New to the university and having questions?
Take a look at our “Orientation Document”, which we published for our introduction week, or our FAQ. And before you get lost: here’s a map of the campus.
Chess Tournament 2.0
The Chess Tournament returns! After last years successful tournament, we cooperate with Hochschulschach and the student council Language Science and Technology and again organise a over-the-board chess tournament. The tournament takes place Wednesday, April 29th, at 16:00 in A2 2, R.2.07.1. Please be there on time to register with the tournament organisers. We provide all the necessary material except the chess skills, so feel free to register. Independent of your playing strength we aim for everyone to have interesting games, challenge your wits and bring your opponents play to its limits.
That’s why the tournament will be in the Swiss System: There will be 6 rounds, in each of which you will play against an opponent with the same amount of points — and after you are finished, we will pair the next round based on your results. This way, you cannot get eliminated and also have the possibility to still win the entire tournmant even after a loss! This time, each match will have a 5+5time format, i.e. each player starts with 5 minutes on their clock and gets 5 seconds bonus time after every move.
To have a fair initial seating, we ask you to inform us about your current ranking on some other chess platforms. It is neither fun for you, nor your opponent, if your match is extremely lopsided, so please answer truthfully. This is not about winning the tournament, but to have fun, exciting and challenging matches each round!
Because we only have limited amount of equipment and room size restrictions, we can only accommodate 32 participants. Registrations will be done on a first-come-first-serve basis for more reliable plannability for the organisers. If the 32 seats are all occupied, we will have a waiting list, and if someone unregisters or doesn’t make it to the tournament, you might get a slot after all! We will inform you about your registration status shortly before the event. If you want to deregister, please write an email to anton@cs.fs.uni-saarland.de.
So, what is left to do? Of course, to sign up! You can do so via the following link: Chess Tournament 2.0 – Fill in form
We look forward to see you!
PubCrawl April 2026
The FS PubCrawl is back for another iteration and ready to take you all through some of the bars in the Nauwieser Viertel and more on April 23th!
To participate, please register by April 21th via the fsr.saarland/pubcrawl so we can plan accordingly—securing your spot in one of the pub crawl groups, along with your free welcome beer.
The meeting point for our pregame is at the Saarbrücker Staatstheater at 18:30. From there, we’ll begin touring Saarbrücken’s bars and pubs in groups starting around 19:30.
Special deals at bars and a great evening with fellow students await you!
Your Student Council
RindPhi Quiz Night April 2026
We are happy to invite you to the next RindPhi Quiz Night!
This time, our hosts will be the MensaBar, right on Campus! [1] . The Quiz Night happens there on April 15th, starting from 06:00 PM. As per usual you can join up in teams of up to 6 persons.
In this Quiz Night you can join together as a team with your friends and challenge your fellow students and other participating teams in a competition for knowledge, wisdom and honor. Our moderator will challenge your minds in five exciting categories!
As we only have limited space please pre-register your team, to ensure a guaranteed spot! For more details, check the full post!
As usual, the winning team claims the reward of a Gift cards worth around 20€!
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It’s StEP time! And that means we are back organizing another Video & Board Game Night on Tuesday, March 31st in E1.3 starting at 6:00 PM!
We offer several seminar rooms in which you can play board games in German or English with friends or new fellow students. Additionally, we’ll offer gaming consoles in the foyer where you’ll find games like Mario Kart, Just Dance, Smash Bros, and more. If wanted: Bring your own.
As always, we’ll be ordering pizza at 8:00 PM, so bring some cash, if you want to join in. There will also be free snacks and drinks available, at a small and fair price on-site. Again, if wanted: Bring your own.
We’re looking forward to welcome you on Tuesday. See you then!
Your Students’ Council
Invitation to StEP for Summer Semester 2026
Dear first semesters,
Only about two weeks left until lectures begin.
Whether you are new to university, new to this university, or new to your degree program, you are bound to have a few burning questions.
To answer these questions and welcome you to the university, we are organizing the Student Orientation Phase (StEP) for students of computer science and related subjects on Tuesday and Wednesday in the week before lectures begin.
The first meeting will take place on March 31, 2026, at 9:00 am in Lecture Hall I in building E2 5.
At the StEP you will learn everything you need to know about your studies, as well as your new university, its procedures and organizations, how to get around in Saarbrücken and – if you just arrived from abroad – some quick-start tips for Germany.
Among other things, we will show you how to find your thesis topic, how you can plan your schedule, how far your semester ticket is valid, and what else our campus has to offer.
We will not only prepare you for your everyday life as a student, but also show you how to navigate through the jungle of institutions and facilities on campus. Starting with examination offices, the language center, the AStA, gastronomy and also possibilities to do sports, up to institutes like the International Students Centre Saar.
We hope to answer all your questions about your studies and to help you to make the start into your studies as smooth as possible. You should plan to attend the presentations from 9 am to 4 pm.
But it’s not over after 4 pm! We have planned more events for you, such as a game night, a campus tour and a city tour. This will give you the opportunity to get to know each other, your surroundings and student culture.