Quick Start for international students

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(International Office - September 2022)

Organising your Studies

The following links and videos should make it easier for you to get started with organising your studies at the University of Potsdam.

https://www.uni-potsdam.de/en/zim/angebote-loesungen/up-account

With your central university account (UP-account) and the assigned password, you have access to all main services of the University of Potsdam.

https://www.uni-potsdam.de/en/zim/angebote-loesungen/wlan/eduroam

University members with a central UP account can connect to the Internet on campus via the WLAN. The WLAN is available almost everywhere.

How to use PULS

This video will offer international program students a brief overview on how to use PULS.

Introductory Presentations and Contacts

Study Stream #2: Welcome at the UP | YouTube Video

Astrophysics

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Bioinformatics

Climate, Earth, Water, Sustainability (CLEWS)

Data Science

Ecology, Evolution and Conservation

Geosciences

Mathematics

Remote Sensing, geoInformation and Visualization

Toxicology

For more information on starting your studies, please visit the pages of the Division of Student Affairs.

Meet others and stay informed

MINTernational

Meet other students of the Faculty of Science and sign up for the newsletter to stay informed.

Contacts for further help and information

The staff at the University of Potsdam and your fellow students are very helpful, so you are never alone in any situation.

https://www.uni-potsdam.de/en/international/service/center/io

The Interantional Office offer interantional students support for questions regarding generel orientation at the university, university studies, legal information, and personal issues.

MINTernational

minternational@uni-potsdam.de

Vivienne Wimmer - tutoribb@uni-potsdam.de

Sophia Künzig - sophia.kuenzig@uni-potsdam.de

Maria Alegre Moral - maria.alegre@uni-potsdam.de

Mika Pritscha - pritscha@uni-potsdam.de

Adél Károlyi - adel.karolyi@uni-potsdam.de

Olga Schlund - olga.schlund@uni-potsdam.de

https://www.uni-potsdam.de/en/mnfakul/study-and-teaching/advice-and-forms/office-of-studies-and-teaching

The Office of Studies and Teaching is the point of contact for central and decentralised partners for solving current and specific problems in studying and teaching.

https://www.stwwb.de/en/international-culture/international-students

The Studentenwerk Potsdam provides the social infrastructure for student life - canteens and cafeterias on campus, student housing and financing, counselling as well as project funding.

https://www.uni-potsdam.de/de/fsr-bce/

Departmental Student Committee Biology, Biochemistry, Chemistry and Nutritional Science

http://www.fsr.physik.uni-potsdam.de/doku.php

Departmental Student Committee Mathematics, Physics, Polymer Science and Astrophysics

https://fsr.cs.uni-potsdam.de/

Departmental Student Committee Informatics and Data Science

https://www.uni-potsdam.de/en/fs-gecko/index

Departmental Student Committee Geoecology

https://www.uni-potsdam.de/de/umwelt/clews-masters-program/clews-student-council

Departmental Student Committee CLEWS

http://stud.astaup.de/~fsr_geowiss/

Departmental Student Committee Geo Science