FAQ for students

The 2022 summer semester is an in-person semester. All students and lecturers will once again come together on site in Weimar in the lecture halls, seminar rooms, workshops and laboratories. The basic protection consisting of the AHAL rules (distance, hygiene, mask, ventilation) will be maintained in order to enable safe in-person studying and working.

For all details on your courses, please refer to the course catalogue.

To ensure that in-person courses can be held safely, the following basic rules must be observed:

• Distancing: As a general rule, a distance of 1.5 metres must be maintained between individuals. 
• Masks: Medical masks (surgical masks or FFP2 masks) must be worn on all routes and if the minimum distance of 1.5 metres cannot be maintained. Provided the distance is maintained between individuals, you may remove your mask once you are at your designated spot. In all lecture halls there are seating plans for 25% as well as 50% capacity. Please note that with the 50% version (checkerboard pattern, always one seat remains empty) you are obliged to wear a mask. 
• Ventilation: If there is no ventilation system, rooms must be aired out every 20 minutes for 3 to 10 minutes. A number of rooms have been equipped with CO2 meters that indicate when ventilation is necessary.

Be sure to observe any posted rules. For rooms or events where the rules deviate, individual infection prevention measures apply.

The basic rules of distance, mask, ventilation and hygiene also apply to the use of work and studio rooms, workshops, laboratories, computer pools, etc. In addition, occupational health and safety rules apply in some rooms.

Please contact the person responsible for the room or the faculties for information on the exact possibilities of use and note the information regarding capacities, allocation of space and hygiene regulations.

Further information:

» Workshops, labs, workrooms and studios at the Faculty of Art and Design
» Information by the Faculty of Media

Please check the University Library's website for the specific rules regarding COVID-19.

Information on the current sports programme can be found on the website of the University Sports Centre.

For help during difficult life situations, contact the Thuringian Psychosocial Counselling Services (in German and English).

All students at Thuringian universities who need support or to talk to a neutral party about any issues they might be experiencing have free access to the Studierendenwerk Thüringen Psychosocial Counselling Services. Those seeking counselling - individuals and couples - are encouraged to contact the Counselling Services, both with study-related problems or personal issues. Counselling is also available in English upon request.

» Information on counselling and appointments

Psychosocial Counselling Weimar
Marienstraße 15a, 1. Floor, Room 210
Registration hours: Tuesday 3 pm - 4 pm, Thursday 10 am - 11 am
Phone: 03643 581681
E-mail: psb-weimar[at]stw-thueringen.de

» Overview of university and external advising services

 

• For general questions on student life, study organisation and dealing with study-related personal difficulties, contact:
  General Advising via e-mail to christian.eckert[at]uni-weimar.de, or by phone +49 (0) 36 43/58 23 58.

 

• For questions on general study matters, contact:
  the Office of Student and Academic Affairs via e-mail to studium[at]uni-weimar.de, or by phone +49 (0) 36 43/58 23 23 (hotline hours: Monday – Friday, 9 am – 2 pm).

 

• Advising services for international students

For all other concerns, please contact your respective faculty. The relevant contact information can be found here:

 

• Faculty of Architecture and Urbanism, Dean’s Office

 

• Faculty of Civil Engineering, Dean’s Office

 

• Faculty of Art and Design, Dean’s Office

 

• Faculty of Media, Dean’s Office

 

Each faculty has international counsellors who are available to answer your subject- or faculty-related questions.

The International Office is also home to a number of other contact persons:

 

• For international students who have already enrolled:
  Simone Schwark via e-mail to simone.schwark[at]uni-weimar.de, or by phone +49 (0) 36 43/58 23 63

 

• For international students who have not enrolled yet:
  Anke Schulze via e-mail to anke.schulze[at]uni-weimar.de, or by phone +49 (0) 36 43/58 23 65

 

• For incoming or outgoing exchange students:
  Kristina Hellmann via e-mail to incoming[at]uni-weimar.de / outgoing@uni-weimar.de, or by phone +49 (0) 36 43/58 23 62

Additional information can be found on the International Office website.

In order to allow studying and teaching to continue with as few obstacles as possible during the coronavirus pandemic, despite the possible restrictions on public life and university operations, a number of regulations have been adjusted, including those affecting examinations and deadlines. These changes are outlined in the »Forth Amendment to the General Regulations for Managing the Effects of the Coronavirus Pandemic on Studying and Academic Affairs«. 

With the 4th amendment to the General Regulations for Managing the Effects of the Coronavirus Pandemic on Studying and Academic Affairs, the free attempt (Freiversuch) also applies for the winter semester 2021/22: If you have failed an exam, it may be counted as a free attempt (Freiversuch), meaning the exam will not be graded and the attempt will not count against you. 

Please note: Free attempts (Freiversuch) cannot be claimed more than once for the same (module) exam. Free attempts (Freiversuch) do not, of course, apply in the very rare cases where exams are failed because of cheating or breaching regulations.

The Thuringian state parliament has enabled the extension of the individual standard duration of programme. The extended individual standard duration of programme applies to students who are enrolled at a Thuringian university in the 2020/2021 winter semester, the 2021 summer semester or the 2021/2022 winter semester and are not on leave of absence.

1. The regulation enables an unbureaucratic extension of the maximum funding period for BAföG benefits. The regulation, which benefits all students across the board, avoids the need for time-consuming administrative reviews of individual cases and thus also reduces the burden on BAföG offices and higher education institutions. 
2. Long-term tuition fees will be waived for the 2020/2021 winter semester, the 2021 summer semester and the 2021/2022 winter semester. Any repayments will be made successively by the Office of Student and Academic Affairs.
3. The deadlines set in the study and examination regulations for the completion of subject-related study and examination achievements will also be postponed by one semester in each case. These deadlines are also automatically extended.

The Ministry (TMWWDG) does not plan to extend the individual standard duration of programme for the 2022 summer semester.

Legal basis:

• §6 Thüringer Gesetz zur Abmilderung der Folgen der Corona-Pandemie im Hochschulbereich
• Thüringer Verordnung zur Abmilderung der Folgen der Corona-Pandemie im Hochschulbereich