Coronavirus - what to do?

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​The situation in the context of the coronavirus requires new measures. The protection of students and staff members is our top priority. The Board of Management has therefore made fundamental decisions in line with instructions from the official authorities. We continue to work intensively on all levels to make sure that you will not suffer any disadvantages in your studies due to the situation. / Last updated: 10 July 2020

For information purposes and as guidelines, we recommend factual and sensibly worded information provided by official organisations such as the Robert Koch Institute (in German and English), the German Federal Centre for Health Education (BZgA) (in German only) or the NHS (in English).

Latest Updates

Summer semester 2020

Teaching weeks:

• Postponed beginning: 20 April 2020.
• The end of the teaching weeks remains unchanged: 17 July 2020.
• The teaching staff adapt course contents accordingly.

Courses and examinations on campus:

• Courses can take place on campus again even if it would be possible to conduct them in a digital format. However, the (vice) dean’s approval is necessary.
• A maximum of 50 participants are currently allowed for on-campus classes.
• Examinations also take place on campus again. Large groups can take their examinations in the main lecture hall (Audimax) or the dining hall. In addition, HSD has arranged for some large examinations to take place in the Mitsubishi Electric event hall.
  
• The faculties will inform you about further details on the organisation and conduct of the examinations.

Protective and hygienic measures:

• Due to the examination period, the number of people present on campus will increase. This is why wearing a mask or similar to cover nose and mouth will be compulsory inside the buildings from 13 July 2020 onwards.
• For the time being, you need to keep a minimum distance of 1.5 m to others at all times.
• For more information please read the section on health protection.
  

University Library:

• The University Library has reopened. Current opening hours: Mon–Fri 09:00–19:00. Current service hours (via phone or e-mail): Mon–Thu 8:30–16:00, Fri 8:30–14:00. Please check the library website for updates (currently in German only).
  

Access to HSD buildings:

• You can access HSD buildings only via one entrance per building. This entrance is marked accordingly. 
• Before you enter, you need to show your student ID card to our security staff and specify the name of the course you want to attend, so that they can check if you are allowed to enter. The faculties will provide lists for each course naming the students eligible to attend. 
• Please make sure to arrive on time, but not too much in advance to avoid queues. Then go directly to the room where your class takes place. Please leave the building immediately once class is over.

Access to parking area:

• You can use the underground parking area. However, you cannot enter the building directly from the underground parking area. (Only staff members who have a key are allowed to use those doors. Students need to enter the building via the main entrance on ground level.) To enter the parking area, you also have to show your student ID card and specify the name of the course you want to attend.

Winter semester 2020/2021

Teaching weeks:

• Beginning for new students in their first semester: 2 Novemver 2020.
• Beginning for all other students: 19 October 2020.
• End of the teaching weeks: 12 February 2021.
• Usually, all examinations should take place subsequently, by 28 February 2021. If a faculty needs more time to administer all necessary examinations, the examination period may already start on 1 February 2021. Your faculty will let you know in due course in case this applies to you.

• We will inform you in due time in which format courses will take place in the winter semester (online, on campus or a mix of both) – depending on current legal provisions and the situation in the context of the coronavirus.