Get Informed and Try Out
I Haven’t Made up My Mind Yet... I’m Still Figuring Things Out...
Foto: FH Aachen | Björn Richardt
Lectures, Q&A sessions and workshops
Study guidance during the holidays – University of Applied Sciences and RWTH Aachen
- Get answers to lots of questions in a short space of time and get a good bit closer to choosing your course
- Digital Q&A sessions, talks and workshops
- during the Easter and autumn holidays, fixed dates, registration required
Events during the study guidance weeks
- Information talks on degree programmes & open evening consultation hours
- Topics:
- Steps towards choosing the right degree programme
- Studying at FH Aachen
- Aachen University of Applied Sciences and RWTH Aachen University join forces to address all your questions – and tackle persistent misconceptions
- online via Zoom every other month
Open Days
HIT – FH Aachen Information Days
- Experience Day: 29 January 2027
- Information Day: 30 January 2027
Practical opportunities
Mach MINT! Techniktage für Mädchen at FH Aachen (Years 8 to 10)
- Girls can explore STEM subjects hands-on in exciting workshops
- 28–30 October 2026 (during the second week of the autumn half-term)
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
I’m Interested in a Particular Subject Area or a Specific Degree Programme...
Engineering Sciences
Foto: fotolia.de | Matteo Girelli
Practical activities
Mach MINT! Techniktage für Mädchen at FH Aachen (Years 8 to 10)
- Girls can explore STEM subjects hands-on in exciting workshops
- 28–30 October 2026 (during the second week of the autumn half-term)
Programmes offered by the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Mechatronics
- Various workshops and projects
- Dates by arrangement
- Workshops in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
- Dates by arrangement
Day programme – Physics in industry (upper secondary level)
- 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 automotive engineering and aerospace engineering
- Booking by arrangement
Digital school laboratory: JugendIndeLab (JIL)
- Independently devise and develop innovations relating to structural change in the Indeland region
Information days
- Experience Day: 29 January 2027
- Information Day: 30 January 2027
Virtual tour of FH Aachen
Presentations and Q&A sessions
Online information session on Smart Building Engineering
- 23 September 2026, 4.00 pm
- 6 October 2026, 3.30 pm
- 18 November 2026, 4 pm
- 14 December 2026, 4.00 pm
Online consultation on Electrical Engineering PLuS and Mechanical Engineering PLuS, at 4.00 pm on each date, by prior registration
- 24 September 2026
- 29 October 2026
Online information session on Mechanical Engineering – Energy Technology and Mechanical Engineering – Sustainable Energy Systems
- 24 September 2026, 10.00 am (direct link to the Webex meeting)
- 15 October 2026, 10.00 am (direct link to the Webex meeting)
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
- Insights into interesting career paths following degrees 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 (currently unavailable):
- Aerospace Engineering (B.Eng.)
- Automotive 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
Foto: fotolia.de | Sabine Hortebusch
Practical activities
Mach MINT! Techniktage für Mädchen at FH Aachen (Years 8 to 10)
- Girls can explore STEM subjects hands-on in exciting workshops
- 28–30 October 2026 (during the second week of the autumn half-term)
Taster Course – Applied Chemistry and Biotechnology degree programmes (upper secondary school)
- Take part in lectures, tutorials and practical experiments
- First week of the autumn half-term (NRW)
- Second week of the Easter holidays (NRW)
- Workshops in electrical engineering and computer science
- Dates by arrangement
- Workshops and courses in programming, robotics and artificial intelligence (AI)
- Joint project involving the Startup Center at FH Aachen
- Workshops on computer science education for pupils in Years 5 to 10
- Joint project involving RWTH Aachen (Infosphere), IT4Kids, the Aachen City Region and the FH Aachen Makerspace
Day programme – Sustainable Chemistry (upper secondary school)
- Experiments with super-absorbents
- Max. 60 mins duration
- Dates by arrangement: Prof. Dr Veit Wascholowski ([email protected])
Girls’ & Boys’ Day (from Year 5 onwards)
- Try out exciting careers and fields of study for yourself
- 22 April 2027
Information Days
HIT – FH Aachen Information Day
- Experience Day: 29 January 2027
- Information Day: 30 January 2027
Lectures and Q&A sessions
Programme for schools: talks followed by discussions at schools on current topics in chemistry
- e.g. Chemistry and the Future, Polymers and Plastics, Sustainability, Circular Economy
- Max. 90 mins duration
- Dates by arrangement: Prof. Dr Veit Wascholowski ([email protected])
Online information session on Applied Chemistry, at 5 pm each day
- 10 September 2026
- 17 September 2026
- 29 September 2026
- 13 October 2026
- 3 November 2026
- 24 November 2026
- 15 December 2026
- 7 January 2026
- Insights into interesting career paths following studies in a wide range of disciplines
- partly in-person, online or recorded
Virtual tour of FH Aachen
Architecture | Design
Foto: FH Aachen | Thomas Tünnemann
Information days and exhibitions
- Experience Day: 29 January 2027
- Information Day: 30 January 2027
Lectures and Q&A sessions
Portfolio reviews and information sessions
- Degree programmes in the field of design
- Dates from autumn 2026
- Insights into interesting career paths following studies in a wide range of disciplines
- partly in person, online or recorded
Virtual tour of FH Aachen
Business Studies and Law
Foto: fotolia.de | Doris Bredow
Taster sessions
Taster Lectures on Economics Degree Programmes
- Get a taste of the lectures to help you choose your course
- Advance registration required
Open Days
- In person at the Faculty of Business Studies
- 24 November 2026, 4.00 pm
- Faculty of Business Studies
- Online for prospective students living away from home or in employment
- 8 December 2026, 4.00 pm
- 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
Presentations and Q&A sessions
- Insights into interesting career paths following degrees in a wide range of disciplines
- partly in person, online or recorded