The orientation weeks for international students take place at the University of Passau before the beginning of each semester. The orientation weeks will help you to prepare for your studies but also – and perhaps even more importantly! – provide great opportunities to get to know Passau and your fellow students. Events happen partly online, partly on campus to get everyone on board, whether you are already in Germany or still waiting for your trip.
The orientation weeks for the winter semester 2025/26 will take place from 29 September to 12 October 2025. Please register here.
To help you prepare for your arrival, you will find documents under Downloads on key topics such as accommodation, administrative matters, integration, career, and study organization in English.
If you have any questions that are not answered on the websites below,, feel free to mail to exchangestudents@uni-passau.de or istudicoach@uni-passau.de (as a degree-seeking student).
Were you unable to attend the English-language introduction to using the library? Then you now have another opportunity to take part in a new introduction on 13 or 15 October. The tour is designed to help international students familiarise themselves with the services, facilities and resources of the Central Library. It will be conducted by Ms Angela Güntner and Dr. des. Hafsa Idrees. More details
Please note that the data from the calender of events as well as the AEGEE events may be subject to short-term changes. You can check whether your document is still up to date by looking at the "as of" date of the document (e.g., event calendar in the top right corner).
