University Open Day (HIT)

HIT: University open day at FH Erfurt

Anyone who's thinking of going to university has lots of questions: What goes on at university? What's special about FH Erfurt? What can I study and what can I do in my free time? What's it like to live in Erfurt? You can find out the answers to these questions and everything else you need to know about studying at the University of Applied Sciences Erfurt at our university open day.

The open day takes place on 4 May 2024 from 10 a.m. till 2 p.m. at all three of our campuses:

Campus Altonaer Straße 25 (10 a.m. - 2 p.m.),
Campus Leipziger Straße 77 (10 a.m. - 2 p.m.) and
Campus Schlüterstraße 1 (12 - 2 p.m.)

How to find us

Whether by public transport or by car - here's how to find us

Find us

Free city tour on Open Day

Get to know our city on a guided tour

Only ten minutes away from the university, you will find yourself in one of the most beautiful medieval city centres in Germany.

General program on Open Day

Individual advice at our information stands, presentations on degree courses and applications, tips on everything related to studying, e.g. student grants, housing or leisure activities, guided tours of the campus and library, and a guided tour of Erfurt at 4 p.m.

10:00 - 10:10 a.m.: Building 8, ground floor, Audimax, Altonaer Straße 25
Official welcome address by the President of the University of Applied Sciences Erfurt
Prof. Dr. Frank Setzer

10:10 - 10:50 a.m.: Building 8, EG, Audimax, Altonaer Straße 25
Opening presentation: Introduction to the university, our degree courses and information on housing and financing your studies
Jana Kummer and Katrin Fischer (FH) and representatives of Thuringian Student Services

10 a.m. - 2 p.m.: Building 8, foyer, ground floor, Altonaer Straße 25
University-wide information:
Centre for Student and Academic Affaors, International Office (studying abroad, international students), Centre of Fundamental Studies, Equal Opportunities, Student Council, University Sports

10 a.m. - 2 p.m.: Building 8, foyer, 1st and 2nd floors, Altonaer Straße 25
Information stands for the following departments:
Applied Computer Science, Architecture, Civil Engineering, Forestry, Horticulture, Building Services Engineering, Landscape Architecture, Urban and Spatial Planning, Traffic and Transportation, Business Administration

10 a.m. - 2 p.m.: Building 8, foyer, Altonaer Straße 25
External exhibitors and information stands:
ArbeiterKind e.V., Thuringian Student Services, "Team Akademiker" from Agentur für Arbeit Erfurt
11 - 11:20 a.m. and 1 - 1:20 p.m.: meet in the foyer on the ground floor of building 8, Altonaer Straße 25
Guided tour of the main campus, the academic departments, student spaces and the university library
4 p.m.: Erfurt city centre
Free guided tour: The tour starts in front of Erfurt Tourist Information (Benediktsplatz 1) at the heart of the old town.
Please register in advance at https://www.erfurt-tourismus.de/hochschulinfotag-stadtfuehrung
10 a.m. - 12 p.m.: Building 9, ground floor, Lab 9.E.02, Altonaer Straße 25
Insights into the schools lab ( Physics and Materials Science)
Jana Klinger
10 a.m. - 2 p.m.: Building 6, ground floor and building 8, outside, Altonaer Straße 25
Caféteria, food stall and refectory run by Thuringian Student Services
Please note that you can only pay by EC card.

Academic departments on Open Day

Get a first insight into degree courses and meet students and lecturers during laboratory tours, taster lectures and individual consultations! Below you will find an overview of what our departments have to offer.

10 a.m. - 2 p.m.: Foyer of building 8, 2nd floor, Altonaer Straße 25
Information centre, lecturers will be on hand to answer questions and provide information, display boards and brochures will offer details of degree programs and areas of specialization.
Professors, staff and students of Applied Computer Science

11 till 11:45 a.m., Building 9, 3rd floor, room 9.3.01, Altonaer Straße 25
Presentation: "Was heißt es, Angewandte Informatik zu studieren" ("What does it mean to study Applied Computer Science?")
Prof. Volker Herwig, Dean of Students for the Department of Applied Computer Science
10 a.m. - 2 p.m.: Foyer of building 8, 2nd floor, Altonaer Straße 25
Main information stand for the Department of Architecture

External site: Schlüterstraße 1

12 - 2 p.m.: Gallery, ground floor and stairwell, Schlüterstraße 1
Open house: students, tutors and lecturers from the department will be on hand to answer questions about the degree courses and offer a special look behind the scenes. There will also be an exhibition of various student projects.
10 a.m. - 2 p.m.: Foyer of building 8, 1st floor, Altonaer Straße 25
Main information stand for the Department of Civil Engineering with teaching staff and students
Prof. Dr. Robert Kaden

10 a.m. - 2 p.m.: Foyer of building 8, 1st floor, Altonaer Straße 25
Information stand for our cooperative partner, the Thuringian State Office for Building and Transport

10 a.m. - 2 p.m.: Building 5, 1st floor, Altonaer Straße 25
Experience Civil Engineering - visit our information stand in building 5
Simone Franke and Claudia Büttner

10 a.m. - 2 p.m.: Building 5, 1st floor, Altonaer Straße 25
The IT labs of the Department of Civil Engineering will be open to the public

10 a.m. - 2 p.m.: Outdoor space in front of building 5, Altonaer Straße 25
Student representatives from the Department of Civil Engineering - from bridge-building to operating a digger

11 – 11:20 a.m.; 12 – 12:20 p.m. and 1 – 1:20 p.m.: Building 5, room 5.1.10, Altonaer Straße 25
Introduction to our degree programs and research in the Department of Civil Engineering
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Joachim Ruß, Prof. Dr.-Ing. Holger Schmidt

At 11:30 – 11:50 a.m., 12:30 – 12:50 p.m. and 1:30 – 1:50 p.m.: Meeting point building 5, 1st floor, Altonaer Straße 25
Guided tour of the labs in the Department of Civil Engineering
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Ralf Arndt, Simone Franke
10 a.m. - 2 p.m.: Building 3, ground floor, Altonaer Straße 25
Main information stand for the Department of Early Childhood Education

10 a.m. - 2 p.m.: Building 3, ground floor, room 3.E.02/04, Altonaer Straße 25
Taster session in the learning lab / digital learning lab (introduction to the rooms and materials)
Prof. Dr. Diana Ramm & the Learning Lab team

10 a.m. - 2 p.m.: Building 3, 1st floor, room 3.1.17
Talk to us:
Students of the Faculty of Applied Social Sciences will be happy to answer any questions you may have about studying at FHE (especially in the Faculty of Applied Social Sciences), studying online and how students can get involved in committees.
Student representatives of the Faculty of Applied Social Sciences

10 a.m. - 2 p.m.: Building 3, ground floor, room 3.E.02/04, Altonaer Straße 25
Talk to students on the degree program Early Childhood Education

12 - 12:30 p.m.: Building 5, ground floor, lecture hall IV, Altonaer Straße 25
Presentation on the degree program "Management and Leadership in Early Childhood Education"
Prof. Dr. Barbara Lochner

12:30 - 1 p.m.: Building 5, ground floor, lecture hall IV, Altonaer Straße 25
Try out the "Leadership" seminar
Please note: limited capacity; only possible by prior registration at dekanat-asw@fh-erfurt.de
Prof. Dr. Barbara Lochner

12:30 p.m. - 1 p.m.: Building 5, ground floor, lecture hall III, Altonaer Straße 25
Presentation on the degree program "Early Childhood Education"
Prof. Dr. Diana Ramm, Susanne Paton
10 a.m. - 2 p.m.: Foyer of building 8, 1st floor, Altonaer Straße 25
Main information stand for the Faculty of Landscape Architecture, Horticulture and Forestry

External site: Leipziger Straße 77

10 a.m. - 2 p.m.: Atrium in building 1
Information stand for the Department of Forestry and the partner organizations for the cooperative degree program in Forestry

10 a.m. - 2 p.m.: Building 2, ground floor, room 2.E.08
Presentation of our hunting exhibition
Jan-Hendrik Meier

10 a.m. - 2 p.m.: Building 2, ground floor, room 2.E.05
Information on Botany courses in the Bachelor's programs Landscape Architecture, Horticultural Plant Production and Forestry and Ecosystems Management
Dr. Daisy Fiebich

10 a.m. - 2 p.m.: Research greenhouse
Visit our research greenhouse and commercial building
Dirk Blankenburg

10 - 10:20 a.m. and 1 - 1:20 p.m.: Building 1, ground floor, room 1.E.01
Introduction to the Department of Forestry
Prof. Dr. Dirk Landgraf

10 a.m. - 2 p.m.: Building 3, room 3.E.08
Photo-optical log stack surveying
Sandra Schwade

10 a.m. - 2 p.m.: outdoors
Soil profile presentation

10 a.m. - 2 p.m.: Building 3 - 3.E.03
Soil science lab

10 a.m. - 2 p.m.: Building 1, atrium
Presentations of the project Holz-21-regio and the Centre of Competence for Timber, Resource Management & SustainabilityKompetenzzentrums
Georg Thessmann

Also: 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.: open space in front of the greenhouse
Refreshments stand and grill run by the Department of Forestry
Karsten Hoffmann
10 a.m. - 2 p.m.: Foyer of building 8, 1st floor, Altonaer Straße 25
Main information stand for the Faculty of Landscape Architecture, Horticulture and Forestry

External site: Leipziger Straße 77

10 a.m. - 2 p.m.: Building 2, ground floor, room 2.E.05
Information on Botany courses in the Bachelor's programs Landscape Architecture, Horticultural Plant Production and Forestry and Ecosystems Management
Dr. Daisy Fiebich

10 a.m. - 2 p.m.: Research greenhouse
Visit our research greenhouse and commercial building
Dirk Blankenburg

Also: 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.: open space in front of the greenhouse
Refreshments stand and grill run by the Department of Forestry
Karsten Hoffmann
10 a.m. - 2 p.m.: Foyer of building 8, 2nd floor, Altonaer Straße 25
Main information stand for the Department of Building Services Engineering

At 11 a.m., 12 p.m. and 1 p.m. (duration: 30 minutes), meeting point: department info stand, foyer of building 8, 2nd floor
Guided tours through the labs
Sibylle Seidel

11 - 11:20 a.m.: Building 6, 1st floor, room 6.1.21, Altonaer Straße 25
Presentation: Introduction to the Department of Building Services Engineering
Prof. Dr. Berthold Stanzel
10 a.m. - 2 p.m.: Foyer of building 8, 1st floor, Altonaer Straße 25
Main information stand for the Faculty of Landscape Architecture, Horticulture and Forestry

External site: Leipziger Straße 77

10 a.m. - 2 p.m.: Building 1, ground floor, room 4.E.01
Introduction to the degree program in Landscape Architecture with various talks and project and group presentations
Prof. Jonas Reif

10 a.m. - 2 p.m.: Building 2, ground floor, room 2.E.05
Information on Botany courses in the Bachelor's programs Landscape Architecture, Horticultural Plant Production and Forestry and Ecosystems Management
Dr. Daisy Fiebich

10 a.m. - 2 p.m.: Research greenhouse
Visit our research greenhouse and commercial building
Dirk Blankenburg

10 a.m. - 2 p.m.: outdoors
Soil profile presentation

10 a.m. - 2 p.m.: Building 3 - 3.E.03
Soil science lab

Also: 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.: open space in front of the greenhouse
Refreshments stand and grill run by the Department of Forestry
Karsten Hoffmann
10 a.m. - 2 p.m.: Building 3, ground floor, Altonaer Straße 25
Main information stand for the Department of Social Work

10 a.m. - 2 p.m.: Building 3, ground floor, room 3.E.02/04, Altonaer Straße 25
Taster session in the learning lab / digital learning lab (introduction to the rooms and materials)
Prof. Dr. Diana Ramm & the Learning Lab team

10 a.m. - 2 p.m.: Building 3, 1st floor, room 3.1.17
Talk to us:
Students of the Faculty of Applied Social Sciences will be happy to answer any questions you may have about studying at FHE (especially in the Faculty of Applied Social Sciences), studying online and how students can get involved in committees.
Student representatives of the Faculty of Applied Social Sciences

10 a.m. - 2 p.m.: Building 3, 1st floor, room 3.1.13, Altonaer Straße 25
Talk to students on the Bachelor's program in Social Work

10 a.m. - 2 p.m.: Building 3, 1st floor, room 3.1.15, Altonaer Straße 25
Talk to students on the Master's program in Counselling and Intervention

10 a.m. - 2 p.m.: Building 3, 1st floor, room 3.1.11, Altonaer Straße 25
Talk to students on the Master's program in International Social Work

11 – 11:30 a.m.: Building 5, ground floor, lecture hall IV, 5.E.11, Altonaer Straße 25
Presentation on the Master's program International Social Work
Prof. Dr. Jörg Fischer
(hybrid)
LINK: fh-erfurt.webex.com/fh-erfurt/j.php
Webinar number: 2783 588 9111
Webinar password: kqNBXmYU255 (57629698 über Telefon- und Videosysteme)
Password for active participation: Zgu2sGTn9Y3 (94827486 via phone or video systems)

11:15 – 11:45 a.m. and 1:15 – 1:45 p.m.: Building 5, ground floor, lecture hall III, 5.E.09, Altonaer Straße 25
Taster lecture: "Das habe ich nicht bedacht – wenn das Strafrecht sein eigentliches Ziel verfehlt!"
Prof. Dr. Jörg Altmann

12 - 12:30 p.m.: Building 4, 1st floor, room 4.1.04, Altonaer Straße 25
Taster lecture: Bachelor's in Social Work
Prof. Dr. Ulrike Igel, Susanne Paton

1 - 1:30 p.m.: Building 5, ground floor, lecture hall V, 5.E. 12, Altonaer Straße 25
Presentation on the Master's program Counselling and Intervention
Meeting link: https://fh-erfurt.webex.com/fh-erfurt/j.php?MTID=mf9a51c0272bc8f2dfb0b1dc0992d6629
Prof. Dr. Saskia Erbring
(hybrid)
LINK: fh-erfurt.webex.com/fh-erfurt/j.php
Webinar number: 2792 897 4287
Webinar password: WTe3Np7mB4j (98336776 über Telefon- und Videosysteme)
Password for active participation: YCn9SPDna62 (92697736 via phone and video systems)
10 a.m. - 2 p.m.: Foyer of building 8, 2nd floor, Altonaer Straße 25
Main information stand for the Department of Urban and Spatial Planning, with teaching staff and students as well as an exhibition of selected student projects from the degree program Urban and Spatial Planning

11 – 11:20 a.m.: Building 8, 2nd floor, room 8.02.01/02, Altonaer Straße 25
Taster lecture and presentation of the degree program "Urban and Spatial Planning"
Prof.in Dr.-Ing. Doris Gstach
10 a.m. - 2 p.m.: Foyer of building 8, 1st floor, Altonaer Straße 25
Main information stand for the Department of Traffic and Transportation, with teaching staff and students
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Johannes Friedrich, Grit Albrecht, Dipl.-Inf. Katrin Elsner-Dittrich, Dipl.-Wirt. Ing. (FH) Michael Herfert, Evelyn Kiewert

10 a.m. - 2 p.m.: Foyer of building 8, 1st floor, Altonaer Straße 25
Information stands of our cooperative degree partners: Deutsche Bahn AG and Siemens Mobility

10 a.m. - 2 p.m.: Building 9, ground floor, room 9.E.20, Altonaer Straße 25
Open laboratory: The material flow processes of the future
M.Eng., Dipl. Wirtsch. Ing.(FH) Christian Häusler

11 - 11:45 a.m.: Building 6, 1st floor, room 6.1.36, Altonaer Straße 25
Introduction to the Bachlor's degree program "Industrial Engineering for Sustainable Mobility and Logistics" (NML)
Prof. Cordula Boden
(hybrid)
Link: fh-erfurt.webex.com/fh-erfurt/j.php
Afterwards: Guided tour through selected labs by teaching staff and students

11:30 - 11:50 a.m.: Building 6, 1st floor, room 6.1.21, Altonaer Straße 25
Introduction to the Master's degree programs "Material Flow and Logistics (MEng.)" and "Traffic and Transportation (MSc.)"
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dominik Stockenberger, Prof. Dr.-Ing. Carsten Kühnel
(hybrid)
Link: fh-erfurt.webex.com/fh-erfurt/j.php
Afterwards: Guided tour through selected labs

11 – 11:20 a.m. and 12 – 12:20 p.m.: Building 5, ground floor, lecture hall V, 5.E.12, Altonaer Straße 25
Taster lecture: "Aktuelles aus dem Eisenbahnwesen"
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Raimo Michaelsen

11:30 – 11:50 a.m. and 12:30 – 12:50 p.m.: Building 6, 1st floor, room 6.1.36, Altonaer Straße 25
Presentation: Bachelor's degree program in Railway Engineering (B.Eng.)
Dipl. Sozialpäd./Sozialarb. (FH) Steffi Schmidt

ONLY ONLINE: 12 - 1:30 p.m.
Presentation: Trinational continuing education Master's in European Railway Systems
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Michael Lehmann, Susanne Kipp
Link: https://fh-erfurt.webex.com/fh-erfurt/j.php?MTID=mb9c8a03681792de9598832bcc6cba16d
10 a.m. - 2 p.m.: Foyer of building 8, 1st floor, Altonaer Straße 25
Main information stand for the Department of Business Administration: talk to students and teaching staff

11 - 11:20 a.m.: Building 6, 1st floor, room 6.1.19, Altonaer Straße 25
Presentation of the Master's program in Finance and Accounting
Prof. Dr. Adrian Weinaug, Program Director

11:30 - 11:50 a.m.: Building 6, 1st floor, room 6.1.19, Altonaer Straße 25
Presentation of the Bachelor's degree in Business Administration
Prof. Hans-Christian Gröger, Program Director

12 - 12:20 p.m.: Building 6, 1st floor, room 6.1.19, Altonaer Straße 25
Presentation of the Master's in Business Management
Prof. Dr. Nicole Reill-Ruppe, Program Director