Information on starting your studies

Application, enrollment, transfer, withdrawal

In some undergraduate degree programs at the University of Siegen, there are more applicants than there are places available. Therefore, a selection must be made and the degree program is considered to be admission-restricted. An application is required for this. For degree programs without admission restrictions, free enrollment is possible.

In some degree programs, further requirements must also be met regardless of admission restrictions, e.g. aptitude tests or pre-study internships. Details can be found in the course descriptions.

For Bachelor's degree programs with admission restrictions, you must apply by July 15 of each year. You can find all information about applying on the following website: www.uni-siegen.de/zsb/bewerbung/index.html

If you would like to study an open-admission degree program or have been admitted to a restricted-admission degree program, you must enroll in order to begin your studies. You can find all further information on enrollment (also known as "matriculation") here.

If you have been admitted to another degree program (see account in the online portal) and want to change after you have already enrolled, you can transfer to the other degree program without re-enrolling. Please contact the Registrar's Office: www.uni-siegen.de/zsb/bewerbung/kontaktstudsek/studierendensekretariat.html

If you wish to withdraw from your studies after you have already enrolled, you should also contact the Registrar's Office immediately. Fees already paid can be refunded by the end of September or the end of March at the latest.

Uni Siegen app and student ID card (digital and printable)

The Uni Siegen app is a practical companion for everyday university life. Information on installation and functions can be found at https://www.uni-siegen.de/campusapp/. The Uni Siegen app offers a digital student and library card.

In addition, a student ID card and enrolment certificates are available to all enrolled students as PDF files for printing in their personal unisono account under "My studies" -> "Student services" -> "Notifications/certificates" tab.

Student e-mail address / access to the digital learning platform "Moodle"

When enrolling at the Center for Information and Media Technology (ZIMT, see Chapter VI: Who can help me?), all students are assigned an e-mail address by the University of Siegen. You can activate this yourself via your personal unisono account. To do this, as soon as you have logged into unisono, click on the "Student life" button in the top navigation bar and then on "ZIMT account" in the left-hand navigation bar. If you click on the link provided there, your student e-mail address will be activated automatically. The university e-mail system "Webmail" can be accessed via all homepages of the University of Siegen: mail.uni-siegen.de

Please check your student e-mail account regularly, as all official letters, including the respective payment request for the coming semester, are sent there. Please only use this student e-mail address for internal university communication (with lecturers, the Registrar's Office, examination offices, service facilities, etc.) so that staff can recognize you as a student of the University of Siegen. You have the option of setting up forwarding to your private address for incoming university emails.

The Center for Information and Media Technology (ZIMT) of the University of Siegen offers the possibility to support web-based courses with the learning management system "Moodle", i.e. virtual course rooms can be used to accompany classroom teaching. In order to gain access to the documents stored by lecturers in Moodle, you must have activated your student e-mail address or your ZIMT account once. Further information on this can be found at: www.zimt.uni-siegen.de/zielgruppen/studienanfaenger/

What is unisono and how does it work?

You can use the unisono online portal to plan and organize your studies. Here you will find the following important information and options:

• Application for study places
• Courses for all degree programs and subjects (location, time, lecturer, description, booking)
• Creation of timetables
• Teacher details (address, office hours etc.)
• Registration for internships
• Exam registration and deregistration
• Printout of current study certificates that you need to submit to other offices etc.

You can access unisono via the following link: unisono.uni-siegen.de/. The following video tutorials and the unisono wiki provide an introduction to the portal.

The library

As an academic institution of the University of Siegen, the University Library ensures the supply of literature and information for university members in research, teaching and studies. The University Library's collections and other services are spread over several locations. Modern book scanners are also available in each branch library. The following link provides an overview of which subjects are represented in which library location: https://www.ub.uni-siegen.de/standorte-und-oeffnungszeiten/#c5551

Students at the University of Siegen can activate a digital library card in the university app, which entitles them to borrow library media (see below) free of charge. However, fees will be charged if loan periods are exceeded. Jackets, bags, food and drinks may not be taken into the library. There are lockers in the entrance area of all locations.

As part of a differentiated training program, the library teaches important skills for efficient literature and information research. You can find the current dates here: https://www.ub.uni-siegen.de/auskunft-und-schulungen/

Registering for courses via unisono

You can use the online portal unisono to plan and organize your studies. Courses must be registered for in unisono before the start of lectures. By registering, you indicate your interest in attending the course. Please note the general registration deadlines, which are published in the menu item "Courses" in the submenu "Show course catalog". There is usually an extended deadline for first semester courses. However, the respective institution decides whether there is a deadline for registering for a course. Please always direct any questions to the respective faculty or chair. Further information can be found in the help section of the unisono online system by selecting the menu item "?".

How do I create my timetable?

The examination regulations (PO) govern the basic structures of all degree programs. The subject-specific regulations (FSB) and subject examination regulations (FPO) regulate the content and requirements of the individual subjects offered in the degree program. The documents are accompanied by study plans that show the recommended exemplary course of study in the individual subjects. Supplementary regulations are contained in the module handbooks and the internship regulations of the respective faculty. The module handbooks can also be part of the appendix under the title "Module description". Before starting your studies, we recommend that you at least take a look at the curriculum of your degree program so that you know which modules are planned for the start of your studies. Please also read the relevant module handbook to find out what content and requirements you can expect from each module and how and when you can successfully complete the module. Once you have found the courses you want to/should attend in your first semester on the basis of this research, please do not forget to register for them in unison before the start of lectures. Examination regulations and study plans: www.uni-siegen.de/start/studium/organisation_finanzierung/pruefungsordnungen.html

Preliminary courses

For some degree programs and subjects, preliminary courses are offered to make it easier to start studying. These can be attended voluntarily by first-year students. The preliminary courses usually take place in the weeks before the start of the semester. For example, various mathematics pre-courses are regularly offered to prepare students for the relevant degree programs. We strongly recommend that first-year (teacher training) bachelor's students in mathematics, science, engineering and economics courses/subjects take part in the preliminary courses. More detailed information on the course period and registration can be found at www.uni-siegen.de/zsb/anfaenger/vorkurse/vorkurse_muster.html from mid-February or mid-August.

First semester introduction (ESE)

Introductory events are held for all first-year students before the start of lectures - the so-called ESE (first semester introduction), where help is usually also offered with timetabling. There are additional offers for international first-year students, which are specifically pointed out upon admission. The ESE program will be published from mid-February or mid-August under the following link: www.uni-siegen.de/zsb/anfaenger/ese/erstsemestereinfuehrung.html

Information page of the city of Siegen for students:

www.siegen.de/leben-in-siegen/leben-in-siegen-rubrikseite/universitaet-siegen/

Rooms in student halls of residence

You can apply for an affordable room in a student hall of residence via the Studierendenwerk Siegen. Please note that experience has shown that the number of applicants for student halls of residence exceeds the number of rooms available, i.e. you are not guaranteed a place in a hall of residence. You can get an initial overview on the following websites: www.studierendenwerk-siegen.de/index.php

There are also some halls of residence that are run by private providers. The following website provides an overview: www.uni-siegen.de/start/studium/studentisches_leben/wohnen.html

Apartment

The classified ads in the local daily newspapers as well as the free weekly newspapers also contain housing offers:
" Siegerländer Wochenanzeiger www.swa-wwa.de
" Siegener Zeitung www.siegener-zeitung.de
" Westfalenpost www.wp.immowelt.de/

There are a large number of real estate search portals on the Internet that also have rental offers for students, shared flats etc.. A good overview can be found on the website of the Dual Career Service of the University of Siegen: www.uni-siegen.de/dualcareer/wohnungsmarkt/?lang=de

It is also possible to look for an apartment through private estate agents. However, estate agents usually charge a brokerage fee of two months' rent plus VAT when brokering an apartment.

Another option is housing partnerships between landlords who want help with the household or running the business and students who offer to help for a lower rent. These partnerships are arranged via the online portal www.mitwohnen.org, for example.

Accommodation while looking for accommodation

To find accommodation while you are looking for accommodation and enrolling, or just to get to know the university town of Siegen and the region in advance, you can find an overview of hotels and vacation apartments at the following link: https://visitsiegen.de/tourismus/unterkuenfte

The following youth hostels are located in the vicinity of Siegen:
" Hilchenbach Youth Hostel: www.ifbe-klassenfahrten.de/jugendherberge-hilchenbach/
" Freusburg Youth Hostel: www.jugendherberge.de/jugendherbergen/freusburg/

Registration/registration/relocation

Anyone moving to Siegen must register or deregister at the Citizens' Registration Office (Einwohnermeldeamt). The city of Siegen has citizens' offices at four locations (Eiserfeld, Geisweid, Siegen, Weidenau).

If you move to a municipality outside Siegen, you must register at the local residents' registration office (usually in the town hall).

Please inform the Registrar's Office of your new address after your move so that the University of Siegen's post can reach you. Please do not forget to put your name on the mailbox.

Reimbursement of the Germany semester ticket

If you move to Siegen and register your main residence there for the first time, you can have the fee for the Deutschland-Semesterticket refunded once. To do this, go to the AStA office (AR-Campus, room AR-H 105) with your certificate of enrollment and confirmation of registration.

Studibus for the move

In order to support any relocations, the AStA of the University of Siegen cooperates with the company "einfach mobil Carsharing GmbH", which offers an uncomplicated and particularly inexpensive car rental service for students with its online platform "Studibus". Students at the University of Siegen can take advantage of this offer. You can get the Studibus and the customer card at the partner petrol station Aral in Sandstraße in Siegen (the petrol station is located between the bus stops Kaisergarten and Emilienstraße). Further information can be found here: studibus.de/city/siegen

Directions to Siegen and a map of the various university locations in Siegen can be found at: www.uni-siegen.de/start/kontakt/anfahrt_und_lageplaene

Germany semester ticket

You can find all relevant information about the Deutschland-Semesterticket at www.uni-siegen.de/start/news/1031573.html.

By bicycle/e-bike

The city of Siegen has Germany's longest "covered" cycle path (large parts of the cycle path between Siegen main station and Siegen Geisweid run underneath the city highway - HTS). Somewhat more centrally, one lane on the main connecting road between the districts of Geisweid, Weidenau and Siegen city center has been rededicated as an "environmental lane" for bus and bicycle traffic. Overall, however, the cycle path network in Siegen still has room for improvement. Reaching the university campuses, most of which are located on hills, by bike is a particular challenge. It is somewhat easier with an e-bike, for example.

By bus

You can reach the university campuses quickly and easily by public transport. Bus lines C 106 and C 111 and, from the week before the start of lectures (ESE week) until one week after the end of the lecture period, the university express lines UX1 (from Siegen main station/ZOB), UX 2 (from Siegen-Weidenau station) and UX 5 (from Langenholdinghausen - "Wildrose" residential complex via Siegen-Geisweid station / ZOB-Geisweid) will take you directly to the university locations on Haardter Berg: Adolf-Reichwein-Straße (AR), Hölderlinstraße (H) and Paul-Bonatz-Straße (PB). You can reach the Emmy-Noether-Campus (ENC) by taking the C114 line from Siegen main station (direction Fischbacher Berg). During the lecture periods, there is a direct connection UX 4/6 for a quick change between the locations on Haardter Berg, the city center (Campus Unteres Schloss [US], bus stop Kölner Tor) and the Emmy Noether Campus (ENC). From the central bus station (ZOB) at the main train station, the location Unteres Schloss (US) can be reached with all bus lines that stop at the bus stop "Kölner Tor".

By car

There are various free parking facilities on Haardter Berg. We would like to point out that due to various construction measures and the generally tight parking situation in the entire Siegen city area, it is not advisable to travel by car. We are aware that in many cases - for example, if you are traveling to Siegen from rural areas - there is often no other option. For car drivers, there are "Park&Ride" facilities in Leimbachstraße, in Seelbach near the Freudenberg highway exit, in Geisweid near the ZOB and near the lower town opposite the Siegerlandhalle, from which - for those who do not want to change directly to the bus - carpools can be formed to the university locations.

General information on possible sources of student funding such as BAföG, student loans, scholarships and foundations can be found on the following website: https://www.uni-siegen.de/start/studium/information_und_beratung/studienfinanzierung/?lang=de

BAföG (Federal Training Assistance Act)

BAföG is the colloquial term for the financial support and funding to which students are entitled, provided they meet certain criteria. The amount of funding is determined individually in each case. The contact person here is the BAföG office of the Studierendenwerk. In general, it is always advisable to submit an application. BAföG applications are available in the canteen and at the BAföG office of the Studierendenwerk. All official application forms can also be downloaded from the website of the Federal Ministry of Education and Research. Further information and links can be found on the following website: www.studierendenwerk-siegen.de/home/

Scholarships

Students can be supported by various scholarship programs. In addition to the numerous university-independent scholarship foundations, the University of Siegen has the Studienförderfonds Siegen e.V., which supports suitable students at the University of Siegen. Information and contacts can be found here: www.uni-siegen.de/start/studium/information_und_beratung/studienfinanzierung/stipendien_studierende.html

Jobbing

The University of Siegen offers a job placement service where you can look for a job during your studies. The contact persons and job offers can be found under the following link: www.jobvermittlung.uni-siegen.de/

Advice offered by the Employment Agency

The university team of the Employment Agency is available to answer the following questions during the lecture period on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 1 to 3 p.m. in room AR-D 4103:

- Information on the current job market for academics

- Contacts to regional employers and network partners

- Access to international labor markets

- Subsidies for application and travel costs for the job search

- Advice on necessary professional qualifications and funding opportunities

- Advice and support for severely disabled people and rehabilitants

- Placement support in work or training subject to social insurance contributions during studies

- Placement in work subject to social insurance contributions at the end of studies

- Placement in training or work subject to social insurance contributions in case of doubts about studies (NAVI network partner for drop-outs)

Further information can be found at https://www.arbeitsagentur.de/vor-ort/siegen/berufsberatung/studium

Students are subject to compulsory health insurance. Up to the age of 25, you can generally be covered by family insurance through your parents. If you are married or in a civil partnership, you can continue to be covered by family insurance beyond this age. Please inform your statutory health insurance provider immediately that you wish to enrol at the University of Siegen for the coming semester. Your statutory health insurance company will transmit your insurance status to the University electronically. The statutory health insurance companies offer reduced rates for students up to the age of 30. Your statutory health insurance provider can answer any questions you may have.

If you decide to take out private health insurance, you must immediately apply for exemption from the statutory health insurance obligation at a statutory health insurance company of your choice in order to enrol. If you are exempted from the statutory health insurance obligation, the exempting statutory health insurance company will transmit your insurance status electronically to the University of Siegen.

Please note that students who have been exempted from the statutory health insurance obligation during their studies can no longer receive the student tariff of the statutory health insurance obligation at a later date.

a) Faculties

The university is divided into four faculties. The structure and organization of the university is shown as an organigram under the following link: www.uni-siegen.de/start/die_universitaet/organisation

Academic advisors of the faculty

Each faculty has various contact persons (e.g. Academic Advisors) who are entrusted with taking special care of the needs of the students and answering all specific questions about the respective subject. www.uni-siegen.de/zsb/studierende/fachstudienberatung.html

Academic advisors

The subject advisors are employees or professors of the respective faculties and provide information to prospective students who already know exactly what they want to study and whose subject-related questions are very specific. They also answer students' questions about the content of their degree course and the planned course of study. The list of current subject advisors can be found at the following link: www.uni-siegen.de/zsb/studierende/fachstudienberatung.html

Examination offices of the faculties

The main tasks of the examination offices are the recognition and booking modalities of your acquired study achievements and examinations. You can find an overview of all examination offices here: www.uni-siegen.de/start/studium/pruefungsaemter.html

In addition to the examination offices, there are also faculty-specific internship offices, which are responsible for the recognition of internships independently of the examination office.

b) Central institutions

Central Student Advisory Service (ZSB)

Whether before your studies, during your studies or when you graduate, the advisors at the Central Student Advisory Service (ZSB) will help you with all questions relating to your studies. You can find the contacts and office hours of the ZSB at www.uni-siegen.de/zsb

Bridges to studying - the preliminary studies

Prospective students and students at the University of Siegen who are still unsure about their choice of degree course and would like to find out more about the university can register for or transfer to the Brücken ins Studium pre-study program free of charge for a maximum of two semesters. The program allows you to get a taste of other degree courses/subjects and to attend interesting workshops to make it easier to start your studies. They are also supported by students from higher semesters. Pre-study coordinator: Katja Lütticke M.A. 0271/740-4916(katja.luetticke@zv.uni-siegen.de) Further information on Bridges to Studies at: www.uni-siegen.de/biss

Center for Teacher Training and Educational Research (ZLB)

The Center for Teacher Training and Educational Research (ZLB) is a central academic institution of the University of Siegen. The tasks of the ZLB include the coordination and organization of studies and teaching in teacher training together with the faculties as well as the promotion of increased cooperation between subject-specific science, subject-specific didactics and educational sciences. The ZLB has a learning workshop in the AR-D building where all student teachers are offered help and advice and where they can access a wide range of materials (there is a comparable didactic learning workshop for primary school teachers: the OASE in the AR-E building). In the SSC building, the ZLB offers the Central Examination Office for Teaching Qualifications, the Student Advisory Service for the teacher training courses and the Internship Office. It cooperates with the schools in the region and the Center for Practical Teacher Training. www.uni-siegen.de/zlb

Psychological counseling

The Psychological Counseling Service can help you with difficulties during your studies. The counselors clarify your problems individually with you, look for creative solutions and support you in actively implementing them. They also serve as contact persons in the event of seminar or exam anxiety and offer workshops on these topics (any workshop dates are also published on the website). Advice can be provided in German, English or Turkish. www.uni-siegen.de/zsb/psychologische/

Support for students with disabilities and/or chronic illnesses

The Representative for Disability Issues supports severely disabled or chronically ill students in preparing for their studies, during their studies and in examination matters. You can discuss problems with the Disability Officer when choosing a course of study, during your studies or when graduating and work with her to find solutions. Severely disabled or chronically ill students can obtain information here on study requirements, compensation for disadvantages, aids, career entry and all questions relating to student life. It is advisable to contact the advice center for people with disabilities or chronically ill students in order to be able to tackle possible study problems in good time and to find realistic ways into and through your studies. Disability Officer: Dr. Sonja Weber-Menges inklusive.uni-siegen.de/studierende/

International Office - Department of International Student Affairs (ISA)

The International Office is responsible for all contacts with partner universities worldwide. If you are planning a stay abroad, for which your studies offer an ideal opportunity, please contact the International Office - Department of International Student Affairs (ISA). Study-related stays abroad are supported by Erasmus + and other programs. You can find out more about application procedures and funding opportunities at information events and personal consultation hours. We recommend contacting ISA at an early stage if you are planning a stay abroad. www.uni-siegen.de/isa/">www.uni-siegen.de/isa/

Student Services Siegen

The Studierendenwerk Siegen sees itself as a social partner for students at the University of Siegen and offers services in the areas of "student financing" (BAföG, KfW loan and DAKA loan), catering in the canteens, cafeterias and bistro and student accommodation with numerous places in halls of residence. Childcare, especially for student parents, is provided by the daycare center and FLEXI in the immediate vicinity of the university. The flexible childcare service FLEXI is aimed at all parents of the university and the Studierendenwerk with children aged between six months and ten years who require flexible childcare on an hourly basis.
Current canteen plans can be found on the Studierendenwerk website: https://www.studierendenwerk-siegen.de/gastronomie/speiseplaene-1
Instagram: @studierendenwerksiegen
Facebook: StudierendenwerkSiegen

Library

The University Library provides students and academics at the University of Siegen with literature for study, teaching and research. The media range includes printed books and journals as well as eBooks, eJournals and databases that provide direct access to electronic full texts. All media are listed in a common catalog, the Katalog plus. The library is spread over a total of five locations, in which numerous individual and group study areas as well as a family study room are available for learning and working. You will also find lounge areas with armchairs and beanbags to relax in the main library AR and in the sub-library US. As part of a differentiated course program, the University Library teaches the necessary skills for efficient literature and information research step by step. The courses are offered at regular intervals and take place in person or online (via Webex). We will keep you informed about new services as well as current events in the library in our BibBlog, via Instagram and in a regular newsletter. The staff at the Central Information Desk and the circulation desk are the first point of contact for all questions relating to the library.

Family Service Office

The aim and task of the Family Service Office is to provide advice and support in matters relating to the compatibility of career, science, studies and family. Offers and further information on the Family Service Office of the University of Siegen can be found here: www.uni-siegen.de/familiengerechte_hochschule/familienservicebuero

Career Service

The Career Service is the central point of contact for students at the University of Siegen for all questions relating to starting a career and career planning. It provides information on professional fields, helps with career-related planning during your studies and provides direct support with individual coaching and advice services when it comes to finding a good career start after graduation. careers.uni-siegen.de/

Alumni Association

The Alumni Association of the University of Siegen is the contact and service point for all alumni of the University of Siegen. With a wide range of services, the Alumni Association promotes the development of an interdisciplinary and international network of alumni, students and university staff. As a central service and coordination office, the Alumni Association supports alumni activities at subject level and networks professional exchange with the university. The Alumni Association offers a mentoring program "Siegen in Tandem" for students. Office: WS-A 109, telephone no.: 0271/740-4912, www.uni-siegen.de/alumni

ZIMT (Center for Information and Media Technology)

A ZIMT account is required to access the internet via WLAN with your own devices, to log in to the Moodle learning platform or to use the university's computer rooms for the free Campuscloud sciebo. Further ZIMT services and how to access them can be found on the ZIMT website at www.zimt.uni-siegen.de/zielgruppen/studienanfaenger/.

c) Student self-administration

Student bodies in NRW have the right to manage their own affairs. To this end, students draw up their own statutes and elect representatives at student council and university level. The constituted student body comprises all student structures within the university. It promotes the cultural, political and social participation of students and enables them to shape the university environment themselves.

The student body

All students at the university together form the student body and thus the basis of the whole. Based on this, there are various committees and organizational forms, some of which are elected (StuPa, AStA, FSRs) and others are open to all who wish to participate (autonomous departments, student initiatives). All committees and groups meet in public.

Student Parliament (StuPa)

The Student Parliament (StuPa) is the parliament of the student body. Elections are held every year (usually in June). University political lists are elected, some of which are based on parties, others are independent of parties. The StuPa's tasks include making decisions on matters concerning the student body, work assignments and monitoring the AStA, delegating representatives to various committees and much more. Above all, however, it decides on the student body's budget.

The General Students' Committee (AStA)

The General Students' Committee (AStA) is elected by the StuPa and is the executive body of the student body. It represents the interests of the students internally (e.g. towards the Senate and university management) and externally (e.g. media, press and public). The AStA has officers each with a specific area of responsibility. The organization of the AStA store and advice in the social department are just as much a part of the tasks as the financial processing of the semester ticket.
www.asta.uni-siegen.de/
asta@uni-siegen.de
www.facebook.com/AStAUniSiegen

The student councils

The Student Representative Councils (FSRe) represent student interests at subject level. They represent the interests and concerns of the students of a faculty or a specific degree program vis-à-vis the faculty council, dean's office and lecturers. They are the first point of contact for problems with lecturers, studies and everything that happens at the level of the individual subjects or faculties. Representatives from the FSRs are often involved in the creation of new study regulations, sit on appointment committees for new professors and organize the student first semester introductions. All student councils are listed and linked under the following link: www.uni-siegen.de/start/die_universitaet/organisation/studentische_selbstverwaltung

Autonomous departments

Originally, the AStA officers were also assigned to departments such as the Women's Department, Foreigners' Department, etc.. They organized and represented their interests. However, as it was not particularly clear why an AStA officer should speak or act for these groups, these departments were spun off and given their own structures and funds (hence 'autonomous'). Over time, a few more autonomous departments were added, which represent special interests independently of the AStA and StuPa. The autonomous departments are allocated their own funds by the StuPa and must submit their own budget to the AStA. They are not elected, but are open to anyone who feels addressed by their objectives. An overview can be found on the AStA homepage: www.asta.uni-siegen.de/index.php/studis/referate/

The central emergency number 0271/740-2111 applies to all acute emergencies on the university campus. University first aiders, as well as external emergency services, the fire department, etc. are notified from there. In the event of threatening situations of any kind - including subtle, unclear situations - the threat management team can provide support on 0271/740-2600 or bmteam@uni-siegen.de.

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