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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 Still Figuring Things Out...

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

Online group counselling: Aachen University of Applied Sciences meets RWTH – A case for two student advisory services

  • 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

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

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

Makerspace

  • 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

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 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

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 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

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)

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 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

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 lectures, or offers virtual tours – explore FH Aachen entirely online!

Architecture | Design

Information days and exhibitions

HIT – FH Aachen Open Day

  • 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

General Studies

  • 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 through short films and lectures, or offers virtual tours – explore FH Aachen entirely online!

Health Sciences

Open Days

HIT – FH Aachen Open Day

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


Talks and Q&A sessions

General Studies

  • 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 lectures, or offers virtual tours – explore FH Aachen entirely online!

Business Studies and Law

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

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
  • 8 December 2026, 4.00 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 in short films and talks, or offers virtual tours – explore FH Aachen entirely online!


Presentations and Q&A sessions

Studium Generale

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