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• Temporary restriction to go outside

  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 April 2020. During these two 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 no longer permitted.

  
  

  
  

  (source: Bavarian State Ministry for Health and Care)

  
  

• University Access restricted

  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 April 5, 2020.

  
  

• Academic Calendar for the summer semester 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 in-class courses, 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 will be held on Saturdays from 25 April to 11 July 2020 (eleven additional teaching days).
  • In the weeks starting 20 July 2020 there will be more in-class 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 20 July 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 at www.hm.edu/corona (in German).

  
  

• Start of classes with personal attendance postponed

  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.