Study Start at the Department of Design

9.30 am – 11.00 am Central enrolment ceremony of the FHP

On Monday, the 5^th of October 2026, 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 – 1.00 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.

1.00 pm – 2.00 pm lunch break

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

Meeting point in the foyer House D/Room 080

Friday, 09/10/2026
09:00 am – 3:00 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 have already learnt which courses are particularly suitable for your first degree, how the 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 and a separate Zoom room for the main study and master courses.

3:00 pm Explanation of the course selection process; online via Zoom

All-day programme for all design students!

Our project weeks take place all day from 12/10/2026 – 16/10/2026 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, you will have earned all 240 CP in your bachelor's degree or, depending on your study track, an additional 60–120 CP in your master's degree and we wish you every success until then!

The introductory events and the project weeks from 12/10/2026 – 16/10/2026 are compulsory for all newly enrolled students and ensure a good start to your studies!

Monday, 12/10/2026 

Deadline for course enrolment + project week participation registration until 8.00 pm.

Information will be announced soon in the 0. workspace.

Tuesday, 13/10/2026

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

Wednesday, 14/10/2026

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, 15/10/2026

10.00 am – 6.00 pm Emergency-Room (StuRa) 

Friday, 16/10/2026

Free course allocation by course organiser approx. 1.00 pm

Master’s Programme Onboarding Workshop

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 in Incom.