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“Even better than expected”

The TH OWL warmly welcomed 1,200 new students with great joy. At the start of the winter semester 2024/2025, the traditional first semester welcome took place simultaneously at the Innovation Campus in Lemgo, the Kreativ Campus in Detmold and the Sustainable Campus in Höxter. The colorful mix of information, panel discussions and interaction was very well received by the guests. The mayors of the three university cities, Markus Baier from Lemgo, Frank Hilker from Detmold and Daniel Hartmann from Höxter, also warmly welcomed the new students.

Due to capacity reasons, the TH OWL had invited to the first semester welcome for the Kreativ Campus Detmold in the concert hall of the University of Music.

In the Phoenix Contact Arena in Lemgo, university president Professor Dr. Jürgen Krahl looked out over more than 600 happy and excited faces. “I am delighted to welcome you to the TH OWL! A new phase of life awaits you. It will be very different from school during the day, and in the evening you can party. That's part of it, that's how you get to know your fellow students. Anyone who, like you, chooses to combine practice and science has made the right decision.”

With its three campuses and two study locations in Herford and Minden, the requirements for a great time and successful studies at the TH OWL couldn't be better.

Excellent study conditions

In addition to the excellent practical relevance, the university also scores with well-equipped laboratories and workshops, as emphasized by the Vice President for Education and Sustainability, Professor Dr. Yvonne-Christin Knepper-Bartel, in her welcoming address to the more than 100 first-semester students at the Sustainable Campus in Höxter.

The almost 500 students in Detmold can also rely on the excellent reputation of the university – far beyond the borders of East Westphalia-Lippe – in the fields of Detmolder Schule für Gestaltung, civil engineering and media production, as the Vice President for Culture, Communication and International Affairs, Professor Dr. Uta Pottgiesser, not without pride emphasized at the Kreativ Campus.

The mayors of the three university cities, Markus Baier from Lemgo, Frank Hilker from Detmold and Daniel Hartmann from Höxter, also warmly welcomed the new students.

“Welcome to East Westphalia-Lippe, welcome to the old Hanseatic city of Lemgo, welcome to the Innovation Campus Lemgo,” said Markus Baier. ”You have chosen the TH OWL and the Campus Lemgo, and thus a place where science, business and trade come together. I hope that your good choice will be followed by an equally successful course of study.”

“As the mayor of the city of Höxter, I am particularly pleased to be able to welcome you – the new first-semester students – to our beautiful city of Höxter. An exciting new time is now beginning for you. And I am very proud that you have decided to spend this time with us in Höxter,” said Daniel Hartmann.

Detmold's mayor Frank Hilker also warmly welcomed the students to “Germany's greenest city” – in the middle of a forest, surrounded by lush greenery: “You have decided to start your academic career here – at a university that stands for innovation, practical relevance and future-oriented research. A university that is also very well connected and – this is something that particularly pleases a mayor – a university that not only lies at the heart of our city, but also belongs firmly to the city of Detmold and the urban community. Enjoy the unique blend of nature and urban life in Detmold and make the most of your time here!”

Emily Giesbrecht in Detmold, Gavin Just in Lemgo and Sophia Thissen in Höxter led the students through the colorful program, which included a wealth of tips and tricks from the sewing box, including on the topics of semesters abroad, BAföG, campus cards, internships, funding opportunities, career counseling, scholarships, student advisory services, vacation semesters or workshops.

In relaxed roundtable discussions, the “freshers” were given all the important information they needed to get off to a successful start at university. The students got to know their key contacts and points of contact in the form of the General Students' Committee (AStA), the Students' Parliament (StuPa), the International Office, the S(kim) - the central point of contact for technical infrastructure at the university - as well as the Central Student Advisory Service and the Career Service, which put a relieved smile on many a face.

“We really liked the freshers' welcome, even better than we expected,” Finn Schlieper and Eugen Domnin praised unanimously. The mix of high-quality image video and information in a talk show format was well received by the young men from Rinteln and Hameln. “The interaction was also great,” added their fellow student Joost Graßl. The young professionals are studying part-time for a bachelor's.

Across all 55 degree programs, campuses and study locations, the university of technology currently has almost 1,200 enrollments. Those who have not yet enrolled can do so until October 15.

About 130 first-semester students obtained their university entrance qualification abroad. These new “internationals” come from countries such as India, Iran, Pakistan, Turkey and Syria. The master's programs in Integrated Design, Information Technology and Applied Entrepreneurship, as well as the new bilingual bachelor's program in General Engineering, are particularly popular with them. Young people from more than 70 countries around the world are currently studying at the TH OWL. In total, the university has 765 international students at all campuses and locations.

Answers to questions about starting your studies can be found at: www.th-owl.de/studienstart

 

The moderator Emily Giesbrecht, Maryse Niemeier from the International Office, TH-OWL Vice President Professor Uta Pottgiesser, Lukas Schübli from the student parliament, Mayor Frank Hilker, Hannah Mertens from the AStA, Sebastian Stake from S(kim) and Inessa Manin from the central student advisory service took turns at the microphone in Detmold.
TH-OWL Vice President Professor Uta Pottgiesser and moderator Emily Giesbrecht (r.) calmed the rather excited first-year students in Detmold and provided them with the necessary information for the road ahead.
More than 100 young people are beginning their studies at the Sustainable Campus in Höxter this semester.
Red or white? The first-year students answered various questions with their flags, such as whether they still live at home. The hands-on activities were well received in Höxter.
Anne Kulasi from the International Office (from left), Bettina Eller-Studzinsky from Skim, Daphne König from the Central Student Advisory Service, TH-OWL Vice President Professor Yvonne-Christin Knepper-Bartel, moderator Sophia Thissen and Mayor Daniel Hartmann welcomed and informed the first-year students at the Sustainable Campus in Höxter.
Lemgo's mayor Markus Baier and TH-OWL president Professor Jürgen Krahl (r.) beamed with the first-year students at the Innovation Campus and warmly welcomed the students from near and far to the university.
Who had the longest journey? Who wants to study abroad? How do they use social media? Even small flags can be great fun to interact with, as the first-year students in Lemgo proved.
Jörn Urselmann from the Matriculation Office, Nils Isendahl from the AStA, Hanna Lohau from the Central Student Advisory Service, Mattes Schürfeld from the StuPa, Benjamin Mellies from the S(kim) as well as Alexandra Schlothfeldt from the Career Service and Kerstin Rosemann from the International Office (from left to right) provided the new students in Lemgo with a wealth of useful information.
Finn Schlieper, Joost Graßl and Eugen Domnin (from left to right) are studying for a bachelor's degree in digitization engineering and are looking forward to their time at the TH OWL in Lemgo.
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