Welcome to the Univer­sity of Leipzig

-Students of Physics and Meteorology-

Intro­duct­ory events 2022

We are currently working on the intro­duct­ory events 2022. Check this website regularly for updates.

Intro­duct­ory events 2022

19.09.

Online Meet-Up
2pm

In a laid-back atmosphere we will answer your questions about the upcom­ing Bridge Course, the start of your studies, and anything else you wish to know.
You’re also welcome to use the oppor­tun­ity to make your first contacts.

We will meet on our Discord Server. Just follow the link/button below. A regis­tra­tion is not necessary.

23.09.

Meet-Up in person
5pm (en), 5:30 pm (de)

The same as the Online Meet-Up but in person and includ­ing a guided tour through the faculty to get to know the most import­ant places for study­ing. After­wards there will be a barbecue.

Location: The stone stair­way in front of the main entrance, Linnéstraße 5.

 

26.09. - 30.09.

Bridge courses physics, meteor­o­logy, IPSP

During the maths bridge course, you’ll be refresh­ing your knowledge you have from school.

In the morning, the contents are taught alike a lecture, followed by exercises in smaller groups in the afternoon.

Parti­cip­a­tion is voluntary.

Regis­tra­tion: Short email with your Studserv-address to brueckenkurs[a]faraphy.de

28.09.

Handcart tour
3pm

Follow­ing the bridge course (around 3pm), the Elfer­rat Physik und Geowis­senschaften e. V. will show you the most import­ant locations for lab courses and lectures outside the faculty on the tradi­tion­al handcart tour.

28.09.

Bridge course Meeting
5pm

After the handcart tour, you’ll get to know your future lectur­ers and fellow students at the Bridge Course meeting. Link up with people togeth­er with music and drinks!

Location: Court­yard between physics and chemistry faculties

29.09.

Assisted Module Enrol­ment
3pm

We will be showing you how to properly sign up for your classes and modules. Those taking part in the bridge course can just stay there. All others have the possib­il­ity to join via Discord.

Regis­tra­tion for physics and meteor­o­logy starts on the 28th of Sep. at 12:30pm via AlmaWeb.

For teach­ers sign up starts on the 26th of Sep. at 12pm via TOOL.

Regis­tra­tion for the first semester of the IPSP starts on the 27th of Sep. at 12pm via TOOL.

Regis­tra­tion deadline for all studies is the 5th of October at 5pm.

03.10.

Hiking
2pm

We will meet at the faculty (Linnes­traße 5, main entrance) for a hike in the Leipzig countryside. Weather­proof cloth­ing and sturdy shoes are recommended.

Remem­ber to bring your Unicard!

04.10.

Zoo tour
1pm

We will be going to the zoo togeth­er with you.

Location: main entrance to the zoo, Pfaffen­dorfer Str. 29, 04105 Leipzig.
Time: 1pm
Price: tba

Regis­tra­tion required:

05./06.10.

Intro­duct­ory events at the faculty
10am

The faculty will be offer­ing you an intro­duct­ory event. 
 
The event for meteor­o­logy and for teach­ers will be held on the 05.10. at 10am, and for physics and the IPSP on the 06.10. at 10am.
 
Further inform­a­tion will follow.

05.10.

LateX Course
1-3pm

LaTeX is a popular tool when it comes to working with formu­las and figures. Many use LaTeX to write their bachel­or and/or master thesis, or even their weekly exercises.

We will offer you an intro­duc­tion to LaTeX.

Regis­tra­tion required:

06.10.

City tour
1pm

Lead by a profes­sion­al city guide, you’ll have the oppor­tun­ity to famil­i­ar­ize yourself with the city center of Leipzig in 90 minutes, such as learn­ing a little about the history of special buildings.

Regis­tra­tion required:

06.10.

2nd Faculty tour
5pm

We will be doing a second faculty tour giving those who didn’t make it to the first tour a chance to see the places regard­ing your studies. These include lecture halls, semin­ar rooms, offices, and more. 

You are also welcome to come along a second time if you have atten­ded the first tour already. 

Location: Stone stair­way at the entrance to the faculty, Linnéstr. 5. 

06.10.

Gaming night
6pm

We’ll be playing a few board games. You can use the evening as an oppor­tun­ity to getting to know your fellow students better. Bever­ages will be provided for you. You are welcome to bring your own games.
 
Location: Aula (directly above the main entrance), Linnéstraße 5.

07.10.

Bike tour
2pm

We start our cycling tour at 2 p.m. at the main entrance of the faculty. The route leads around two lakes and back to the faculty via the “Sachen­brücke” with a total length of ca. 35 km. In case of bad weath­er the tour might be postponed. In that case you will find the inform­a­tion here. Your bike should be able to travel forest roads. 

10.10.

Start of Lectures

Your first lectures, seminars, and exercises are await­ing you.

Of course, we are still happy to answer all your questions. Feel free to send us an email, a Whats­App message or drop by our office in room 219.

If you would like to know more about us and our work, you are welcome to pop by to one of our meetings.

We wish you a success­ful start.

12.10.

Enroll­ment ceremony
3pm

With the enroll­ment ceremony, the Univer­sity of Leipzig welcomes all fresh­ers to the new academ­ic chapter in their life.
 
Further inform­a­tion can be found on the website of our university.
(The website is currently only  avail­able in german)

13.10.

Bar-hopping

You’ll be explor­ing the best bars in Leipzig togeth­er with the Elfer­rat.

The Elfer­rat will meet you 6 pm at Südplatz in Leipzig.

17.10.

Bowling

Bowling will take place in two groups, one start­ing at 5 pm and the other at 7 pm.

Regis­tra­tion required:

18.10.

Coffee, Cake and Beer

After the first lectures, it’s time for a refresh­ment. Come and have a chat togeth­er with the Elfer­rat and with other fellow students with coffee, tea, and beer, and cake.

20.10.

Ice Skating
3:30 pm

Atten­tion: The date has changed.

Further inform­a­tion to come.

25.10.

Späti tour

You’ll be explor­ing the best bars in Leiptig togeth­er with the Elfer­rat.
You’ll have the chance to explore the best Spätis (stores that are open late at night) in Leipzig togeth­er with the Elfer­rat.

02.11.

Movie night

The Elfer­rat will be showing some movies, sketches, and dances of the past years. Beer, drinks without alcohol, and pizza will be offered at a fair price.

04.-06.11

Fresh­ers Trip

Togeth­er with the Elfer­rat, you’ll ge going on a trip to Reibitz to spend an unfor­get­table weekend there.

Intro­duct­ory events 2021

27.09.

Online Meet-Up
2 - 3pm

In a inform­al atmosphere we will answer your questions about the upcom­ing Bridge Course, the start of your studies and anything else you would like to know.
You are also welcome to use the oppor­tun­ity to make your first contacts.

We will meet on our Discord Server. Just follow the link. Regis­tra­tion is not necessary.

27.09.

Games Night
8pm

Come to our Discord server for a relaxed evening of gaming. We will play Gartic Phone, Among Us and other sugges­tions from you.

29.09.

Module enrol­ment

Module enrol­ment for the winter semester 2021/22 begins on 29 Septem­ber 2021 at noon and ends on 6 October 2021 at 5 pm.

On 29 Septem­ber we will be avail­able from 1 to 3 pm to answer your questions about module enrol­ment. Visit us in room 219 or check out our Discord Server.

Masks are obligatory!

30.09.

Faculty tour 1 - 2pm

We show you the most import­ant places of your studies in the faculty, includ­ing audit­or­ies, lecture rooms, offices and more. You get useful inform­a­tion about your studies too.

Meeting Point: Large stone stairs in front of the main entrance, Linnéstr. 5.

Masks are obligatory!

04.10. -
08.10.

Bridge courses physics, meteor­o­logy, IPSP

In the maths bridge course you refresh your school knowledge.

In the morning, the contents are taught in a lecture, followed by exercises in smaller groups in the afternoon.

Parti­cip­a­tion is volun­tary.
However, regis­tra­tion is required.

06.10.

Boller­wa­gen Tour

Follow­ing the bridge course (about 3 p.m.), the Elfer­rat Physik und Geowis­senschaften will show you the most import­ant locations for intern­ships and lectures outside the faculty on the tradi­tion­al Boller­wa­gen Tour. Meeting place is the main entrance of the faculty. 

Masks are obligatory!

06.10.

Bridge course meeting
5pm

After the Boller­wa­gen Tour, you’ll get to know your future lectur­ers and fellow students at the Bridge course meeting. Network with music and drinks!

Location: Court­yard between physics and chemistry faculties

Masks are obligatory!

08.10.

Bicycle tour

We start at 4pm at the main entrance of the faculty at Linnéstraße 5 with a relaxed bike tour around two lakes of the Leipzi­ger Neuseen­land. The route is about 35 kilomet­ers and a picnic is also planned. So bring something to eat and, who likes, also something to share. With a detour over the Sachsen­brücke it goes back to the faculty.

The tour may be postponed on short notice due to weath­er conditions.

The route is mostly suitable for road bikes, but we recom­mend a street-legal city bike.

11.10.

Start of lectures

The first lectures, seminars and exercises are waiting for you.

We will gladly contin­ue to answer all your questions.

If you would like to learn more about us and our work, please come to our meeting.

We wish you much success in your studies.

14.10.

Bowling 6-10 pm

We invite you to a bowling evening with the student repres­ent­at­ives and your fellow students.

The number of parti­cipants is limited. Please use the regis­tra­tion form below to get your place.

Meeting place: Hopfen­speich­er, Oststraße 38, 04317 Leipzig
Time: 6-10 pm
Price: 3€

(Regis­tra­tion closed)

19.10.

Kaffee, Kuchen und Bier

After the first lectures, it’s time for refresh­ments. With coffee, tea (and beer) and a piece of cake or two, you can chat in peace and quiet.

20.10. tba

Hiking
3 pm

The name says it all.

Meeting point: Main entrance of the faculty, Linnéstraße 5

Update: We are changing the date because most of you have an event at this time.

29.10.

Zoo
2 pm

We will go to the zoo togeth­er with you at a reduced price of 10€.

Observe the control of the 3G rules.

Meeting point: Main entrance of Leipzig Zoo, Pfaffen­dorfer Str. 29, 04105 Leipzig
Time: 2-6 pm
Price: 10€

The number of parti­cipants is limited. Please use the regis­tra­tion form below to book your place. For a final booking we need an up-front payment. You will receive all inform­a­tion in the confirm­a­tion email of your registration.

In addition, we organ­ise a variety of fresh­ers events where you can get to know the city, the people and the highlights of the region. You can find more inform­a­tion under the heading ‘Local Guides’.

First Semester

Nothing is better than finding out what holds the world togeth­er at its core. No matter for what reason you decided to study physics – you have certainly chosen an infin­itely excit­ing study.

But of course you start with the basics in the first semesters, and patience is required. In the first 3 semesters you will build up your maths basics. In exper­i­ment­al physics you will start with classic­al mechan­ics and thermo­dy­nam­ics and in the lab course you will do your first exper­i­ments yourself.

Especially at the begin­ning of your studies you will be challenged by the amount of work. But exactly then it means not to lose courage. For each module you will have to perform so-called required pre-exam achieve­ments, which are presen­ted in the form of exercises. By the end of the semester, you must have success­fully completed 50% of the tasks in order to be admit­ted to the examin­a­tion. This often requires a period of getting used to. So it is helpful to prepare and follow up lectures. Especially if you get togeth­er in small groups and have the right liter­at­ure at hand (it is worth­while to borrow the special­ist liter­at­ure that the profess­or recom­mends from our library!), the whole thing is defin­itely feasible.

You should also be encour­aged to contact your profess­ors or tutors in case of problems, by e-mail or especially during office hours, because these are exactly there for you! Not least, older students who have struggled with the same problems at the begin­ning will help you as much as possible. The Aula is a popular place to work on exercises. So have a look!


Foto: Chris­ti­an Hüller / Universität Leipzig, SUK

First Semester

Nothing is better than finding out what holds the world togeth­er at its core. No matter for what reason you decided to study physics – you have certainly chosen an infin­itely excit­ing study.

But of course you start with the basics in the first semesters, and patience is required. In the first 3 semesters you will build up your maths basics. In exper­i­ment­al physics you will start with classic­al mechan­ics and thermo­dy­nam­ics and in the lab course you will do your first exper­i­ments yourself.

Especially at the begin­ning of your studies you will be challenged by the amount of work. But exactly then it means not to lose courage. For each module you will have to perform so-called required pre-exam achieve­ments, which are presen­ted in the form of exercises. By the end of the semester, you must have success­fully completed 50% of the tasks in order to be admit­ted to the examin­a­tion. This often requires a period of getting used to. So it is helpful to prepare and follow up lectures. Especially if you get togeth­er in small groups and have the right liter­at­ure at hand (it is worth­while to borrow the special­ist liter­at­ure that the profess­or recom­mends from our library!), the whole thing is defin­itely feasible.

You should also be encour­aged to contact your profess­ors or tutors in case of problems, by e-mail or especially during office hours, because these are exactly there for you! Not least, older students who have struggled with the same problems at the begin­ning will help you as much as possible. The Aula is a popular place to work on exercises. So have a look!

Online office hours

Monday 4:00 - 5:00 pm

Feel free to contact us during our office hours with your questions, wishes and problems – often a solution can easily be found in a direct conversation.

During office hours you can meet us in our office, on our discord server or you can reach us by phone.

Outside office hours you have the possib­il­ity to send us an email or simply contact us personally.

The spectrum of concerns is wide, in the follow­ing a few topics where we can advise and support you:

Teach­ing & studies: enrol­ment, study sched­ule, courses, applic­a­tions to the examin­a­tion board, etc.

Written examin­a­tions: proced­ure and possib­il­ity of objec­tion, discus­sions with lecturers

Finan­cial applic­a­tions: finan­cial support for student projects (more under Project Funding)

Contact

Raum 219
Linnéstraße 5
04103 Leipzig

FaRaPhy Local Guides

Get to know Leipzig and your fellow students

Especially in the first semester network­ing with your fellow students is import­ant and we would like to support you in this!

In order to offer you a wide range of fresh­ers events in spite of all adversit­ies, we have come up with something special.

Our ‘local guides’ are avail­able for various tours and workshops. The exact arrange­ment of the events is entirely up to you. Place, time and activ­ity will be organ­ised accord­ing to your wishes.

The events can there­fore be planned flexibly and in compli­ance with hygiene regulations.

It is planned that most of the tours will take place between 12 and 31 October.

Sign up now!

Regis­tra­tion

FaRaPhy Local Guides

Get to know Leipzig and your fellow students

Especially in the first semester network­ing with your fellow students is import­ant and we would like to support you in this!

In order to offer you a wide range of fresh­ers events in spite of all adversit­ies, we have come up with something special.

Our ‘local guides’ are avail­able for various tours and workshops. The exact arrange­ment of the events is entirely up to you. Place, time and activ­ity will be organ­ised accord­ing to your wishes.

The events can there­fore be planned flexibly and in compli­ance with hygiene regulations.

It is planned that most of the tours will take place between 12 and 31 October.

Sign up now!

Regis­tra­tion

Fresh­ers-Newslet­ter

Here you can subscribe to our Fresh­ers newslet­ter. It contains inform­a­tion about study­ing physics and your lectur­ers as well as helpful tips and event inform­a­tion relev­ant for your first semester at the Univer­sity of Leipzig.

The mailing of the newslet­ter ends automat­ic­ally at the end of the winter semester.

Useful links

leipzig-studieren.de
Almaweb
Unimail
Univer­sity Library

Facebook Groups

Here you can find all Facebook groups of the matric­u­la­tion 2020. Further­more, Whats­App groups have been created for all study programmes. You will be informed about the access links to the first events.

Erstsemester Meteor­o­lo­gie 2020/21
IPSP Fresh­ers 2020/21
Erstsemester Lehramt Physik 2020/21
Erstsemester Physik 2020/21

Die Studi­er­enden deiner Fachschaft

~ 700
Fachschaft Physik & Meteo
120
Neuim­mat­rikulierte
40
Davon Physik
35
Davon Meteor­o­lo­gie