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

Students, staff and guests are required as of now to wear a mouth nose covering (mask) across all buildings of University of Hildesheim.

It’s compulsory to wear a mouth nose covering in all University buildings, halls, staircases, toilets, lounge areas (working areas included) as well as in seminar rooms and lecture halls. Different regulations may apply for offices, working areas and conference rooms as well as for classroom courses and exams. 

The purpose of these hygiene and safety measures is the health protection and the prevention of spreading the Covid-19 virus. Please behave responsibly.

If you enter Germany from a a risk area, high incidence area or virus variant area within the last 10 days, entrants must

• register prior to entry via www.einreiseanmeldung.de and carry proof of this with them,
• undergo testing for SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus infection before or immediately after entry,
• go to their destination immediately after entering Germany and
• seclude themselves there for 10 days (quarantine).

Travelers can find more information on the website of the Federal Ministry of Health and on the website of Lower Saxony.

Info hotline of health authorities of Lower Saxony

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

You can find current information on the website of the Public Health Department of the district Hildesheim.

Compliance with the quarantine requirements is monitored by the local authorities. Violations can be punished in some federal states with a fine.

The university management and the crisis committee, in which the staff council is also represented, support the use of the Corona-Warn-App. This is particularly important to rapidly break the infection chains in order to contain the spread of the coronavirus. The Corona-Warn-App commissioned and distributed by the Federal Government can greatly contribute to this. You can download the app under this link:

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

The use of the app is free of charge. The University members do not benefit in any way or suffer from any consequences from its use or non-use.

The first signs of an infection by the new coronavirus are coughing, sniffing, throat irritation and fever. Some patients also suffer from diarrhoea. If you notice the above mentioned symptoms, you must avoid any unnecessary contact with other people and stay at home if possible. Those affected should contact their family doctor by phone and discuss the further procedure before going into the doctor’s office.

You will find information on the application deadlines in the tab "Current application procedures":

• Application for Bachelor programmes
• Application for master programmes

You missed the deadline? Here you will also find information on extensions or drawing lots.

We recommend that you apply early so that you have enough time for further steps such as enrolment, visa & entry or apartment search.

Instead of a C1 certificate, you need a B2 certificate of participation for the current application procedure. You must then submit one of the following C1 certificates by the end of the winter semester 2020/21, deadline 31.03.2021:

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

This regulation applies to all Bachelor's and the majority of Master's programmes. For the following Master's programmes you must still submit one of the C1 certificates mentioned above:

    Master's Degree in Psychology
    Master in Social and Organizational Pedagogy
    Master in Environment, Nature Conservation and Sustainability Education

Make sure you allow sufficient time for the German language acquisition and language test. Once the winter semester has begun, you will hardly have time to prepare for a language test.

If you cannot submit a certified copy of your language certificate to the Admissions Office by 31.03.2021, you will be exmatriculated.

Therefore, we recommend that you register immediately for a German course and exam. In the period June - September there are some great offers - whether digitally from home or in presence form 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 entry test will be held in winter semester at the Niedersächsisches Studienkolleg (Lower Saxony Preparatory Foundation Course), which will be conducted on Wednesday, 26.08.2020, at 2 o’clock pm.  

All applicants who must firstly attend a preparatory foundation course will be registered by the University of Hildesheim for the next possible entry test and will then receive further information.  

There will be a different admission procedure for the coming semester due to the corona pandemic. The entry test (AT) will be carried out (only) online. There is one date for all participants. The entry test consists of two parts: the first part includes a test on German language skills for everyone and the second part a mathematic or scientific test. Depending on which specialisation course you have applied for, you will take a test in social sciences (G and S), mathematics (W and T) or in mathematics and natural sciences (M). 

The qualifying examinations at the University of Hildesheim take place in a modified form. More detailed information can be found here.

For the qualifying examination for sports you have to upload a "self-declaration of swimming fitness" (Eigenerklärung über die Schwimmtauglichkeit) as well as your "health suitability"  (gesundheitliche Eignung) (proven by a medical certificate) in German or English on the uni-assist portal.

The application for the adaptation period continues to be made on paper as an informal written application. BUT: Certified copies are not required. The language certificate must be at level C1; if the subject German is to be studied, even at level C2.

The application for the Bachelor of Science Psychology is possible from 01.07. - 20.08.2020

The B.Sc. Psychology participates in the dialogue-oriented service procedure (Dialogorientierten Serviceverfahren) DoSV. This means that you have to indicate your BID and BAN when applying in the uni-assist portal. Here you will find instructions for the further procedure:

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

The start of lectures can be delayed by a few days or weeks. The winter semester 2020/21 normally starts on 01.10.2020, the general introductory week on 19.10.2020 and the lecture period on 26.10.2020. When the lectures in psychology will start will be announced.

For the Master's programmes Angewandte Informatik  (Applied Computer Science), IMIT, Wirtschaftsinformatik (Business Informatics), Data Analytics: current information on application can be found on the homepage. If you have any questions regarding application, please contact the department directly.

No, a postponement is not possible. You can either accept the place or not. You can also cancel an accepted place within the deadline, for example, if you cannot enter the country due to travel regulations. You must submit a a renunciation of your study place. If you want to start your studies in a later semester you must reapply.

No, unfortunately not.

As long as you are a newly enrolled student from third countries not living in Germany during your studies, you are exempt from the obligation of health insurance. 

If you enter Germany during the current semester (01.04.2021 - 30.09.2021), you must pay health insurance contributions for the entire semester, i.e. also retroactively from 01.04.2021. You should take this into account in your planning and allow enough money for health insurance. The statutory health insurance for students costs about 110€ per month.

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)