A welcome to first semester students

A welcome to all first semester students

Coming from other German universities or from abroad (assisted by the International Center at Kiel university (IC)), we hope you had a good arrival and found yourself already accommodated to Kiel and the Christian-Albrechts-University (CAU).

Since winter semester 2019/2020 a tutoring system has been implemented. Experienced scientists and lecturers will guide students through the curriculum. Students will communicate to tutors about missing information/obstacles/problems related to the curriculum (e.g. language, cultural differences of learning and teaching, housing etc.). This feedback approach will help us to improve the curriculum in an evolutionary process. Furthermore tutors are giving a first impression of upfront scientific work within their daily research activities to the students – linking them closer to the scientific community.

Current tutors are: Dr. E. Briski, Prof. Dr. U. Hentschel Humeida, Dr. M. Lenz, Prof. Dr. F. Melzner, Prof. Dr. A. Oschlies, Dr. M. Pahlow, Prof. Dr. T. Reusch, Prof. Dr. M. Wahl, Dr. F. Weinberger.

Please read the following information carefully.

From WS 2023/2024 onwards all teachings will be held on the east shore campus.
General CAU welcome service
Help for international students (and students new to Kiel): International students - advising, activities & services (International Center).
- Orientation program of the International Center (also for German students).
- Further activities by the IC see here (Tutors for international students, International student associations, "study buddy program" etc.).
As the German university system maybe very different from the one you know - please contact the International Center (IC).
For German language courses (not necessary for the curriculum but helpful for daily life in Kiel) please contact the IC and the Lectorate German as a Foreign Language.

All of the curriculum's lectures and practical courses will be given in the new GEOMAR main building east shore (Wischhofstraße 3).

For a good start please use all available information.

Your first day in M.Sc. Biological Oceanography at GEOMAR

All teaching will be held on the east shore campus.

Start of the curriculum winter semester 2024/2025:

October, 14 (9 - 11 am) Prof. Dr. Melzner (head of curriculum) and other scientists will give an introductory lecture (east shore campus - large lecture hall (Wischhofstr. 1-3, building 8)).

Have your matriculation number and your stu-email address at hand to complete our - up to then preliminary - participants list. As you will have practical courses at sea very soon, we need additional data (e.g. your passport number) latest on October 20.

Courses with compulsory attendance (FPO).

Student body (Fachschaft)

General regulations concerning exams can be found here.