Table of contents

1. 1. Presentation of the projects
      1. Support in the choice of studies
      2. Refresh your skills for the start of your studies
      3. Becoming a campus insider step by step
      4. Does it fit? - Counseling and support during your studies
      5. Learning and practicing academic reading and writing skills
      6. Key Competencies@TUD
      7. Support for teacher training students
      8. TUTORING – qualification for tutors of all study programs
      9. Gaining insights into professional practice and getting to know career opportunities
   2. Links
   3. Contact

Presentation of the projects

TU Dresden would like to accompany you on your path to academic success. A variety of projects will support you before and during your studies. The following overview will help you to find out which offer suits you best:

Support in the choice of studies

Online-Self-Assessments 3.0 (OSA 3.0)
With our feedback-based online self-assessment test (OSA), you can find out whether your skills, interests and expectations match the requirements and actual content of the Electrical Engineering and Mechatronics degree programs. By solving some small specialist tasks, you can gain an insight into parts of the degree program.
https://tud.de/deinstudienerfolg/osa

Refresh your skills for the start of your studies

Online preparatory courses (OVK)
Do your studies require knowledge in math, physics or computer science? Then, you’ve come to the right place! Our online preparatory courses present you with an interactive summary of the necessary foundations for your studies.

https://tud.de/deinstudienerfolg/ovk

Becoming a campus insider step by step

Study Assistance System gOPAL (SAS)
Are you studying engineering, economics, mathematics or to become a teacher? Get started with gOPAL: Unlock useful information in short missions and become a campus insider.

https://tud.de/deinstudienerfolg/sas

Does it fit? - Counseling and support during your studies

PASST?! Partnership · Study Success · TU Dresden
By participating in PASST?! - TU Dresden‘s early warning system - you receive an email with counseling and support offers tailored specifically to the areas you are struggling with each time signs of potential problems arise. For this purpose, your course data is automatically checked. You can register for the program at any time via the selma portal.

https://tud.de/deinstudienerfolg/pas

Learning and practicing academic reading and writing skills

The Writing Centre of TU Dresden

You want to tackle the tasks of your studies full of motivation and successfully put pen to paper?
The Writing Centre offers:

• workshops on academic reading and writing skills
• writing counceling
• an online information platform with checklists, tips and tricks
• writing events, e. g. Writing Marathons, the Writing Start Morning and the Long Night against Procrastination.

https://tud.de/deinstudienerfolg/szd

Key Competencies@TUD

Key Competencies@TUD can help you manage your studies, find the right internships and jumpstart your career. We offer useful study and exam prep methods, presentation and time management strategies, and tips for speaking and writing The Key Competencies@TUD project provides support right from your first semester with a broad spectrum of workshops, podcasts and tutorials on various key competencies.

Support for teacher training students

TUD_Making Teachers Confident (TUD_MTC)
This project accompanies students of the teacher training program throughout their studies, offering assistance via tutorials on various pertinent topics, workshops and opportunities for exchange. These events and services are hosted by qualified tutors and experienced experts in academia as well as other relevant fields.

https://tud.de/deinstudienerfolg/mtc

TUTORING – qualification for tutors of all study programs

Tutors help you and we help tutors!
We provide qualifications based on individual needs and geared toward the specific requirements of each course of study. In addition, to learning techniques for content-based tutoring, tutors can also come to us to expand their soft skills, which are useful at university and beyond.

https://tud.de/deinstudienerfolg/tut

Gaining insights into professional practice and getting to know career opportunities

Orientation Platform Research & Practice (OFP)
You still don’t know exactly which career opportunities are open to you after graduation? Do you ever wonder why you have to learn so much theory as part of your studies? The OFP offers insights into professional practice through

• team challenges
• workshops
• excursions
• project weeks
• the OFP podcast
• and much more

https://tud.de/deinstudienerfolg/ofp

Links

Contact