1) (opens in new tab): First step and nearly the most important one: Create your personal TU-ID. This is your digital identity at TU Darmstadt and the key to (almost) everything you plan to do during your studies. You need your TU-ID as early as the orientation week. TU-ID
2) Set up your (opens in new tab): Your student email address is your central contact address. TU email address
3) (opens in new tab): This is the central organisation system for courses and examinations at TU Darmstadt. You will get to know TUCaN in the OWO. It's best, though, if you set up TUCaN (opens in new tab) now and download the message forwarding (opens in new tab) from your Appstore! The most important features in TUCaN are also explained in form of video-tutorials TUCaN App (opens in new tab). video-tutorials
4) (opens in new tab): You need this card to pay at the student canteen (Mensa), borrow books, enter the university stadium and much more. Athene Karte
All steps summarized again on the website of the (opens in new tab). HRZ