Enrollment

This page is for you if you are in the enrollment phase.

If you have successfully passed the entrance examination, have been admitted and have accepted your place, you will receive further information on enrolment by e-mail. You will receive information on payment of the semester contribution, proof of health insurance cover must be submitted and any missing documents must be submitted. The exchange takes place directly with your academic office.

Here you will find further information and important keywords to accompany your enrolment, which are helpful and worth knowing when starting your studies and at the beginning of the semester.

To study at a German university, you must have health insurance and provide proof of this when enrolling.

As soon as all documents have been submitted and the semester contribution has been paid, you will receive your semester documents shortly before the start of the semester. This is usually done by post. The semester documents contain the study and enrolment certificates as well as the student ID and the download link to the SemesterTicket.
You will also find the BAföG certificate according to § 9 BAföG (top right) in the semester documents, which you submit to the BAföG office if you have applied for BAföG.

University ID:
You will receive your access data with your university ID shortly before the start of the semester. You can then use this university ID ("mt-Kennung") to register for or activate the various IT services at the university (room booking, e-mail address,...) as well as for the W-LAN.

Key card:
Rooms booked via the room booking system (Asimut) are opened using a key card. You will also receive the key card from your departmental office shortly before the start of the semester (in person or by post). As soon as you have handed in the signed letter of receipt, which you receive with the key card, to your departmental office, the key card will be activated for the start of the semester. Please keep the card in a safe place; a replacement fee will be charged if you lose it.
The card must be handed in if you interrupt, give up or complete your studies.

The winter semester 2024/25 will open on 01.10.2024 with a semester opening in the foyer of the university (Campus Außenalster/Milchstraße)(PDF invitation available here from probably September). Following the semester opening, the Market of Opportunities will take place on 01.10.2024 in the foyer with all the university's advisory services and contact persons.

The semester opening in Wiesendamm will take place on 02.10.2024 (from 12.00 noon).

Additional semester opening events will take place in some areas; details will be provided by the degree program or your departmental office directly before the start of the semester.

In School Music, the semester opening will take place on 09.10.2024 from 10.00-12.00 in the Forum. The OU units of the UHH are here can be found here.

In the jazz department, the semester opening will take place on 01.10.24 , details will follow separately before the start of the semester.

The AStA is organizing the Ersti-Wochenende from 02.-03.10.2023, information and invitation are here (registration required by 15.09.!).

In the first week of the semester, the AStA organizes the so-called Ersti-Woche. The invitation will be sent by e-mail. The schedule for the Freshers' Week is also available in the first week of October hereavailable here.

Winter semester 2023/24: 01.10.2023 to 31.03.2024

First day of lectures:     04.10.2023
Last day of lectures:   01.03.2024
Christmas break:           25.12.2023 to 05.01.2024

Summer semester 2024: 02.04.2024 to 30.09.2024

First day of lectures:    02.04.2024
Last day of lectures:  12.07.2024

Winter semester 2024/25: 01.10.2024 to 31.03.2025

First day of lectures: 01.10.2024
Last day of lectures: 28.02.2025
 

Summer semester 2025: 01.04.2025 to 30.09.2025

First day of lectures: 01.04.2025
Last day of lectures: 11.07.2025

"Documentation sheets", "yellow slips of paper" and study plan

You will receive the study plan and the documentation sheets ("Dokubögen") with your semester documents at the start of your studies. The study plan is intended to help you plan your studies. The study plan shows the structure of the degree program in the standard period of study. It shows the modules offered per semester and how many credit points or credits (CP) are earned per semester. You can find the module description of your degree program on our homepage.

You document the progress of your studies in the yellow document sheets. Just like in a student handbook, you record all the courses and coursework you have attended for each semester and have the coursework confirmed by the lecturers with their signature.

It is also possible to have your participation in seminars and lectures confirmed by the respective lecturers by e-mail. Please keep these e-mails in a safe place and also attach them as a printout to the document sheet so that the achievement can later be recorded as academic achievement by your academic office in the examination file and in the Transcript of Records (ToR).

Transcript of Records

A Transcript of Records (ToR) is an overview of all courses and achievements attended during your studies. The ToR is issued by the academic office on the basis of the documentation sheets at the end of your studies.

Please note that you must always register or re-register for the following semester in good time (re-registration). You can re-register by paying the semester contribution for the following semester on time.