'Good to Know' Facts
Only contact one OVGU office/university staff member at a time. Your question(s) and/or concern(s) will be forwarded to the appropriate personnel if you have not reached the befitting contact person. Enrolled students may only contact OVGU staff via their OVGU student email account, and always include your student ID number, the semester you are in, and the name of your study program. Please observe the formal rules for contacting lecturers and staff. No chatting via email, please. No CC-ing and BC-ing, as this can delay your reply quite a bit. All emails sent out from the OVGU email account will be answered in a timely fashion. Please count on 1 week for an answer. Urgent matters? Make use of the office hours. Thank you for your cooperation!
Please note that each faculty has its own offices, such as Examination Office, Dean's Offices, etc.
For example: Dear Prof./Dr. ..., I would like to apply ...
Sincerely yours,
then include: Name, Student ID number, Study program, Semester, ...
Attach: evidence, documents, ...
OVGU has an open ear for you.
Review the list of FEM and OVGU contacts here on the tab pages and get in touch if you need assistance. Please keep your personal appointments or cancel them in time to make sure another student can make use of them. Be on the lookout for the office hours of each respective department/office.
German universities, including OVGU and its faculties, administer and adhere to strict deadlines. There are deadlines to register for various types of seminars, scientific projects, exams, recognition of previously earned credits, re-registration for each semester, and more. There are no exceptions if deadlines are not met.
Students are expected to work independently and find the information they need on their own, using the resources provided on the OVGU websites and various platforms in order to find them.
Students should read their study and exam program regulations (also known as SPO, English courtesy translations can be found on our website in the Documents section) in order to find out how their study program is run, and which formalities and procedures students must observe and adhere to in order to successfully complete their studies.
With regards to compulsory modules, students have three attempts total in order to successfully pass each respective compulsory module.
After failing a compulsory module for a third and final time, students are no longer able to continue their study program and must either apply for a study program change (if available and requirements are met) or continue their studies at another higher-learning institution.
We urge students to take their studies seriously and wish them all the best with their exams!
Take advantage of memory protocols offered by the Faculty Student Council (FaraWiwi, see below) in order to prepare to the best of your ability, and take part in the SIMP-SON study groups and study with your classmates!
After receiving your failed exam grade, contact us for a consultation via email.
What is a compulsory module? Kindly review the academic orientation presentations via the Documents section.
The elections for the student bodies take place at OVGU every year in the summer semester. During specified times, designated by the election office, you elect your representatives for the OVGU student council, your faculty student council, your faculty council, and the OVGU senate. This is your opportunity to have a say in, who represents your interests towards the university, the faculty or even the environment of the university. Of course, you can also get involved there yourself and contribute your opinion to the respective committees by running for election!
The Faculty Council is the most important committee of the faculty. It is comprised of professors, scientific staff, equal opportunity representatives, two students, and various advisory members. The Senate is the highest decision-making institution at the university. It decides on all matters of the university for which no other authority is designated. Four student representatives and one advisory member can be delegated to the Senate. In addition, there are various senate commissions to which student representatives are elected.
Get involved and make a difference!
In order to receive housing on campus, students are required to fill out an application and submit it to the Student Union (Studentenwerk) six weeks in advance, even if you do not yet have an admission confirmation. Students do not automatically receive housing upon matriculation.
Students who arrive without securing housing beforehand will have to get a hotel or hostel and can expect to pay several hundred euros.
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