Wednesday, 1 April 2026 

1 - 3 pm Meet & Greet

Gather with your fellow exchange students, your mentor, and the Law School's International Office staff! We will play a few games, and you will get the chance to chat with each other. This will be a good opportunity to meet the people you will be studying with and to make new friends.

Law Department, Boltzmannstr. 3, room 3302/04, 14195 Berlin, U-Bahn: Freie Universität / Thielplatz 

Thursday, 2 April 2026 

10 am Orientation event by the central-level Incoming Office of Freie Universität Berlin

Lecture Hall 1a, Rost- und Silberlaube, Habelschwerdter Allee 45, 14195 Berlin

See the programme below under Related Links 

12 pm Registration for the boat trip and excursions 

Coat Check, Rost- und Silberlaube, Habelschwerdter Allee 45, 14195 Berlin

2 - 5 pm Study Info Session *** Mandatory! *** 

Law Department, Van't-Hoff-Str. 8, lecture hall III, 14195 Berlin, U-Bahn: Freie Universität / Thielplatz 

Your Study Abroad Coordinator from the Law School's International Office will guide you through the rules and procedures related to academic issues (course choice, course booking, ECTS credits, exams, grading system, etc.).

Should you not be able to take part in this meeting, we will ask you to complete an online tutorial by Wednesday, 8 April. This online tutorial includes short videos, printed information, and multiple-choice quizzes.

Friday, 3 April 2026 

Campus Management Course Registration

Today is Good Friday, which is a public holiday in Germany. As a result, no orientation events will take place today. However, we recommend that you use this time to register for your courses on Campus Management. A brief tutorial on how to do this was provided during our Study Info Session on Thursday.

Monday, 6 April 2026

Campus Management Course Registration

Today is Easter Monday, which is a public holiday in Germany. As a result, no orientation events will take place today. However, we recommend that you use this time to register for your courses on Campus Management. A brief tutorial on how to do this was provided during our Study Info Session on Thursday.

Tuesday, 7 April 2026 

11 am - 12 pm Guided Tour through the Law Library 

Meet the Law Library's Director and Deputy Director to find out which academic literature and technical resources you can use at the library. 

One tour will be conducted in English, and the other in German.

Meeting point: Law Department, Van't-Hoff-Str. 8, ground floor, in front of the Law Library, 14195 Berlin, U-Bahn: Freie Universität / Thielplatz

Wednesday, 8 April 2026

10 - 11:30 am Campus Tour

Walk around the Law campus and discover your new study environment with your mentor and the Law School's International Office staff.

Meeting point: Law Department, Van't-Hoff-Str. 8, in front of the main entrance, 14195 Berlin, U-Bahn: Freie Universität / Thielplatz (please see map under "Links zum Thema" at the bottom of this page)

12 pm Market of FU opportunities 

Lobby, Henry-Ford Building, Garystraße 35, 14195 Berlin 

for more information, please directly get in touch with our colleagues from the central-level Incoming Office 

Thursday, 9 April

8 am - 2 pm Campus Management Troubleshooting

Problems with your course registration on Campus Management? Take the opportunity to meet your Study Abroad Coordinator from the Law School's International Office online for a one-on-one counselling session.

This consultation is going to take place through our video conference tool Webex. Please make an appointment via e-mail (international-office@rewiss.fu-berlin.de) suggesting three 15-minute time frames between 8 am and 2 pm We will try to confirm one of the three time slots. You will receive your login information via e-mail.

3 pm Meeting with your buddies for a potluck at Park am Gleisdreieck (People who are not participating in the buddy programme are also very welcome!)

Spend time with your mentor, the German students from the Buddy programme and your fellow exchange students. Please bring a blanket to sit on, a glass or a cup, and something to eat and drink (preferably something that can be shared). 

If the weather does not permit us to hold our potluck today, it will be postponed to the following day. Any changes will be announced at short notice. [tbc] 

Meeting point: Outside U-Bahnhof Gleisdreieck, at the park entrance, Schöneberger Str. 16, 10963 Berlin. Please refer to the map under “related links.”

Directions: Exit the metro station via the stairs, turn left, and walk around the corner. You will find the park entrance right next to a parking garage, directly across the street from a DHL hub. 

If the weather does not permit us to hold our potluck outside, we will change this event into an international coffee hour held at the Department of Law. Any changes will be announced at short notice. [tbc] 

Friday, 10 April 2026

3:30 pm Boat tour offered by the central-level Incoming Office of Freie Universität Berlin [tbc] 

for information on how to register, please directly get in touch with our colleagues from the central-level Incoming Office