New to the Faculty
We are very pleased to welcome you to the Faculty of Business Studies! With our programme, consisting of preparatory courses, information events, orientation days and much more, we ensure a good start to your studies. Take the opportunity to get to know the faculty and get an overview of the most important processes. We also support your academic success during the further course of your studies with further offers within the framework of Studi-Support.
Preparatory courses
In a business and economics degree programme, mathematical knowledge as well as knowledge of accounting are required. If you would like to brush up on your school knowledge before starting your studies, you have the opportunity to take part in preparatory courses. These courses start before the official start of studies and are voluntary. The Faculty of Business Studies offers bridging courses in mathematics (for Business Studies and Global Business and Economics) and accounting (only for Business Studies).
University account
The university account is the user account for central access-restricted services at FH Aachen. A university account is set up for every student. After registration you will receive your access data from the Registrar's Office, which you can use to activate your account. After the activation it can take about 24 hours before you can use your university account and your university email address.
The university account is used for authentication when logging on to computer workstations at the FH, email and WIFI. You also need the account to register for preparatory courses or lectures.
The university will only communicate with you via your university address. According to the enrolment regulations of the FH Aachen, you are obliged to check the email account provided by the FH Aachen regularly (at least once a day) in order to receive documents and messages from the FH Aachen.
On the pages of the data processing centre you will find, among other things, information on the different forms of authentication, the activation and the setting options of your account.
WLAN on campus
On the entire area of the FH Aachen you have free access to the WIFI network eduroam, which you can connect to by entering your access data.
Orientation week
Studying, the city and university life
The orientation week before the start of your studies, organised by students from higher semesters who are involved in the student body of the faculty (Fachschaft) and as first-year tutors, is a lot of fun. This allows you to get to know the university and Aachen and make initial contacts with your fellow students.
The orientation week in the summer semester 2026 will take place from 30 March to 2 April. This is organised by the student body of the faculty (Fachschaft ).
Offers in the summer semester 2026
Friday, 27 March 2026
9 a.m. | First semester welcome | E254 (Master International Business Development)
Monday, 30.3.2026
8 a.m. | Check-in and distribution of first-year bags | Foyer Building D
9 a.m. | First-semester welcome | D006 (Business Administration, Business Administration Practice Plus, Master Compliance, Master Finance) | D101 Master Industrial Engineering
10 a.m. | Getting to know each other in small groups (all degree programmes)
11.30 hrs | Campus tour
Afterwards | Beer pong & Flunkyball
6 hrs | Pub crawl in Pontstraße
10 hrs | Aftershow party
Tuesday, 31.3.2026
11.30 am | Aachen city rally
6 pm | Cocktail evening in Pontgarten (Pontstr. 154)
10 pm | Party in Apollo (Pontstr. 141-149)
Wednesday, 1 April 2026
1 p.m. | Presentation of the Library's online services | D110
1.45 p.m. | Presentation of university sports | D110
2.30 p.m. | Info event on the subject of student grants | D110
from 3.30 p.m. | Barbecue party at the Salierallee 48 student fraternity with award ceremony city rally + ticket sales Erstifahrt
Afterwards | Off to the Ponte
Thursday, 2 April 2026
1.30 pm | Beer pong tournament in Hangeweiher Park
5 pm | Q&A session in D110 and D101
6 pm | Games evening with quiz in D110 and D101
Central service centres of the FH Aachen
In this video , the central counselling centres of the FH Aachen introduce themselves.
Here you can find the websites of the different counselling centres:
Information materials
Before the start of studies, we will send you a checklist by email before the start of lectures(Bachelor's checklist, Master's checklist (DE), Master's checklist (EN)). The checklist helps you to keep track of the most important steps for a successful start of studies. It also contains the most important information about our online services and your contact persons. After the first weeks of lectures, we will provide you with a checklist after the start of lectures (Bachelor).
There is also a Fresher's Survial Kit (to the German Fresher's Survival Kit and to the English Fresher's Survial Kit). In this you will get to know our faculties better, receive information about all service centres and learn more about FH Aachen and the city of Aachen.
Questions and answers
We have compiled answers to frequently asked questions about starting your studies. Still have questions? Then please feel free to contact our Academic Counselling Service.
