Orientation week for all new students at the Department for Languages and Cultures of Southeast Asia

6 October 2025, by AAI Webmaster

Photo: "남쪽, 동쪽, 서쪽, 북쪽 받침대 간판 [Süd-Ost-West-Nord-Wegweiser]" by Monty Allen (@monty_a) | Unsplash, cropped

Welcome to the Department of Languages and Cultures of Southeast Asia! In order to make it easier for new students to start their studies, an orientation week will take place from October 6th to 10th, 2025.

The orientation unit will mainly take place in the university premises. Further information on registering for and participating in the orientation week as well as on how it will be organized can be found on the Orientation Unit page of the Asia-Africa Institute (Sorry: That webpage is currently available in German only! UHH → Fakultät GW → Asien-Afrika-Institut → Studium → Orientierungseinheiten).

The Asia Africa Institute provides some initial information for you on these pages:

• BA students (German text only!)
• MA students (scroll down for English text!)

Additionally, you will find important information about registering for the orientation unit on STiNE under the respective link that suits you:

• BA-fresh(wo)men in Winter Term 2025/26 with main subject "Sprachen und Kulturen Südostasiens" ("Languages and Cultures of Souteast Asia"): Course 57-3000
• BA-fresh(wo)men in Winter Term 2025/26 with minor subject "Sprachen und Kulturen Südostasiens" ("Languages and Cultures of Souteast Asia"): Course 57-3000
• MA-fresh(wo)men in Winter Term 2025/26 with subject "Master Languages and Cultures of Souteast Asia": Course 57-3001

There are various offers to enable the new bachelor's and master's students to get off to a smooth start. Among other things, there will be presentations of the three main study areas and support services for event registration via STiNE.

We are looking forward to see you!