Enrollment

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

Once all required documentation has been submitted and the semester contribution has been paid, you will receive your enrollment certificates shortly before the start of the semester.

These are available for download on myCampus under “Notifications/Certificates.” The enrollment certificates include your enrollment and registration certificates, as well as your student ID and the download link for the Deutschlandsemesterticket.
In addition, you will find (in the upper right corner) the BAföG certificate pursuant to Section 9 of the BAföG Act, which you must submit to the BAföG Office if you have applied for BAföG.

Shortly before the start of the semester, you will receive your login credentials, including your HfMT ID, from your department office. With your HfMT ID (“mt ID” or “university ID”), you can log in to or activate access for the various IT services at the university (room reservations/Asimut, Moodle, myCampus…) as well as the Wi-Fi.

Be sure to also read the information on“Digital Services for Students.”

During Freshman Week (see below), there will be a support session to help you take your first steps with IT at HfMT HH (“Ho w To IT”). Please be sure to attend this session.

Students book their rooms at the HfMT HH independently in the room booking system Asimut. Access to the booked rooms is by key card or transponder. You will receive the key card shortly before the start of the semester from your departmental office (in person or by post). The key card will be activated as soon as you are fully enrolled. You can book rooms from the start of the semester (01.10. or 01.04.). You will need your HfMT ID for the booking. Please keep the card in a safe place; a replacement fee will be charged if you lose it.
The card must be returned if you interrupt, give up or complete your studies. Otherwise a replacement fee will be charged.

Semester Opening

An official semester opening ceremony is held at the start of each semester.

The 2026–27 winter semester will begin on October 5, 2026, at 11:00 a.m. with a semester opening ceremony in the university’s foyer (Außenalster/Milchstraße campus) (PDF and invitation available here).

Market of Opportunities

Following the opening ceremony, the “Market of Opportunities” will take place in the foyer, featuring all of the university’s counseling services and contact persons.

Barmbek/Wiesendamm Campus

The semester opening ceremony at the Barmbek/Wiesendamm Campuswill take placeat the start of the semester on October 1, 2026, beginning at 10:00 a.m.

Semester Opening Events/Degree Programs:

Additional semester opening events will be held in some departments; details will be provided by the degree program or your academic office shortly before the semester begins:

Teacher Education/School Music: October 7, 2026, 10:00 a.m. (Jazz Hall), as well as orientation at the UHH

Teacher Education/Theater: Date to be announced, as well as orientation events at the UHH

The AStA is hosting the Freshman Weekend in early October; information on registration and the invitation is available here now(English version). (Registration deadline: September 30, 2026.)

During the first week of the semester, the AStA organizes what’s known as Freshman Week. The schedule for Freshman Week will be available here (English version here) shortly before the week begins.

"Documentation sheets", "colored sheets" and curriculum or 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. The module description of your degree program can be found on our homepage.

You document the progress of your studies in the colored documentation sheets. Just like in a student handbook, you record all the courses and coursework you have attended for each semester and have your 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 your transcript of records so that the achievement can later be recorded as an 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.