FRIDAY, October 10th 2022 (4 pm) 

After the freshers-help-station is over, you can come to AStA (EF50), have a beer with us and maybe we can all spend the evening together and spend some time downtown!

Monday to Friday (4th until 7th october 2022) 

Do you wanna get to know the way the TU Dortmund, AStA and other committees present themselves digitally? Then compete in our digital campus rally!

All the information will be available on www.asta-dortmund.de on Sunday.

Wanna get to know campus a bit better? Then become a part of our campus rally from Tuesday (4th october 2022 – 10 am) to Thursday (8th october 2022 – 4 pm).

Just either come alone or with a group (up to 7 people) to our freshers-help-station, come up with a group name, get your rally materials and get started! You then have time to complete the rally (however fast or slow you want). We track your time & the three fastest groups win some cool prizes! 

Important note: There a little barriers at the rally. If you still want to compete but aren’t able to due to possible barriers, you can compete in the digital version of the rally (more info in the next post). 🙂

TUESDAY (10 am) to SATURDAY (6 am)

Are you lost on campus and don’t know where to go? Did you lose your peers while wandering through Dortmund? Do you feel scared while walking through the city at night? Or do you simply need help and/or somebody to talk to? 

During freshers‘ week (4th october until 8th october 2022), you can call us 24/7 and we will help you! 

+49 178 114 34 83

You can also text us or send a message on social media.

Welcome to TU Dortmund University all beginner student! We’re happy to meet you all.

We are the AStA, which is short for Allgemeiner Studierendenausschuss, aka we’re the executive branch of your student government. 

For your fresher’s week, we also wanted to offer you some informative and fun events, as well as possibilities of support. All of them should easily fit around whatever your Fachschaften have planned for you. 

In generell and outside of fresher’s week, we’re your go-to people for all questions or problems concerning your studies or life as a student (on campus and off it). But we’ll give you more information on that later! 

WHAT DO WE OFFER DURING FRESHER’S WEEK?

FRESHER’S HELP DESK

Directly in front of the Emil-Figge-Str. 50 building, you can find our help desk. Marquees and flags bearing our logo as well as the moniker „Erst-Hilfe-Station“ should make us unmissable. 

Come talk to us about any and all questions or concerns you have during fresher’s week. Got turned around on Campus and don’t know where you need to head to next? Overwhelmed by all the people and new impressions? Come to us! 

We want to get to know you all and if you stay for a while, we have some snazzy beach chairs and free drinks for you all. 

IMPORTANT: Our help desk is, as much as possible, accessible for people with disabilities. If you want or need information on studying with disabilities, you can talk to our lovely colleagues from ABeR (Autonomous Organization for Students with Disabilities) who are also at the help desk. 

AWARENESS PHONE

Confused and lost on campus? Somewhere in Dortmund and no idea how to get home after you lost your pub crawl group? It’s the middle of the night and you feel scared/unwell? Something terrible happened and now you have no idea who to contact and what to do? 

We offer a 24/7 awareness phone during fresher’s week for all students who need support, someone to listen to or help finding the right official contact for whichever troubles have come their way. 

You can reach us starting Tuesday, October 4th, 10AM under this number:

0049 – 114 34 83

If you save the number, you can also reach us via:

• WhatsApp
• Telegram
• Signal

Of course you can always additionally contact us via Email for general questions or concerns under: asta@asta.tu-dortmund.de

IMPORTANT: We’re NOT a professional counceling service! This is an offer from students for students. Never forget that, in case of emergency, call 112 or 110. If you need emotional support after while waiting for the ambulances to arrive, we’re happy to talk to you! 

CAMPUS RALLYE 

*only in German* Want to explore your new campus and have the chance to win some snazzy prices? Then come by the fresher’s help desk and sign up for our campus rallye! 

IMPORTANT: We will also make a digital version of the rally available of you prefer to use that or need it to have the questions read out for you. 

WELCOME SHARING EVENT

Sustainable living and still some cool new stuff? That’s our sharing event! You can come by with one backpack max filled with clothes or home goods you have no use for anymore, but that are still perfectly fine to use. You can lay them out on our sharing tables and then browse through all the other goods people have put out. Find something you need or want? Pick it up for free! 

IMPORTANT: accessible for disabled people. Either the tables will be outside, if the weather is good, or inside the AStA, which is barrier free. 

INCLUSIVE CAMPUS TOUR

*in German* You’ve always wanted to know how to navigate the campus without barriers? In the mood for a beer, a tea or whatever tickles your fancy while meeting new people? Then just come along! We’ll show you all the must-know areas of the north campus and also how to navigate them on wheels, with a stroller or if you ever break a leg. 

IMPORTANT: barrier free and open to ALL TU students. New, old, long, short, green or pink 😉

DIGITAL RALLY

*in German* Learn more about the online presences of the AStA, StuPa and the TU while having the chance to win a prize? We got you! Dust off your Sherlock hats and off you go. All information about the rally will be on the website of the AStA (www.asta-dortmund.de) from Sunday night. 

END OF WEEK HANGOUT

It’s Friday, Fresher’s week is drawing to a close and you have nowhere to go? Feel free to hang out with us. We’ll have some beers (as always) and if the group is in the mood, why not head into town to check out the bars and pubs of Dortmund? 

Are you in the mood for a Halloween party? If so, mark your calendars because we’ve got something for you! On October 27th 2022, there will be a big Halloween party right on campus in the EF50-foyer. The party starts at 9 pm – more information will be available soon! 

With „w.space“, a writing lab at the Center for Higher Education, you are able to improve your academic writing and communication skills – in German and in English! There, they offer peer consultations as well as writing groups that meet every Friday from 10 am to 2:30 pm in the library plus a bunch of other activities and meetings that give you a chance to improve your academic skills – for free! You can find more information here: @zhbfs_tudo (on instagram) and at https://fs.zhb.tu-dortmund.de/schreibwerkstatt/ 

Since the highway A45 is temporarily closed, you can now (up until 2026) use your semester ticket in IC trains (line 34) between Dortmund and Siegen without having to pay extra. 

All students and employees at TU Dortmund can download the software package Microsoft Office 365 Pro Plus for only 4,99 Euros per year (for private use only). By purchasing 1 license, you can install the package on up to 5 devices. 

You can download it here!

The „Straßenmagazin“ is a magazine by the non-profit organization bodo that is sold by homeless people and other people in need. Since we, the AStA, have a magazine subscription, you can simply stop by on campus and take a magazine with you!