Information for first semester students
Important note
Please check your SMAIL account (personal e-mail account for students of the University of Cologne) regularly, which you received when you enrolled. You will receive all information about registrations, deadlines and other important information via e-mails in this account!
Current information:
Since December 2025, the University has been using multi-factor authentication via Cisco Duo when using KLIPS2.0. You can find all information about this here.
Since November 2025, the University of Cologne has only been using the webmailer SOGo (https://sogo.uni-koeln.de), which you can already use now.
This does not change the email address of your SMAIL account.
Dear students,
Congratulations on your choice of subject and study location. Here you will find all the information you need to get off to a good start.
Brochure Study and Teaching 2026 [in german]
Usefull information and important contacts can be found in the german "Broschüre Studium und Lehre 2026".
Brochures for first semester students
In our first semester broschures you will find the most important information about introductory events and the course of studies.
These brochures are available in german only.
Dentistry
Neuro Sciences
Nursing Science (B.Sc.)
Advance Nursing Practice (M.Sc.)
Midwifery science (B.Sc.)
Advanced Midwifery Practice (M.Sc.)
First semester students portal
The University has prepared the most important general information as a starting and orientation guide for all new students in Cologne.
LOTSE
The online tool "LOTSE" (Landkarte zur Orientierung und für Transparenz im Studien Einstieg) is a digital service that helps new students get started at university.
Inclusion Service Center
Information and offers of the Service Center for Inclusion.
►First semester information from the Inclusion Service Center
The student councils
The student representatives often offer special events for first semester students. These regularly include introductory and familiarization events as well as campus tours or first semester trips.
►Human Medicine Student Council
►Neuroscience Student Council
►Dentistry Student Council
►Clinical Nursing Student Council
►Applied Midwifery Student Council