FAQ

The OU of the Department of Informatics is for B.Sc. Informatics, Software Systems Development, Human-Computer Interaction, Computing in Science, Teaching Informatics and M.Sc. Informatics, Intelligent Adaptive Systems (IAS) and Data Science And Artificial Intelligence (DSAI).

For teaching students in B.Sc. Teaching Informatics, we offer a separate programme on Thursday, Oct 2nd. More information is available on our teaching student page.

A registration is optional. However, it helps us plan for the OU. Thus, please register in the onboarding.

Absolutely, yes! The OU offers you the best start to your studies. If you can't keep all the days free, please send us an email to find out which events are the most relevant for you.

Since we also have an extensive evening programme, try to keep the evenings free as well.

We wholeheartedly recommend that you participate on all days.

In this case: come to the Informatikum and simply contact the OU Info Point, they will be happy to help you! The Info Point is situated on the ground floor of Building G, Room G-102. If you have questions beforehand, write us an email at oe-infozentrale@informatik.uni-hamburg.de or call us at +49 40 42883-3333.

In this case, it is best to send an e-mail to oe-infozentrale@informatik.uni-hamburg.de.

The OU will be in the language of your course, meaning in most cases that will be German. But in the case of IAS and DSAI it will be english

Yes, of course!

No. Please wait with module registration until the OU week. We will advise you on which modules make sense for you and then you can register for them.

No, not for freshmen. The deadline is later so that you can enroll during the OU.

No, participation in the OU is absolutely free. If you want food or drinks however you will need to bring money for that. You can (usually) pay by card in the canteen and the OU-café.

No, there are no other courses during the OU.

There is! You can find information about the OU of Wirtschaftsinformatik, which covers the courses B.Sc. Wirtschaftsinformatik, M.Sc. Wirtschaftsinformatik and M.Sc. IT Management and Consulting on their page Fachschaft Wirtschaftsinformatik.

There is! The Bioinformatics OU usually takes place on Thursday and Friday in the week before the start of the lecture period. You should have received an invitation by e-mail containing more detailed information about the time, meeting point and organisation of the OU. If you have not received the invitation, please check here or contact the information centre.

Yes! Just like for the first semester students, the university with its structures and processes is new to you. In addition, you will learn tips and tricks about junior studies from a former junior student. It is therefore doubly worthwhile to take part in the OU. You can find more information on the page for junior students page for junior students.

No. The OU (and later OU-weekend) are for freshmen only.

Feel free to send us an email at oe-infozentrale@informatik.uni-hamburg.de. Alternatively, you can try to reach us by phone during the day at +49 40 42883-3333.

The University of Hamburg has introduced two-factor authentication (2FA) for all online services. Every person belonging to the university receives a 2FA code list. The codes on this list can be used as a second factor. When logging in, you will be asked to enter two specific codes from the list after entering your username and password.

As an alternative to using the 2FA code list, you can also register other devices with the university as a second factor. The 2FA-list is of course required to register the first device for 2FA. Devices that have already been added can then be used for all further actions, but the 2FA code list remains an option.

We're currently unsure how the university is handling the 2FA-list for new students. If you received one, please make sure to bring it with you.