{"id":331,"date":"2024-09-05T16:56:29","date_gmt":"2024-09-05T14:56:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.uni-siegen.de\/fit-in-siegen\/?page_id=331"},"modified":"2025-03-17T10:12:37","modified_gmt":"2025-03-17T09:12:37","slug":"orientation-days","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.uni-siegen.de\/fit-in-siegen\/components-of-fit\/welcome-orientation\/orientation-days\/","title":{"rendered":"Orientation Days"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-331\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-331-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\" ><div class=\"siteorigin-panels-stretch panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-331-0\" data-stretch-type=\"full-width-stretch\" ><div id=\"pgc-331-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-331-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-hero panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-hero so-widget-sow-hero-default-444d956a3e79-331 so-widget-fittext-wrapper\"\n\t\t\t data-fit-text-compressor=\"0.85\"\n\t\t>\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-slider-base\" style=\"display: none\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-slider-images\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-settings=\"{&quot;pagination&quot;:true,&quot;speed&quot;:800,&quot;timeout&quot;:8000,&quot;paused&quot;:false,&quot;pause_on_hover&quot;:false,&quot;swipe&quot;:true,&quot;nav_always_show_desktop&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;nav_always_show_mobile&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;breakpoint&quot;:&quot;780px&quot;,&quot;unmute&quot;:false,&quot;anchor&quot;:null}\"\n\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"min-height: 610px\"\t\t\t\t\tdata-anchor-id=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t>\t\t<li class=\"sow-slider-image  sow-slider-image-cover\" style=\"visibility: visible;;background-color: #dd9933\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-slider-image-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-slider-image-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<h1><span style=\"color: #ffffff\">JUST ARRIVED?<\/span><\/h1>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff\">We\u00b4ll show you everything at the university and in the city you need to know for your new chapter!<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"sow-slider-image-overlay sow-slider-image-cover\" style=\"opacity: 0.7;background-image: url(https:\/\/blogs.uni-siegen.de\/fit-in-siegen\/files\/2025\/01\/pexels-shvets-production-7203788-scaled.jpg)\"  ><\/div>\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t<\/ul>\t\t\t\t<ol class=\"sow-slider-pagination\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"#\" data-goto=\"0\" aria-label=\"Display slide 1\"><\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ol>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-slide-nav sow-slide-nav-next\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" data-goto=\"next\" aria-label=\"Next slide\" data-action=\"next\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<em class=\"sow-sld-icon-thin-right\"><\/em>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-slide-nav sow-slide-nav-prev\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" data-goto=\"previous\" aria-label=\"Previous slide\" data-action=\"prev\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<em class=\"sow-sld-icon-thin-left\"><\/em>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-331-1\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-331-1-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-331-1-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child\" data-index=\"1\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p class=\"cvGsUA direction-ltr align-justify para-style-body\"><span class=\"OYPEnA font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">The <strong>Orientation Days<\/strong> organized by the International Office of the University of Siegen will help you to find your way around Siegen and the university campus. In addition to local orientation, you will receive lots of information about everyday life and living in Germany. You will also meet your fellow students and make your first contacts.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-331-1-0-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image\" data-index=\"2\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-8b5b6f678277-331\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t<img \n\tsrc=\"https:\/\/blogs.uni-siegen.de\/fit-in-siegen\/files\/2025\/01\/20240927_142819_-scaled.jpg\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1290\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.uni-siegen.de\/fit-in-siegen\/files\/2025\/01\/20240927_142819_-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/blogs.uni-siegen.de\/fit-in-siegen\/files\/2025\/01\/20240927_142819_-300x151.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.uni-siegen.de\/fit-in-siegen\/files\/2025\/01\/20240927_142819_-1024x516.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.uni-siegen.de\/fit-in-siegen\/files\/2025\/01\/20240927_142819_-768x387.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.uni-siegen.de\/fit-in-siegen\/files\/2025\/01\/20240927_142819_-1536x774.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.uni-siegen.de\/fit-in-siegen\/files\/2025\/01\/20240927_142819_-2048x1032.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" title=\"20240927_142819_\" alt=\"\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-331-1-0-2\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor\" data-index=\"3\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<h2>You\u00b4re starting your study program next semester?<\/h2>\n<p>Start the right way with the<strong> Orientation Days, <\/strong>organised by the International Office!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uni-siegen.de\/incoming\/programs\/orientation\/dokumente\/orientation_days_wise_2024_neu.pdf\">Detailed information &amp; scedule for your orientation days<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-331-1-0-3\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-last-child\" data-index=\"4\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-113ccd71f3e6-331\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.uni-siegen.de\/incoming\/programs\/orientation\/index.html.en?lang=en\"\n\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t<img \n\tsrc=\"https:\/\/blogs.uni-siegen.de\/fit-in-siegen\/files\/2025\/01\/Logo-orientation-days-.png\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.uni-siegen.de\/fit-in-siegen\/files\/2025\/01\/Logo-orientation-days-.png 500w, https:\/\/blogs.uni-siegen.de\/fit-in-siegen\/files\/2025\/01\/Logo-orientation-days--300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.uni-siegen.de\/fit-in-siegen\/files\/2025\/01\/Logo-orientation-days--150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/blogs.uni-siegen.de\/fit-in-siegen\/files\/2025\/01\/Logo-orientation-days--100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" title=\"Logo orientation days\" alt=\"\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t\t\t<\/a><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-331-2\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\" ><div class=\"panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-331-2\" ><div id=\"pgc-331-2-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-331-2-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-headline panel-first-child\" data-index=\"5\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-headline so-widget-sow-headline-default-00ba60c5b3e3-331\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><div class=\"sow-headline-container \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"sow-headline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tFIRST STEPS AFTER YOUR ARRIVAL\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-331-2-0-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image\" data-index=\"6\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-8b5b6f678277-331\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t<img \n\tsrc=\"https:\/\/blogs.uni-siegen.de\/fit-in-siegen\/files\/2025\/01\/Bild3.png\" 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href=\"https:\/\/www.zimt.uni-siegen.de\/wissensdatenbank\/zimt-konto-freischalten\/\">Activation of the student\u00b4s email address<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2192 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iamexpat.de\/housing\/rentals-germany\/proof-of-residence-certificate-wohnungsgeberbestaetigung\">Signing the rental contract and get the document \"Wohnungsgeberbest\u00e4tigung\", <\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iamexpat.de\/housing\/rentals-germany\/proof-of-residence-certificate-wohnungsgeberbestaetigung\">\u2192 move in your appartment and add your name on the letter box<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2192 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uni-siegen.de\/incoming\/organization\/visa\/title\/index.html.en?lang=en\">Registration at the city (by appointment)<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2192 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.studying-in-germany.org\/how-to-open-a-german-bank-account\/\">Opening a bank account<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2192<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rundfunkbeitrag.de\/welcome\/englisch\/index_ger.html\"> Registration for broadcasting fees<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2192 Taking out a liability insurance<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-331-3\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\" ><div class=\"siteorigin-panels-stretch panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-331-3\" data-stretch-type=\"full\" ><div id=\"pgc-331-3-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell panel-grid-cell-empty\" ><\/div><div id=\"pgc-331-3-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-331-3-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-headline panel-first-child\" data-index=\"8\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-headline so-widget-sow-headline-default-e9dda127c485-331\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><div class=\"sow-headline-container \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"sow-headline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tPREPARING FOR YOUR LECTURES\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-331-3-1-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image\" data-index=\"9\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-8b5b6f678277-331\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t<img \n\tsrc=\"https:\/\/blogs.uni-siegen.de\/fit-in-siegen\/files\/2025\/01\/Bild4.png\" width=\"603\" height=\"367\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.uni-siegen.de\/fit-in-siegen\/files\/2025\/01\/Bild4.png 603w, https:\/\/blogs.uni-siegen.de\/fit-in-siegen\/files\/2025\/01\/Bild4-300x183.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 603px) 100vw, 603px\" alt=\"\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-331-3-1-2\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor\" data-index=\"10\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff\">There is a lot to know about German university life.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ffffff\">Download the information behind the button below to get to know more about<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: 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In addition to local orientation, you will receive lots of information about everyday life and living in Germany. You will also meet your fellow students and make your first &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.uni-siegen.de\/fit-in-siegen\/components-of-fit\/welcome-orientation\/orientation-days\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Orientation Days&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":631,"featured_media":0,"parent":189,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-331","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uni-siegen.de\/fit-in-siegen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/331","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uni-siegen.de\/fit-in-siegen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uni-siegen.de\/fit-in-siegen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uni-siegen.de\/fit-in-siegen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/631"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uni-siegen.de\/fit-in-siegen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=331"}],"version-history":[{"count":16,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uni-siegen.de\/fit-in-siegen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/331\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1391,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uni-siegen.de\/fit-in-siegen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/331\/revisions\/1391"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uni-siegen.de\/fit-in-siegen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/189"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uni-siegen.de\/fit-in-siegen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=331"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}