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HTW Berlin Starting your studies Summer semester 2018
Welcome to HTW Berlin! We look forward to welcoming you as new members of our university of applied sciences at our official enrolment ceremony at 10.00 on the 3rd of April 2018 at the Alte Försterei stadium. And then you will start your studies – beginning by getting to know many new people. Students from later semes- ters, teaching staff and members of the university's administration and ser- vices are on hand to help you get started at the university, your faculty and your study programme. Be curious and don't hesitate to ask questions. As you will discover, HTW Berlin offers lots of support to help you begin your studies. Nevertheless, we recommend that you don't go it alone, but instead get in contact with your fellow students right from the start. Getting going is undoubtedly easier together with others. We, the university staff and students, wish you a great start and successful studies. It is going to take some hard work. But we'll do our best to support you every step of the way. Prof. Dr Klaus Semlinger President First semester information | HTW Berlin
List of abbreviations
Wilhelminenhof Campus
WH Wilhelminenhofstraße 75 A, 12459 Berlin
PBH Peter Behrens House, Ostendstraße 1, 12459 Berlin
TGS Technologie- und Gründerzentrum Spreeknie,
House 1b, Ostendstraße 25, 12459 Berlin
Treskowallee Campus
TA Treskowallee 8, 10318 Berlin
A Building A (Main Building)
C Building C (Administration Building)Check list for starting your studies /
Table of Contents
O Accepting your study place in the application portal Page 4
• Carrying out online enrolment
• Transferring the semester fee
• Submitting your enrolment documents:
1. Application for Enrolment
2. Copy of personal identification documents
3. Proof of valid health insurance
4. All further documents listed in the request for enrolment
O Getting the HTW StudentCard (HSC) Page 8
• End of March for enrolment in the summer semester
• End of September for enrolment in the winter semester
O Activating your HTW account; using the LSF and email Page 10
•
Instructions for activating and using the LSF and your email
address can be found at:
http://anleitungen.rz.htw-berlin.de/de/
• You will receive the access details via email once you have
submitted all required documentation.
• Check your timetable
O Finances Page 12
• Studierendenwerk Berlin offers online applications for BAföG
grants.
O Living Page 12
• HTW Berlin has lots of information about living in Berlin on
its website, whether you will be living in a one-person flat, a
larger flat, alone or with friends.
• All of the information can be found at: https://www.htw-
berlin.de/studieninteressierte/finanzierung/wohnen-in-
berlin/
O Preparation courses Page 13
• HTW Berlin offers you a range of courses to ensure you have
the best start to your studies.
O Orientation days Page 17
• The enrolment ceremony and faculty/study programme
orientation days for first-semester students take place
between 3 and 06 April 2018.
O Study services Page 18Welcome to HTW Berlin!
Once you have finished online enrolment in the application portal,
you need to complete the following steps:
Acceptance of the study place is • Transfer the semester fee by the
only confirmed once the deadline stated in your notice of admission
semester fee has been
successfully transferred to the More information on the semester fee:
account of HTW-Berlin. www.htw-berlin.de/semesterbeitrag
• Send a letter containing the following documents to the address
below:
· Proof of valid health insurance (see pages 6 and 7)
· Copy of a personal identification document
(e.g. passport or birth certificate)
· All further documents
listed in the notice of admission
HTW StudentCard (HSC) and HTW Account
As soon as you have submitted all documents, you will receive your account
data by post. Your HTW StudentCard will be dispatched shortly before the
start of the semester.
If you submit your documentation late you will receive a QR code to create
your HTW StudentCard using the machines on campus.
All documents can be submitted as unauthenticated copies to HTW's Student
Service Centre HTW (SSC) in person or by post. You can
submit documents at any time by putting them in the postbox situated in front
of the SSC. The postbox is emptied daily.
HTW Berlin
Student Service Centre (SSC)
Treskowallee 8
10318 Berlin
Room A 040
(030) 5019 - 2919
studierendenservice@htw-berlin.de
4 First semester information | HTW BerlinStudent Service Centre (SSC)
Intensive courses during the non- We are your first stop for:
teaching period:
• Submitting documents
Monday • Questions about your application and/or enrolment
13.00 – 15.00 • Finding out who you need to contact for further questions
Tuesday + Wednesday + Thursday • Submitting applications, e.g. for leave, to begin part-time studies
09.00 – 11.30 + 13.00 – 15.00 • Replacement HTW StudentCard
Friday • Attestations
09.00 – 11.30 • Application confirmation (incl. certificates)
• Voluntary removal from the student record
• etc.
Opening times during the taught Do you have any more questions?
semester:
English-language Bachelor's and Master's programmes
Monday Frau Cadete La O
13.00 – 17.00 Tuesday 13.00 – 15.00 in A 038 (Campus TA)
Tuesday + Wednesday + Thursday Thursday 09.00 – 11.30 in A 038 (Campus TA)
09.00 – 11.30 + 13.00 – 17.00
Friday Accreditation of modules
09.00 – 11.30 Frau Weil in A 137 (Campus TA)
Tuesday 13.00 – 15.00
or by calling (030) 5019 - 2324
HTW Berlin The online contact form
Student Service Centre (SSC) For email enquiries with the Student Service Centre, please use the online
Treskowallee 8 contact form. The form used an automated ticketing system which forwards
10318 Berlin your email to the correct contact person.
Room A 040
(030) 5019 - 2919 https://www.htw-berlin.de/studium/studierendenservice/
studierendenservice@htw-berlin.de studierenden-service-center/
First semester information | HTW Berlin 5Health insurance
We require a certificate of insurance from your health insurance provider. This
insurance status certificate for students in higher education includes three
pages (or sections).
This serves as proof that you are insured. The second part is sent to the health
insurance provider given at the start of your studies as proof of your student
status. The third part is used by the university to register the retraction of your
student status with your health insurance provider.
The three sections of the health insurance documentation must be submitted
for enrolment with the university.
Please note:
Enrolment will be refused unless the correct certificate or exemption is sub-
This certificate must be mitted.
submitted before your enrolment
can be performed and your
StudentCard plus semester ticket When you do require an exemption?
made available.
• Persons with private insurance require an exemption from a state
health insurance provider. For help with this, please consult the last
state provider with whom you were registered or (if you have never
been insured via a state provider) with a provider of your choice.
You will only receive this certificate once from your health insurance
provider. Please therefore only submit a copy.
Further information:
https://www.htw-berlin.de/studium/studienorganisation/immatrikulation-
rueckmeldung/krankenversicherung/
Name, address (and signature) of the provider Date
Mr/Ms
Family name, first name, date of birth Mustermann, Martha,
born Müller
EXAMPLE
01.01.1990
Street, house number Am Weg 8
Postal code, Town 12345 Irgendwohausen
( ) is insured with us
( ) is not insured, is exempted from compulsory insurance
or is not subject to compulsory insurance.
Insurance number: TOB4711
Insurance provider number:
6 First semester information | HTW BerlinInfo sheet on student health insurance
As a HTW Berlin student, your must advance. considered to have been fulfilled –
submit confirmation that you have health regardless of how much you are paid – if:
insurance when enrolling to begin your End of compulsory insurance • You do not work more than 20 hours a
studies and in the event that you change As a rule, compulsory student health week. You can work full time during
your health insurance provider. You can insurance the holidays.
obtain a certificate confirming your is available until • You work more than 20 hours a week
insurance status from your provider. HTW • the end of the semester during which but your working times are generally in
then automatically confirms your you graduate or leave university, the evening and/or at night and/or at
enrolment with your insurance provider. • at the end of the 14th subject semester the weekend. However, your
or, employment must remain secondary to
Family health insurance • with the semester in which you turn your studies.
Until their 26th birthday, students are 31. • You work more than 20 hours a week,
covered by their parents' insurance as Exceptions can be made to this rule in but this is limited to a maximum of
long as their monthly income does not the event that family or personal three months.
exceed 415,00 Euros. Students who circumstances justify extending provision If you have multiple jobs, the combined
undertake some form of voluntary of student health insurance number of hours worked will be used to
military or civilian service in Germany establish whether you can be exempted
and as a result have to interrupt or Students from outside Germany from paying insurance contributions.
postpone their studies for a period of Students from EU States who already
time may extend this coverage for the have insurance in their home countries Interrupting your studies
same length of time, up to a limit of are not required to obtain insurance in If you interrupt your studies, for example
twelve months. This also applies to other Germany. They can consult a doctor via a leave semester, and work during
voluntary service schemes such as directly using the European Health Insur- this period, this employment is not
Germany's voluntary social year ance Card. (EHIC) Students from non-EU classed as happening during your
(Freiwilliges Soziales Jahr). countries are required to take out insur- studies. As a result, working student
ance in status is not granted for such periods.
Germany.
Insuring oneself
Once a student's family insurance has Earning money while you study Family health insurance:
expired, the option exists to remain If you are employed on a working Note income limits
insured with the provider as a student. student contract (as a so-called Depending on income level, previously
The only requirement for this is that you Werkstudent) while studying, you will valid family insurance may become
do not enter full-time self-employment. continue to pay your student invalid. Students with a regular monthly
It is also necessary that you are covered contributions for your health insurance. income of more than 415,00 Euros cannot
by any other health insurance, i.e. via You are not required to pay any of your be covered by family insurance. For part-
employee or work seeker insurance earnings toward health, long-term are or time employees working in a so-called
schemes. unemployment insurance. This also 'minijob', this limit is set at 450,00 Euros.
applies for part-time self-employment. Total income includes gross earning from
Private insurance employment and income from self-
Upon beginning studies, students who What is a Werkstudent? employment, but also sources of incomes
were previously privately insured must Working students (Werkstudenten) are such as pensions, income from rental or
obtain coverage via the student defined as students enrolled at a higher leasing and capital assets.
insurance provider – however it is also education institution who are also Family insurance ceases to be valid when
possible to apply for exemption from engaged in paid employment. this income limit is exceeded during
compulsory insurance coverage. more than three months a year. If it is
Full-time studies clear that the limit will be exceeded at
Contributions In order to be exempted from the start of employment, family
Students obliged to take out health contributing a portion of your earnings insurance immediately ceases to be valid.
insurance coverage pay a monthly fee of towards insurance, you have to be a full-
71 € for health insurance and 15 € for time student. Participants in
long-term care insurance. Insured Studienkolleg preparatory courses and
persons without children aged 24 and guest listeners are not classed as
over pay a higher contribution to long- students.
term care insurance of 15.52 Euros.
Students receiving BAföG grants may be Requirements
entitled to a higher contribution subsidy. A student's studies must represent their
Please remember to pay your insurance main activity (in terms of both time and
contributions for the semester in effort) with the employment playing a
subordinate role. This requirement is
First semester information | HTW Berlin 7Semester ticket
The semester ticket office can answer all questions connected to the semester
ticket.
We also process subsidy requests and exemption requests.
Would you like to know more?
How do I obtain my semester ticket?
Then check out: The semester ticket is located on your StudentCard (see page 25).
http://www.students-htw.de
Exceptions: Subsidies are available to support students in situations of
Or write us an email: particular hardship. The value of the semester ticket is subsidised each
semesterticket@students-htw.de semester. The semester ticket can still be used as a means to take public
transport.
Or give us a call: This is not the case for exemptions.
(030) 5019 – 2388 If one of the exemption reasons applies for you, you will be exempt from
having a semester ticket and cannot therefore use it to take public transport.
You may apply for a subsidy if:
• You have been working on your final thesis for over three months
before the returning student re-registration deadline
• You have an unpaid or largely unpaid internship with at least 30 hours
a week
• You have a limited work permit for employment
• You have high costs for essential medical or psychological treatment or
have high-cost nutritional requirements
• You are currently in the 12th week of pregnancy or later
• You currently receive or have recently received integration assistance
as per § 40, section 1, no. 3-6 of Germany's Federal Social Security Act
(BSHG)
• You are responsible for the upbringing and care of a child/children
• You receive a regular subsistence allowance
The request form can be accessed at:
http://students-htw.de/de/leben/semesterticket/zuschuss.html
Requests for subsidies must be submitted with us including all evidence doc-
uments by
the official deadline. For first-semester students: 6 weeks after the notice of
admission has been received.
Reasons for exemption from the semester ticket
• Disabled persons with a corresponding permit
• Non-users of public transport for health reasons
• Students on programmes classified as additional or further education,
part-time studies or doctoral studies
• External leave semester
• De-registered students or late enrollers
• Students in possession of a company travel ticket
The request form can be accessed at:
http://students-htw.de/de/leben/semesterticket/befreiung.html
8 First semester information | HTW BerlinSemester ticket
• Students completing a practical or international semester, or currently
completing their final thesis
(at least 3 contiguous months spent outside the region covered by the
Berlin-Brandenburg travel network)
• Part-time studies or doctoral studies
What is the semester ticket, and what does it mean for you?
The semester ticket is a personalised, non-transferable travel card for local
public transport. The HTW StudentCard features a VBB transport authority
sticker stating the valid semester. With your photo, the HTW StudentCard can
also be used as a travel card. Your StudentCard needs to be updated before
the start of every semester. Your card can be updated at the card validation
machines. This does not require a new StudentCard.
During the summer semester, the ticket is valid from the 1st of April to the 30th
of September; in the winter semester from the 1st of October until the 31st of
March. The semester ticket allows you to travel on all services provided by the
VBB in Berlin tariff zones ABC (Berlin and surrounding area). Special services
and long-range lines are excluded. Local train services and
InterRegio trains within the stipulated tariff zones are included, but long-
range train services (ICE, EC, IC) are not.
The semester ticket allows you take the following with you for no extra
charge:
• Children aged under 6 (for ferries, maximum three children),
• Luggage
• A dog
• A pram/buggy
• A bicycle
The general conditions of travel as stipulated by the transport authority
shall otherwise apply.
You always travel by bike or by car. You do not require the ticket. Can you be
exempt?
No, exemptions from the semester ticket fee are only available for students
who are objectively prevented from using the ticket. If you do not wish to use
it,
but in principle could use it, then you still have to pay. The semester ticket is a
solidarity-based system. This means that all students are required to pay
which makes the price significantly cheaper for everyone.
You have subscribed to an annual travel card for public transport. Do you have
to pay twice?
No, you can cancel your subscription. As soon as you have received your Stu-
dentCard for the semester, take it to the subscriptions office of the transport
authority. You can then receive a refund for the time remaining
on your subscription.
You live outside of tariff zone C.
Further information can be found at: Can you get a semester ticket valid for Berlin and the surrounding state of
http://www.bahn.de/p/view/ange- Brandenburg from us?
bot/abo_berlin/ No, unfortunately not. The HTW Berlin semester ticket is only valid for the VBB
vbb_semesterticket.shtml tariff zones Berlin ABC. But: You can purchase an extension ticket from
Deutsche Bahn which is valid for a semester.
First semester information | HTW Berlin 9Registering for modules on your study
programme
Now that I have a study place, how to I sign up for modules?
The online campus management system called the LSF is used to register for
modules at HTW. As a newly enrolled student, you are guaranteed a place on
all of your first-semester modules and these modules registrations have
already been carried out on your behalf.
Is module registration always automatic?
No, from the second programme semester onwards, you are responsible for
registering yourself on the desired modules.
And how do I know which subjects I need to take from the second semester
onwards?
Based on the modules they have completed, all students use an online regis-
tration process to apply for places in
individual courses. Details can be found on the faculty websites and in your
study programme overview.
Is my timetable available to view now?
Once you have received your enrolment documentation
Teaching schedule in the LSF around 1 week before the semester starts.
What is the web address and how do I log on?
You can already visit the LSF without logging in to access information on the
broad range of study options at the university and get to know how the sys-
tem works.
Activate you login details at http://start.htw-berlin.de The login details are
sent to the address entered during the online application. The LSF web
address is http://lsf.htw-berlin.de
Why is my personal timetable still empty?
The modules you are registered for will be displayed until at the latest one
week before your studies commence. Please do not attempt to register for any
modules until you can view your timetable. This is the only way we can ensure
your place is reserved for the first-semester modules.
Might the scheduling of some modules clash?
HTW Berlin helps you avoid delays in your studies by creating model
registration plans that ensure you can register for all compulsory modules
without any time clashes.
Are the model registration plans compulsory?
We recommend that you stick to the model registration plan for the first
semester.
10 First semester information | HTW BerlinRegistering for modules on your study
programme
This semester I can't attend any modules which take place on a Tuesday –
what do I do now?
When you amend your timetable (e.g. because you want to swap the time of a
particular module), you lose your module registration (and thus your right to a
place) and join all other students in the module place allocation process
described on our website. If you have a special case, please contact your fac-
ulty's administration.
According to my semester plan I need to complete a
foreign language module in my first semester, has this already been registered
for me?
Yes, in these cases the standard option (English) is registered for you.
But I would prefer to take another language than that selected in the
model registration plan. How can I do this?
You can apply to register for a place on another language module in the LSF. If
you opt for modules different from those on your model registration plan, you
should ensure that you withdraw your registration from any modules you do
not intend to study.
Who should I contact if I have questions regarding foreign languages?
The Foreign Languages Centre can help you with any questions relating to
languages.
Check https://www.htw-berlin.de/studierende/fremdsprachen/
for all contact details.
I have read that I need to register for AWE supplementary modules in the first
semester. What are they?
AWE stands for Allgemeinwissenschaftliche Ergänzungsfächer - supplemen-
tary general studies modules. These include foreign languages. You are
required to register for these modules independently according to the availa-
bility of spare places. Depending on the regulations of your study programme,
it may be possible for you to choose between two or three different language
Contact persons from your faculty module variants.
are listed below
Faculty 1
Cornelia.Pfennig@htw-berlin.de I am beginning at HTW during a later semester (changing universities). How do
Faculty 2 I register for my modules?
Sigrun.Unger@htw-berlin.de Please register for any missing modules within the registration period. To
Faculty 3 check which modules you are missing, compare your completed modules list
Fachbereich3@htw-berlin.de with the curriculum of your programme at HTW Berlin. If you have questions,
Faculty 4 please contact programme guidance or faculty administrative staff. If you
service-FB4@htw-berlin.de apply to have modules accredited, you will generally receive a record of the
Faculty 5 modules accredited from the examination board during your first semester at
FB5-Verwaltung@htw-berlin.de HTW Berlin.
Further information on module registration:
https://www.htw-berlin.de/studierende/studienorganisation/kursbelegung/
First semester information | HTW Berlin 11Finance and Living
Scholarships
Students who can prove good grades in their university entry qualifications
and are involved in voluntary work have a good chance of receiving a scholar-
ship.
Further information:
https://www.htw-berlin.de/studierende/studienorganisation/finanzierung/
stipendium/
Accommodation
Whether you choose a student hall of residence, a shared apartment or your
own flat, it can be difficult for all of Berlin's students to find accommodation at
the start of the semester.
Please start looking as early as possible:
https://www.htw-berlin.de/studierende/studienorganisation/finanzierung/
wohnen-in-berlin/
studierendenWERK BERLIN offers places in student halls of residence. Here
you can live in a one-person flat, a larger apartment, alone or with friends.
Halls of residence places:
https://www.stw.berlin/wohnen.html
If you are interested in finding a place in a hall of residence, please register at
the halls of residence portal.
https://www.stw.berlin/wohnen.html
BAföG grants and loans
The BAföG office recommends that
Ideally you should complete your BAföG application as soon as you have fin-
ished online enrolment.
http://www.stw.berlin/finanzierung.html
StudierendenWERK BERLIN offers special consultations days in the winter
semester only on:
Tag des Wohnens 2018 (Living Day 2017)
StudierendenWERK BERLIN is organising this student accommodation infor-
mation event on 19 September 2018.
www.tag-des-wohnens.de
Student Finance Day 2018
Organised by: studierendenWERK BERLIN
When? 20 September 2018, 10:00 to 16:30
Where? Mensagebäude und Studentenhaus am Steinplatz,
Hardenbergstraße 34/35, Berlin-Charlottenburg
(Near Zoologischer Garten station)
Topics:
social services, study scholarships, BAföG loans and parental support,
possible subsidies and loans from studierendenWERK BERLIN and jobbing
options while studying, studying with children
www.tagderstudienfinanzierung.de
12 First semester information | HTW BerlinStudy preparation courses
Do you want to brush up on your maths, physics or foreign language skills
before you begin studying? We offer a range of courses. You can choose
between free courses and those which charge a fee. In all cases, please regis-
ter in advance. You can find out how to register for each course in the follow-
ing overview.
1. Free bridging course in elementary mathematics for new students on engi-
neering and computing programmes
Course designation Dates Time Lecturer Location
Bridging Course Elementary Math-
05.03. – 16.03.2018 8:00 – 15:15 Frau Anett Arndt WH G001
ematics (daytime)
Bridging Course Elementary Math-
05.03. – 16.03.2018 17:30 – 21:00 Frau Dr D. Vigerske WH G001
ematics (evening)
Binding registration for this bridging course must be completed online by
23.02.2018. All course information can be found at: http://www.htw-berlin.de/
studium/lernzentrum/bruecken-und-vorkurse/mathematik-technik-informa-
tik/
The following online material for elementary mathematics
is available to support and complement the course:
http://elearning-material.htw-berlin.de/KM2/index.htmlKursbezeichnung
2. Free bridging course in mathematics for new students on business and law
programmes
Course Dates Time Lecturer Location
Bridging Course Mathematics Dr Thoralf
05.03.2018-16.03.2018 09:30-14:30 WH t.b.a.
for Economists Chrobok
Binding registration for this bridging course must be completed online by
23.02.2018. All course information can be found at: http://www.htw-berlin.de/
studium/lernzentrum/bruecken-und-vorkurse/mathematik-wirtschaft/
First semester information | HTW Berlin 13Study preparation courses
3. Free bridging course "Elementary Computing" for new students on engineer-
ing and computing programmes
Course Dates Time Lecturer Location
Bridging Course Elementary Prof. Frank
26.02.2018-02.03.2018 09:00-16:15 WH t.b.a
Computing Burghardt.
Binding registration for this bridging course must be completed online by
16.02.2018. All course information can be found at: http://www.htw-berlin.de/
studium/lernzentrum/bruecken-und-vorkurse/programmieren/
4. Free preparatory course in programming with "Java" and "C" for students
starting programmes with computing modules
Course Dates Time Lecturer Location
Hanna Prinz,
Preparatory Course Program- 05.03.2018-09.03.2018
9:45-17:00 Ingo WH t.b.a
ming with "Java" and "C" 12.03.2018-16.03.2018
Wiederoder
14 First semester information | HTW BerlinStudy preparation courses
5. Free preparatory course "Efficient Learning Strategies" for new students on
all programmes
Course Dates Time Lecturer Location
Preparatory Course Efficient Sarah
to be announced. 09:30-17:00 WH,TA t.b.a
Learning Strategies Hostmann
Binding registration for these preparatory courses must be completed online
by 23.02.2018. Further information can be found at: http://www.htw-berlin.
de/studium/lernzentrum/bruecken-und-vorkurse/lernstrategien/
6. Intensive language courses February and March 2018
Loca-
Course Dates Time WSH Registration
tion
from 04.01.2018, Wed 14.00 – 15.00,
from 06.02.2018, Tues 10.00 – 12.00
French - Beginners 12.02.2018 – WH TGS
09.00 – 13.15 4 with Frau Niño | TGS 1b, Room 239
Fr G1As 01.03.2018 1b 224
(030) 5019 - 2690
Andrea.Nino@htw-berlin.de
from 15.12. – 16.03.2018 via email to
Russian -
21.03.2018 – WH TGS the Head of Language Team
Refresher Course 09.00 – 12.15 2
27.03.2018 1b 323 Frau Dr. Dreßler
RsG3Ae
Brigitte.Dressler@HTW-Berlin.de
from 04.01.2018, Wed 14.00 – 15.00,
Spanish - WH TGS from 06.02.2018, Tues 10.00 – 12.00
26.02.2018 –
Beginners' Course 14.30 – 18.45 4 1b 224 with Frau Niño | TGS 1b 239,
15.03.2018
SpG1As (030) 5019-2690,
Andrea.Nino@htw-berlin.de
English | French | Russian | Spanish | Arabic | Italian |
Swedish | Japan | German as a Foreign Language
Further information:
Binding registration: https://www.htw-berlin.de/studium/fremdsprachen/sprachangebot/
Please submit at the start of the
course Please note:
Family name, first name, study At HTW Berlin, foreign languages form a vital part of the general studies por-
programme tion of all study programmes. It is assumed that all new students have skills
and applicant number. in at least one foreign language equivalent to the German Abitur, upon which
HTW's language courses then build (e.g. English for Communications Technol-
ogy, Business English, Business French, Business Russian etc.) New students,
especially those who gained admission based on alternative specialist entry
qualifications (as per § 11 of the Berlin Higher Education Act), and whose lan-
guage skills potentially deviate from the required starting level, are therefore
offered a range of optional intensive courses. The courses in French, Spanish
and Russian (see above) are especially recommended for students whose pro-
gramme regulations allow a second foreign language to be studied – today an
increasingly important qualification. As these courses have a restricted capac-
ity and large demand, please register in good time.
First semester information | HTW Berlin 15Study preparation courses
Contact: 6. Courses for all students
Johannes Kosuch
Berlin Institute for Advanced The courses on offer can be found at:
Higher Education (BIfAW) https://www.htw-berlin.de/karriere/aktuelles/weiterbildungsseminare/
Treskowallee 8 Please register online. After registering you will immediately receive confir-
10318 Berlin, C 226 mation and payment details. The registration deadline is generally 10 days
Weiterbildung@HTW-Berlin.de before the course commences.
Course designation Dates Time Scope Lecturer Loca- Price/€
tion
Mathematics Bridging Course/Satur- 17.02./24.02./03.03./ Sat. HTW/
4 x 8 hrs Dr Kirstein 165
days 10.03.2018 09:00-16:00 TA
Bridging Course Mathematics /4-Day 19.03./20.03./21.03./ Mon. - Thur. HTW/
4 x 8 hrs Dr Kirstein 165
Crash Course 22.03.2018 10:00-17:00 TA
22.02./01.03./08.03./
Bridging Course Maths/Extra-occupa- Thurs. HTW/
15.03./ 22.03./29.03./ 8 x 4 hrs Dr Kirstein 165
tional 17:30-20:45 TA
05.04./ 12.04.2018
Fundamentals of
Applied Mechanics 03.03./10.03./17.03./ Sat. HTW/
4 x 8 hrs Dr Funke 165
For students in the 1st or 2nd semester wishing 24.03.2018 10:00-17:15 TA
to prepare for repeat exams.
Differential and Integral Calculus
Mon. - Thur. HTW/ 165
For students in the 1st or 2nd semester wishing 05.03.-08.03.2018 4 x 8 hrs Dr Funke
10:00-17:15 TA
to prepare for repeat exams.
Figure Drawing
16.03./23.03./06.04./ Ms. Mario Lis- HTW/
For student applicants preparing for an 4 x 3 hrs 109
13.04.2018 17:00 - 19:30 chewsky WH
entrance exam
Creative Life Drawing
20.04./27.04./04.05./ Ms. Mario Lis- HTW/
For HTW students seeking to consolidate and 4 x 3 hrs 109
18.05.2018 17:00 - 19:30 chewsky WH
expand existing skills
06.02./07.02./13.02./ Tues. and Wed. 6 x 3.5 Johanna HTW/
Sewing Techniques I - the Skirt** 145
14.02/20.02./21.02. 16:30 - 19:15 hrs Strehmann WH
13.03/14.03/20.03./
Tues. and Wed. Johanna HTW/
Sewing Techniques II - the Trouser** 21.03./27.03./ 6 x 4 hrs 165
16:30 - 19:30 Strehmann WH
28.03.2018
** 2-week internship is accredited per course
Rooms will be announced.
Further information:
https://www.htw-berlin.de/karriere/aktuelles/weiterbildungsseminare/
16 First semester information | HTW BerlinOrientation Days Summer Semester 2018 The faculty/study programme orientation days for first-semester students take place between the 3 and 6 April 2018. The semester officially starts with the enrolment ceremony: Monday 03 April 2018, 10.00 (entry and music from 9.00) Enrolment Ceremony at the Alte Försterei Stadium, 12555 Berlin, An der Wuhlheide 263 Arrival: http://www.altefoersterei.berlin/alte-foersterei/anreise-parken Followed at 17.00 by the first semester welcome event and party at the Wil- helminenhof Campus Welcome from faculty student associations; student representative presenta- tions of committees and projects; campus tours, music and refreshments. Full programme at: http://www.students-htw.de Please be sure to attend your programme's welcome event. Here you will receive important information and can ask any questions you have about your studies. Dates and further information on the first semester welcome events can be found on the HTW website at: https://www.htw-berlin.de/studierende/studienorganisation/infosfuer-erstse- mester/ Please ensure that you take part in the welcome events organised for your pro- gramme! The library offers tours at both campuses. Find more information at: http://bibliothek.htw-berlin.de/schulungen-fuehrungen/fuehrungen/ This event will include photography and video recording. First semester information | HTW Berlin 17
Services for all aspects of your studies
Treskowallee Campus The Student Advisory Service
Building A The Student Advisory Service offers advice on all basic questions relating to
Rooms 151 – 154 your studies, programme options, admission requirements, programme
sequencing, structure and content, and can help you make decisions regard-
(030) 5019 - 2254 ing choice of programme, changing programmes or universities, initial prob-
studienberatung@htw-berlin.de lems, work and examination issues, questions around graduation and social
issues. It also advises on financial support options (BAföG grants, scholar-
ships) or accommodation in halls of residence.
Further information can be found at:
http://www.htw-berlin.de/studienberatung/
https://www.facebook.com/htw.studienberatung
Dipl.-Psych. Hanna Dobrovoda
Treskowallee Campus Psychological Counselling
Building A, Room 141 Psychological Counselling supports students in overcoming
study difficulties and psychological problems. Typical topics
(030) 5019 - 2315 include: Learning and working problems, fear of exams,
psychologische.beratung@ motivation problems, serious personal problems and psychological condi-
htw-berlin.de tions. We
offer individual consultations and group workshops to help you minimise the
impact
of these issues on your studies.
Consultation is free of charge and subject to strict confidentiality.
Further information can be found at:
www.htw-berlin.de/psychologische-beratung
Diana Wlodarczak
Building A, Room 152
Treskowallee 8
10318 Berlin Disabled students
Are you disabled or suffer from a chronic health condition? Do you require
(030) 5019 - 2575 additional time or support in managing your life, work and studies as a result
Diana.Wlodarczak@HTW-Berlin.de of health issues?
Contact hours: If so, you can contact HTW's disabled students' representative at any time –
Monday 10.00 – 12.00 and also prior to the start of your programme – via email,
by individual appointment telephone or in person.
Advice and support are available in the
You are also encouraged to following areas:
use the services provided by the
Student Advisory Service: • Starting your studies at HTW (accessibility,
www.htw-berlin.de/studienberatung parking, library, university sport)
• Organisation and implementing your studies
(preferred registration, repeat examination deadlines)
• Regulations governing disadvantage compensation in examinations
(as set out in §4, no. 3 of HTW's Examination Framework Regulations)
• Deadlines for requests
Further information can be found at:
https://www.htw-berlin.de/studieren-handicap/
18 First semester information | HTW BerlinServices for all aspects of your studies
International office
Advice on international studies:
Kornelia Röhr
Questions in connection with studies (030) 5019 - 2534
and internships abroad and support kornelia.roehr@htw-berlin.de
for international students Treskowallee Campus
Building A, Room 140
Further information can be found at:
http://www.htw-berlin.de/ Advice on financing
international/ international internships:
Rita Leuner
(030) 5019 - 2323
rita.leuner@htw-berlin.de
Treskowallee Campus
Building A, Room 136
Support for international HTW students:
Gernot Welschhoff
(030) 5019 - 2743
gernot.welschhoff@htw-berlin.de
Treskowallee Campus
Building A, Room 113
Support for international exchange students:
Christoph Lindford
(030) 5019 - 2591
christoph.lindford@htw-berlin.de
Treskowallee Campus
Building A, Room 148
Foreign Languages Centre
Ostendstraße 25 At HTW, all Bachelor's programme include an obligatory foreign language, and
12459 Berlin many Master's programmes
offer foreign language elective
(030) 5019 - 2672 modules. HTW Berlin is one of the few institutes of higher education in Ger-
ze-fremdsprachen@htw-berlin.de many to have its own Foreign Languages Centre — including a Media Centre.
The Foreign Languages Centre offers language courses in
English | French | Russian | Spanish | Arabic | Italian |
Swedish | Japan | German as a Foreign Language.
First semester information | HTW Berlin 19Services for all aspects of your studies
The University Computer Centre as an IT service provider
The University Computer Centre (Hochschulrechenzentrum - HRZ) is HTW's
central IT unit and provides essential IT services such as email, VPN, web ser-
vices, the LSF campus management system and the network infrastructure
University Computer Centre required for WIFI. WIFI coverage is available in almost every HTW building.
Ostendstraße 25
Wilhelminenhof Campus Students are provided with a personal HTW Account with which you can
TGS House 9 / 12459 Berlin access all IT services offered by the Computer Centre. Login details
(username and email activation code) will be sent to the email address given
it-helpcenter@htw-berlin.de in your online application. Using these details you can visit http://start.htw-
berlin.de to set your own password and activate your HTW Account. The user-
To contact in person: name cannot by changed, and your HTW account is valid until the end of your
IT Help Centre studies.
WH Building G Room 125a
(in front of the library) Together with your HTW account, you will also receive a personal HTW email
030 5019 -3525 address. You are required to regularly check this email account,
as it is used for most digital communication with the university. There are sev-
IT Help Centre eral ways for you to check your emails. You are also able to set up forwarding
WH TGS House 9 (in the computer to a private email address. Find all information at:
centre) www.rz.htw-berlin.de/email
Room 008
030 5019 -2525 Your account also enables you to connect your laptop or smartphone to the
university WIFI network. Instructions are available online at:
Before visiting our www.rz.htw-berlin.de/wlan
IT Help Centre, please check Approx. 40 PCs and 40 research terminals are available for use at the Wilhelm-
the inenhof campus in the library area, building G. WIFI and power point access is
opening hours: This can be done also possible at around 200 reading desks. Two more computer pools can be
by telephone, email or via the Com- found in the HRZ building (WH TGS House 9), each with 13 PCs. Comprehensive
puter Centre website: software bundles have been installed on the PCs. All PCs based in the com-
www.rz.htw-berlin.de/kontakt puter pools use the Microsoft Windows operating system.
The faculties at both HTW locations (Treskowallee / Wilhelminenhof) also offer
their own additional computer pools. Please consult the faculty websites for
opening hours and
equipment.
The IT Help Centre is your first contact for questions and to report problems
related to computer services:
it-helpcenter@htw-berlin.de
All services, FAQs, (video-) instructions, news and available software can be
found at the Computer Centre's website:
www.rz.htw-berlin.de
20 First semester information | HTW Berlinhttp://www.htw-berlin.de/student-
card
Services for all aspects of your studies
We get smart thinkers moving!
Do you want to improve your fitness, get to know other people or just combat
the stress of studying with some physical activity? Then you are in the right
place!
HTW Berlin Are you interested in finding out about new trends or learning how certain
Central Unit Sports types of sports work? Maybe you're planning on dazzling your friends with
Treskowallee 8 your dancing at the next party? What is the best way to consciously relax?
10318 Berlin
We offer a range of options at both campuses!
Office:
Building E, Room 14 - 16 From free ball sport courses to professional coaching, you are sure to find
(030) 5019 - 2862 / 2845 what you're looking for in the following areas:
sport@htw-berlin.de
• Health and fitness
Online registration at: • Ball and racket sports
http://sport.htw-berlin.de • Martial arts and dance
• Outdoor sports, workshops and courses from cooperation partners are
Semester Sports Programme also available
09.04.2018 - 23.09.2018
With 5,000 places on offer on over 250 courses, imagine what you can
achieve:
• Relieve study stress
• Burn fat in power courses
• Have fun exercising with others
• Individual muscle training
Treskowallee Campus
Main Library Library
Treskowallee Campus The university library is accessible to all as a service facility. Users can use
Building A media, workstations and equipment. Support on academic working methods is
(030) 5019 - 2235 available.
Wilhelminenhof Campus Further information can be found at:
Library, Campus Wilhelminenhof http://bibliothek.htw-berlin.de/
Building G | Room 101
Tours and inductions:
(030) 5019 - 3235 http://bibliothek.htw-berlin.de/fuehrungen-schulungen/
bibliothek@htw-berlin.de
First semester information | HTW Berlin 21Services for all aspects of your studies
ProfIT - Mentoring for computing students
Helena Barke The ProfIT mentoring programme is aimed at Bachelor's (from third semester)
Wilhelminenhof Campus or Master's students on one of HTW Berlin's computing programmes (or Infor-
Building C, Room 651 mation and Communication Technology).
(030) 5019 - 2418 The ProfIT mentoring programme can arrange tailored
profit-mentoring@htw-berlin.de support. Mentors from companies and academic facilities can help you in your
individual academic and professional development. Please be aware of the
Further information can be found at: application deadlines!
http://www.f4.htw-berlin.de/
studieren/profit-mentoring/
The Family Office
Beatrix Tauber The Family Office at HTW Berlin offers advice concerning all questions
Wilhelminenhof Campus related to managing studies, job and family. It is the main point of
Building C, Room 621 contact for students and staff
(030)5019 - 2654 who have familial duties, for example childcare or
Familienbuero@HTW-Berlin.de looking after relatives. The family office also works within the university to
ensure that study, exam and working conditions are arranged
to be as family friendly as possible.
Further information:
www.htw-berlin.de/familienbuero
The "Grashüpfer" (Grasshoppers) Parents' Initiative
This initiative offers you the opportunity to get to know other HTW students
with children. The initiative organises regular meetings for you to get to know
other parent students and is your competent partner for all questions related
to studying with children. You can contact the parents' initiative directly via
HTW Elterninitiative Grashüpfer this e-mail address (left) to ask questions or get details on upcoming events.
c/o Frauenbeauftragte FB4 You can also find the latest information at the Grashüpfer Facebook page:
Wilhelminenhofstraße 75 A http://www.facebook.com/htw.grashuepfer
12459 Berlin
grashuepfer@htw-berlin.de
22 First semester information | HTW BerlinServices for all aspects of your studies
Music at HTW
HTW Tonkollektiv Whether you're into classical, swing, choral or any other music style, whether
you sing or play an instrument, whether you are a fresher, a professor or a
Choir member of staff: there's a place for you in HTW's Tonkollektiv.
Big Band "Grünklang"
Chamber music Choir practice is every Wednesday from 19.00 at the Treskowallee Campus in
the Main Building A, room 239.
Contact:
info@tonkollektiv-htw.de The chamber musicians meet on Wednesdays by prior arrangement at the
Treskowallee Campus Audimax (building D).
"Grünklang" also rehearses Wednesdays from 19:30 at the Wilhelminenhof
Campus in H 001.
The various ensembles organise regular concerts and support HTW events
including the Christmas Party, the Enrolment Ceremony and the Staff Party.
We are always looking for new faces, and joining up is one of the best ways to
quickly makes friends and establish contacts at HTW.
Information on all groups within the Tonkollektiv:
http://tonkollektiv-htw.de/
Copying and printing
Students can use their HTW StudentCard for printing and copying. The
The card machines can be found at StudentCards can be loaded with credit for the copiers and printers using
the following locations: special machines on campus.
Treskowallee Further information can be found at:
Building A, in front of room 020 / 021 https://anleitungen.rz.htw-berlin.de/de/kopieren_drucken/copycard/student-
card
Wilhelminenhof
Building G, Foyer
Moodle – learning platform
A course on the Moodle learning platform which is accessible for teachers and
students at any time and location can be set up for every module.
Moodle courses can be used to provide teaching and learning materials for
students alongside texts, images, links and videos. Further options include
exercises, tests and surveys. Lecturers can send information to students via
the news forum or via email.
Other communication and cooperation tools include forums, chats and wikis.
Further information can be found at:
https://moodle.htw-berlin.de/
First semester information | HTW Berlin 23Services for all aspects of your studies
Stephanus Werkstätten at Campus Wilhelminenhof
The Waschbar offers:
Werkstatt Ulmenhof • Speciality teas and coffees from certified organic suppliers
Betriebsstätte Wilhelminenhof • Home-made cakes
Johannes-Kraatz-Straße 9 • Soup of the day
12459 Berlin • Cold drinks, ice cream and small snacks
• Catering
(030) 530248 - 60
whof@stephanus-werkstaetten.de The book-binding service offers binding for
• Bachelor's and Master's theses
Stephanus-Werkstätten • Brochures
Berlin gemeinnützige GmbH • Presentation portfolios
Recognised workshop centre • Individual book covers
for the disabled • Photo albums
Albertinenstraße 20 • Mounting of posters and images
13086 Berlin • Book repairs.
In the print shop you may also order large-scale
(030) 96249 - 980 or textile prints.
Further information can be found at:
www.stephanus-werkstaetten-berlin.de
video2brain Video2Brain
Video2Brain is an established provider of online video training. In cooperation
http://bibliothek.htw-berlin.de/ with this provider, the Computer Centre offers
weitere-dienste/video2brain- access for all HTW Berlin students, teaching staff and employees to a
lyndacom/ wide range of online videos from Video2Brain
via the campus network.
Which topics are covered in the videos?
Video2Brain offers videos in a range of categories including "Web/Mobile
Development", "Design & Illustration", "Business",
"Programming", "3D & CAD", "Education" and much more. Various pieces of
standard software used at HTW Berlin are also comprehensively covered by
videos, e.g. Moodle for students and teachers
as well as Microsoft Office
To use Video2Brain, a VPN Client must be installed.
Further information and instructions regarding this topic can be found at:
http://bibliothek.htw-berlin.de/weitere-dienste/video2brain-lyndacom/
http://www.rz.htw-berlin.de/vpn
24 First semester information | HTW BerlinServices for all aspects of your studies
The Career Service
This service supports students and young graduates with information and
advice on all questions connected with applications, career planning and
Treskowallee Campus starting work.
Building E, rooms 07, 18-20
More information and dates for upcoming events can be found at:
https://www.htw-berlin.de/karriere/berufsorientierung-berufseinstieg/
(030) 5019 - 2936 semesterprogramm-des-career-service/
careerservice@htw-berlin.de
Link to career and alumni portal with the central jobs market:
http://www.htw-berlin.de/karriereportal
The Start-Up Competence Centre
This facility for self-employment and young entrepreneurship
offers advice, training and information to
Treskowallee Campus HTW Berlin students and graduates. All our services at a glance:
Gebäude E, Room 05/06
• Personal entrepreneurship advice and coaching
Wilhelminenhof Campus • Information events on current topics from the start-up scene
Building B (Front Building), Room 102 • Start-up Summer Uni – 5-week intensive preparation for
entrepreneurship
Dr Angela Höhle • Start-up Lab – Innovation prototyping with design thinking and
(030) 5019 - 2742 business modelling
angela.hoehle@htw-berlin.de • - 3D-print your own product
• Advice on support programmes
Reiko Fischer • Awarding of the Berlin Start-up Scholarships
• AWE Supplementary Module Entrepreneurship Seminar
(030) 5019 - 2745
• Networking and support for team-based start-ups
reiko.fischer@HTW-Berlin.de
• Second supervisor roles for final thesis topics focusing on starting
companies
We wish to accompany and support you on your entrepreneurial journey. The
Start-Up Competence Centre is part of the Centre for Study, Career and Start-
up Services. All events are offered free of charge. The project is funded by the
European Union (European Social Funds) and the State of Berlin.
Further information can be found at:
http://www.htw-berlin.de/gruenden
https://www.facebook.com/HTW-Berlin-Start-up-Kompetenzzentrum
HTW StudentCard (HSC)
Once you have submitted all documentation and paid the semester fee you
will receive your HTW StudentCard (HSC). If you were enrolled later, please
Contact: create your own HSC using the card machines and your QR code from the
StudentCard@HTW-Berlin.de Campus Management System (the LSF).
Your HTW StudentCard (HSC) is your student ID, your semester ticket, your
copy and print card, your library card and your MensaCard all rolled into one
handy card.
Here you will find more information on producing and using your card.
First semester information | HTW Berlin 25Accident insurance
HTW Berlin Safety Engineer Who is covered by insurance?
Treskowallee Campus All HTW Berlin students are covered by Berlin state accident insurance
Building C, Room 114-116 (Unfallkasse Berlin). You are not required to contribute to this insurance as the
costs are covered by the university. The requirement is that you enrolled at
(030) 5019 – 2364 HTW Berlin.
or – 4272
sicherheitsingenieure@HTW-Berlin.de What is covered by insurance?
All activities whose content or organisation lie within the university's scope of
responsibility. These include:
• Participation in lectures and seminars
• Participation in university sports activities
• Other activities which fall under the responsibility of the university
such as excursions.
• Travel to and from these activities is also covered
And: You are already insured on the way to the enrolment ceremony.
... and what if the worst does happen?
If you have an accident, please immediately inform a member of faculty staff
(or a member of the university sports team) and in all cases also inform the
HTW Berlin Safety Engineer. The Safety Engineer will then notify the Un-
fallkasse Berlin of the accident. Please also inform the doctor from whom you
receive treatment that the accident occurred while you were on a university
campus.
Registering an accident
To officially register an accident, please use the student accident registration
form "Unfallanzeige für Studierende" and send this to the HTW Berlin Safety
Engineer.
This form and others can be found at:
http://www.htw-berlin.de/einrichtungen/hochschulleitung/sicherheitsing-
enieure/unfaelle-und-versicherung/
Pregnancy during your studies
You are expecting a baby? Congratulations!
Please be aware of the following! If you are pregnant or breast-feeding, the
practical elements of your study programme may bring you into contact with
hazardous chemical substances, potentially infectious biological materials
and physically harmful agents or working environments which could endanger
you or your child.
These potential hazards are assessed by the Safety Engineer (together with
the faculty staff responsible and the campus doctor) and, if required, meas-
ures to minimise negative impacts on health are implemented.
In the case of pregnancy, it is in their own interests that students always
inform the Safety Engineer and laboratory staff! Pregnancy notifications for
the Safety Engineer:
To inform us of a pregnancy, please use the form "Benachrichtigung gem. § 27
Mutterschutzgesetz" and send it via email to: Sicherheitsingenieure@htw-
Berlin.de.
This form and further information can be found at:
http://www.htw-berlin.de/einrichtungen/hochschulleitung/sicherheitsing-
enieure/mutterschutz/
26 First semester information | HTW BerlinFaculties and study programmes
Faculty Campus Programme BAchelor
MAster
Faculty 1 WH Computer Engineering BA
Electrical Engineering BA, MA
Building Energy and Building Information Technology BA, MA
Health Electronics BA
Information and Communication Technology BA, MA
Microsystems Engineering BA, MA
Renewable Energy Systems BA, MA
Computer Engineering MA
Faculty 2 WH Civil Engineering BA, MA
Industrial Environmental Informatics MA
Construction and Real Estate Management MA
Facility Management BA, MA
Automotive Engineering BA, MA
Computational Science and Engineering BA
Life Science Engineering BA, MA
Mechanical Engineering BA, MA
Environmental Computing BA
Faculty 3 TA Management of Labour and Human Resources MA
Business Administration BA
Finance, Accounting, Corporate Law and Taxation MA
Real Estate Management BA
Industrial Sales and Innovation Management MA
International Business BA, MA
International Development Economics MA
TA, HWR Li Nonprofit Management and Public Governance BA
TA, HWR Li Non-Profit Management and Public Governance MA
TA Business Economics and Policies BA
Business Law BA, MA
Faculty 4 WH Applied Computer Science BA, MA
Informatics and Economy (women's programme) BA
International Media and Computing BA, MA
Financial Services - Risk Management MA
TA Business Computing BA, MA
WH Integrated Engineering and Business Administration BA, MA
Business Communication Management BA, MA
Business Mathematics BA
Faculty 5 WH Clothing Technology/Fabric Processing BA, MA
Game Design BA
Industrial Design BA
Communications Design BA
Fashion Design BA, MA
Conservation-Restoration/Field Archaeology BA
Conservation and Restoration MA
Landscape Archaeology MA
Museums Studies BA
Management and Communications in Museums MA
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