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
• List of all required documents
• Your first page of the application - cover-letter-form
• Explanation of the formal requirements
• Example self-made structured table
• Online application form (STiNE)
• Anabin: Recognition of your foreign educational qualifications - check it yourself for free
• Uni-Assist: Recognition of foreign educational qualifications - fee based process
• IAS Contact
• Frequently Asked Questions about the application

Questions about the admission or rejection

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

Questions about life in Hamburg

• Accommodation
• Information for new residents
• Student life, university & campus
• Campus Life
• Extracurricular activities
• Places to go - Sightseeing
• German research landscape
• Learn German at University of Hamburg

Questions about jobs, shoolarships and other funding

• Scholarships & other funding
• Finances & Funding
• Job search platforms: Stellenwerk Hamburg, Stepstone, Indeed
• Job opportunities at University of Hamburg

Information about health insurance

• Health insurance upon enrollment - see section international students
• City of Hamburg health insurance information
• Students over 30 years please read
• List of health insurances in Germany
• Or google "Krankenkasse Deutschland"

General webpages of the University of Hamburg

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