports also offer numerous activities, from climbing to volleyball and martial arts. Keep your eyes open during the semester to see what's on offer. You can also take a look at the pages of the TUC StudiBlog. There are also some ideas here on how you can pass the time.
New foreign words?!
Your studies have started and you've finally managed to draw up your semester plan. Your head is slowly spinning because you've read a lot of foreign terms in the meantime. What is "ct" and "st"?
Well, here's a quick explanation:
"Ct" stands for cum tempore and that means the lecture starts a quarter past full. So if you have a lecture that takes place at eight o'clock "ct", you don't have to be there until 8.15 am. However, if "st" ("sine tempore") is written after the time, you can sleep a quarter of an hour less and have to be there at eight o'clock.
In addition to your tutors, you can also contact the student council of your degree program at any time. These are usually students who have been studying at TU Clausthal for some time. They can answer subject-specific questions, but also have contacts to companies. You can find a list here: www.asta.tu-clausthal.de/hochschulpolitik/fachschaftsraete-und-fachschaftszentralrat/
Hopefully this article can help you on your first days at university. Questions, feedback or even something missing in your opinion? Then write me an e-mail: blog@tu-clausthal.de
Yours, Nadine
