Corona information

Please read the information given on FAU’s website about Studying and teaching.

Please read the instructions on FAU’s website.

Wherever possible, a minimum distance of 1.5 m must be observed to other people.

If stricter rules are in place due to increased pressure on the healthcare system (traffic light for hospitalisation rate is yellow or red) an FFP2 mask (or a mask with an equivalent standard) must now be worn in situations where a surgical mask was previously permitted.

Working for FAU

• Where possible, the multiple occupancy of offices should be avoided
• FFP2 masks do not need to be worn if more than one person is in a shared office or during a meeting if the minimum distance of 1.5m is maintained and the room is ventilated correctly
• However employees must wear a FFP2 mask when:
  • Leaving their workspace
  • When other people are present who are not employed by the university
  • In communal areas in buildings
• FFP2 masks must be worn in specific situations (IT work involving client contact, similar technical work, any tasks where the minimum distance cannot be maintained, at-risk persons (as defined by the RKI), individual risk assessment). In these cases, FFP2 masks will be provided by the employer (order form).
• All students must wear FFP2 masks in buildings and closed rooms.
• You can remove your mask once you have reached your designated desk or workplace, provided you can keep a distance of 1.5m to other people at all times.

Studying at FAU

•  All students must wear FFP2 masks in buildings and closed rooms. This does not apply to anyone giving a presentation.
• Special rules apply to wearing masks during examinations.

Visitors are generally required to wear a FFP2 mask.

Further information

As an extra precaution, sneeze guards or screens can be installed in service areas.

Individuals may only be present on campus for the time that is strictly necessary

Special rules agreed by the Bavarian State Ministry of Public Health and Care Services, e.g. for sport, culture, music, gastronomy, conferences/congresses are unaffected by these general rules which apply at FAU and are only incorporated into the special hygiene concepts drafted in consultation with Occupational Safety for these instances (e.g. for field trips, excursions, choir practice, practical activities in our sport centre etc.).

The mask may be removed if necessary for identification purposes, for communicating with people who are hard of hearing or for other necessary reasons.

Downloads

• Download poster ‘You must wear a mask here’: German / English
• Poster ‘Hygiene measures and rules of conduct for Covid-19’

Currently, all buildings of the Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy can still be entered with permission for study, work and research purposes as long as the hygiene guidelines are observed. If this should change, you will be informed.

The Department has created an information page on the topics of building access, teleworking and online teaching, which is primarily aimed at employees.

As rates of infection are still high, we have urged students to follow classes from home whenever possible and return home as quickly as possible after attending any classes held on campus. However, we would like to keep designated study spaces and computer rooms open at the current time, as a large number of students have told us that they rely on access to them in order to keep up with their degree programmes.

The rooms will be cleaned regularly and students must record their contact details via Darfichrein.de. They should reduce their time spent there to a minimum and must strictly observe hygiene guidelines.

Chemistry / Molecular Science

Despite COVID-19, the SSC Chemistry/Molecular Science is currently available during normal opening hours by e-mail and again by phone:

Monday – Friday: 9:00 – 14:00 o’clock under Tel.: 09131 85 – 67480 or – 67475

Food chemistry / Pharmacy

Despite the current situation caused by COVID-19, the study coordinator Dr. Stefanie Karosi can be reached by e-mail or phone during the usual opening hours:

Monday – Thursday: 9:00 – 12:00 o’clock under Tel: 09131 85 – 65596

All information about the semester dates is always available on the semester dates website.

Information can be found on the website of the examination office.

The latest information concerning examinations is available from the Examinations Office’s information page.

The courses offered in the English-language Master’s programs are available in online format to enable international students who are not in Germany or at their place of study to study at FAU. Due to the general corona situation and further developments, it is not expected that international Master students will be on site at the beginning of lectures. Please also note the FAU’s guidelines for entering Germany from risk areas.

For international students in other courses of study the general Corona regulations (see above) apply.

Please find information on FAU’s website for travelling to Germany.

In this PDF you will find instructions how to act in case of suspicion of COVID-19: Instruction of conduct (German/English)

The deadlines for the submission of final papers and project work will be extended once again. Please refer to the Examinations Office  website for a clear explanation of how deadline extensions apply.

Final thesis

Update: The deadlines for final theses as well as project theses are extended under certain conditions. On the page of the Examinations Office you will find a comprehensible explanation of the application of the deadline extension.

Please note: The submission deadline for university theses (Bachelor’s/Master’s theses and project theses) that were affected by the closure of the university libraries during the processing phase will be automatically extended accordingly by the Examinations Office on MeinCampus. It is not necessary to submit a corresponding application. Submission before the (extended) deadline can still be made at any time. Please note, however, that the Examination Office is currently closed to the public when the thesis is handed in, and that it must be handed in by dropping it in the mailbox at the castle building or by sending it by mail. The thesis must again be submitted in bound form. If this thesis is the last piece of work to be completed in the degree program, enrollment is not required at the time the thesis is submitted.

Example: The Master’s thesis (processing time six months) was officially registered as the last examination performance in the course of study with work commencing on 01.10.2020. The submission date would therefore be 31.03.2021 (= end of the winter semester 2020/2021). This deadline is also extended by a flat rate of 28 days. The new (latest) submission date is therefore 28.04.2021 (= summer semester 2021). Re-registration for the summer semester 2021 is not necessary here, but can of course take place.

Website of the FAU

General information about the study program (FAQ)

FAQ for students

Start of the semester

On the website www.fau.de/semesterstart we collect all information and offers for first semester students with a special focus on the Corona situation – from digital tours and information events to online seminars for a successful start of studies.

Learning opportunities for online teaching

Since the time when studies had to be converted to digital teaching methods, learning has also changed considerably. To make sure that no one feels left alone, the student center, the Learning Lab, offers numerous help services. The website https://learninglab.fau.de/digital provides information about support options, learning tips, exchange offers, training courses, etc.

Tips for starting an online study

Fit for online studies: https://www.fau.de/2020/04/news/studium/fit-ins-online-studium-fuenf-tipps-zum-erfolgreichen-start/.

Support offers

The Office for Gender and Diversity has also compiled a collection of support services and further links, e.g. to financing opportunities or psychological counseling centers: https://www.gender-und-diversity.fau.de/chancengleichheit/corona-und-chancengleichheit

General

First of all, please visit www.fau.info/corona for the latest information on the effects of the Corona pandemic on FAU. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us at corona-informationen@fau.de. If you have individual questions, please also contact the student advisory service at ibz@fau.de.

Please check the University Library website for more information: https://ub.fau.de/.