FAQ:Main

This page contains of all topics that we identify as relevant for you as an applicant or as an already enrolled student of the University of Hamburg. You can find answers to frequently asked questions in the first two question blocks and useful information about student life in Hamburg in the others. If you have any questions that aren't cited here, please do not hesitate to contact ias-team@informatik.uni-hamburg.de.

Questions about the application

• How to apply for IAS
• Required documents
• Example self-made structured table
• Online application form (STiNE)
• Recognition of foreign educational qualifications (Uni-Assist)
• IAS Contact
• Frequently Asked Questions

Questions about the admission or rejection

• Admission Process
• Matriculation Form
• Translation of the "waiting list" rejection letter

Questions about life in Hamburg

• Accommodation
• Places to go
• Student life, university & campus
• Scholarships & other funding
• German research landscape

General webpages of the University of Hamburg

• What Hamburg has to offer!
• University of Hamburg's main page
• History of the University
• Campus Navigator
• Campus Life
• PIASTA Welcome Week
• Lecture2Go - central online video portal of the University of Hamburg for recorded lectures
• Public lectures
• Learn German at University of Hamburg
• Extracurricular activities
• Further facilities & services
• Seek service & advice at the Campus Center
• Student council (AStA)
• Finances & Funding
• Job opportunities at University of Hamburg
• Acknowledgement of enrollment for a visa