please note that currently, everything is in flux, and there are daily new instructions.
Summer semester will start the earliest on May 4th (this may get further delayed). Note that this likely means that the end of the teaching period will also move further, resulting in a much shorter summer break than normal!
For all incoming new students: The summer semester start has been delayed, but it is likely that there will be mostly online teaching taking place, if at all. We thus do not recommend study start in summer, as you'd miss out on the key experience of being here and would only have access to a subset of courses (or not be able to do anything at all), while being in a new place and country.
We hope that things can return to normal for the Winter semester. If you have an admission for the summer semester, it is valid also for Winter semester (a full year). If your admission would be running out, please email us (once it is clear when you could actually begin studying), so we can renew it.
For new applicants: Apply for winter semester, hopefully then things will be normal again. But consider that at this point there will be a huge delay with visa applications and English language tests in your home country, so it will probably take even longer to get an appointment slot for either...
For all new students who are already here: Please stay safe and keep your community safe by contributing to slowing the curve. Play online games. Engage in any online courses that we may be offering in the next semester. Watch German TV and take online German courses. Contact the HCI program lead if you have study-related questions.
For all current students: Same as for all new arrivals already here, but use the time to complete any courses work that you still have, learn for exams, find something you can research and do online that brings you forward in your studies. Meditate, do what is good for your mind and spirit. We have a good community in the HCI program, so move this online. (limit face to face contact to what is unavoidable and stay at 2 meters distance)
