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For questions about studying or questions from prospective students: information is available here.

Lectures

An overview of all lectures of the institute can be found here on our website and in RWTHonline.

Student theses

At the institute, many theses are offered to students every year. Here you can find the current topics.

Student workers

The ika is almost always looking for student workers. Click here to go to the announcements.

Exam dates

The examination dates for courses of the ika are published at RWTHonline.

Semester dates

To get together with students, we offer a semester barbecue and a semester mulled wine drink.

All Dates and deadlines of the current semester at RWTH can be found here.

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Excursions

The institute regularly offers various excursions and trips. You can find out where we have been and where we will be going soon on this page.

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The ika cultivates good exchange and proximity to the students. To this end, we offer a range of events in addition to our studies: Meetups, barbecues, Semester mulled wine, ...

Allowed assistive devices

Course instructors will announce well in advance whether calculators or other aids are allowed during an exam. Exams may be conducted with or without calculators. For exams where calculator use is permitted, the models listed below are generally approved. If there are changes to the requirements for permissible calculator features, additional models may also be approved.

Please note that the below list specifies the names and variants of allowed calculators. The use of any model or variant not listed here is prohibited and considered an attempt at cheating. Any model or variant not specifically mentioned is prohibited. Clones that appear identical at first glance, even in size, are also not allowed. The model name must match exactly.

If you have any doubts, please contact your course instructor or the module coordinator.

The following calculators are allowed in exams

As on: 09/28/2025

Casio (including those with Natural V.P.A.M / Natural Display):

FX-82DE PLUS, FX-85DE PLUS, FX-87DE Plus, FX-87DE Plus 2nd edition
FX-570ES PLUS, FX-570ES Plus 2nd edition
FX-991ES, FX-991ES PLUS, FX-991ES Plus 2nd edition

Sharp (including those with WriteView and color designation):

EL-W531TH, El-W531XG, EL-W531XH
EL-W550XG

Texas Instruments

TI-30X II, TI-30X IIB, TI-30X IIS, TI-30X II solar, TI-30X Plus MultiView, TI-30X Plus MathPrint

All information without guarantee. The latest information on the admissibility of calculator models can be found on the official website of RWTH Aachen University.

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Institute for Automotive Engineering
RWTH Aachen University
Steinbachstraße 7
52074 Aachen · Germany

office@ika.rwth-aachen.de
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