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Effective immediately, HAW Hamburg is offering students and instructors at the Berliner Tor, Bergedorf and Finkenau campuses supervised corona tests at no cost for a limited period of time. The tests will be provided until the end of November 2021.

Testing will take place Monday to Friday, from 7:30 am to 1:30 pm, at the following locations:

Bergedorf Campus (Ulmenliet 20)
Entry: Höperfeld-West
Room: Höperfeld-West foyer

Finkenau Campus (Finkenau 35)
Entry: New building, door between Tide and the cafeteria entrance
Room: Foyer of new building

Berliner Tor (Stiftstraße 69)
Entry: from Lohmühlenpark
Room: BGM-Raum, room 35

Until it is possible to book your test online, you can get a test without an appointment. Please note that there may sometimes be a queue.

If you need a test for another reason, you will need to pay for it at an external testing location. You can find a list of the test centres that are currently open here: www.hamburg.de/corona-schnelltest

HAW Hamburg continues to recommend vaccination. For this reason, it is offering students, employees and local residents the opportunity to be vaccinated on 14 October and 4 November – at all of the university campuses.

Entry checkpoints at university entrances starting 4 October 2021
The City of Hamburg’s Covid-19 Regulations stipulate that all individuals attending HAW Hamburg's on-campus courses and other offers available to students in enclosed rooms during winter semester 2021/22 must present proof of vaccination, recovery or a negative test result (the so-called '3G rule'). A PCR test result can be up to 48 hours old; a rapid antigen test result can be up to 24 hours old. In order to ensure that these requirements are met, entry checkpoints will be in place at the main entrances to all university buildings as of 4 October. Additional checks will also take place inside the buildings (e.g. at the entrances to course rooms).

In smaller buildings where it is primarily practical labs and workshops that take place (e.g. Berliner Tor 11 and 13), the instructors will check the 3G documents.

In order to avoid delays, we ask that you arrive on campus early and have your student ID card (or the preliminary paper document) and your digital certificate of vaccination, recovery or a negative test result ready when you get to the entrance. We ask that you use the Robert Koch Institute’s CovPass app for the digital certificates. This is available to download free of charge in the App Store. The Corona-Warn app and the Luca app will also be accepted.

If you do not have a digital vaccination, recovery or test certificate, you will of course also be admitted if you present your paper certificate. However, checking this document may take a bit longer.

If you forget your vaccination, recovery or test certificate, you will need to return home to get it.

Please note: As of the week starting on 11 October, HAW Hamburg will be offering students and instructors at the Berliner Tor, Bergedorf and Finkenau campuses supervised corona tests at no cost for a limited period of time. The tests will be provided until the end of November 2021.

HAW Hamburg continues to recommend vaccination. For this reason, it is offering students, employees and local residents the opportunity to be vaccinated on 14 October and 4 November – at all of the university campuses.

The entry checks will take place from 7:00 am to 7:00 pm. Students will be checked each time they enter a building.

Because employees who are not taking part in a teaching session are not required to provide proof of their 3G status, they can access the buildings by presenting their university ID card.

Especially in the first few days at the beginning of the semester, it is likely that there will be some delays and queues at the entrances. We currently expect longer waits at high-traffic times (in the morning and at midday) in particular. In order to be on time for their courses, students should arrive on campus 10–15 minutes earlier than they normally would. However, we expect the checkpoints to settle into a routine quickly. We ask that you treat one another respectfully, especially when it does take a bit longer.

It continues to be mandatory to wear a medical mask for the duration of your stay at HAW Hamburg. Wherever possible, physical distancing (ideally 1.5 metres) should be observed. However, it is now generally permissible to use all the available seats in a lecture hall or course room.

Employees continue to be required to wear a medical mask and maintain a physical distance of 1.5 metres from others when working on campus.

Additionally, the following rule continues to be in effect: Individuals who are exhibiting symptoms (e.g. cough, fever, diarrhoea) that could indicate a Covid-19 infection and have not been checked by a doctor are prohibited from entering HAW Hamburg premises.

At all courses, events and meetings (both teaching-related and non-teaching-related), participants' contact information must be collected (name, address, phone number).

This information is generally collected using the 'darfichrein.de' app, via the QR codes posted at the door to each room. If a QR code is not available, the contact information must be collected in a written list and kept on file by the instructor, chair or meeting convenor.

It must be ensured that unauthorised third parties cannot access this information. The use of the contact information for purposes other than those listed in Hamburg's Covid-19 Regulations or the transmission of this information to unauthorised third parties is prohibited. The list must be destroyed or deleted after a period of four weeks.

Now that the largest Vaccination Centre in the Messehallen has been closed, it is possible to get vaccinated at various locations in Hamburg. In addition to the hospitals and general physicians' offices, there are also smaller and mobile vaccination stations. You can find more information (in German) on the City of Hamburg website.

In addition, HAW Hamburg is offering vaccinations for students and employees on two days in October and November 2021. The vaccinations will be carried out by a mobile team from the German Red Cross. If you would like to take advantage of this offer, you can come to one of the vaccination sites during the periods listed below. You do not need to make an appointment. You will, however, need to bring a piece of ID and your vaccination booklet (if you have one). If you do not have a vaccination booklet, one will be issued to you.

Vaccination dates

14 October 2021:

• Finkenau Campus (Finkenau 35): 8:30 am–3:30 pm; Room: Forum Finkenau foyer (ground floor); Entry: new building
• Berliner Tor Campus (Stiftstraße 69): 9:30 am–4:30 pm; Room: 0.41 (ground floor); Entry: via Lohmühlenpark
• Bergedorf Campus (Lohbrügger Kirchstraße 65): 11:30 am–6:30 pm; Room: foyer area Lohbrügger Kirchstraße

4 November 2021:

• Finkenau Campus (Finkenau 35): 9:00 am–6:00 pm; Room: Forum Finkenau foyer (ground floor); Entry: new building
• Berliner Tor Campus (Stiftstraße 69): 8:00 am–5:00 pm; Room: 0.41 (ground floor); Entry: via Lohmühlenpark
• Bergedorf Campus (Lohbrügger Kirchstraße 65): 10:00 am–7:00 pm; Room: foyer area Lohbrügger Kirchstraße

It is possible to receive either the first or the second dose of the Biontech vaccine on both dates. Alternatively, you can choose the one-time dose of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine.

As of 4 October most of the cafeterias and cafes operated by Studierendenwerk Hamburg will be open again.

You can find current information about opening hours and offers on the Studierendenwerk Hamburg website.

HAW Hamburg students can use workspaces for study in the HAW Hamburg libraries. The number of spaces available is as follows:

• TW 1 (Berliner Tor 5) – 50 workspaces
• TWI 2 (Berliner Tor 7) – 30 workspaces
• S&P (Alexanderstr. 1) – 13 workspaces
• DMI (Finkenau 35) – 16 workspaces

You can find more information about the terms of use and making reservations on the library homepage.

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