Guest Auditors
Would you like to attend individual courses at TU Dresden?
You are welcome to attend courses at TU Dresden - at any stage of your life, regardless of age or school-leaving qualification. Whether you want to deepen your knowledge in certain subject areas, take part out of pure curiosity and the joy of learning or get to know everyday university life - guest students are open to all interested parties. Find the course(s) that interest you on the TU Dresden website and register with the guest student application form at the Center for Continuing Education or register online via OPAL (NEW).
Tip: You can find exciting courses for your guest lectureship in the Studium Generale database.
Registration period for guest students in the summer semester 2025: March 24 - April 04, 2025
Orientation tour for guest students
Come with us on a walk around the main campus. Together we will discover how you can find your courses using the campus navigator. Any questions you have about guest students are welcome!
When: March 31, 2025, 4:00 to 5:00 p.m.
Where: Main entrance Fritz-Förster-Bau at Mommsenstr. 6
What the guest lectureship offers you
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You can attend selected lectures from non-restricted degree programswith a guest auditor. If you would like to attend lectures from degree programs with admission restrictions or other teaching formats such as seminars, you will need confirmation from the respective lecturer (by email).
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As a guest auditor, you will receive a guest login with which you can access learning materials for selected courses on OPAL.
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A certificate of attendance can be issued. This requires a request before the start of the course.
Please note
- Guest auditor status is valid for one semester.
- Registration for guest auditor status is only possible for specifically selected courses. The desired lectures must be specified in the guest auditor application.
- As a guest student, you cannot take any examinations .
- You are not entitled to a semester ticket or student funding. You will not receive any discounts in the canteens.
Contact us

Ms Beatrice Schlegel
Scientific Continuing Education
Send encrypted email via the SecureMail portal (for TUD external users only).
Center for Continuing Education
Center for Continuing Education
Visiting address:
Fritz-Foerster-Bau, room 107 Mommsenstr. 6
01069 Dresden
Postal address:
TUD Dresden University of Technology Zentrum für Weiterbildung
01062 Dresden
Office hours:
- Wednesday:
- 14:00 - 15:30
- Friday:
- 10:00 - 11:00
Die Sprechzeiten am 02.04. und am 11.04. entfallen.