A warm welcome

at the HFT Stuttgart!

We want you to start your studies with us as comfortably, easily and well-informed as possible! We have therefore summarised the most important information for you on this page!

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Important To-Dos

  • Activation of your access data (MFA installation)
  • Taking the English placement test (if required)

Important dates:

  • Math bridge course: Starts on September 22–26, 2025 in person
  • Info for bachelor's students & preparation week:
  • Starts on September 29–October 2, 2025 in person
  • Info for master's students
  • Regular lectures begin: October 6, 2025

Well informed and supported in every way:

  • Timetables
  • Safety instruction
  • Student Secretariat vs. Degree Program Office
  • Study counseling
  • Offers for international full-time students
  • FAQ

This is how you get your HFT login credentials:

The application portal provides you with important information and access data for the HFT online systems. You can use this login information to first generate your student email account and then access all HFT online systems.

If you have any questions or problems creating your account (password generation/reset, etc.), the support team will be happy to help you at ist(at)hft-stuttgart.de. Further information from the information center about the university's IT services is available atInfo and Support Desk.

With your login credentials you have access to the following HFT online services

Important!

Pre-installation to access all HFT tools!

"Multi-factor authentication (MFA)"

HFT Stuttgart is gradually introducing multi-factor authentication (MFA) to increase IT security. This is indispensable from 01.03.2024 to use HFT tools such as Moodle, LSF etc.! This can be set up via SMS code or an authenticator app on the smartphone.
In the university network (in the HFT WLAN) this additional login factor does not apply. However, if you are outside these networks, the additional login factor is required.

MFA must be set up once via the link https://aka.ms/mysecurityinfolink. You must be in the university network to do this! If you have any further questions, please contact the Info and Support Desk.

HFT online services

Online services of HFT Stuttgart:

Please note that access requires MFA authentication (see above).

  • Moodle = Learning platform, forms
  • Webmail = Your student email address (check regularly!)
  • Campus portal = Applications and fee overview; certificates (enrollment, fees, BaföG, etc.)
  • LSF portal = Exam registration
  • WEB-Untis = Lecture schedules
  • HFT WIKI = HFT information portal

More information:

Extensive information can be found on the help page of our information center in Confluence

Links to our online services can be found at any time at https://www.hft-stuttgart.de/quicklinks.

Information concerning the timetable

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Dear students,

You can now view the details of your lecture schedules in WebUntis by logging in. Due to a system change, lecture schedules can be viewed via WebUntis from this semester onwards (no longer via LSF).

To access your lecture schedules, please log in using your HFT credentials via the Office 365 login. After logging in, click on ‘Mein Stundenplan’ in the left-hand menu to view your lecture schedule for the current week.

Please note: Students in the architecture, interior design and civil engineering programmes are currently all assigned to group A. In this case, you may need to go to ‘Weitere Stundenpläne’ to find the timetable that applies to you.

Please note that there may still be minor changes to the timetables before lectures begin. If you encounter any errors or overlaps, please report them to your respective programme office. More detailed instructions with images and instructions for installing the app on your smartphone (also possible with the Untis app) can be found here in the wiki.

The Student Department Team

Self-completion English placement test

English placement test with Speexx

  1. Free registration with your HFT account
  2. Independent completion of the English placement test using the Speexx language learning software
  3. Once the test has been evaluated, you will receive an email from sprachen@hft-stuttgart.de with further instructions.

*until September 30, 2025 (midnight)

Compulsory for the following Bachelor's degree programmes:

  • Information Technology
  • Business Informatics
  • Applied Mathematics + AI
  • Surveying & Geoinformatics
  • Industrial Engineering Construction & Real Estate
  • Digitalisation and information management
  • Virtual Reality Engineering (VR-AR)

Math refresher course

Prepare yourself as well as you can for your Bachelor's studies and close any math-related knowledge gaps you may have!

The math bridge course will take place in the winter semester 2025/2026 from

September 22 to September 26, 2025, in person!

Registration will be open from August 1 to September 19, 2025.

We highly recommend our math refresher course to all first-year students of engineering and some economics programs.

Further information about the bridge course, e.g., course times, etc., as well as registration, can be found here.

Mandatory general safety training - correct behavior in hazardous and emergency situations.

Your well-being and safety are important to us! At the beginning of your studies, we conduct a general safety briefing at HFT Stuttgart. For special laboratory practicals with a higher risk potential, you will be given separate instruction on a case-by-case basis.

This takes place digitally via the Tutoolio platform.

You can find more information here.

Please note that you must first set up multi-factor authentication (MFA) in order to log in to Tutoolio.

Study programs & contact Faculty safety officers

Faculty A - Architecture and Design

Faculty B - Civil Engineering, Building Physics and Business Management

Faculty C - Geomatics, Computer Science and Mathematics

Semester opening and preparation week for Bachelor students

Compulsory for first semester students of Bachelor Interior Design! Highly recommended for all other first-year students!

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During the preparation week, (bachelor's) first-year students have the opportunity to get to know the university, the individual facilities, as well as their teachers and other students.

We strongly recommend that all students participate, as this will allow you to make valuable contacts and obtain relevant information for your studies before you actually start.

When: Monday, September 29 - Thursday, October 2, 2025

Please refer to your preparation week schedule for the time of the semester opening on September 29, 2025.

Schedules and further information can be found on our website in the Preparation Week section.

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Information for our future Master students

Master's students do not have a preparation week, but usually start with the beginning of lectures according to the lecture schedule. Introductory events are held in a few master's degree programs.

 

You will receive more detailed information about the introductory events and, if applicable, the relevant access data for online introductions by email directly from the degree programs! Please note that you must have set up the MFA for this. If you have any further questions, please contact your degree program directly!

Offerings for international full-time students

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The International Office is here for you!

We offer a wide range of services for international students:

Buddy program and welcome reception at the start of the semester (for exchange students and students in English-language master's programs), opportunities to meet and leisure activities with other international and German students. You can find support with any questions you may have and much more on our homepage.

Further information and our contact persons can be found at International Office.

Who do I contact?

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Student Affairs Office

Study degree Office

  • Concerns specific to the study degree
  • Assistance with online services etc.
  • Contact the staff in your degree program (see homepage).
Optimal advice right from the start

Central Student Advisory Service (ZSB)

The Central Student Advisory Service supports you at the start of your studies and accompanies you on your way through your studies. We offer you individual counseling, open office hours and study-accompanying offers so that you can successfully get through your studies!

Our counseling is independent, confidential and at eye level.

E-mail: studienberatung(at)hft-stuttgart.de

You will find us in Building 1 | Room 021

Contact and Info.

You may be wondering as you begin your studies:

Where can I get a certificate of enrollment?

Where can I find my lecture schedule?

Where can I find an academic schedule?

What foreign language offerings are available?

Now we wish you a good start and much success & fun in your studies!