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 .

  
  

• Application period for winter semester 2020/21 (16.06.2020)

  The application period for Bachelor's programmes, Master's programmes and higher semesters that are not restricted in terms of admission begins on 02 May 2020.
  The application period will probably end during the usual application periods on 15 July 2020 or, in some Master's programmes, on 15 June 2020 (individual programmes may differ).

  
  

  
  

  Application deadlines may be extended if necessary. Please check the website of the Enrolment Area Office regularly: www.hm.edu/bachelor-bewerbung or www.hm.edu/master-bewerbung.

  
  

  
  

  Applications for Bachelor's programmes with restricted admissions that participate in the Dialogue-Oriented Service Procedure (DoSV) are possible from 02.05.2020 via the PRIMUSS application portal. The application period ends on 20.08.2020.

  
  

  
  

  To send the PRIMUSS online application, it is mandatory to enter the so-called BID and BAN of the Hochschulstart portal. In order to receive the BID and BAN from Hochschulstart, you must register at https://www.hochschulstart.de/ . Please note that the portal of Hochschulstart is blocked in the period from 15.06. to 30.06.2020 and that registration and thus receipt of the required BID and BAN is only possible again from 01.07.2020!

  
  

  
  

  From the DoSV application start, i.e. from 01.07.2020, we will transmit your application to the portal of Hochschulstart. From then on, it will also be possible to prioritise applications in the portal of Hochschulstart.

  
  

  
  

  We recommend that you apply for a place at university as early as possible. This has the advantage for you that your application will be processed before the end of the application period and you can be notified of any errors or missing documents.

  
  

  
  

  For the winter semester 2020/2021, in contrast to the regulations of the respective SPO, proof of a pre-study internship is not required.
  

  
  

• 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.

  
  

• Semester starts digitally - classroom teaching postponed (20.04.2020)

  The Bavarian Ministry of Science and the Arts has created the framework conditions for the start of the 2020 summer semester. Statements by the university associations Universität Bayern e.V. and Hochschule Bayern e.V. as well as numerous feedbacks from Bavarian students have been taken into account.

  
  

  
  

  The lecture period in the summer semester 2020 will begin at all types of higher education institutions in Bavaria on 20 April 2020. In order to protect the health of students and lecturers, Minister of Science Bernd Sibler is relying on online offerings and details: "We will start teaching for all students completely digitally on 20 April". This requires a high degree of flexibility on the part of universities, teachers and students, but health protection has top priority. It is not yet foreseeable whether it will be possible to gradually return to classroom teaching over the summer.

  
  

  
  

  Hochschule München as well as the other Universities of Applied Sciences have been offering additional digital courses since 16 March 2020. Universities of Applied Sciences flexibly regulate the lecture period depending on the learning progress. HM sticks to its planned semester plan, which extends the lecture period until 17 July 2020.

  
  

  
  

  Digital teaching, learning and testing

  
  

  
  

  In addition to digital courses, digital examinations are also a major topic. Here the respective examination regulations are adapted accordingly. According to Minister of State Sibler, "On the one hand, the fact that the universities are preparing for an online-supported course offering in an unprecedented show of strength must be taken into account by making it as binding as possible; on the other hand, it is important to avoid disadvantages for students as far as possible.

  
  

  
  

  HM President Prof. Dr. Martin Leitner evaluates the guidelines very positively: "The implementation of the framework conditions is the guarantee that the summer semester 2020 will not be a lost or so-called non-semester. Rather, we are making every effort to ensure that the summer semester is a maximum productive semester for our students, even under the current difficult conditions".

  
  

• Temporary restriction to go outside (06.06.2020)

  The Bavarian State Ministry of Health and Care has issued a temporary restriction to go outside due to the coronavirus pandemic. This will apply from Saturday, 21 March 2020, 00:00 hours, until 24:00 hours on 3 May 2020. During these weeks, leaving your home is only allowed if there are good reasons for doing so - in particular to pursue one's profession. In addition, it is still possible to shop for food and beverages and to visit the doctor. Walks and sports in the fresh air are also permitted - but only alone or with members of your own household. Group formation in public places is not permitted.

  
  

  As of May 6, the restrictions to go outside have been lifted and changed to a contact restriction. This means that everybody now is allowed to leave their house without any restrictions on the reason to do so. However, you still have to adhere to at least 1.5m of distance to the next person, or if not possible, wear a mouth-nose-protection (e.g. face masks, scarfs etc.). The latter is still mandatory in stores and public transportation. Also, you still can only meet up with max. one other person (not from your household) at the same time. Exception applies to relatives.

  
  

  
  

  
  

  (source: Bavarian State Ministry for Health and Care)

  
  

• University Access restricted (06.05.2020)

  From Friday, 20 March 2020, 4 pm, Munich University of Applied Sciences will be in restricted operation by order of the university management in order to slow down the spread of the coronavirus Sars-CoV-2. This means in detail:

  
  

  - Access is restricted to employees related to ensuring emergency operation.

  
  

  - All other employees work from home wherever possible.

  
  

  - There is no public access. Consultation hours of advice centres, secretariats, etc. are by e-mail or telephone.

  
  

  - All events such as conferences and workshops are cancelled. Working meetings in small groups are to be limited to the bare essentials.

  
  

  - Semester ticket: Student cards with validation for the winter semester 19/20 are still valid.

  
  

  At the moment we cannot yet foresee how long the restricted operation will last, but we expect at least a period until May 11, 2020.

  
  

• Academic Calendar for the summer semester 2020 (20.04.2020)

  Postponement of the start of lectures in summer semester 2020

  
  

  
  

  This is our current semester planning:

  
  

  A regular summer semester has 75 teaching days (Monday to Friday, taking into account the lecture-free days around Whitsun). Due to the postponement of the start of classroom teaching, a total of 21 teaching days will be cancelled from 16 March to 17 April 2020. These teaching days are to be compensated as follows:

  • The lecture period in summer semester 2020 will be extended until Friday, 17 July 2020 (five additional teaching days).
  • The lecture-free days at Whitsun (Friday, Saturday, Tuesday) will be opened for lectures (three additional teaching days).
  • Classes can be held on Saturdays from 25 April to 11 July 2020 (eleven additional teaching days).
  • In the weeks starting 20 April 2020 there will be more courses per day, held in the time frame from 08:00 to 22:00.
  • All lecturers are asked to provide online offers whenever possible in order to conduct courses online on a regular basis before and after 20 April 2020.

  
  

  
  

  The examination period will be coordinated with the examination board. It is planned that central examinations in the general studies courses will take place on 18 July 2020. Examinations in the individual courses of study will start from Monday, 20 July 2020. The announcement of grades is scheduled for 14 August 2020. In addition, lecturers who will have been able to teach the course material in its entirety at an earlier date (e.g. through online offerings) can offer examinations during the lecture period of the semester after informing the students in due time.

  
  

  
  

  Munich University of Applied Sciences is making every effort to ensure that students can attend the summer semester 2020 in the most orderly manner possible. MUAS will keep students up to date on all developments via e-mail and on this website.

  
  

• Start of classes with personal attendance postponed (12.03.2020)

  Classes with personal attendance start later due to spread of the coronavirus

  
  

  
  

  Due to the current development of the spread of the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, the Bavarian State Ministry of Science and the Arts announced in a letter dated March 10, 2020, that the start of classes with personal attendance for the summer semester 2020 at the universities of applied sciences will be postponed to Monday, April 20, 2020. The Ministry of State will immediately adapt the relevant ordinances to this effect. Research operations will continue as normal.

  
  

  Furthermore, the Ministry of State points out that the postponement of the start of lectures will not shorten the total teaching time in the summer semester 2020. Sessions that are no longer taking place as a result of the postponement must be made up for and the total teaching time scheduled for the summer semester 2020 must be completed in full.

  
  

  The postponement of the start of the lecture period to 20 April means that only classes with personal attendance at Munich University of Applied Sciences (MUAS) will be postponed. Online teaching could be offered from 16 March 2020. The period up to 20 April is considered lecture-free period. MUAS lecturers may provide corresponding online offers where possible. A team, headed by Vice President for Innovation and Quality in Education, Prof. Dr. Klaus Kreulich, is working at full speed to look into appropriate possibilities.

  
  

  Interested parties can obtain background information on the website of the Bavarian State Ministry of Sciences and the Arts (in German only).

  
  

  Current information from MUAS is available at www.hm.edu/corona (in German only).

  
  

  General questions can be addressed to MUAS at this e-mail address.

  
  

  A crisis committee will try to clarify all questions as quickly as possible.