Come in - Weeks at your university

From September 14 to 27, 2026

Our “Come In” Weeks are designed to help you get off to a smooth start at HSZG!

Our preparatory courses give you the chance to test and refresh your knowledge of math, physics, chemistry, electrical engineering, and computer science.

We’ve also thought about recreational activities: You’ll meet like-minded people, and we’ll provide plenty of opportunities to get to know one another. Our students—who are active in the Student Union (Stura) and the student councils, among other places—will go out of their way to help you. In good company, you’ll experience some of the highlights of your (new) home away from home together with other students!

Please note: Registration is required for both the preparatory courses and the recreational activities!

Online registration for the orientation courses is now open.
Online registration for the recreational activities will open on July 17.

Pre-courses

  • Mathematics pre-course Zittau (14.-18.09.26)

    Relevant basic mathematics knowledge is taught and repeated in the preliminary course. It is the ideal preparation for the Math 1 lectures in the first semester. The preliminary course consists of lectures, pre-calculations and exercises and ends with a final test. The test gives you individual feedback on your level of performance.

    Contents of the preliminary course: Basic arithmetic, powers, roots, logarithms, equations, functions, derivatives

    Please bring: scientific calculator (no model specification!)

    Information on the preliminary course in mathematics in Zittau
    • Duration: 5 days incl. final exam (90 minutes)
    • daily
      Lecture: 8:30 - 10:00 a.m.
      Pre-calculation: 10:15 - 11:45 a.m.
      Exercise: 12:45 - 2 p.m. (except Friday!)
    • Friday: Final exam 12:45 - 14:15
    • Attendance event at the Zittau location
    • Participation fee: none
    • Information about the calculator: No specific model is required. In addition to the elementary operations, logarithm and the power function as well as the trigonometric functions should be implemented (available in almost every model).

     

    Registration required. Dates are subject to change.

    Recommended for:

    all students at the Zittau location who have mathematics in their studies see module catalog and need a math refresher. Download our self-test and check your math knowledge. The test will help you decide whether you should take part in the preliminary math course.

  • Mathematics pre-course Görlitz (21.-25.09.26)

    Relevant basic mathematics knowledge is taught and repeated in the preliminary course. It is the ideal preparation for the Math 1 lectures in the first semester. The preliminary course consists of lectures, preliminary calculations and exercises and ends with a final test.

    Contents of the preliminary course: Basic arithmetic, powers, roots, logarithms, equations, functions, derivatives

    Please bring: scientific calculator (no model specification!)

    Information on the preliminary course in mathematics in Görlitz
    • Duration: 5 days incl. final exam (90 minutes)
    • daily
      Lecture: 8:30 - 10:00 a.m.
      Pre-calculation: 10:15 - 11:45 a.m.
      Exercise: 12:45 - 2:15 p.m. (except Friday!)
    • Friday: Final exam 12:45 - 14:15
    • Attendance event at the Görlitz location
    • Participation fee: None
    • Information about the calculator: No specific model is required. In addition to the elementary operations, logarithm and the power function as well as the trigonometric functions should be implemented (available for almost every model).

     

    Registration required. Dates are subject to change.

    Recommended for:

    all students at the Görlitz location who have mathematics in their studies see module catalog and need a math refresher. Download our self-test and check your math knowledge. The test will help you decide whether you should take part in the preliminary math course.

  • Electrical engineering pre-course Zittau (21.-25.09.26)

    In the electrical engineering preliminary course, basic concepts of electrical engineering are developed, the first basic relationships of electrical circuits are introduced and calculated using simple examples. It aims to build on previous knowledge of mathematics and physics and build a bridge to the forthcoming degree course. The preliminary course consists of lectures with exercises and a final laboratory practical.

    Contents of the preliminary course: Basic concepts of electrical engineering (electrical charge, current, voltage, resistance, power), basics of electrical circuits (resistor circuits in parallel and series connection).

    Please bring: Calculator, blackboard

    Information on the electrical engineering preliminary course in Zittau
    • Duration: 5 days incl. laboratory practical (90 minutes)
    • daily
      Start on 21.09.: 9:00 - 10:00 and then continued from 10:15 - 11:45 (for all)
      all other days in groups: 8:30 - 10:00 (Gr.1) or 10:15 - 11:45 (Gr.2)
      Practical soldering course on 24.09.: 12:45 - 16:00
    • Attendance event at the Zittau site
    • Group allocation takes place on the 1st day
    • Participation fee: none

     

    Registration required. Dates are subject to change.

    Recommended for:

    Students of automation and mechatronics, electrical power systems

  • Preliminary computer science course Görlitz (14.-18.09.26)

    This preliminary course is aimed at beginners in programming. The first division provides an introduction to how you can create simple websites using HTML and CSS technologies. The second division focuses on JavaScript. After a brief introduction to programming, you will learn how to program simple interactions for websites and web apps using JavaScript.

    Contents of the preliminary course: HTML, CSS, JavaScript

    Please bring along: Motivation and your own notebook

    Information on the preliminary course in computer science in Görlitz
    • Duration: 5 days
    • daily 9 - 11:30 a.m. and 12:30 - 2 p.m. (except Friday: 9 - 11:30 a.m.)
    • Attendance event at the Görlitz location
    • Participation fee: none

     

    Registration required. Dates are subject to change.

    Recommended for:

    Students of computer science, economics and computer science

  • Physics refresher course - Zittau (21.-23.09.26)

    The preliminary course in physics serves to refresh the central content of school physics lessons based on the curriculum at grammar schools in Saxony. In addition, mathematical and physical basics are covered, as experience has shown that first-year students often have gaps in their knowledge in this area. A further focus is on the implementation, evaluation and clear presentation of physical experiments and their results.

    Information on
    • Duration: 3 days
    • daily 12:45 - 14:15
    • on the third day also 14:30 - 16 h
    • Presence event at the Zittau location
    • Participation fee: none

     

    Registration required. Dates are subject to change.

    Recommended for:

    all students at the Zittau location who have physics in their studies (see module catalog ) and need a refresher course in physics work practices.

  • Chemistry pre-course Zittau (21.-25.09.26)

    This preliminary course serves as a refresher in the basics of chemistry. It offers opportunities to review chemical arithmetic, basic principles of atomic and bonding theories, as well as setting up general reaction equations. The preliminary course consists of lectures with exercises.

    Contents of the preliminary course: Atomic models, types of bonding, structure of the periodic table of elements, setting up chemical reaction equations, stoichiometric calculations, basics of acid-base theory and pH value calculations, introduction to the course of chemical reactions from a kinetic and thermodynamic perspective

    Please bring along: Calculator, board book with periodic table of the elements

    Information on the chemistry preliminary course in Zittau
    • Duration: 5 days
    • Attendance dates and self-study units in the OPAL learning platform
    • Attendance event at the Zittau location
    • Participation fee: none

     

    Registration required. Dates are subject to change.

    Recommended for:

    Students of Molecular Biotechnology, Environmental Sciences

Participation in the preliminary courses is free of charge.

If you are eligible for BAföG, you can receive BAföG for the month of September if you attend at least one of our preliminary courses in person (all dates!). Important: The application must be submitted to the responsible authorityat by 30.09. at the latest.

Proof of participation is provided by means of a participation list, which is sent centrally by the HSZG to the BaföG office.

Participation in the leisure activities does not entitle you to early receipt of BAföG.

Leisure activities

Online registration will open on July 17.

Leisure activities at the Zittau site

Look forward to our varied leisure activities during the Come in weeks with a short review of last year:

Leisure activities at the Görlitz site

Look forward to our varied leisure activities during the Come in weeks with a short review of last year:

By the way...

Immediately after the Come in weeks, the introductory introductory events in the faculties and the enrolment ceremony (October 1). After an extended weekend, regular studies begin on October 5.

We organize the leisure activities and say: Welcome to our HSZG!

Student Planning Team & Contact Person for Recreational Activities
Photo: M.A. Robert Viertel
M.A.
Robert Viertel
Rectorate / Education department
02763 Zittau
Theodor-Körner-Allee 16
Building Z I, Room 2.02.2
2nd upper floor
+49 3583 612-4356
Rectorate / Education department
02826 Görlitz
Brückenstraße 1
Building G II, Room 253
1st floor
+49 3581 374-4356