No lectures at Nuertingen-Geislingen University until April 20

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04/01/2020

Proquest EBooks - current information

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03/30/2020

NGU Tests Digital Teaching Methods

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03/24/2020

Preparation for the Start of the Semester

How does the semester continue?

03/24/2020

Closure of NGU Buildings in Geislingen

Only NGU members with the appropriate access authorization can enter the buildings.

03/20/2020

Information on examinations online

There is news about the regulation of final theses, exam registration, resits and practical semesters.

03/20/2020

Free Access to Video Platform LinkedIn LEARNING

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Students staying at the university

In the light of recent developments we ask all students to work from home and not to meet at the university. We ask for your understanding that in the…

03/17/2020

Examinations that require attendance are cancelled until April 19, 2020

The suspension of the lecture period at NGU means that, for the protection of the students, professors, lecturers and staff, all examinations that…

Measures of NGU Against Corona 630 KB

FAQ

Are non-university members still allowed in the buildings?

University buildings and facilities are closed to the public. Signs point this out.

Which events are affected?

The following events are affected:

Lectures and seminars, as well as preliminary courses, language courses, internships, introductory weeks, further education programmes and sports courses, which take place on the premises of the university, regardless of whether they are organised internally or externally.
Lecture events that do not take place on the university campus, such as excursions and university sports events.

Which events may take place?

Not affected are

Mandatory internships during studies which do not take place at the university. However, the internship is carried out at the discretion of the employer.
Events which were already planned as online courses. These are not affected by this and can be carried out as planned, as long as it is ensured that all students have appropriate online access from outside the university and participate in the event from outside the university. This must be ensured by the lecturers.

Does postponing the start of lectures extend the semester further into the semester break?

Whether the postponement of the start of lectures will also result in a postponement of the end of lectures is currently still open and depends not least on the further course of the corona epidemic. Our efforts are currently focused on extending the end of the examination period to a maximum of August 1, 2020.

To achieve this, we see two fields of action:

Making the framework conditions more flexible
Elimination of the previously planned lecture-free days (Pentecost week, bridge days)
Opening of Thursday afternoons for teaching, unless students are members of the corresponding committees
Opening of Saturdays for teaching
Allocation of topics for student research projects, project studies or similar, so that they can be worked on by the students in the weeks before the start of the classroom instruction

Adapted forms of teaching/didactics

Limitation and severe restriction of excursions and additional offers
Reduction of the required attendance times in the planned, shortened lecture period, e.g. through adapted examination forms, online offers or other alternative teaching methods

Under the leadership of the Vice Rector for Studies and Teaching, a task force is currently working on possibilities for supplementary digital teaching formats. These include the acquisition of licenses, the provision of tutorials, the creation of digital conference rooms, the establishment of a hotline, etc. The task force is working out what these possibilities actually look like until 23 March, 2020.

Is the cafeteria open?

The Johannes Wagner School will decide on the opening of the canteen in the Braike. It can be assumed that it will remain closed during the closing of the school. Please inform yourself about this online.
The Mensa Campus Innenstadt Nürtingen will be closed until April 19, 2020.
WMF will decide about the opening hours of the WMF canteen and about the access possibilities for members of the HfWU.

How does the postponement of the start of lectures affect examinations?

For the HfWU, the suspension of the study program means that, for the protection of the students, professors, lecturers and staff, the attendance examinations are cancelled until April 19, 2020. Students do not have to apply for a withdrawal for the cancelled attendance examinations. Furthermore, the following applies:

For exceptions and further regulations, please refer to the document "Handlungsoptionen für vorbereitende Lehrinputs sowie Prüfungssicherung an der Hochschule für Wirtschaft und Umwelt Nürtingen-Geislingen (HfWU) bei stark eingeschränktem Hochschulbetrieb (Coronavirus)", which will be made available online in the course of the week.
We ask students to inform themselves regularly in neo about their events.
The university will make sure that students will be able to complete all the courses planned for the summer semester 2020.

(status March 17, 2020)

Is the Student Administration Office open?

The Student Administration Office at both locations is closed until further notice.

You can reach the Student Administration Office by telephone during office hours and by e-mail.

Why and by whom was the start of lectures postponed?

Due to the current developments on the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, the Ministry of Research and Sciences of the state of Baden-Wuerttemberg announced on March 11 (6 pm) that the lectures of the summer term 2020 will be suspended until April 19.
The postponement of the start of lectures is a contribution of the state government to slow down the spread of the corona virus as much as possible.

What does the postponement of the start of lectures actually mean?

All classroom events are cancelled up to and including April 19. When and in what form the cancelled courses will be made up for will be clarified in the next few days and you will be informed immediately. The goal is to keep the examination period as planned, if possible.

These measures are not equivalent to a closure of the university, but rather an extension of the lecture-free period.

Where do first-year students get their certificate of enrolment?

The certificate of enrolment will be sent to you by post by the Student Administration Office as soon as possible.

Do university sports events take place?

No. University sporting events are also cancelled up to and including April 19.

(status March 12, 2020)

I was in a high-risk area recently. What to do?

All members and guests of the HfWU who return from risk areas must maintain a two-week self quarantine. Employees should contact the Human Resources Department by telephone immediately after their return to clarify the legal treatment.

Risk areas: https://www.rki.de/DE/Content/InfAZ/N/Neuartiges_Coronavirus/Risikogebiete.html.

Can I go on my business trip?

For the time being, business trips to risk areas will not be approved. Approvals already granted will be revoked. If business trips do not take place due to the coronavirus, the trip preparations made must be cancelled or reversed as soon and as far as possible. For employees, any cancellation fees may be reimbursed.

Business trips to non-risk areas are reduced to the inevitable minimum.

Do committee meetings take place?

All meetings, team meetings, work meetings, etc. with more than 5 people must be cancelled or conducted as a virtual meeting (video conference, Skype, telephone, etc.) Advice on how to set up working solutions will be provided later. This also affects committee meetings and the meetings of appointment committees. At the latter, the lectures are suspended, but not the appeal procedure itself, i.e. incoming documents can be viewed via Bite.
The possibility to bring about decisions by circular letter should be used.

(status March 17, 2020)

Can I attend internal events and appointments?

Internal events, meetings and other appointments are reduced to the inevitable necessary extent. In the evaluation, the type of event, the time necessity, the urgency, the importance, the group of participants and the location are to be taken into account.

Measures that contribute to the reduction of public traffic are to be implemented. These include communication by telephone or e-mail, including during consultation meetings. In this context, we ask students not to come to consultation hours in person, but to contact teachers and staff by telephone or e-mail. Above all, we urge you to refrain from coming in person if you have symptoms of a cold.

All meetings, team meetings, work meetings, etc. with more than 5 people must be cancelled or conducted as virtual meetings (video conference, Skype, telephone, etc.). Advice on how to set up working solutions will be provided later. This also affects committee meetings and the meetings of appointment committees. At the latter, the lectures are suspended, but not the appeal procedure itself, i.e. incoming documents can be viewed via Bite.

Furthermore, the PC pools are closed. An exception to this is a limited operation of the CAD/GIS laboratory for theses of FUGT students.

(status March 17, 2020)

Do external events take place?

Until the resumption of lecture activities, the HfWU does not hold any conferences, meetings, studium generale events or other public events with external participants.
External events that take place on the premises of the HfWU will be cancelled.

Can I work from home?

The university management asks the respective superiors in the institutions to allow flexible working hours if possible. Supervisors are asked to examine the extent to which employees can work from home or alone in an office. They are asked to look for suitable solutions to reduce the presence in the workplace and thus the number of people on campus. University operations should be maintained.
It is requested to reduce social contacts on the way to the university as much as possible.

What solutions are there for the care of my children?

If you have children who

have not yet reached the age of 12 (i.e. 1 day before the 12th birthday)
no other suitable person is available to provide care, and
are not incompatible with the performance of one's duties

you will be released in whole or in part from your duties and continue to pay the remuneration.

In principle, the supervisor must check in each individual case whether it is possible to work proportionately (e.g. working from home)

This exemption shall apply from 17.03.2020 until 19.04.2020 inclusive.

Exemption:

The application for exemption is informal under indication

the age of the child(ren)
notification that no other suitable person is available to provide care
whether or to what extent or on which days telework or, if applicable, presence work can be carried out

to Personalabteilung@spam.hfwu.de and in cc your respective supervisor(s).

If you have any questions, please send an e-mail to Hartmut.Fischer@spam.hfwu.de or Dorothee.grimm@spam.hfwu.de.

ective superiors.

Can I meet with my study group at the university?

Meetings of student groups on the premises of the university are suspended until further notice.

Is the library still open?

To reduce the further spread of the corona virus, all university libraries of the HfWU will be closed from March 17, 2020 until presumably April 19, 2020.

Access to the printed collection is not possible*
No books can be returned (loan periods have been adjusted, reminders are initially suspended until April 19, 2020)
No reservations, orders from other locations or interlibrary loan orders can be placed
The extensive electronic offer of the university library is still available. It can be used by members of the university from outside the campus network (with a few exceptions, but solutions are currently being worked on to enable remote access). Guide to e-resource access
You can reach the university library by phone at 07022 / 201-465 or by e-mail.

*Exception for students who have already started their final theses (and only for these!):

If you need print media from the library, please contact your supervisor first. Only then and after all other possibilities have been exhausted (electronic services, lecturer's handset, use of substitute literature, etc.) can the emergency supply of the libraries be used.
The literature request should be sent by e-mail to bibliothek-nuertingen@spam.hfwu.de or bibliothek-geislingen@spam.hfwu.de, stating the detailed title data and signature, as well as the name of your supervisor.
This service is subject to the reservation that the libraries can still be staffed on site.
When receiving the books, please note the information of the RKI on the durability of corona viruses on surfaces.

Conduct and Measures

The corona virus is an airborne infection spread mainly through coughing and sneezing. The first course of action in preventing infection should be practicing good cough and sneeze etiquette (turning away from others and coughing or sneezing into the crook of your arm) and washing your hands thoroughly and often. Please read the handout titled „Top ten tips for hygiene“ from www.infektionsschutz.de, attached to this email. In case you are in contact with an infected person, please keep your distance and stand 1-2 meters away.

Wash your hands thoroughly and often with soap and running water. Notices have been hung in university bathrooms showing tips to properly wash your hands
Avoid touching your eyes, mouth and nose
Avoid unnecessary hand contact (i.e. avoid shaking hands)
Practice good cough and sneeze etiquette (cough and sneeze into the crook of your arm and not into your hand)
Keep your distance from people who are coughing or sneezing
Air out rooms approximately 4 times a day for 10 minutes each time

Disinfectant

Only few disinfectants are effective against the corona virus. For this reason, using a disinfectant should definitely not replace thoroughly washing your hands. The RKI warns against using disinfectants on hands and other surfaces as this may offer a sense of false security and cause people to neglect the proper hygiene measures discussed above. By practicing these proper hygiene measures, we can help slow or even stop the spread of the virus.

Wearing Protective Masks

The same goes for protective masks. There has been no evidence that infection is avoided when a healthy person wears a mask. The president of the Robert Koch Institute states that there is no reason to believe that wearing a protective mask in everyday life as a preventative measure is helpful. The World Health Organization also discourages the everyday wear of protective masks and warns that they can provide a sense of false security.

It is a completely different story for infected people. An infected person who needs to go in public should wear a protective mask to avoid the spreading of the airborne virus. In general, only so-called „surgical masks“ are effective for a short amount of time. They should be changed out every three to four hours.

Information regarding hygiene tips and frequently asked questions can be found here:

www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019

What to do now?

If you have signs of an infection or you think you may have the corona virus, please contact your doctor by phone. If the corona virus is confirmed, you will be quarantined either in a hospital or at home. The health authority will be automatically informed and will be in touch with the university and other contact persons.

What happens next?

Nuertingen-Geislingen University is constantly monitoring its information channels. New developments will be communicated immediately and further precautions will be taken.

Information for persons returning from areas where coronavirus is spreading

Information Channels

Drive-through coronavirus testing

All information here.