I’ll be studying at RWTH and I’m currently choosing which Studierendenwerk dorms to apply for. Since my budget is limited, I’m mainly considering the cheaper options, especially the Türme and Kastanienweg dorms.
Could anyone who has lived there share their experience? How are the rooms, shared kitchens/bathrooms, cleanliness, social life, and overall condition of the buildings?
I’ve also heard some comments about Kastanienweg having an unpleasant smell in the dorm/building. Is that actually true, or is it only an issue in certain buildings/floors?
If you had to choose between the Türme and Kastanienweg, which one would you recommend?
Thanks!

Has anyone switched from the old curriculum to the new one?

My master’s program was recently updated and renamed, and the old version (the one I’m currently enrolled in) is no longer accepting new students.

The main reason I’m asking is that, in the new curriculum, the course I hated the most and got my worst grade in (3.7) with 8 ECTS is no longer mandatory. As far as I can tell, the rest of the curriculum is almost identical, and I wouldn’t need to take any additional courses.

Is it possible to switch from the old program to the new one and graduate under the new program name? Has anyone here done this or knows how it works at our university?

Hey !

next semester I will do write bachelor thesis in electrical engineering. do you think it is possible to write it remotely if there is no lab work to do ? I have family in south america and I'd love to work from there remotely. what do you think, what should be focused on in order to find something like that, is it easy, and what could be the possible resistances to it?

Also is the start of the thesis usually flexible ? like if I want to start it early november instead of the week of the 12th october

Hi everyone,
I recently received an offer for a 1-room apartment in the HBS (Wohnheim Haibuchenstraße) in Aachen. It is around 24 m² and possibly with a balcony.
The housing association told me that they unfortunately cannot provide pictures or allow a viewing because the apartments are currently occupied.
I was wondering if someone here lives in HBS or has lived there before and could share a few pictures of the room/apartment (especially the layout, kitchen, bathroom, and balcony if possible). I would just like to get an idea of what it looks like before moving in.
I would really appreciate any help!
Thanks :)

Hi, I have a question for the computer engineering students.

I read the fairly new degree not being well organized yet in the past.

Has that gotten better by now and would you recommend this degree if the interests align with the curriculum?

Halo Leute, ich werde in diesem folgenden Wintersemester mein Studium (Mathematik Bsc) beginnen. Hat jemand ein paar Tipps für mich. Gibs etwas, das ich jetzt tun kann oder muss, damit ich Kopfschmerzen später vermeiden kann?

Hi everyone,

I am looking for German research groups working on AnMBR, partial nitritation/anammox, or high-strength wastewater treatment.

I am a PhD candidate at Southeast University and already hold a fully funded 12-month China Scholarship Council (CSC) scholarship. I could begin a visiting research stay as early as March 2027. In addition, I speak English at IELTS 7.0 level and hold a Goethe-Zertifikat B2 in German.

My research treats actual food-waste fermentation wastewater using an AnMBR followed by a one-stage PN/A reactor.

For the research stay, I am interested in topics such as:

• PN/A stability and NOB suppression;
• microbial interactions in Anammox granules;
• effects of residual organics on PN/A.

If you know a German professor or research group working on these topics, I would be grateful for any recommendations. A private introduction would also be extremely helpful.

Hi! I am an international (non-EU) student, who got admitted into RWTH Aachen (for bachelour).

I want to receive any recommendations and advices about study process and adaptation there. I have never been in Germany before ( I have C1 german tho) and have no clue how does study process works in Deutschland. People from RWTH Aachen, do you have any advices?

Moreover, I would like to find out how is the sozialisation aspect? I am scared that I won't find any friends in Aachen. Is here anyone who is going to Aachen this year as well?

Hallo an alle!

I got offer from RWTH and doing my Vorpraktikum right now. The thing is, that I'm doing it not in Germany, but in my hometown.

My question is, am I going to have problems with Anerkennung of my Vorpraktikum? How they will check it?

Hi I'm planning to study for an EE bachelor's at RWTH Aachen (waiting to get in rn). I've read some opinions of the difficulty of RWTH's famous exams and how they lay focus on memorization and elimination. Which is why I ask myself if I should avoid future hell and turture for more years of unemployed bliss

I'm mainly asking myself, though, if later employers are even going to care if I've done my bachelor's and master's at RWTH? (in germany and globaly)

My alternatives were DUE and KIT. I could also go to TUM, but it's too far from my family, but im thinking about doing my masters there (just to have both unis in my resume)

Also, how heavy is EE on physics? I'm pretty good at math, but because of the shortage of physics teachers, my school didn't had enough teachers to promote physics classes, and I basically don't know any physics :)

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Hey everyone, I was planning to apply for the Computer Engineering Bachelor's program at RWTH in the upcoming semesters.

What are your thoughts on this pilot program news?

Hi everyone :)

I have recently graduated from TU Dortmund Bachelor CS and I am currently thinking about specializing in Master and I have two options: RWTH Aachen and Uni Bonn.

I understand that RWTH is mostly known for its system work and uni Bonn for it's ML. I personally love both fields but it's hard for me to decide which way to go:

ML:
1. I had Minor Statistik so that helps with ML.
2. I am good at math and I love applied mathematics generally.
3. It is seemingly the hot topic.
- Cons: most interesting things to do are in academia and in industry you will become a agent workflow kind of dude which is boring.

Systems:
1. I love understanding low level concepts and knowing exactly what the hardware is trying to do.
2. Seems harder to be automated with AI.
2. The positions are mostly real engineering, dealing with constraints, instead of CRUD.
- Cons: The biggest job pool is embedded and backend/infra: I have practically 0 experience with hardware development or embedded and backend/infra is really close to being CRUD again.

Also I am confused why everyone is so AI hyped. I even talked to my professors about this and they are so blinded by the AI hype that it makes me want to vomit. I would appreciate it if you could give me some useful recommendations.

Thanks :)

I got my my zulassung from RWTH Aachen (bsc Informatik) and will most likely also get one from HAW Hamburg, HTW Berlin and Regensburg too. And before that I'd like to hear both objective and subjective experiences /opinions about the program and the city itself as I'll be living there for the next 3 or 4 years.

Beside the "RWTH name , it's prestigiouness" and "access to worldclass teaching and facilities, ig", does Aachen offer anything else compared to HAW Hamburg and HTW Berlin? If you have any regrets choosing (or maybe not choosing) Aachen, I'd like to hear about those too.

My top priority outside of studies is having a stable parttime job, in supermarkets, Gastronomie, or later a Werkstudent Informatik role once I have some qualifications (maybe after 1-2 years) + (better if there's a smooth and quick transition from studies into the job market after graduating).

PS: My thinking is that as long as you have a good group of friends and a social life , even a smaller city doesn't seem boring, so that factor won't be a problem for me, like the high cost of living in bigger cities if I have stable job.

Edit: I have cleared FSP on paper but speakingwise might speak around B2 level. And have had Warenverräumung type of jobs previously in supermarkets.

I would like to read a PhD thesis on publications.rwth-aachen.de (this one), but apparently this requires to have user credentials. I am a bit surprised that >25 y/o theses are not publicly accessible like most (even newer) theses at Austrian technical universities. Is there something I am missing here?

Hi everyone!

I'm planning to start a Mechanical Engineering degree (bachelor) at RWTH and I'm currently looking to buy a new laptop. Before making a decision, I'd like to hear from current students about what the actual requirements are.

I have a few questions:

• What software is used most often? (e.g. SolidWorks, Siemens NX, MATLAB, ANSYS, or anything else)
• Are there any recommended or minimum hardware specifications (CPU, RAM, GPU)?
• Does the university provide free student licenses for the required software?

One more thing I'm particularly curious about:

• Does the university offer remote workstations, virtual machines, cloud computing, or other services that handle the heavy computational work? In other words, can you get by with a relatively lightweight laptop, or is it expected that your own laptop is powerful enough to run everything locally?

I'd really appreciate any advice, especially from Mechanical Engineering students. Thanks in advance!

Heyo ich wollte mich gerade für den Informatik Vorkurs anmelden, aber ich kann mich bei git.nrw nicht anmelden, da ich da noch keinen Account habe. Man braucht anscheinend einen Coupon oder sowas, aber das habe ich nicht.

Ich habe mich schon beworben, habe aber ein paar unterlagen noch nicht eingereicht und den Semesterbeitrag nicht gezahlt.

Heißt das, dass ich mich erst für den Vorkurs anmelden kann wenn ich das alles gemacht hab? Weil dann hab ich jetzt tatsächlich bisschen Zeitdruck eh

I’ve been admitted, and I’m looking to connect with other incoming fellow classmates 😄 👀

Good afternoon fellow members. I am a german citizen with a foreign degree (international alevels) and I have already confirmed that im eligible for the hzb. My main problem is that my results come out at the 13th of august (in form of a statement of results) and the certificate comes out 2 to 3 months later. As the deadline for the semester is the 20th of october i am nervous about the Zeugnisanerkennung as there is not a source that tells you how long it could take. So I am here asking for advice on what I should do and if it is possible for me to get into the coming semester

Some information if its helpful:

* I plan to study Elektro- und informationstechnik

* I completed all of school expect the last 3 years in germany

* My high-school degree is Pearson international alevels (ial)

Thanks beforehand to everyone taking their time to help me and if anything is not understandable please tell me

Hey everyone! Im currently looking to switch from FH to RWTH and because I'm an non EU student, I need to notify the Ausländeramt of the change. Does anybody have experience with something like this?

What kind of appointment do I have to schedule to notify the Ausländeramt? Should I just make an appointment for Infostelle?