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Orientation

Orientation Unit in winter semester 24/25

The traditional welcome hour of the new students takes place on 30 September at 10 o'clock in the Großer Hörsaal (Gr Hs, Renthof 5). You can find the full schedule below [1]. The final schedule will be released when we welcome all new students.

In general, our two introductory weeks will take place in presence. We will try to make all important information regarding the course of studies and the organization of the program available online. But only the intersection of students who are in Marburg and have internet access can fully benefit from the introduction.

The schedule for this Orientation Unit currently foresees that you usually have an introductory mathematics course or that you receive important information from us and some fun activities.  You will receive a concrete schedule after the welcome lesson, . It will be available online via the Telegram Channel.

It is important to notice, that the mathematics course is meant for people that start their bachelors degree and will revisit subjects you probably heard of in school and is supposed to refresh your knowledge. The mathematics course is in german, if you still want to participate, please write an e-mail to fachschaft@physik.uni-marburg.de and we will figure out a solution.

Please note that most students are german so we are planning on doing the OU in german. If you don't speak german, please contact us at fachschaft@physik.uni-marburg.de and we will try to make all the information needed and the different activities available in english.

Here are the important links:

[1] Schedule for the Orientation Unit (may not be final) (coming soon)
[2] Link to our Discord Server
[3] Link to our Instagram Account

Orientation Weeks

An important part of our Departmental Student Organisation work is organising and implementing the orientation period (also known as the Orientation Unit, OU) for new students. The OU consists mainly of a leisure programme organised by us, including the OU weekend and math preparatory course. We strongly recommend that new students take part in the OU and not just the math preparatory course! It is very important that you get to know your fellow students early so that you can work together on exercise papers and study for exams. 

If you want a rough overview, we recommend that you take a look at the OU Guide (a booklet published by the Departmental Student Organisation for each OU, containing all necessary information for new students).

Welcome and Communal Cooking

At the beginning of the two OU weeks, typically two weeks before the official beginning of the semester at 10 a.m. c.t. (10 a.m. “cum tempore”, i.e. 10:15 a.m.), the Departmental Student Organisation and Deans of each department welcome the students. Here, you can collect the OU Guide (if you don't already have one) and all kinds of other information about the first few weeks. Afterwards, the first-year students and the Departmental Student Organisation divide into small groups and go somewhere to cook together. We hope this will help you get to know some of your fellow classmates.

City Rally

The city rally takes place wednesday in the second week of the OU. This will help you get to know Marburg and you can compete against the other groups in a lot of fun games. Afterwards, there will be an awards ceremony. 

Coffee Advising Event

While enjoying a coffee, you will be able to meet our advisor for studies, Prof. Andreas Schrimpf, so he can explain the process of the Bachelor’s/Master’s, teacher training courses and more. This will give you a chance to ask questions regarding minor subjects, semesters abroad, major subjects, etc. 

Other fun activities

In the OU, we have plenty of time for game nights, barbeques and some trips around Marburg to get to know your fellow students and of course have some fun. 

The Legendary OU Weekend (not available during the summer OU)

The highlight of the OU is the OU Weekend. We take you to a self-catering house for 2 and a half days to enjoy the last days off before your studies begin. Nobody has ever been disappointed by the weekend and you should take this opportunity to enjoy a few pleasant days away for a low cost. 

Sadly, it won't take place this semester, but we still have some things planned for the weekend.

The Math Preparatory Course

The department offers a preparatory math course to bring all beginners up to the same level of knowledge. In approx. 25-35 hours (depending on whether it is the summer or winter OU), you will revise all the material from the Abitur and can adjust the speed and lecture style to suit your study method. The MPC is not obligatory and should not be taken too seriously. It is used as revision and to bring all school leavers from different federal states up to the same level, etc. Normally, no material from the degree is covered. Under no circumstances should other OU activities be missed because of the maths pre-course!