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Get Informed and Try Out

At FH Aachen, there are many opportunities to find out more and try things out before choosing a degree programme.
This page provides an overview organised by topic and then links to the relevant pages. Have fun browsing!

I haven’t made up my mind yet... I’m just trying to get my bearings...

Talks, Q&A sessions and workshops

Long Evening with the Student Advisory Service

  • Open consultation hours in the afternoon and evening
  • 25 June 2026, 4–7 pm

Events during the study orientation weeks

  • Information sessions on studying & open evening consultation hours
  • Topics:
    • Steps towards choosing the right degree programme
    • Studying at FH Aachen

Study orientation during the holidays – FH Aachen and RWTH Aachen

  • Get answers to lots of questions in a short space of time and get a good bit closer to choosing your degree programme
  • Digital Q&A sessions, talks and workshops
  • during the Easter and autumn holidays, fixed dates, registration required

Online group counselling: FH meets RWTH – A case for two student advisory services

  • FH and RWTH join forces to tackle all your questions – and even the most persistent preconceptions
  • online via Zoom every other month


Information Days

Study Information Day

  • Jülich Campus
  • 11 June 2026, 2.30–6.00 pm

HIT – FH Aachen Open Days

  • Experience Day: 29 January 2027
  • Information Day: 30 January 2027


Practical activities

Girls’ & Boys’ Day (from Year 5 onwards)

  • Try out exciting careers and fields of study for yourself
  • 22 April 2027


Virtual tour of FH Aachen

FH Aachen presents itself and its degree programmes through short films and talks, or offers virtual tours – explore FH Aachen entirely online!

 

 

I’m interested in a particular subject area or a specific degree programme...

Engineering Sciences

Work placement opportunities

Programmes at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Mechatronics

  • Various workshops and projects
  • Dates by arrangement

Makerspace

  • Workshops in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
  • Dates by arrangement

Day programme – Physics in industry (upper secondary school)

  • Prospects for studies + vocational training, experiments and a tour of the campus
  • Dates by arrangement

Taster course – Applied Physics degree programme (A-levels)

  • Attend lectures at any time
  • Take part in one or two weeks of practical training.
    • Before and during the first week of the Easter holidays (NRW)

Girls’ & Boys’ Day (from Year 5 onwards)

  • Try out exciting careers and fields of study for yourself
  • 22 April 2027


School laboratories

Mobile school laboratory: aero | race lab

  • Sparking an interest in vehicle and propulsion technology as well as aerospace engineering
  • Booking by appointment

Digital school laboratory: JugendIndeLab (JIL)

  • Independently devise and develop innovations relating to structural change in the Indeland region


Information days

Study Information Day

  • Jülich Campus
  • 11 June 2026, 2.30–6.00 pm

HIT – FH Aachen Open Day

  • Experience Day: 29 January 2027
  • Information Day: 30 January 2027


Virtual tour of FH Aachen

FH Aachen presents itself and its degree programmes through short films and talks, or offers virtual tours – explore FH Aachen entirely online!


Presentations and Q&A sessions

Online information session on Engineering Management – Sustainable Energy Systems, at 4 pm each day

  • 26 August 2026

Online information session on Smart Building Engineering, at 4 pm each day

  • 14 August 2026
  • 23 September 2026

Online information session on Applied Physics

  • 18 August 2026, 9 am

Online consultation on Electrical Engineering PLuS and Mechanical Engineering PLuS, at 4 pm on each date, by prior registration

  • 27 August 2026
  • 24 September 2026

Online information session on the Master's degree programme in Energy Management and Computer Science

  • 25 August 2026, 8.30 am

Women in Engineering – Lecture series by ‘Ladies in STEM’

  • Women share their experiences from the world of technology and science – challenges, opportunities, lessons learnt and anecdotes from their day-to-day working lives

Studium Generale

  • Insights into interesting career paths following studies in a wide range of disciplines
  • Partly in-person, online or recorded


Online Self-Assessment (OSA) for guidance and self-reflection

for the following degree programmes:

  • Aerospace Engineering (B.Eng.)
  • Automotive and Powertrain Engineering (B.Eng.)
  • Dual study programme in Flight Operations Engineering with commercial pilot training (B.Eng.)
  • Mechanical Engineering (B.Eng.)
  • Mechatronics (B.Eng.)
  • Engineering Management (B.Sc.)

Natural Sciences | Mathematics | Computer Science

Work experience opportunities

Taster Course – Applied Chemistry and Biotechnology degree programmes (A-levels)

  • Take part in lectures, tutorials and practical experiments
  • 1st week of the autumn half-term (NRW)
  • Second week of the Easter holidays (NRW)

Makerspace

  • Workshops in electrical engineering and computer science
  • Dates by arrangement

Powerup IT West

  • Workshops and courses in programming, robotics and artificial intelligence (AI)
  • Joint project involving the Startup Center at FH Aachen

IT4Teens

  • Workshops on computer science education for Years 5 to 10
  • Joint project involving RWTH Aachen (Infosphere), IT4Kids, the Aachen City Region and the FH Aachen Makerspace

Taster course – Applied Physics degree programme (upper secondary level)

  • Attend lectures at any time
  • take part in one or two weeks of practical training.
    • Before and during the first week of the Easter holidays (NRW)

Day programme – Physics in Industry (A-levels)

  • Prospects for studies + vocational training, experiments and a campus tour
  • by arrangement

Day programme – Sustainable Chemistry (A-levels)

Girls’ & Boys’ Day (from Year 5 onwards)

  • Try out exciting careers and fields of study for yourself
  • 22 April 2027


Information Days

Study Information Day

  • Jülich Campus
  • 11 June 2026, 2.30–6.00 pm

HIT – FH Aachen Open Day

  • Experience Day: 29 January 2027
  • Information Day: 30 January 2027


Presentations and Q&A sessions

Online information session on Applied Physics

  • 18 August 2026, 9.00 am

Studium Generale

  • Insights into interesting career paths following studies in a wide range of disciplines
  • partly in person, online or recorded


Virtual tour of FH Aachen

FH Aachen presents itself and its degree programmes in short films and talks, or offers virtual tours – explore FH Aachen entirely online!

 

 

Architecture | Design

Open Days and Exhibitions

Design: Exhibition of semester projects

  • 23 July 2026, 2 pm–9 pm

Design: Diploma – Exhibition of final theses

  • 31 July and 1 August 2026, 11.00–18.00

HIT – FH Aachen Open Day

  • Experience Day: 29 January 2027
  • Information Day: 30 January 2027


Lectures and Q&A sessions

Studium Generale

  • Insights into interesting career paths following studies in a wide range of disciplines
  • Some sessions will be in person, online or pre-recorded


Virtual tour of FH Aachen

FH Aachen presents itself and its degree programmes in short films and talks, or offers virtual tours – explore FH Aachen entirely online!

 

 

Health Sciences

Open Days

Study Information Day

  • Jülich Campus
  • 11 June 2026, 2.30–6.00 pm

HIT – FH Aachen Open Day

  • Experience Day: 29 January 2027
  • Information Day: 30 January 2027

 


Lectures and Q&A sessions

Studium Generale

  • Insights into interesting career paths following degrees in a wide range of disciplines
  • Some sessions will be in person, online or pre-recorded


Virtual tour of FH Aachen

FH Aachen presents itself and its degree programmes in short films and talks, or offers virtual tours – explore FH Aachen entirely online!

Economics and Law

Taster sessions

Taster lectures on economics degree programmes

  • Get a taste of lectures to help you choose your course
  • Advance registration required


Information Days

Bachelor’s Information Day

  • In person at the Faculty of Business Studies
  • 24 November 2026, 4.00 pm

Online Information Day

  • Faculty of Business Studies
  • Online for prospective students living away from home or in employment
  • 10 June 2026, 5.00 pm

HIT – FH Aachen Open Day

  • Experience Day: 29 January 2027
  • Information Day: 30 January 2027


Online Self-Assessment (OSA) for guidance and self-reflection

for International Business Studies


Virtual tour of FH Aachen

FH Aachen presents itself and its degree programmes through short films and talks, or offers virtual tours – explore FH Aachen entirely online!


Presentations and Q&A sessions

Online information session on Business Studies Praxis Plus and Business Law Praxis Plus, both at 4 pm (registration required)

  • 22 June 2026

Studium Generale

  • Insights into interesting career paths following studies in a wide range of disciplines
  • partly in person, online or recorded