FAQ

• Information on in-person classes or exams in summer semester 2020 (26.06.2020)

  Sample instructions

  
  

  
  

  Information on the types of tests can be found in the "Sample instructions for test takers" (in German only)

  
  

  
  

  The sample instructions and the university-wide regulations that precede them provide a framework for all examinations that take place at Munich University of Applied Sciences in the SoSe2020. You can obtain the specific instructions for your particular examination from your examiners. If you have any questions regarding your exam, please contact your examiner or your student council.

  
  

  
  

  Your declaration of consent is required for participation in the exams with video conferencing supervision. If you do not wish to take part in the exams, you can withdraw from your exam registration without any disadvantages. As you are already aware, deadlines for missed exams are cancelled in the Corona Semester SoSe2020.

  
  

  
  

  Authentication

  
  

  For the authentication of yourself in the online exams we need a picture of you. In many cases, we have been able to recover images that have already been deleted and used to create your student ID cards. By its unanimous resolution on 15.06.2020, the Student Parliament has allowed the use of these images for the purpose of authentication for the online exams.

  
  

  
  

  The restoration was not possible for all students. We ask you to check in your personal portal in PRIMUSS whether an image is available. If not, you can upload an image to enable authentication in the course of online exams. In principle, the picture must meet the passport photo criteria. You can find the requirements for this picture in your PRIMUSS portal. You can access PRIMUSS via the intermediate page www.hm.edu/primuss or directly via www.hm.edu/primuss/direkt

  
  

  
  

  You can object to the use of your restored picture up to two weeks before the examination date by sending an e-mail to your contact person in the Examination and Internship Department asking them to delete the picture. The list of the administrators and their responsibilities can be found at https://www.hm.edu/studierende/rund_ums_studium/personen/pruefung.de.html

  
  

  If you object to the use of images, please clarify your authentication with the respective examiners individually in good time before the exam.

  
  

  
  

  Check mail address

  
  

  Furthermore we ask you to check your @hm.edu mail address in your PRIMUSS portal. Your examiners will send you the necessary information for the exams via this e-mail address in time before each exam. For this it is absolutely necessary that you can be reached by e-mail. In order to avoid ambiguities or even errors, we recommend that you set up the retrieval of your hm.edu mailbox directly on your device accordingly or regularly retrieve your e-mails via web client directly on the mail server at https://xmail.mwn.de/ . When forwarding to an external mail provider, unwanted time delays could possibly occur, so you should at least select "Keep local copy" in the Accounting Portal at https://portal-o.hm.edu/rz/online-service/d_account-administration.pcms .

  
  

  
  

  Installation of the Zoom Client for exams

  
  

  If you are taking part in exams with zoom videoconferencing supervision, you should install a zoom client on your devices (especially smartphone or tablet and, if applicable, PC, notebook) as soon as possible (in good time before the exams) (available in the App Stores for IOS and Android or https://hm-edu.zoom.us/download , so that you have enough time to familiarize yourself with the client. In contrast to lectures, where participation via "Join a Meeting" is also possible without login, participation in the exam is only possible on a device with login via your university account to ensure a unique identification. The login is done in the client via "Log in with SSO" at "hm-edu.zoom.us".

  
  

  
  

  Reject exam result

  
  

  As we also informed you a few weeks ago, you can refuse the result of one (single) exam taken in the summer semester 2020. Please note the week's time limit set for this purpose: The rejection of an examination result must be made in electronic form to the Examination and Internship Department by one week after the announcement of the grade (= 14.08.2020). Your e-mails must therefore be received by the Examination and Internship Department by midnight on 21.08.2020.

  
  

  
  

  Senate decisions on special examination regulations

  
  

  
  

  On 27 May 2020, the Senate adopted further special regulations (ASPO/APO) for the 2020 summer semester:

  
  

  
  

  1. students who, according to the examiner, meet the admission requirements will be admitted to the examination. Proof of attendance is excluded as an admission requirement for an examination. Students who pass the examination in the summer semester 2020 do not have to meet the admission requirements.

  
  

  
  

  Explanation: The obligation to attend is suspended in the summer semester 2020. All students will be admitted to the examination regardless of whether or not they can provide proof of attendance. The fulfilment of other admission requirements may also be suspended in accordance with the examiner's instructions.

  
  

  
  

  2. an examination taken in the summer semester 2020 shall be deemed not to have been taken if the student declares the rejection of the examination result in relation to the subject area examination and internship in electronic form by one week after the announcement of the grade.

  
  

  
  

  Explanation: A general free attempt is not granted, but students are given the opportunity to have an examination of their choice not counted retrospectively, regardless of whether they pass or fail. The information for the application will be communicated in due time.

  
  

  
  

  3. students who are unable to prove that they meet the requirements laid down in the respective SPO for advancing to the next higher semester at the beginning of the 2020/2021 winter semester may take examinations from this next higher semester in the 2020/2021 winter semester and 2021 summer semester; this applies accordingly to entry into the practical semester.

  
  

  
  

  Explanation: The regulations for advancement will be loosened. Students who have not fulfilled the requirements for advancement may also take examinations from the next higher semester in the next two semesters; this applies accordingly to entry into the practical semester.

  
  

  
  

  The formal details of the ASPO or APO changes will be announced in the coming days.

  
  

  
  

  
  

  No in-person classes or exams in summer semester 2020

  
  

  
  

  
  

  No in-person classes

  
  

  
  

  Munich University of Applied Sciences will continue to hold no classroom courses. However, the acceptance of internships that require special laboratory or work rooms at the university is permitted under certain conditions. Only authorised persons may enter the grounds and buildings of the University. Employees of Munich University of Applied Sciences are authorised to enter, provided that their official business requires their presence, as well as lecturers, student assistants and tutors in consultation with the faculties, and students who must be present for internships or theses at Munich University of Applied Sciences.

  
  

  
  

  HM members will find detailed information on this and the requirements that have to be met in the General Decree, which comes into force immediately.

  
  

  
  

  These can be found under these links:

  
  

  General ruling on infection prevention measures (incl. protective measures and information for risk groups)

  
  

  
  

  
  

  The Senate adopted the following regulations (ASPO/APO) on 29 April 2020:

  
  

  
  

  1 The acquisition of ECTS credits does not necessarily require an examination, but the successful completion of the respective module.

  
  

  As an alternative to an examination, lecturers can design exercises, presentations, group discussions etc. with students, on the basis of which the acquisition of competence can be confirmed, if necessary. In this case, the ECTS credits are booked without a grade.

  
  

  
  

  2. the curriculum of the respective course of study may specify a form of the individual examination, which may differ from the examination form specified in the annex to the SPO.

  
  

  
  

  Lecturers may, for example, take this into consideration:

  
  

  - Oral examinations via video conference

  
  

  - Modular work in the form of short elaborations, in writing or as video etc. (if necessary, submission also via Moodle with the activity "Task")

  
  

  - Presentations via video conference, if necessary with elaboration

  
  

  - PC-based Moodle exams in the home office; with admission of all aids; without supervision; whereby all participants receive an individual task assignment.

  
  

  - etc.

  
  

  
  

  Decisions on advancing to a higher semester and a free trial for examinations were postponed to the Senate session on 27 May 2020.

  
  

  
  

  Preliminary internship

  
  

  
  

  Furthermore, the Senate has decided on the following regulation for applications for the winter semester 2020/2021: "In deviation from the regulations of the respective SPO, proof of a pre-study internship is not required. This regulation does not apply to students who have to make up their pre-study internship or parts of their pre-study internship.

  
  

  
  

  Further information about the summer semester 2020:

  
  

  
  

  Storage space

  
  

  
  

  After the IT department repeatedly receives requests to increase storage space in order to be able to exchange larger amounts of data, the Gigamove service is made available. With this the transfer of large files (up to 2GByte) is possible. More information under this link.

  
  

  Of course Sync & Share can still be used.

  
  

  
  

  Zoom

  
  

  
  

  From 30 May 2020, Zoom will offer additional protection for web conference data across the platform thanks to GCM encryption. Please update the Zoom client to Zoom 5.0 by 30 May 2020. More information can be found in the Zoom blog.

  
  

  Please use only the access via hm-edu.zoom.us or the SSO login on the right side of the input mask in the Zoom Client to login to Zoom.

  
  

  
  

  Information from the library

  
  

  
  

  Please note that overdue books will be reminded again with costs from 11 May 2020. A return is possible for everyone in Lothstraße around the clock. In TB Pasing, books can be returned Monday to Friday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

  
  

• Interim Financial Aid (16.06.2020)

  Particularly needy students in pandemic emergency situations can apply for an Interim Financial Aid from Tuesday, 16 June 2020, 12 noon. It will be administered by the Deutsches Studentenwerk (German National Association for Student Affairs - DSW) and will be paid locally in Bavaria by the responsible Student Unions. The financial aid takes the form of a replenishment of the account and does not have to be paid back.

  
  

  
  

  Eligible to apply are domestic and foreign students at state and state-recognized universities, which, due to the corona crisis, have been unable to secure their livelihood and their other support options (e.g. BAföG, scholarships, loans, maintenance) are not sufficient.

  
  

  
  

  The Interim Financial Aid can be accessed online from June to August 2020 at
  www.ueberbrueckungshilfe-studierende.de and is paid out for one month after approval. A repeat application may have to be submitted for the following month.

  
  

  
  

  The amount of the Interim Financial Aid depends on the severity of the financial emergency and amounts to at least 100 and at most 500 euros per application. If the neediness has been proven, the account of the applicant will be topped up to a maximum of 500 euros.

  
  

  
  

  Further information can be found at www.ueberbrueckungshilfe-studierende.de .

  
  

• Information on the library (29.05.2020)

  From June library services will be extended

  
  

  
  

  The Central Library is expanding its on-site services and will open the large reading room in the new building and the Carrels for learning on 3 June 2020. The opening hours are as usual 10:00 to 16:00, on Thursday the library will offer a longer opening time until 18:00.

  
  

  
  

  Due to the prescribed hygiene measures, only a limited number of people can be admitted to work on site. Students are therefore requested to reserve a seat for the desired day in advance using the ticket system under this link. An e-mail will then be sent with the acceptance or cancellation and the allocated seat number. The registration must be received by the library by 9:30 a.m. of the desired day at the latest. In front of the entrance tower of the library students have to identify themselves with a HM card, after that they will receive a place card with which they can register at the lending desk. Fixed places are allocated. Study groups are not allowed.

  
  

  
  

  Sublibrary Pasing

  
  

  
  

  From 9 June 2020, the Pasing sub-library will extend its opening hours for lending: Monday to Friday 10:00 to 14:00 and Tuesday 10:00 to 18:00.

  
  

  
  

  Sublibrary Karlstraße

  
  

  
  

  From June 3, 2020, the Karlstrasse sub-library will allow borrowing by prior appointment between 9:30 and 16:00. Please use the ticket system under this link or call (089/1265-2675 or -2624) to make an appointment. Library visitors will be picked up at the main entrance and can borrow the desired books. Please research the desired media in OPAC under this link .

  
  

  
  

  Please come to the library with mouth and nose protection as before.