Corona FAQ: Information for international prospective students concerning the application for the Summer Semester 2021

Students, employees and guests must wear a mouth-nose protection (mask) in all buildings of the University of Hildesheim.

This obligation applies in all buildings of the university, in the corridors, on the stairs, in the toilets, in the common areas (also at the working spaces) and in the classrooms. Different regulations may apply to office, work, and meeting rooms or in case of approved classroom courses and exams.

This measure aims to protect the health of alluniversity members and helps to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Please behave responsibly.

When you’re travelling from a risk area, high incidence area or virus variant area  within the last 10 days, you must

• register in www.einreiseanmeldung.de before your arrival in Germany and bring the confirmation form with you
• get tested for the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus infection before or after your arrival in Germany
• go directly to your destination after arriving in Germany
• isolate yourself for 14 days (home quarantine).

You can find more information in the webpage of the Federal Ministry of Health and the webpage of the Federal State of Lower Saxony.

Tel of the Ministry of Health

• 0511 4505555 (Monday to Thursday 8:00-12:00, Friday 8:00-12:00)

For more current information visit the webpage of the State Ministry of Health of the district of Hildesheim. 

The local authorities monitor the travellers’ compliance to the quarantine regulations. Violations are punishable with a fine.

ALL THE INFORMATION GIVEN ON THIS SITE IS NOT GUARANTEED TO BE CORRECT: PLEASE CONSULT THE WEB PAGES OF THE OFFICIAL AUTHORITIES.

Everybody who travelled to Lower Saxony (Hildesheim) from another country must stay in quarantine for 14 days.

It is very important that you spend the right amount of days in quarantine.

The day you arrived in Germany is your travel day. This means that you have to stay in quarantine the 14 days after the travel day. Example: You came to Hildesheim on th1 1st April then you have to stay in quarantine until the 15th April.

You will not receive a notice after your 14-days-quarantine from the Gesundheitsamt (Health Authority).
It is not possible to shorten the quarantine by doing a PCR test!

Because of the gradual lifting of the EU travel restrictions for travellers of third countries at the beginning of July 2020, international students and researchers can once again enter the country for study or research purposes. Until now, students and researches had to confirm in writing that their study or research program could not be completed from abroad.

Since the summer semester 2021 is allowed to be conducted through both online and in-person courses at the universities and the Standing Conference of the Ministers of Education and Cultural Affairs of the State in Federal Republic of Germany (KMK) has approved this practice according to the Federal Ministry of Internal Affairs (BMI) and the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), the students’ attendance is considered mandatory as soon as their university admission is submitted.

According to the BMI, the issuance of an additional, individual certificate of attendance by the universities is therefore no longer necessary as of September 11, 2020.

To eliminate the spread of the coronavirus, it is particularly important to break the chains of infection. The Corona Warn App commissioned and distributed by the German government can contribute to the virus containment. It also allows users to receive their corona test results quickly and alerts contact persons after a confirmed infection.  

You can download this app at the following link:

https://www.bundesregierung.de/breg-de/themen/corona-warn-app/unterstuetzt-uns-im-kampf-gegen-corona-1754756

The university administration and the crisis team of the univeristy including the Staff council support the use of the Corona Warn App. The use of the App is voluntary. The use of the app will grant no advantages or disadvantages to the universities members.

The most common symptoms are fever over 38°C, cough, running nose, headache, aching limbs, fatigue, and scratchy throat. Some people experience a temporary loss of smell and taste, while others may develop pneumonia with shortness of breath.

However, most COVID-19 cases are mild, and many people experience no symptoms. As a result, people who feel healthy can infect others without knowing it. Therefore, you should always pay attention to the current measures summarized in the AHA rules: Keep your distance (minimum distance 1.5 meters), follow hygiene rules (cough and sneeze into your elbow or a tissue, wash your hands regularly), wear an everyday mask (in crowded or enclosed places).

Individuals affected by the coronavirus infection should contact their family doctor via phone to discuss how to proceed before going to the doctor's office.

You don't have a family doctor yet? You can find doctors via the Lower Saxony doctor's directory.

Besides the office hours of your family doctor, you can also call the following number of the medical on-call service: 116117.

Your doctor will decide based on your symptoms whether you should be tested for the coronavirus, hospitalized or seen as an outpatient.

If it is established that you have been infected by the coronavirus but you have no or mild symptoms (as about 80 percent of the infected people), you can combat the infection at home. You should reduce contacting other people to the minimum. If you live in a common household, isolate yourself if possible, for example by staying in a separate room. If possible, eat your meals separately from the other household members. Furthermore, you should strictly follow the general behavioural recommendations during the coronavirus pandemic (AHA rules). The Ministry of Health will decide when you are allowed to end your quarantine after your recovery. In case of having mild symptoms, the obligatory quarantine ends after about 14 days.

Do you have more questions on entering the country, on quarantine and the issuance of visa? Are you worried and want to know which regulations apply in your case?

We will be happy to advise you at the International Office. Due to the current situation, we do not provide advice in person to protect  both our and your health from the corona virus.

Thus, you can contact us by mail and express your concerns. If necessary, please let us know, whether you would like to talk on the phone or have web conference and discuss your questions. We will gladly arrange an appointment with you as soon as possible. You will find your contact person under Contacts. Please include your first and last name as well as your matriculation number to help us process your request more quickly and efficiently.

You can find information on application deadlines in the tab "current application procedures":

• Application for Bachelor programmes
• Application for master programmes

Missed the deadline? Here, you will also find information on deadline extensions or random selection procedures.

You should submit one of the following C1 certificates until the end of the winter semester 2020/21, March 31, 2021:

• TestDaF 4x4
• DSH 2
• DSD Stufe II
• Telc C1 Hochschule
• Goethe C2

This regulation applies to all Bachelor’s programs, and the majority of Master programs. For the following Master's programs, you will still need to submit one of the above C1 certificates:

• Master in psychology
• Master in social and organisational education
• Master in environment, nature conservation and sustainable education

We kindly ask you to plan enough time for the acquisition of the German language certificate. Once the academic semester starts, you will hardly have any time to prepare for a language test.

If you are unable to submit a certified copy of the language certificate to the Marticulation Office by March 31, 2021, you will be exmatriculated.

Therefore, we suggest you to register for a German course and the respective exam as soon as possible. More specifically, you can find great offers from the period between June and September, which are provided both digitally from home and in classroom sessions in Hildesheim.

 Register now:

• VHS Hildesheim
  • TestDaF exam preparation Online
  • Exam training Telc C1 Hochschule

• Sprachenzentrum der HAWK
  • A later entry in the current C1 course with TestDaF in September may be possible
  • B2/C1 Course digital 08.06.-09.02.

• TestDaF dates and registration worldwide
• Telc C1 Hochschule Tdates and registration germany-wide
• DAAD-database language and subject courses

An entrance test will be held at the Lower Saxony Preparatory Foundation Course in the winter semester. The entrance test will take place on Thursday, 10.06.2021.

All applicants who must attend that preparatory foundation course will be registered by the University of Hildesheim for the next possible entrance test and will then receive more information. 

For the coming semester, there will be a different admission procedure due to the coronavirus pandemic. The admission test (AT) will be (only) conducted online. There will be one appointment for all participants. There will be two tests: firstly, a German test for all participants, then a second test. Depending on which focus subject you have applied for, you will take a social science test (G and S), a mathematics test (W and T) or a mathematics/science test (M).

The suitability test of the University of Hildesheim takes place in a different form. For more information, click here.

For the sports suitability test you need to upload a “declaration on your suitability for swimming” as well as your “health suitability” (approved by a doctor) in German or English in the uni-assist portal.

The application for the adaptation period is still conducted in writing as an informal written application. However, you don’t need certified copies. If you want to study the subject of German language, you need a C1 or C2 language certificate.

The application period for the Bachelor of Science in psychology lasts from 01.07-20.08.2021.

This Bachelor program takes part in the dialogue-oriented service procedure (DoSV) provided by hochschulstart.de. This means that you must also enter your BID (Applicant ID) and BAN (Applicant authentication number) when applying the uni-assist portal. For more information on how to apply, visit the following websites:

• Information on the DoSV from uni-assist
• DoSV application portal
• Information for international applicants from hochschulstart.de

The beginning of the lectures might be postponed for a few days or weeks. The winter semester 2021/2022 normally starts from 15.10.2021. The introduction week will take place on 18.10.2021 and the lecture period starts on 25.10.2021. It will be shortly announced, when the lectures for the Bachelor of Science in psychology will begin.

Regarding the Master’s programs of Applied Computer Science, IMIT, Business Informatics, Data Analytics you can find current information about the application process on the homepage of the department. If you have any further questions, please contact directly the department.

No, you can’t. You can either accept or reject the study place at the university. Furthermore, you can cancel the university place you have already accepted within the deadline, if you cannot enter the country because of travel restrictions. To do so, you must submit a waiver, renouncing the study place. If you want to start your studies in an upcoming semester, you have to apply again.

No, unfortunately not.

Students under 30 years old must register to the German statutory health insurance (AOK). As long as the newly enrolled students from third countries are not present in Germany during their studies, they are excluded from paying insurance contributions.

However, from the moment you enter the country, you must register to the German statutory health insurance and pay the respective contributions, which cost approximately 110 € per month.

Have you been admitted to the University of Hildesheim and now must submit a health insurance certificate?

If you have more questions, please contact directly the Matriculation Office.

We can issue a confirmation for the entry of international students and researchers from third countries into Germany for study or research purposes after reviewing your application. Please contact us in person. 

Bestätigung über die Notwendigkeit der Anwesenheit in Deutschland zum Zweck des Studiums (§ 16b AufenthG)

Confirmation of the necessity to be present in Germany for the purpose of studies (§ 16b Residence Act)