1. Auslandsreferat der Fachschaft Maschinenbau
International Department of the
Student Council of the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering

2. www.mw.tum.de www.fsmb.de Facebook: TUM MW International Buddies 16/17
Welcome
Facebook: TUM MW International Buddies 16/17

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Responsibility
A few reminders before we start:
We can’t give legal statements because we are not legal advisers!
For legal statements please contact the Student Service Center (SSZ) or Mrs. Ammon (student adviser)
Phone: MW 2012 Boltzmannstr. 15, Garching
SSZ
Phone:
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Today‘s Agenda
Student Council
Buddy program
Student ID
Getting around
TUM lectures and exams
TUMonline, Moodle and the Faculty
Library
Good to know
Get together
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5. Fachschaft Maschinenbau
Your student council
prints and sells lecture notes
answers your questions
represents the students
publishes the magazine “Der REISSWOLF”
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6. What is the buddy program?
Exchange between local and international students
Help for a smooth semester at our University
Assistance to get to know Munich
Organization of events
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TUMinternational
Arranges events and orientation weeks for international students of all faculties of the TUM (e.g. discovering Munich, visiting sights in Bavaria)
Recommended: sign up for the newsletter (Events, …)
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Student ID
Your ID at TUM (needed for exams) Contactless payment Library card Public Transport card !
Needs to be validated every
semester (check expiration date)
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9. Public transport (MVV)
Obligatory part
 already paid!
Valid Mo – Fr from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m, weekends and public Holidays.
Optional part
189,00€
Valid “all day, all night”
Available from new ticket vending machines
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Map
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11. Building: Maschinenwesen
Room numbering
Floor 1
Building: Maschinenwesen
Room number: 01
MW 1801
Wing 8 („Hof“)
Hint: TUM room finder (
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Lecture types
Vorlesung - Lecture:
Theory lectured by Professor
(Zentral-)übung – Exercise:
Review of theoretical knowledge
Exercises and examples presented by teaching assistant
Tutorübung – Tutorial:
Tutors show you more exercises
If you have any problems or questions, ask the tutors.
Hochschulpraktika – practical training/ lab sessions:
Independent working (attendance required)
Limited participation!
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TUMOnline
Central platform for all study-related matters
Log in:
Username: MyTUM-mail-address or used for TUM application
Password: your MyTUM-password
What is it good for?
Register for lectures
Check your Timetable
(“Terminkalender”)
Register for exams
Check your results
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Moodle and the Faculty
Moodle (eLearning)
Lecturers often upload their PDFs (lecture notes, exercises) on this learning platform.
If you have registered for your courses in TUMOnline, they will show up in moodle.
Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
Exam dates
courses offered
Sprachenzentrum
offers language courses in 15 different languages
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Exams
Exams take place at the end of each semester
In case of failure, most exams can only be retaken at the end of the next semester
Exams are passed if you score better than 4,0
1,0 is best; 5,0 is worst
Our marking system: 1,0 1,3 1, ,3 4,7 5,0
 equivalent to A A - B+ … fail
You have to register for your exams in TUMOnline before deadline: January 2016 ! !
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Library
Many lendable book are located in the library of the Faculty of Chemistry. However, you can order books online and get them delivered to any TUM library free of charge.
Returnable to any TUM library CH
Mo – Do 08:00 – 21:00
Fr 08:00 – 19:00 PH
Mo – Fr 09:00 – 21:00 MW
Mo – Do 09:00 – 21:00
Fr 09:00 – 19:00 MI
Mo – Fr 08:00 – 24:00
Sa – So 10:00 – 20:00
Central Campus
Sa – So 09:00 – 22:00
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Food & Beverages
Canteen
Payment only via Student ID
Cafeteria (StuCafé)
payment only via student card
Coffee shop in the Faculty
Max-Planck-Institute
payment only by cash
Faculty for Mathematics and Informatics
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Internet
WiFi in the whole building
Eduroam (login with your LRZ-Kennung + password)
VPN (encrypted) via Cisco AnyConnect
PC areas (wing 1, 1st floor)
login with your LRZ-ID (i.e. “ga12abc”+ password)
For printing check the copy shop or the library
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Locations
Student Council
Meet us: Information desk
Mail us:
Get news:
TUMi (located on main campus)
You should have already met them!
Prüfungsamt (Exam office)
MW 0011a
Ms Ammon (coordinator international relations)
MW 2027m
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20. Box Office: 8€ per ticket
Upcoming events
esp 2016
, 9pm
Presale: ,50 € per ticket
Box Office: 8€ per ticket
Join our Team at the international Shotisland and get a free Entry.
For more information contact:
Only 12 places available!
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Any questions? Thank you for your Attention!
Contact:
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Internationals: please get a flag with your nationality Buddies: please get a TUM Flag
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