Study Start at the Department of Design

9.00 am – 11.00 am Central enrolment ceremony of the FHP

On Monday, the 30^th of September 2024, all new students of the University of Applied Sciences Potsdam will be welcomed centrally by our President Eva Schmitt-Rodermund. Information about the matriculation ceremony and the ticket for it can be found here. This will be followed by the welcome and information event for the first semester students (BA/MA) and for our international students at the Department of Design.

11.30 am – 1.30 pm Initial instruction for all new students (compulsory)

Large lecture theatre in the main building (Main Building/Room 108)

The briefing is compulsory for all first-year students on Bachelor's and Master's degree programmes and for our national and international guest students and provides a binding overview of the required rules of conduct in the workshop and campus area. If you are unable to attend, please contact Anne Boenisch at anne.boenisch@fh-potsdam.de.

2.00 pm – 6.00 pm Matriculation ceremony Faculty of Design

Lecture Hall (House D/Room 011)

2.00 pm Welcome by the Dean Prof. Wiebke Loeper and the Student Council (StuRa).

You are now embarking on a new phase of your life, which will hopefully enrich you both professionally and privately. To help you quickly find your way through the "university jungle", we will provide you with important information about starting your studies and introduce you to the Dean's Office as part of our first semester introduction:

• general information about studying, dates and the semester programme
• Information about the semester programmes and project weeks
• Information about the introductions to the degree programmes and the welcome days (onboarding)
• Access to the MAC/PC labs and the library
• Presentation of the Student Council (StuRa) of the Department of Design

3.00 pm – 6.00 pm Campus tour, workshop tour & photo shoot for first-semester students

Meeting point in the foyer House D/Room 080

The Welcome Days will help you get started with your studies and are offered all day on Tuesday, the 1^st of October 2020 to Wednesday, the 9^th of October 2020! Together with your new fellow students, you will get to know the professors of your degree programme and their subject areas in various formats. You will be able to gain an insight into what else awaits you in your degree programme, but also in the region around Potsdam and what career options you can open up with your degree.

Tuesday, 01/10/24 
10.00 am – 6.00 pm Introduction to the individual degree programmes in House D

• Communication Design (KD) Room 011 / 10.00 am – 12.00 pm / all KD students, then 12.00 – 6.00 pm, allocation to rooms 307 / 308/ 310 / 311 / 323
• Product Design (PD) / 10.00 am – 6.00 pm room 119
• Interface Design (ID) / 10.00 am – 6.00 pm, Room 226
• Master (MA) / 10.00 am – 6.00 pm, Room 108

Wednesday, 02/10/24 
10.00 am – 6.00 pm Presentation of the semester course and project week topics; online via Zoom

On this date, all courses and project week programmes will be presented to you by the lecturers online via Zoom. During the Welcome Days, you will find out which courses are particularly suitable for you to start your studies, how a course of study can proceed depending on your preferences and skills and how the course selection procedure works.

The Zoom rooms will be announced shortly in the 0th workspace (moderation: StuRa): There will be a Zoom room for the project week presentation + basic study courses + explanation of the course selection procedure & a separate Zoom room for the main study and Master's courses.

4.00 pm Explanation of the course selection process; online via Zoom

Zoom room from the 1st study section of the semester presentations (Moderation: Prof. Boris Müller).

Monday, 07/10/2024 

Until 8.00 pm Deadline for course selection registration + project week participation registration.

Information will be announced shortly in the 0. workspace.

Tuesday, 08/10/24

From 8.00 am Announcement of the results for course enrolment; notification of individual programme information by the lecturers.

Wednesday, 09/10/24

Until 8.00 am Deadline for course confirmation by students.

10.00 am – 6.00 pm Emergency Room (StuRa) Support with course selection; notification of individual programme information by lecturers

Thursday, 10/10/24

10.00 am – 6.00 pm  Emergency Room (StuRa) & if support from the ER is not sufficient

10.00 am – 6.00 pm  (In planning and only if required) Help desk for course selection, via help desk online form

All-day programme for all design students!

Our project weeks take place all day from 10/10/2024 – 18/10/2024 across all degree programmes and years. The compact project offers are a kind of warm-up and serve to actively get to know the campus and people, gain initial professional experience and – not to forget – to acquire the first two ECTS credit points – which, in addition to grades, is the university currency for the "workload" during your studies. At the end of your studies at the FH Potsdam, you will have earned all 240 credit points (CP) in the Bachelor's programme or a further 60 CP in the Master's programme and we wish you every success until then!

The introductory events and the project weeks from 30/09/2024 – 18/10/2024 are compulsory for all newly enrolled students and ensure a good start to your studies!

Course weeks: 21/10/2024 – 31/01/2025

Courses offered: Our courses usually take place in presence at the FHP in House D or in the neighbouring Laboratory and Workshop Building (LW). English-language courses are announced in English and can be filtered at Incom.

• Management Prof. Reto Wettach
• Target group: 1st and 2nd semester, open to all Master's students

We have developed a compact format for our Master's students in which the professors and research assistants introduce themselves and briefly outline their design position and research focus. In this way, you as a Master's student can gain a better insight into which potential Master's supervisors could best suit you and your respective questions.