Orientation week
Orientation week
Orientation week
Hello, first-year students!
Here you’ll find information about Orientation Week, during which you’ll get to know your degree programmes, meet other new students and find out about university life in general.
Programme 5–9 October 2026
Welcome to the University of Oldenburg and welcome to the Gender Studies subject!
To help you get off to a great start in your first semester and your degree programme, there are various activities planned for your orientation week. You’ll receive information about your degree programme, get to know the university, the campus and Oldenburg, and have the chance to network and meet your fellow students.
On this page, you’ll find all the orientation week events for Gender Studies students.
There may be some minor changes over the next few days, so it’s best to check this page again shortly before the events :)
(You can find the full orientation week programme for interdisciplinary events on the central orientation week website uol.de/orientierungswoche)
Monday:
Official welcome event
On Monday, the university’s official welcome event for all new students will take place in Building A14. See you on Tuesday :)
Tuesday:
Yay, today we’ll get to know each other!
Joint breakfast and timetable workshop from 10 am
We know that putting together your timetable for the first time can be a bit confusing, which is why we’d like to help you with it right from the start. We’ll be meeting in Room 2-204 in Building S.
From 10 am, we’ll be there to answer any questions you have about your timetable over breakfast in a relaxed atmosphere. Please bring a laptop, tablet or similar device so that we can help you put together your individual timetable on the spot.
There’ll be some vegan/vegetarian treats and drinks for breakfast, but we’d be delighted if you could bring something along too so we can enjoy a varied buffet together. Please also remember to bring your own crockery (if you can’t bring any, we can provide some, though we don’t have a huge amount on site).
Even if you don’t want to eat anything or have already created your timetable, you’re of course still very welcome to pop by for a cosy chat and to get to know everyone!
Campus tour from 12.15 pm (meeting point outside A14) followed by a group meal at the canteen
We’d like to show you all the places that will be important to you over the coming weeks and months. Experience has shown that knowing where to go can save you a lot of stress… So we’ll be setting off at 12.15 pm in front of A14. Anyone who fancies it afterwards is warmly invited to join us for a meal at the canteen. Of course, you’re also welcome to join us for the meal even if you don’t take part in the campus tour. We’ll meet outside the canteen at around 1 pm.
Wednesday:
Subject presentation from 1.15 pm
From 1.15 pm to 2.45 pm, the Gender Studies programme will be presented to you. You’ll gain a closer insight into the subject, find out more about the topics you can expect, and get to know the lecturers. The event will take place in A14 1-113.
Gleispark from 7 pm
On Wednesday evening, we’ll meet at Gleispark from 7 pm to spend the evening in a relaxed atmosphere and get to know each other better.
Thursday:
City treasure hunt from 2 pm (starting point at the Waffenplatz)
We’ve organised an exciting city treasure hunt for you, where we’ll be exploring the city together with the student body. This is a brilliant opportunity, especially for those who are new to Oldenburg, to get to know the city, but everyone who already knows their way around is also warmly invited to join in!
Games evening from 6.30 pm
From 6.30 pm, we’d like to round off the week with a games evening. This will take place (once again in collaboration with the student body) in room A04 4-419. Feel free to bring along your favourite games or just see what we’ve come up with. Drinks will be available for a donation, and if you fancy it, bring along your favourite snacks. We’re looking forward to a fun and relaxed evening with you.
Friday:
Time to take it all in. We haven’t planned any events for today.
Instead, we’ll be meeting as the Student Council at 10 am in the Freiraum (A08, ground floor, first door on the left) to discuss Orientation Week.
We’d love it if you could pop in with your feedback!
Alternatively, you can use this opportunity to ask any lingering questions or to get a first insight into the work of the Student Council.
Otherwise, enjoy your weekend and we’ll see you at uni!
We’re really looking forward to meeting you in person during Orientation Week!
Until then, do feel free to pop over to our Instagram: @genderstudiesoldenburg :)
Your Gender Studies Student Council