You can find the most important information about organising your studies – including timetables, examination and study regulations, and module handbooks – under your particular degree course. On this page we’ve compiled information about key dates and central services.
Note about changes due to corona-related measures
As long as corona-related measures and restrictions are in effect, our administrative processes will be subject to change. Please read our Corona FAQs regularly to stay informed about the current impacts of these restrictions on your studies, as well as how and when you can contact the university facilities.
Lecture and semester dates
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Winter semester 2020/21: 1 September 2020–28 February 2021
Changes to semester dates due to the corona pandemic:
Degree courses in the Department of Nursing and Management / Department of Public Management | 14 Sept 2020–30 Jan 2021 |
Bachelor's students in their second semester and higher / Master's students | 12 Oct 2020–27 Feb 2021 |
First-semester Bachelor's students | 2 Nov 2020–27 Feb 2021 |
Christmas holidays (no lectures): 21 December 2020–1 January 2021
Summer semester 2021: 1 March 2021–31 August 2021
Lecture period: 22 March 2021–16 July 2021
(Alternative dates for degree courses in the Department of Nursing and Management and the Department of Public Management: 15 March 2021–16 July 2021)
First day of lectures: 15 March 2021 / 22 March 2021
Last day of lectures: 16 July 2021
Winter semester 2021/22: 1 September 2021–28 February 2022
Lecture period: 20 September 2021–4 February 2022
First day of lectures: 20 September 2021
Last day of lectures: 4 February 2022
Christmas holidays (no lectures): 20 December 2021–31 December 2021
Summer semester 2022: 1 March 2022–31 August 2022
Lecture period: 21 March 2022–22 July 2022
First day of lectures: 21 March 2022
Last day of lectures: 22 July 2022
Re-registration
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To re-register for the new semester, please pay the semester contribution by bank transfer within the re-registration period. Please do not pay before the start of the re-registration period as the final amount will not be determined before this period begins.
The total semester contribution for re-registration for summer semester 2021 is €335.60.
Re-registration deadlines
Winter semester: 1 June–15 August
Summer semester: 1 December–15 February
The semester contribution must be in the HAW Hamburg account by the last day of the re-registration period at the latest!
Important: Late re-registration can result in involuntary deregistration from the university. Subsequent re-registration is only possible within the appeals period. Regardless of whether or not deregistration takes place, an additional administrative fee will be charged for late re-registration.
If you are financially unable to pay the semester contribution, you may contact the Students' Union (AStA). In warranted cases it can provide you with a loan.
Bank account information
Recipient: HAW Hamburg
Account number: 106666000
BLZ: 21050000
Bank: HSH Nordbank
IBAN: DE11210500000106666000
BIC: HSHNDEHH
Purpose:
Semester code 20211 and your student ID number (please do not leave a space in between!) last name, first name (please leave a space between the student ID number and your name!), e.g.: 202111024563 Mustermann, Karl
As soon as the semester contribution is credited to the HAW Hamburg account you can update your chip card, and with it your semester ticket for the public transport system. To do so, you must insert the chip card in a validation station.
Student ID card
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HAW Hamburg’s electronic student card is a chip card with multiple functions:
• Personalised student ID card with photo
• HVV semester ticket for Hamburg’s public transport system
• HAW library card
• Cashless payment function for the cafeteria (Studierendenwerk Hamburg)
• Access to electronically secured rooms on the HAW campus
The chip card is your student ID card for the duration of your studies at HAW Hamburg.
All you need to do is validate the card at the beginning of each semester following successful re-registration. The functions are valid for one semester only.
Examinations and transcripts
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The individual Faculty Service Offices take care of matters related to examinations and transcripts.
Examinations
Registration for exams: For most degree courses, this service and student transcripts are available via myHAW. All other students should contact their Faculty Service Office.
Absence due to illness: If you are unable to attend an examination due to illness, you must submit a medical certificate to your Faculty Service Office.
Entry of grades in myHAW: To have your examination grades entered in your myHAW student transcript, please contact your Faculty Service Office.
Administrative transcripts
Students in most degree courses can print an administrative transcript from their myHAW account. You can have this transcript confirmed with a stamp and a signature. This service is free of charge.
Degree certificates and official transcripts
Bachelor’s and Master’s degree certificates and official transcripts are issued approximately two to three weeks after the final examination or final submission is graded (this is usually your Bachelor or Master thesis).
If you would like your certificate to be posted to you, please submit a stamped and addressed envelope to your Faculty Service Office. Please make sure the postage is correct.
Leave of absence
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If you are unable to attend at least half of the classes in a semester due to extenuating circumstances, you can apply for a leave of absence. Please note that you still have to pay the semester contribution. If you apply for leave extending over several consecutive semesters, the administrative fee can be reimbursed. The application for leave must be received by the Student Admissions and Registration Office before the re-registration deadline. This deadline does not apply to applications for leave due to illness or caregiving responsibilities. You are eligible for a leave of absence if one of the following situations applies:
- Illness
- Caring for a child
- Study abroad
- Military or alternative civilian service
- Financial difficulty
Leave of absence is not possible in the following cases:
- Prior to successful completion of first-year academic courses
- When the timely completion of studies is jeopardised (e.g. in the case of discontinued degree courses)
You can download the application form from myHAW and send the completed version and the supporting documents to the Student Admissions and Registration Office:
HAW Hamburg
Studierendensekretariat
Postfach 10 20 31
D-20014 Hamburg
studierendensekretariat (@) haw-hamburg.de
Changes to personal information / Application forms
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You can find the forms necessary for submitting changes to the Student Admissions and Registration Office on myHAW.
- Leave of absence (please include supporting documents!)
- Internship (please include supporting documents!)
- Deregistration (please apply in writing)
You can change your address in myHAW yourself.
Please inform us in writing of the following changes, making sure to include the supporting documents:
- Name change (please include excerpt from the Familienbuch or for trans people the dgti ID card)
- Change in health insurance provider
- Re-registration for a study semester following an internship semester (request can also be submitted via email)
Please send your application and the supporting documents to the Student Admissions and Registration Office (Studierendensekretariat):
HAW Hamburg
Studierendensekretariat
Postfach 10 20 31
D-20014 Hamburg
studierendensekretariat (@) haw-hamburg.de
If you would like to bring your application to the office at Stiftstraße 69 in person, the mailboxes are located in and in front of the entrance area.
Deregistration
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Upon graduation
Once you have successfully completed your final Bachelor’s or Master’s examination and the responsible Faculty Service Office has sent a copy of your transcript to the Student Admissions and Registration Office, you will be deregistered from the university.
Withdrawal from the university
If you have decided to withdraw from HAW Hamburg before completing your studies, please submit a written application for de-registration, together with a brief explanation of the reason, or use the appropriate form on myHAW. The form should be submitted to the Student Admissions and Registration Office.
Change in degree course
If you transfer to a different degree course within HAW Hamburg you do not need to deregister.
Processing time
It generally takes four weeks for the deregistration process to be completed. Please take this timeline into account if you want to apply for deregistration. Once your application has been processed, you will receive confirmation of deregistration and your pension statement. If you require immediate proof of deregistration – for example, because you are changing universities – please state this in your application.