Your first week is administrative as well as social: complete university registration, arrange accommodation and insurance, and follow the residence-permit and police-registration steps required for your situation.
Do this now
Attend university registration with the original documents requested.
Complete medical checks, police registration and residence-permit steps where required.
Set up insurance, a local phone number, banking and essential apps.
Read the university rules on attendance, accommodation, travel and part-time work.
Before you settle in
Your passport, visa or permit and university records match.
You know the renewal or reporting deadline for your residence permit.
Any work or internship has the required university and official approval.
Avoid
Missing the residence-permit window after entry.
Working without explicit permission.
Relying only on online advice when the international office has issued different instructions.
The one rule that applies to every step
Use the university’s current official programme page for the exact degree, campus, language, tuition, deadline and document rules. Do not treat a directory, social post or agency summary as the final authority.