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Services, Systems & Tips
of the Leibniz University Hannover

                           A Guide to Studying at Leibniz University

2019/2020
Services, Systems & Tips - of the Leibniz University Hannover A Guide to Studying at Leibniz University
Inhalt

Lernen ist
                                                                                   2    A Warm Welcome...                       28   Stud.IP
                                                                                                                                28   First Registration for Students
                                                                                   3    Checkliste                              28   Registering for courses
                                                                                                                                28   Study groups
                                                                                   4    ABC of Leibniz University Hannover      29   Finding and Booking Learning Spaces
                                                                                   4    What kind of university do you          29   Planner
                                                                                        want to live in?                        29   Communication

einfach.
                                                                                   5    What happens when and how do            29   Elearning Support
                                                                                        I register for it?
                                                                                   7    LeibnizCard                             30   Online Portal
                                                                                   8    What if I have a question?              30   Registering for exams online
                                                                                   11   Who else can help?                      30   Online lecture list
                                                                                   13   Twitter, Facebook and Instagram         31   Your course sequence
                                                                                   13   We are Leibniz University!              31   Questions and problems
                                                                                   14   Official Bodies at Leibniz University
                                                                                        Hannover                                32   IT Services offline
                                                                                                                                32   Data station
                                                                                   16   Organise your free time!                32   IT courses
                                                                                   16   University Sports Centre (ZfH)          33   IT manuals and e-books
                                                                                   16   How do I get to know other students?    35   Notebook rental
                                                                                                                                37   Software for students
                                                                                   17   Identity Management (IdM)               38   Professional printing
                                                                                   17   What is IdM?
                                  Wenn man eine Finanz-                            17   Activating your LUH-ID                  39   German National Library of Science and
                                  partnerin hat, die sich ums                      18   Central login page and associated            Technology and University Library
                                                                                        services                                     Hannover (TIB)
                                  Geld kümmert.                                    19   IdM – questions or problems             39   Using Library Services
                                  Mit uns liegen Sie richtig – vor, während oder                                                40   Digital library / online access
                                  nach dem Studium. Sprechen Sie uns an!           20   Your Web Access                         40   Studying and working
                                  Zum fairen KfW-Studienkredit genauso wie         20   IT security                             40   Reference management
                                  zu allen anderen Fragen rund um Ihre             20   Safe handling of passwords              41   TIB sites and opening hours
                                  Finanzen. Infos und Beratung auch online         21   eduroam – Your worldwide wifi
                                  oder im Chat.                                    26   VPN service                             42   Tips and Tricks
                                                                                   26   Your university email address
                                                                                   27   Chat                                    45   Publication Details

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                           A Warm Welcome...                                                               Checkliste

                           ... to all those beginning their         few days and weeks, so that you        This checklist is a reminder of the most important points for a successful start to your
                           studies in winter semester 2019/20       can quickly find answers to the        studies. It is only a suggestion and can of course be adapted to individual needs. If you
                           and from Leibniz University              question: “How, where and from         have any questions, the relevant services/bodies and the contact person for your subject
                           Hannover‘s Question Time. At             whom can I get help?”                  will be pleased to help. www.uni-hannover.de/checkliste
                           the beginning there are so many          The wealth of new impressions,
                           preconceptions, uncertainties and        experiences and information that          ¨¨      Go to the preparation courses (Vorkurse) and the intro-
                           expectations. “What will my course       you will gather in the coming                     ductory session of your degree courses!
                           be like?” “What do I need to think       weeks and months will open up the
                           of?” Apart from the faculties, at        way to an interesting, exciting and       ¨¨      Apply for BAföG / a student loan if you haven’t already done so.
                           Leibniz University Hannover there        also enjoyable time at university
                           are many institutions offering           – and here we will show you what
                           service, advice and support on           you can find where.                       ¨¨      Get to know where things are on campus (There‘s a map in the centre
                           how to organise and manage your          We wish you all the best for a great              of this guidebook).
Martin Scholz
Head of Student            studies. We also offer a wide range      start in the new semester!
Advisory Services          of online and self services. But not                                               ¨¨      Find out about current regulations (e.g. exam and internship regulations).
                           everything needs to be done online:
                           the Question Time Guidebook - by
                           students for students – will give                                                  ¨¨      Have a look at the lecture list or semester planner, select your courses
                           you a good overall view of what is                                                         and find out about how to register for courses and tutorials etc.
                           on offer. It will provide orientation
                           through the labyrinth of the first                                                 ¨¨      Find out how to register for exams and make a note
                                                                                                                      of deadlines for exam registration.

                                                                                                              ¨¨      Have your LeibnizCard registered for library services in the TIB.

                                                                   The advice offices at Leibniz Univer-
                                                                                                              ¨¨      Charge your LeibnizCard for use in the Mensa (dining
                    Everything to do with the ServiceCenter        sity Hannover offering information
                                                                                                                      hall) – it’s faster for everyone.
                                                                   on different topics are marked by
                    Leibniz University IT Services (LUIS)          the relevant symbols.
                                                                                                              ¨¨      Activate your LUH-ID, web access and Stud.IP.
                                                                    Important contact details are
                    Library information                             marked by a blue bar.
                                                                                                              ¨¨      Make a note of the deadline for reregistering for the
                                                                                                                      next semester (pay the semester dues).
                    General tips and tricks for your studies       Tips are in grey boxes and marked
                                                                   by the relevant symbol.
                                                                                                              ¨¨      If necessary, ask students from higher semesters or students
                                                                                                                      from the student councils / union for tips and advice.

                                                                                                              ¨¨      Organise your free time!
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ABC of Leibniz University Hannover

What kind of university do you         order to show that at this university    What happens when and how do           of students, who can/should take
want to live in?                       there is a place for EVERYONE, as        I register for it?                     a much more active part. The
Leibniz University Hannover is         only ALL of us can enrich us with        Everything you need to register        contents are often worked on
a space of freedom: freedom of         the DIVERSITY of this world.             for in a semester is in the exam       and discussed together with the
teaching, research and thought –       www.vielfalt.uni-hannover.de             regulations for your subject. Find     lecturer. Aufbaumodule (advanced
and the freedom to be yourself. Our                                             out before you start to study and      modules) mainly concentrate on
university observes the basic prin-                                             before each semester what you are      fundamentals to provide students
ciples of our diversity management,                                             supposed to achieve. Performance       with an introduction to a subject
the chief articles of which state:     Putting the lecturer in a good           is usually grouped in modules. In      area. Vertiefungsmodule (exten-
• Every member of the university       mood - how to behave in lectures         each module you gain ECTS points       sion modules) build on what has
    shall meet the other members       etc.                                     (European Credit Transfer Systems),    been learnt in the Aufbaumodule.
    with respect, tolerance and        ፝፝ Keep quiet                            i.e. credit points. To complete a      For this reason you should attend
    politeness – irrespective of       ፝፝ Be punctual                           module you usually have to resister    such seminars only on the advice of
    gender, religion, origin, sexual   ፝፝ Stay until the end of the lecture     for several courses and complete       a lecturer.
    orientation or ideology.                and listen                          them with an assessment (Leis-         In an Übung (exercise or prob-
• We tolerate no racism, no            ፝፝ Use your laptop only for working      tungsnachweis). Different courses      lem class) topics that have been
    discrimination, no intolerance –   ፝፝ Switch your mobile phone to           and subjects can vary widely here.     dealt with are studied further and
    and no violence of any kind.            silent or off                       Take note also of the number of        applied. These classes typically
Our appeal to all new students at      ፝፝ Don’t reserve seats in full lecture   times you can take an exam, and of     accompany a maths lecture or are
this university is to: keep an open         halls                               the rules for withdrawing from an      language courses.
mind, even though clichés seem         ፝፝ Take your litter with you after       exam in case of sickness.
easier; act responsibly, even when          the lecture and put it in a bin
emotions run high; help those          ፝፝ Show your thanks at the end of        The online lecture list (p.30) or in
who don’t know what to do; stand            the lecture by knocking on your     some case your faculty’s semester      What is c.t.and what is s.t.?
up for tolerance and humanity, in           desk                                planner will tell you when your        These abbreviations tell you when a
                                                                                courses are scheduled. Courses         course starts.
                                                                                come n various shapes a nd sizes:      c.t. = cum tempore: 15 minutes
                                                                                In a Vorlesung (lecture) a lecturer    after the time announced (also
                                                                                holds a lecture on a specific topic.   known as the academic quarter).
                                                                                You just listen and/or make notes.     8 Uhr c.t. means 8.15 am. s.t. = sine
                                                                                Sometimes the audience is specifi-     tempore: a course starts on the full
                                                                                cally encouraged to take part in a     hour. 8 Uhr s.t. is thus 8am.
                                                                                discussion or is given the opportu-
                                                                                nity to ask questions at the end.
                                                                                Seminars are for smaller groups
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A tutorial is held in a small            The way registration for an exam,         LeibnizCard                               To be able to use the LeibnizCard
group, like a seminar. In a tutorial,    seminar, tutorial etc is organised        The LeibnizCard for students is an        during your entire studies as an
students meet regularly under the        depends on your subject and the           electronic student ID card at Leibniz     ID and a Semesterticket, you must
supervision of older students and        lecturer. In some subjects there is       University. It combines in one card       validate it at one of the designated
practise the lecture material.           automatic registration, with others       all the essential functions that you      terminals once you have success-
In a laboratory, students do             you have to register yourself. So         need in everyday life at university:      fully reregistered. The period of
experiments independently, as e.g.       that you don’t wasted a semester or       • Student ID                              validity is printed on the Leibniz-
in the electrical engineering basics     have to wait for one more because         • Semesterticket                          Card, which must be revalidated
laboratory.                              of missing a deadline, find out           • Library ticket                          each semester at one of the ter-
A block seminar takes place on           about dates and deadlines from            • CampusCard for University               minals. There are eleven validation
several consecutive days, i.e. Friday/   Exam Info & Subject Advice and/                Sports                               points:
Saturday/ Sunday and not once a          or ask your contact people. (e.g.         • Payment function Hannover               www.uni-hannover.de/leibnizcard
week during the semester as with         lecturers, subject advisors, student           Student Services (Mensa) and
other seminars.                          council/union, subject coordinator             University Sports
                                         ...). It is a great help to write dates   • Electronic key for lockers (TIB,        New students receive a pre-
                                         down in a diary. Many registrations            University Sports Centre)            validated LeibnizCard, which will
                                         are online via Stud.IP (p.28).            www.uni-hannover.de/leibnizcard           not require revalidation until the
Under Exam Info & Subject Advice                                                                                             second semester and onwards.
you will find answers to questi-
ons concerning exam regulations,         Semester Dates
deadlines for registering for exams,     Winter Semester 2019/2020
contact people for your subject and      Overall period 01.10.19 - 31.03.20
much more.                               Lecture period 14.10.19 - 01.02.20
www.uni-hannover.de/                     Break		        23.12.19 - 04.01.20
                                                                                                                                   oto“
pruefungsinfos                           Registration period for SuSe 20                                                       r ph
                                                                                                                           “You
                                         		              18.01.20 - 01.02.20

                                         Summer Semester 2019
                                         Overall period 01.04.20 - 30.09.20
                                         Lecture period 14.04.20 - 25.07.20
                                         Break		          02.06.20 - 06.06.20
                                         Registration period for WiSe 20/21
                                                       11.07.20 - 25.07.2020
                                         www.uni-hannover.de/
                                         semestertermine
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                  What if I have a question?              Service Hotline                        other certificates are handed out.     (semester off), long-term student
                  The ServiceCenter                       Tel. 0511 762-2020                     Information and forms are available    fees, processing student accident
                  The ServiceCenter is the first port     Monday to Thursday                     at:                                    reports and deregistration.
                  of call for students and prospective    9am to 5pm*)                           www.uni-hannover.de/                   www.uni-hannover.de/
                  students. The reception offers you      Friday and before public holidays      pruefungsinfos                         immatrikulationsamt
                  a first orientation and can pass        9am to 3pm *)
                  you on to various departments and       *) subject to change.                  Centre for Applied Linguistics
                  advisors according to your needs. In                                           and Special Languages (FSZ)            Information on the re-registration
                  addition you can hand in or collect                                            The FSZ offers a wide range of lan-    deadline, the amount of the
                  applications and documents at the      Infothek                                guage courses, most of them free       semester dues and account details
                  reception. Your questions concer-      Here you can get materials and          of charge. From foreign languages      will be sent to you each semester
                  ning your studies can be answered      media related to your studies, e.g.     (ranging from English and Spanish      by e-mail.
                  via the ServiceCenter.                 the latest information on your          to Chinese), languages for special
                                                         subject, information on applications    purposes (e.g. Business English),      International Office
                    Opening Hours ServiceCenter:         for your studies or funding. Com-       and language tests (German and         The International Office supplies
                    Monday to Thursday                   puters are available for you to use,    English), which are important for      information on studying and
                    10am to 5pm*)                        and if you have any questions you       studying abroad, there is everything   internships abroad. It also offers
                    Friday and before public holidays    can ask the student assistants any      that the student heart desires.        advice on funding your stay abroad
                    10am to 3pm *)                       time. If you have forgotten your        Registration for the FSZ courses is    and on scholarships. If you come to
                  www.uni-hannover.de/                   password, you can have it reset in      also online via Stud.IP (p. 28).       Leibniz University Hannover from
                  servicecenter                          the Infothek. The Infothek assists      www.fsz.uni-hannover.de                abroad, the International Office will
Overview of the                                          international students with their                                              also advise and inform you about
ServiceCenter                                            online application and provides a                                              financial support, questions concer-
                                                         first orientation for students new to                                          ning residence permits, supervision
                                                         the university.                                                                and leisure pursuits.
                                                                                                 It takes time to learn a language!     www.international.uni-hannover.de
                                                         Academic Examination Office             Take a course in good time so that
                                                         The Academic Examination Office         you can continually improve your       Hannover Student Services
                                                         is at your side throughout your         language skills!                       Hannover Student Services is an
                                                         studies for issues concerning exams                                            important port of call for stu-
                                                         and exam performance according                                                 dents. Here eligible students can
                                                         to the exam regulations relevant        Registration Office (I-Amt)            get BAföG. All the others will find
                                                         to you. Here you can register for       The I-Amt staff can be contac-         help in finding out about financing
                                                         exams, and documents such as            ted via the ServiceCenter. They        their studies. Social counselling is
                                                         degree certificates, transcripts and    are responsible for applications,      also available. For students with
                                                                                                 registration, re-registration, leave   children, international students and
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students with disabilities we offer     Student Advisory Services (ZSB)                        studies and gives tips on learning                    Who else can help?
special support. In addition to this,   The Student Advisory Services is                       strategies and exam preparation.                      Contact Persons for my Degree
you can find a temporary home in        a focal point for all students at                      You can get information on acade-                     Programme/Subject
one of our student hostels.             universities in Hannover and for                       mic writing and register for semi-                    The institutes are responsible for
Thanks to Hannover Student              prospective students. You can take                     nars with credit points. In addition                  individual courses, depending on
Services, there are a wide range        advantage of open office hours or                      we offer support with applications                    their research profile. The degree
of places at Leibniz University         fixed appointments for confidential                    and starting internships and work.                    programme coordinators and
where you can eat well and at a         advice on all matters and issues                       www.zqs.uni-hannover.de/sk                            advisors give advice on questions
modest price. The mensa (dining         closely or widely connected to                                                                               concerning subject and organisa-
hall) menus can be found on the         your studies. These might include                                                                            tion, e.g. timetables, organisation
Student Services website. Here you      difficulties in taking decisions, tran-                No matter if it’s a lab report, test or               of exams or problems with lectures.
can also download the menu app          sition from bachelor’s to master’s                     coursework – the ZQS/Centre for                       The examining committee decides
hAppS for smartphones und tablets       degrees, doubts about your studies,                    Quality Enhancement in Teaching                       on admission to intermediate or
for all operating systems. Cashless     changing subjects, studying as a                       and Learning can help you with all                    final exams, on credits for exam
payments are possible using the         parent etc.                                            your written course projects.                         performance, and approves subsi-
LeibnizCard in the mensas and           www.uni-hannover.de/                                                                                         diary subjects and lectures outside
cafeterias:                             studienberatung                                                                                              the exam regulations.
Selected Mensas:
• Hauptmensa (Callinstraße 23)          Students with Disabilities
• Contine (Königsworther Platz 1)       Accessible counselling, e.g. on
• Mensa PZH (An der Universität         managing everyday life at the
    2, Garbsen)                         university with a chronic condition
Selected Cafeterias:                    and/or disability takes place in the
• Sprengelstube (Welfengarten 1)        ZSB and is of course also confi-
• Cafeteria Herrenhausen (Her-          dential.
    renhäuser Str. 8)
• Moccabar (Königsworther                Christiane Stolz
    Platz 1)                             Students with Disabilities Officer
• Coffee-Shop Appelstraße                Tel. 0511 762-3217                       Hey,
    (Appelstraße 9a)                     christiane.stolz@zuv.uni-                the AStA (General Students’ Committee) would like to welcome you at Leibniz University Hannover. Before you’ll start getting to know the campus,
www.studentenwerk-hannover.de            hannover.de                              university and your fellow students, we’d like to remind you to take care of you and others.
                                        www.uni-hannover.de/                      Unfortunately, last years’ orientation weeks have been accompanied by reports of so-called “games”, that were crossing peoples’ personal
                                        mit-handicap                              spaces and borders of bodily autonomy – often in connection with alcohol consumption. No way, we want to forbid you to have fun – but we want
                                                                                  everyone to have fun.
There are many different scholar-       ZQS/Centre for Quality Enhance-           Peer pressure may occur especially in situations where people are trying to get to know each other and not wanting to stand out as a misfit. It’s
ships – it’s worth enquiring!           ment in Teaching and Learning             sure exciting to get in touch with other people, being in a new city and having a drink together. But please keep in mind that nobody’s got to do
www.uni-hannover.de/stipendien          The ZQS/Centre for Quality Enhan-         anything they don’t want to do. Don’t be afraid to articulate your Dos and Don’ts and respect other’s.
                                        cement in Teaching and Learning is        But now, enjoy your start at Leibniz University.
                                        at your side throughout your                                                                  All the best, your AStA
                                                                                  In case you either experience or witness any situations that force you or others
                                                                                  in positions they don’t feel comfortable with, contact us via following e-mail address: awareness@asta-hannover.de
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You can find all the contact people      Leibniz Universität IT Services          Psychological Counselling for            Twitter, Facebook and Instagram
for your subject at:                     (LUIS)                                   Students (ptb)                           Of course you can also find Leibniz
www.uni-hannover.de/                     LUIS offers IT services and IT infra-    The ptb supports students experi-        University Hannover at:
fachberatung/                            structure for research, teaching and     encing difficulties in their studies,    www.twitter.com/UniHannover
                                         administration. It is also responsible   exam anxiety, depressive phases,         www.facebook.com/UniHannover.ZSB/
Starting Business                        for Identity Management (p.17)           exhaustion, relationship issues,         www.instagram.com/uni_hannover
The starting business service sup-       and your entire web access (WIFI,        loneliness and other matters con-
                                                                                                                           In addition, many institutions have
ports students and scientific staff      VPN, email address; from p.18). In       cerning their studies or their private
                                                                                                                           their own Facebook pages.
from all faculties in turning their      addition, LUIS offers a wide variety     lives.
innovative ideas into sustainable        of offline IT-support: IT courses,       www.ptb.uni-hannover.de
business concepts. Anyone who            sale of IT manuals, notebook rental,
wants to found a start-up, wishes        software for students and professi-       Mon - Fri: 10am - 12am                  The official Leibniz University Hanno-
to develop their ideas or intends to     onal printing (from p.37).                Mon - Thu: 2pm - 4pm                    ver first-semester Facebook group for
join an existing team can receive        www.luis.uni-hannover.de                  (Lecture period)                        WS 19/20:
free professional support here.                                                    Welfengarten 2c                         www.facebook.com/groups/LUH.
www.starting-business.de                 Ombudsperson for Studying and             30167 Hannover                          Ersi2019
                                         Teaching, Complaints Manage-              Tel. +49 511 762 -3799
Equal Opportunities Office               ment                                      E-Mail info@ptb.uni-hannover.de         We are Leibniz University!
The Equal Opportunities Office fos-      The Ombudsperson is respon-                                                       T-shirts, hoodies, mugs, water bottles,
ters gender equality, the reconcilia-    sible for students with problems         ZQS/E-Learning Service (elsa)            rucksacks, bread boxes, college blocks,
tion of family and working life, and     and complaints, and for securing         The ZQS/elsa offers advice, service      skatchbooks, ink pens and
discrimination-free working and          good studying conditions. S/he is        and the operation of learning            much more can be bought at the
studying conditions. Students have       independent and neutral, advises         management systems. One of these         LeibnizSHOP in the main building!
the opportunity to take part in trai-    and mediates, and where necessary        is Stud.IP (p.28), which has many        The merchandising articles are
ning programmes, and are advised         contacts the persons involved. All       useful functions to support you          available right there on the lower
on questions concerning studying         issues are treated confidentially and    during your studies. In addition,        ground floor below the atrium. You
with children (childcare, flexible       on request anonymously.                  ZQS/elsa offers recordings of            can find a range of attractive and
exam times etc.) or dependent rela-                                               lectures so that you can see your        useful products here – and they can
tives. The Office is also the point of    Herr Prof. Dr.-Ing.                     lectures on video.                       all be ordered on the internet, also
contact in cases of discrimination        Udo Nackenhorst                                                                  in bulk. It’s worth having a look!
or harassment.                            (Contact via Ms Gora)                    elearning@uni-hannover.de               www.leibnizshop-uni.de
www.chancenvielfalt.uni-hannover.         Ombudsoffice for Studying and            Tel. 0511 762-4040
de                                        Teaching (ZQS)                           Monday to Friday
                                          Tel. 0511 762-5446                       9 - 12am, 2 - 5pm
                                          ombudsperson@studium.uni-               www.zqs.uni-hannover.de/elsa
                                          hannover.de
                                         www.uni-hannover.de/
                                         ombudsperson
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                              Official Bodies at Leibniz Univer-        Theodor-Lessing-Haus                is two years, beginning with the        There are nine faculties at Leibniz
                              sity Hannover                             Welfengarten 2c                     summer semester after the election.     University Hannover and each
                              Official Student Bodies are the           Tel. +49 511 762 -5061              The candidates represent interests      of these faculties has its own
                              Student Union (AStA), the Studenti-       info@asta-hannover.de               that are presented in a small-scale     Faculty Council. This decides, like
                              sche Rat (StuRa), or Student Coun-        Opening hours can be found on       campaign (flyers etc). The other        the Senate, on exam regulations
                              cil, the Fachschaftsräte (FSR), or        our homepage.                       half of the StuRa is made up of         and expresses an opinion on the
                              Faculty Student Councils, and the        www.asta-hannover.de                 delegates from the Faculty Student      introduction, change or closure of
                              Fachräte (FR), or Subject Councils.                                           Councils, whom you can vote for in      degree programmes. It makes short
                                                                                                            the university elections. The StuRa     lists of candidates for professor-
                              The AStA represents students’                                                 votes for example on the AStA bud-      ships, and also elects the Dean’s
                              interests and is always willing to       Please remember to revalidate        get, selects the AStA officers and      Office. The Faculty is run by the
                              help. AStA offers various types of       your LeibnizCard each semester.      decides on general positions of the     Dean’s Office, which implements
                              advice and counselling, free mensa       The LeibnizCard can be used as       student body on university topics.      decisions of the Faculty Council.
                              food for students with financial         a Semesterticket only if it has a    The StuRa has the power to give         It is made up of at least one Dean
                              difficulties, or € 450 emergency         current validation stamp.            directions to the AStA.                 and one Dean of Studies. On the
                              loans. If you have questions                                                  www.uni-hannover.de/studrat             equal terms to the faculties is the
                              about the Semesterticket (area of        The Studentische Rat (StuRa), or                                             Leibniz Research School QUEST, and
                                                                                                            The students of a specific sub-
                              validity, conditions of use, potential   Student Council, has 59 seats, of                                            in a similar form the Leibniz School
                                                                                                            ject jointly form a student body.
                              refunds), this is the right place to     which 29 are directly elected. In                                            of Education.
                                                                                                            Officially, a student body council is
                              go to. During the opening hours          the elections in January you can
                                                                                                            made up of some elected students
                              feel free to drop in at any time.        elect the direct student represen-                                           The Studienkommission (Acade-
                                                                                                            of this student body.
                                                                       tatives, whose period of office                                              mic Commission) of a university is
                                                                                                            www.uni-hannover.de/fachschaften
Overview of Official Bodies                                                                                                                         responsible for matters concerning
                                                                                                            As a central body (collegial body)      studying and teaching. After every
                                                                                                            of the university, the Senate is        lecture series, class etc evaluations
                                                                                                            made up of the following 13 voting      are carried out and discussed by the
                                                                                                            members: seven university profes-       academic commission responsible.
                                                                                                            sors, two students, two (academic)      This is a good means for students
                                                                                                            non-professorial members and two        to point out good or bad teaching,
                                                                                                            representatives of the techni-          room situation etc.
                                                                                                            cal and administrative staff. The
                                                                                                            (Vice) President is the Head of the     The Hochschulrat (Board of Trus-
                                                                                                            Senate. The duties of the Senate        tees), consisting of seven members,
                                                                                                            include passing university regula-      advises the Presidential Board and
                                                                                                            tions, and also deciding on exam        the Senate, and takes a stance
                                                                                                            regulations for cross-faculty degree    on fundamental concerns of the
                                                                                                            programmes etc.                         university.
Services, Systems & Tips - of the Leibniz University Hannover A Guide to Studying at Leibniz University
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Organise your free time!                                                      Identity Management (IdM)

University Sports Centre (ZfH)         At the annual summer sports            What is IdM?                            4. A verification code will be sent
You’d like to do sport with others,    festival on the SportCAMPUS you        IdM stands for Identity Manage-             to this address, to confirm that
meet new people, relax and have        have the chance to take part in a      ment at Leibniz University Hanno-           you have access to this email
fun? No problem at Hannover’s          wide range of sports tournaments.      ver. Here you can manage several            address. You must now enter
University Sports Centre! With over    On this day many lectures are can-     accounts and your online student            the code on the login page or
100 kinds of sport, ZfH has a wide     celled after 12 noon; in the evening   life in one central place. The IdM is       follow the link in the email.
range of activities. At University     there is then an open air party.       also often referred to as a “central    5. You will now be asked to set
Sports you can burn off energy and                                            login page”.                                up a new password for your
do something different at Uni. Our     To take part in the courses and        When you take up your studies               LUH-ID
over 700 courses are held not only     other events you must register with    you are allocated a matriculation       Your password will be a kind of
during the semester but also in the    University Sports. This can be done    number. This will remain with you       master key with which you can
vacation. And not only that: At Uni-   online via our website or in person    for all your studies. In the same       reset other passwords and log
versity Sports you can find CAM-       at the service points on the Sport-    way there is a LUH-ID, with which       in to the online portal, if this
PUSFit, a dedicated gym (including     CAMPUS at Moritzwinkel.                you can access central IT-supported     service is available for your degree
sauna), and in KletterCAMPUS, our      www.hochschulsport-hannover.de         services. Your LUH-ID is similar to     programme (p.30). So you should
very own climbing hall, even more      www.instagram.com/                     the one in this example: ABC-DE1.       choose one that is neither too easy
physical challenges await you.         hochschulsport.hannover                                                        nor too short (p.20).
                                       www.facebook.com/hochschulsport.       Activating your LUH-ID
                                       hannover/                              How do I activate my LUH-ID?
                                                                              1. You will have received your
                                       How do I get to know other                LUH-ID together with your            Keep your initial password in a safe
                                       students?                                 LeibnizCard. The accompanying        place! If you should ever forget the
                                       Apart from AStA and the Fach-             letter also contains your initial    password you have chosen, it can
                                       schaften/ Fachräte, there are             password, which you must keep        be reset to your initial password
                                       many leisure activities at Leibniz        in a safe place.                     only at the Infothek in the Service-
                                       University Hannover. Why not have      2. Register with your initial pass-     Center.
                                       a look here:                              word on the following page:                                                 IdM Identity
                                       www.uni-hannover.de/                      www.login.uni-hannover.de                                                   Management
                                       sport-kultur-freizeit                  3. Enter your email address or
                                                                                 confirm the email address from
                                       The many student initiatives and          your application.
                                       groups are particularly good places
                                       to meet other students (also from
                                       other subjects) and there is sure
                                       to be something that will be of
                                       interest to you.
                                       www.uni-hannover.de/
                                       studentische-gruppen
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Central login page and associated        university network, even when you                                               With WebSSO, you have a single
services                                 are working from home. In this                                                  set of login information that allows
After activating your LUH-ID you         way you have access to services         ITS-Pools                               you to use various IT services inside
can use it to access the services        that can normally be accessed only      In computer rooms, known as             and outside the university.
offered via the central login page       from the university network (i.e. via   ITS-Pools (IT infrastructure for
and to activate them. Under IT Ser-      the university wifi), such as certain   students), Leibniz University           CIP-Pools
vices you will find a list of services   library services (p.39).                Hannover’s Technical Services           Students in many degree program-
you can apply to use, informa-                                                   provides you with the opportunity       mes can apply for an account for
tion and ways of managing your                                                   to become familiar with computing       computer pools in their faculty, so
passwords. Under the item personal       University Email Address                basics. The ITS-Pools are in three      that they can work independently
data you can see your data, register     Students can receive a university       locations. For further information      on the networked computers of
a new email address and decide           email address with the correspon-       go to:                                  their institution and e.g. familiarise
which newsletters you wish to            ding mailbox. This can be activa-       www.tsb.uni-hannover.de/its-pools       themselves with computer pro-
receive from the university.             ted individually via the account                                                grams. These pools are also often
www.login.uni-hannover.de                manager.                                Campus-PC                               used for teaching.
                                                                                 There are computers with internet
Online-Portal                                                                    browsers and text and image pro-        IdM – questions or problems
With your LUH-ID and your pass-                                                  cessing programs available on the       Not all students receive an LUH-ID.
word you can also register for the       A university email address (@stud.      ground floor of LUIS.                   If you are a member of the prepa-
online portal after activating your      uni-hannover.de) identifies you                                                 ratory college (Studienkolleg), an
LUH-ID. Here you can e.g. see your       as a student at Leibniz University      Stud.IP                                 occasional student (Gasthörer) or
grades, change your address, and         Hannover and enables you to claim       Course materials are made available     a junior student, you will be given
retrieve your enrolment certificate      discounts from many providers.          in the learning management system       an account by the institution in
(Immatrikulationsbescheinigung)                                                  Stud. IP. It is also an easy means of   charge.
(p.30).                                                                          communication with your lecturers
                                                                                 and fellow students.                     IT-Service-Desk des LUIS
WIFI/VPN                                                                         To log in you need WebSSO.               support@luis.uni-hannover.de
Many of the buildings at the                                                     How exactly this works is explained      Tel. 0511 762 - 9996
university and on campus have wifi,                                              step by step to the video at www.        Mon - Fri 8am - 7pm
which is available to all members                                                uni-hannover.de/online-dienste
of the university (p.20). A VPN
client simulates that you are in the                                             WebSSO/OpenID
                                                                                 The WebSSO service (Web Single
                                                                                 Sign-On) enables you to log on to
                                                                                 web-based services and simplifies
                                                                                 the use of the IT services provided
                                                                                 at Leibniz University Hannover.
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Your Web Access

In almost all of the university        Protect your Computer                   eduroam – Your worldwide wifi          Four Steps to Setting up WIFI
buildings and campuses you can         “My computer is unattractive to         All students at Leibniz University     1. Set up your LUH-ID!
use wifi to surf the internet thanks   hackers; there is nothing worth         Hannover are entitled to use one of    2. You can set up your password for
to LUIS. Access is via your LUH-ID.    having.” This assumption is unfor-      the largest wireless network associ-      using wifi on the central login
It is encrypted and your data is       tunately as common as it is wrong.      ations in the world, eduroam. Many        page. NB: your user name is your
protected from outsiders.              Even if the data on your computer       universities have joined forces in        LUH-ID with the ending -W1@
                                       is not particularly worth protecting,   the eduroam network association           uni-hannover.de
IT security                            the computer can still be useful        to allow their students access to      3. Configure your computer. With
LUIS provides up to date antivirus     in many ways to an attacker after       their own wifi. In Germany alone,         the help of the eduroam CAT
software (Sophos) and advises you      it has been hacked into, e.g. as a      more than 280 universities and            tools it is easy to set up access to
on security issues and incidents.      springboard for attacks on third        other educational institutions offer      eduroam on almost all opera-
www.luis.uni-hannover.de/              parties.                                this service. Access to uncountable       ting systems. To do this call up
it_sicherheit                                                                  wireless networks worldwide is            the following site: https://cat.
                                       What can I do?                          particularly practical when you are       eduroam.de. Access can also be
Safe handling of passwords             ፝፝ Install a virus scanner e.g.         spending a semester or a holiday          configured manually. You will
It is not just a question of the          Sophos, and update it regularly.     abroad. To find out where you have        find instructions on the next
quality of a password, but also the    ፝፝ Update your operating system         access, visit:                            page.
careful handling of it:                   and your installed software          www.eduroam.org                        4. After the first login the computer
፝፝ A password should be known             all the time using the updates                                                 / your mobile device will connect
     only to the owner of the             made available by the manu-                                                    automatically with the wifi, if it is
     identifier.                          facturer.                                                                      within range.
፝፝ The password should be chan-        ፝፝ Use the personal firewall on         Always download all the updates
     ged roughly every six months.        your computer, which if cor-         of your computer and your mobile        LUIS Data Station
፝፝ For different identifiers you          rectly configured, will make it      devices. This not only serves secu-     Schloßwender Straße 5
     should use different passwords.      extremely difficult for an intru-    rity but can also prevent problems      support@luis.uni-hannover.de
፝፝ Don’t let anyone look over your        der to misuse your computer.         when setting up your wifi!              Mon – Fri 9am – 7pm
     shoulder when you are entering
     your password!                    Antivirussoftware Sophos:
www.luis.uni-hannover.de/              www.luis.uni-hannover.de/antiviren
its_passwoerter
                                       Information on Personal Firewall:
www.luis.uni-hannover.de/pw_used
                                       www.luis.uni-hannover.de/
                                       its_p_firewall
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                                                                                                                  IT-Service-Desk
                                              Acad. Examination       International Office
                                               Office                  Student Services
                                              Registration Office     Student Advisory                  IT-Support           software
                                              Infothek                 Services                          WIFI                 email addresses
                                              Centre for Applied      Centre for Quality
                                                                                                          VPN
                                               Linguistics and Special Enhancement in
                                               Languages                Teaching and Learning
                                                                                                                   762 9996
                                                          Main Building Welfengarten 1                             Mon-Fri 8am - 7pm
                                                          Mon-Thurs 10am-5pm, Fri 10am-3pm
                                                          Service Hotline                                          Schlosswender Str. 5
                                                          762 2020                                                 Mon-Fri 9am - 7pm
                                                          Mon-Thurs 9am-5pm, Fri 9am-3pm                           support@luis.uni-hannover.de
                                                          studium@uni-hannover.de

                                                                  TIB                                           eLearning Hotline
                                                Databanks, E Journals, E-books
                                                Literature management systems                            Stud.IP
                                                Stud.IP (basic information)                              Digital content and communication
                                                Setting up WIFI and VPN                                   systems in teaching

                                                              762 2268                                             762 4040
                                                                                                                   Mon-Fri 9-12am and 2-5pm
                                                              Opening hours see p. 41
                                                                                                                   elearning@uni-hannover.de

                                                              information@tib.eu

standortfinder.uni-hannover.de                                                                       Main Mensa

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                                                                                                     Studies
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                                                                                                     + Library Information

                                                                                                     Main Building
                                                                                                     + ServiceCenter
                                                                                                     + Sprengelstube
                                                                                                     TIB Science/
                                                                                                     Technology
                                                                                                     + Library Information
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                                                                                                     + IT-Service-Desk
                                                                                                     + Data Station

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              Open Control Panel via the start menu       4. If available, click on “modify con-               8. Select the authentication                11. Close all windows by clicking ok.
              or the charm bar.                              nection settings”.                                    method “secure password (EAP-               In the task bar you can now con-
              1. Select settings for networks.            5. For the network authentication                        MSCHAPv2)”. Also check the box              nect with eduroam by clicking on
              2. Then select, if available, wireless         choose “protected EAP (PEAP)”and                      next to „Enable identity privacy“           the wifi symbol.
                  networks and click on the option           click on the button next to it                        and enter „eduroam“ in the box
                  “add a network manually.”                  “settings”.                                           next to it.
              3. In the next window enter the             6. In the window that appears                        9. In the window “EAP-MSCHAPv2              When requested, enter your user-
                  network name “eduroam”. Choose             “properties of protected EAP” tick                    properties” untick “automatically       name if you have not already done so
Windows

                  the security type “WPA2- Enter-            “check server authenticity” and                       use my windows logon name...”           (LUH-ID “-W1@uni-hannover.de “)
                  prise” and as encryption type “AES”,       “rapid restoration of connection”.                10. Select, if available, as an authenti-   and your wifi password. This request
                  or, if this is not supported by your    7. In the list of Trusted Root Certifi-                  cation mode “user authentication”.      can appear several times. This does not
                  computer, “WPA2- Enterprise” and           cation Authorities tick “Deutsche                     Here the user name and the pass-        however mean that the user data has
                  “TKIP”. If “WPA” or “WPA2” does not        Telekom Root CA 2”. If this does not                  word can be entered under “enter        been entered wrongly. It might also
                  appear among the options, your             appear on the list, please make sure                  logon name” to prevent you having       be necessary to click “connect” several
                  wifi driver probably doesn’t support       that you have installed all current                   to enter it several times. Otherwise    times to establish a connection.
                  WPA. Check if the latest drivers           window updates, and in particular                     this can be done later.
                  and all windows updates have been          root certification updates.
                  installed.

              The following instructions refer to using   4. You will now be asked if you want to
              the current version Mac OS Sierra. For           save the data you have just entered in
              other versions some steps might be               the keychain of your computer. Click in
              slightly different.                              the next window on “always allow”.
              1. Click in the header on the symbol        5. The first time you connect a window
                  for wireless connection (called Wi-Fi        “check certificate” will now appear. Click
                  or WLAN on the Mac AirPort).                 “show certificate”.
   Mac OS X

              2. Select in the list of networks that      6. In the next window first click “Deutsche
                  have been located “eduroam”.                 Telekom Root CA 2”, tick “always trust”
              3. After some time a window should               directly above this and click “continue”.
                  appear asking you to enter your         Your computer will in future automatically
                  username and password. Here you         connect with eduroam when it is in range.
                  enter your LUH-ID, completed by         Alternatively, the .mobileconfig profile linked
                  -W1@uni-hannover.de and your            here can also be imported. This contains
                  wifi password. The field 802.x can      all settings, then you only need to enter
                                                                                                                              These and further instruc-
                                                                                                            Systems
                  remain on automatically set. So         username and password:
                                                                                                             Other

                                                                                                                              tions e.g. on Linux and mobile
                  that the computer remembers the         www.luis.uni-hannover.de/
                  access, tick “remember this net-        peap_macosx.html                                                    devices can be found at
                  work”. Then click ok.                   In general, the CAT tool can also be used.                          www.uni-h.de/WLAN
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VPN service                             There are however some TIB             Chat                                  server is reserved for students and
VPN, which stands for Virtual           services that cannot be accessed       Jabber is a free instant messen-      staff of Leibniz University Hannover
Private Network, offers members         from outside i.e. also not via a VPN   ger protocol, similar to ICQ, MSN     exclusively. For further information
of Leibniz University Hannover the      connection.                            or AIM, but technically much          on XMPP/Jabber go to the LUIS
chance to set up a secure connec-                                              more advanced. You can use this       website:
tion to the university data network     Your university email address          to chat with other Jabber users.      www.luis.uni-hannover.de/jabber
no matter where they are. In this       We advise you to set up a respec-      All members of the university
way you can also access TIB servi-      table email address (with which        (students and staff) who have an
ces, or information that is available   you also register with Stud.IP etc)    email address administered by LUIS
only within the university network,     as soon as you have activated your     can use Jabber directly. The Jabber
from home.                              LUH-ID (p.17) on the central login
Installation and set-up works auto-     page (p.18). Email addresses such
matically via the web interface. You    as “sweetie97” are unsuitable, and
just need to enter your user data,      should be avoided at all costs for
which you can activate through          communication with lecturers. Your
IdM. For information on download        email address will then have the
and the manual go to:                   ending -@stud.uni-hannover.de
www.luis.uni-hannover.de/netz_vpn       and looks much more respectable.
                                        Later on, when you are applying for
If you now want to access e.g. elec-    internships this is helpful and much
tronic publications at TIB, all you     more professional.
need to do is start the VPN client,
login, and you can use the services
as usual.
                                        Our Email Netiquette:
                                        ፝፝ Salutation: Dear Professor / Dr /
                                           Ms / Mr ...
                                        ፝፝ Pay attention to correct spel-
                                           ling.
                                        ፝፝ Use formal and polite language;
                                           in German use “Sie”.
                                        ፝፝ Only send mails when it is
                                           important; otherwise use office
                                           hours.
                                        ፝፝ Close the mail: best regards.
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Stud.IP

During the first few weeks at uni-     Registering for courses                  Finding and Booking Learning            the various areas in Stud.IP via the
versity you will notice that much of   The most important function in           Spaces                                  homepage or the navigation bar.
your studies take place via Stud.IP    Stud.IP is managing your cour-           You can find the right place to learn   In the lower part of the homepage
and ILIAS. You are strongly advised    ses. In the area Veranstaltungen         on your own or in a group via the       there are announcements and
to set up a Stud.IP account at the     (courses) you can gain an overview       learning space map, which offers        surveys concerning the system.
very beginning. Most course regis-     of your courses. The symbols will        numerous filters. There is also a
tration is via the online platform     tell you whether there are any mes-      booking system for reserving group
Stud.IP and you also communicate       sages for the course in question. If     learning spaces via Stud.IP.
with your lecturer via Stud.IP or by   you want to register for a course,       www.zqs.uni-hannover.de/qs/             Stud.IP also offers you a bulletin
email.                                 you can do this via the search           lernraum                                board. Jobs at the University, extra
                                       function. You can either look for                                                tuition or flats are posted here.
Stud.IP is a learning management       courses directly or browse through       Planner                                 You can also find out about events
system which supports you with         the lecture list. If you want to         One click on the diary in the           at Leibniz University Hannover. In
many useful functions. You can find    register as a participant in a course,   navigation bar will take you to the     addition, as with any other bulletin
it at:                                 click on “Tragen Sie sich hier für       planner. The diary automatically        board, you can sell your unwanted
www.uni-h.de/elearning                 die Veranstaltung ein” (set up new       shows the sessions of the courses       furniture or other things, or buy
                                       course). In some cases places in a       in which you are registered as a        items from other students.
Here you will find all the courses     course are allocated via a further       participant. Of course you can
at Leibniz University Hannover.        registration procedure. Here you         adapt the calendar to suit your         Elearning Support
You can set up your timetable          may need to enter further infor-         needs and e.g. also add and manage       ZQS/E-Learning Service (elsa)
and manage your appointments,          mation about yourself and your           private dates.                           elearning@uni-hannover.de
retrieve information on courses,       degree programme. You can do                                                      Tel. 0511 762-4040
get in touch with fellow students,     this via “Profil -> Nutzerdaten ->       Communication                            Mon to Fri 9 - 12am and 2 - 5pm
exchange data, access course           Studiendaten”. (profile – user details   The areas Messages and Commu-           www.uni-hannover.de/
reserves, and much more. For inst-     – study data).                           nity give you the opportunity to        onlinedienste
ructions on activating your account                                             contact lecturers and other stu-
see page 17.                           Study groups                             dents. You can first of all send and
                                       In Stud.IP you can also set up a         receive messages, and secondly you
First Registration for Students        study group. This is a digital work-     have the chance to “blubber”.
Select the central login via WebSSO    space, which is always available.
on studip.uni-hannover.de and          Study groups are wonderful oppor-        Blubber is a real-time communi-
enter your WebSSO Login data.          tunity for you to work together          cation system replacing chat and
And you will already have created a    with other students. You can find        the guestbook, and is similar to a
new account. For more information      them under “Community -> Stu-            wall in well-known social net-
on WebSSO as a LUIS service see        diengruppen” (study groups) and          works. Here, new posts and replies
page 19.                               of course via the search function.       are shown in real time. It’s worth
                                       Study groups can also book availa-       having a look at it. You can access
                                       ble learning spaces in different
                                       locations.
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                Online Portal

                With its online lecture list and       Online lecture list                      current and previous lecture lists.
                online registration for exams, the     The online lecture list contains all     After logging in you can use the
                online portal of Leibniz Univer-       the lectures, seminars and classes       area Mein Studium (my courses) to      Retrieving university certificates:
                sity Hannover is a major help in       offered by the Faculties, the Centre     compile your own timetable using       With your LUH-ID you can e.g.
                organising matters to do with your     for Applied Linguistics and Special      the online lecture list, or create     download your Immatrikulationsbe-
                studies.                               Languages (FSZ), the Leibniz School      degree programme plans with a few      scheinigung (enrolment certificate).
                www.uni-hannover.de/onlineportal       of Education and the Centre for          mouse clicks.                          This saves a trip to the ServiceCen-
                                                       Quality Enhancement in Teaching                                                 ter.
                Your access data can be found on       and Learning, and events for             Your course sequence
                the student data sheet that you        prospective students and occasi-         All students at Leibniz University     Questions and problems
                were sent.                             onal students (Gasthörende). You         Hannover can see their course          Should you have questions and dif-
                                                       can browse through the lecture           sequence (Studienverlauf) online.      ficulties with registering for exams
                Registering for exams online           list or look for specific courses        You can also print this document       please contact the administrative
                Over half of our students can          using the keyword search. You can        and e.g. include in your application   staff in the Examination Office
                already register or deregister for     also find much more information          documents, as it contains infor-       www.uni-hannover.de/
                exams online, and see their course     about the courses such as location       mation on the semesters you have       pruefungsinfos
                sequence or print transcripts. Visit   and times, course descriptions or        already studied, your completed
                here to find out for which courses     reading lists. Apart from the lecture    courses or degrees, your degree        If you have forgotten your pass-
                this service is offered:               list you also have access to the         programme and your matriculation       word, you can have it reset in the
                www.uni-hannover.de/                   directory of institutions and staff at   number.                                Infothek in the ServiceCenter (p.8).
                pruefungsinfos                         Leibniz University Hannover. In the                                             www.uni-hannover.de/servicecenter
                                                       download area you can download
Online-Portal
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IT Services offline

Data station                            LUIS Data station                      IT manuals and e-books                   practice files can be found under
The data station is the personal        Schloßwender Straße 5                  For more than 30 years and in            the following link:
point of contact for students. Stu-     support@luis.uni-hannover.de           cooperation with 180 other uni-          www.luis.uni-hannover.de/buecher
dent assistants at the data station     Mon - Fri 9am - 7pm                    versities, LUIS has been offering
are available in the service area of                                           understandable, practical and very       You can buy manuals or the autho-
the computer centre to answer your                                             reasonably priced IT manuals on the      risation code to download e-books
questions on:                          IT courses                              following topics:                        for your own use on presentation
• Computer questions                   LUIS offers regular IT courses. These   • Operating systems                      of your LeibnizCard and personal ID
• IdM registration                     training courses can be divided into    • Network services                       card at:
• Internet access, wifi and VPN        five areas:                             • Office applications
                                       • Operating systems                     • Programming                             LUIS Information Desk
There are also eight workstations      • User software                         • User programs                           (Notebook rentals, manuals)
available here. You can use the        • Programming languages                                                           Schloßwender Straße 5
following services:                    • Network services                      For legal reasons the books may be        Tel. 0511 762-4735
• Internet access                      • IT security                           used only by full-time registered         Mon - Thurs 8am - 4pm
• Activating an IdM account                                                    students and staff at state univer-       Fri 8am - 2pm
• Document editing with Open-          With courses lasting more than          sities within the competence of the
     Office                            one day (8 hours), LUIS can issue       Ministry of Science and Research.        Prices for manuals range from
• Free print quota                     a certificate of attendance on          Passing them on to third parties or      € 3.30 to € 6.70; for e-books from
• Central storage of your own          request. With shorter courses this      institutions is not allowed.             € 3.00 to € 4.00. (Translator’s note:
     files                             is unfortunately not possible due       In view of the restriction “solely for   For your convenience, the titles
You can activate access data to the    to the effort required. For further     your own use” we can supply only         have been translated into English;
workstations via IdM (p.17)            course information, general infor-      one copy per person and title.           some or all may be available in
                                       mation and registration visit the       Tables of contents, extracts and         German only).
                                       LUIS website:
                                       www.luis.uni-hannover.de/kurse
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                                                                      Notebook rental                          The single premium is € 48 for one
                                                                      LUIS offers a notebook rental ser-       semester or € 65 for two semesters
     IT-Handbücher und E-Books                                        vice. Notebooks can be rented for a
                                                                      period of one or two semesters in
                                                                                                               (a higher premium is charged for
                                                                                                               use abroad), and is paid directly
                                                                      connection with a course. For this       by the students to the insurance
                                                                      your lecturer has to confirm that a      company. The notebook may then
                                                                      notebook is required for the course.     be collected from the information
                                                                      After the rental period the contract     desk. We regret that a shorter
                                                                      can be renewed under the same            rental period is not possible.
                                                                      conditions. To fill in the application
                                                                      form you need                             LUIS Information Desk
                                                                      ፝፝ Proof of attendance in the             (Notebook rental, manuals)
                                                                          course                                Schloßwender Straße 5
                                                                      ፝፝ A copy of your ID / passport           Tel. 0511 762-4735
                                                                      ፝፝ An Immatrikulationsbescheini-          Mon - Thurs 8am – 4pm
                                                                          gung (enrolment certificate)          Fri 8am – 2pm
                                                                                                               www.luis.uni-hannover.de/notebook
                                                                      The rental agreements are available
                                                                      at the information desk and on the
                                                                      LUIS website. The form Anmeldung
                                                                      zur Elektronikversicherung (regis-
                                                                      tration for electronic insurance) is
                                                                      handed out by the information desk
                                                                      only once a specific notebook has
                                                                      been reserved. All notebooks are
               90 Titel als Printversion                              fitted with a smartcard reader and
                                                                      a wifi card for using wifi. They have
                140 Titel als E-Book                                  the operating system Windows 10
                                                                      Professional. The antivirus software
                                                                      Sophos and open-source software
     Gesamte Liste, siehe hier:                                       such as LibreOffice, Adobe Reader,
       www.luis.uni-hannover.de/buecher.html                          Mozilla Thunderbird and Mozilla
                                                                      Firefox are preinstalled. You may
     Verkaufsstellen in Unis/Hochschulen, siehe:                      install other operating systems and
        www.luis.uni-hannover.de/bezug.html                           additional software to suit your
                                                                      needs.
     Aktuelle Info über den Newsletter, hier anfordern:
        www.luis.uni-hannover.de/newsletter.html
      V.i.S.d.P.
      Handbuch-Team
      Leibniz Universität IT Services
      Schloßwender Straße 5, 30159 Hannover               IT-Handbücher und E-Books
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     Software for students                   For further information visit:
     You can acquire a range of soft-        www.luis.uni-hannover.de/
     ware at a reduced rate from LUIS or     sw_studenten
     the company ASKnet.
     https://gwdg.asknet.de/cgi-bin/         Public-Domain Software
     pages/students                          From the LUIS FTP server, students
                                             can also download free (MATLAB,
     Software at the LUIS                    ArcGIS, LabView, OriginPro, jBeam)
     information desk                        and paid (SPSS) products from
     Students may collect or buy the fol-    home.
     lowing software at the information      ftp://ftp.uni-hannover.de/pub/local/
     desk on production of a completed
     transfer form and a copy of your
     current enrolment certificate:          If you have any questions or
     • SPSS (statistics package)             problems please consult the LUIS
     • SYSTAT Products by arrange-           IT-Service Desk.
         ment (statistics, graphics, image
         analysis)                            LUIS IT-Service Desk
     • SHAZAM (statistics package             support@luis.uni-hannover.de
     • X-Win32                                Tel. 0511 762-9996
                                              Mon - Fri 8am – 7pm
     Software via LUIS or framework
     licensing agreements
     Free software e.g.:
     • NI-LabView annual licence (only
         for Windows)                        Print 200 pages free of charge at
     • MATLAB campus licence                 LUIS.
         OriginPro (data analysis and        You can print up to 200 pages – in
         visualization)                      black and white, basic quality - free
     • QtiPlot (graphic visualization)       of charge at the LUIS data station.
                                             Printing is done by you on the
     Which individual products are hid-      campus PCs in the entrance area of
     den behind the names given can be       LUIS. This is not applicable for mass
     seen in the relevant entries in the     printouts such as scripts or similar.
     software catalogue.                     Please use a copy shop for this.
     www.luis.uni-hannover.de/
     softwarekatalog
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                                                                              German National Library of Science and Technology
                                                                              and University Library Hannover (TIB)

Professional printing                   Price List for Printouts:             TIB provides you with literature        prepare this in advance online in
At LUIS you can print graphics such     A4                   210 x 297 mm     and specialist information, and has     order to speed up the process at
as technical drawings and architec-     100g/m2                      0,12 €   more than 9 million media items.        the TIB lending desks:
tural plans professionally, in sizes    200g/m2                      0,24 €   You can not only find printed books     1. On the TIB homepage click on
from DIN-A4 to DIN-A0 or formats                                              but also access e-books, journals           login.
up to 1500 mm wide. Seminar             A3                  297 x 420 mm      (print and online) and specialist       2. Go to register here for a TIB
papers and dissertations in non-        100g/m2                     0,15 €    databanks.                                  library card and fill in the form.
technical areas can also be printed                                           In the five sites you can borrow        3. To complete your registration,
here. You just need to take your        A3+                 305 x 457 mm      books etc in your subject area. You         you must now take your
document (in PDF format) to the         100g/m2                     0,20 €    should borrow the books in good             LeibnizCard and ID card /
printing department on the ground       160g/m2                     0,30 €    time, renew them in time and                passport to one of the sites.
floor of LUIS during its opening                                              also make use of the reservation        www.tib.eu/anmelden
hours. Draw a queue number in the       A2                  420 x 594 mm      and ordering service. If you need
entrance area. When your number         90g/m2                      1,00 €    support in an advanced search for
appears on the display, it is your      180g/m2                     2,50 €    specialist literature or databank
turn. Please allow enough time –        190g/m2                     5,00 €    research, feel free to ask the TIB      You can also use your LeibnizCard
particularly when there are a lot of                                          staff responsible for your subject.     for the lockers at TIB or the Univer-
deadlines to be met it can take a       A1         594 x 841 mm               www.tib.eu                              sity Sports Centre. Your LeibnizCard
while. Printouts can be paid for in     90g/m2             1,40 €                                                     must be activated (once only) for
cash only or invoiced via a project     180g/m2 			        4,50 €             Using Library Services                  this function at dedicated card
number (if you are working at the       190g/m2			         7,00 €             To use TIB media and services you       reader points.
university).                                                                  must register your LeibnizCard.         www.hochschulsport-hannover.de
                                        A0                 841 x 1189 mm      Registration takes place on the spot
Prices are for printouts for studying   90g/m2                      2,50 €    in the relevant library site. You can
or research and teaching only.          180g/m2                     9,00 €
We regret that we are not able          190g/m2                    12,50 €
to accept private printing orders.
The printing service is reserved         LUIS Printing Department
exclusively for students and staff of    Schloßwender Straße 5
Leibniz University Hannover.             Tel. 0511 762-5137
                                         Mon - Fri 8am – 6pm
                                        www.luis.uni-hannover.de/
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