University ABC

Below we explain the most important terms that you should know. You might encounter them here at the faculty or while studying in general.

A #

• Academic advisory 
• AKA  = Akademischer Filmclub. Student-run art house cinema. Movies are shown in a lcture room for €1,50
• AStA  : student council
• Attest (german). You have to send a certificate of you illness to the prüfungsamt within 3 days of the exam. This certificate has to be filled out by the doctor on a special formula.

B #

• BAföG: official BMBF-Seite  , BAföG-Calculator 
• Citizens’ service of Freiburg 

C #

• Coffee vending mashines: one in building 101
• Copy machine: you find a copy machine in building 52 on the third floor, in building 101 on the second floor and in the first floor of building 103. All these machine allow you to pay with your UniCard. There are also printers in the computer pool.
• Computer pool=computer lab. Located in building 076. You can find printers, computers and tables with monitors there. Commonly only refered to as the Pool.

D #

• Deans office of the TF consists of the dean, the vice dean and the deans of studies

E #

• ERASMUS, website of the faculty  , the international office  and the european commission 
• Exam database 
• Examination committee  : responsible for the administration of everything around exams. Response might take some time. See also Dealing with the examination office and coomittee (german)

F #

• Fachschaft der Technischen Fakultät  : student council at the technical faculty
• Official website of the city Freiburg 

G #

H #

• Hochschulsport  : student sports. The Hochschulsport provides a diverse sports programme for students at an affordable price but a limited number available of places.

I #

• IMTEK  : Institute of Micro Systems Engineering
• IIF  : Institute of Computer Science
• INATECH  : Institute of Sustainable Technical Systems
• International Office  : responsible for students coming to Freiburg from abroad and students going abroad

J #

• Jump and Twist: Art in and around building 101

K #

L #

• Learning Agreement  : form for erasmus students that specifies which lectures will be recognise in Freiburg for your lectures done abroad during ERASMUS.
• Library at the TF 

M #

• Mathematical Institute 
• Mensa food menu 
• Modulhandbuch: specifies what you have to do pass lectures. The information in the modulhandbuch are binding for the lecture.

N #

• Nightline-Freiburg  : help-line from students for students

O #

P #

• Poolmanager  take care of problems in the computer pools
• Institut of Physics 
• Printing in the computer pool

Q #

R #

• Rechenzentrum der Uni  : provide the basic IT infrastructure for the university
• Renewal of Matriculation 

S #

• Semesterticket  : public transit for freiburg and its surroundings. It is valid for one semester.
• Studentenwerk (SWFR)  : is responsible for the social aspect of student life. Operates the dormitories and the mensas (cafeterias).
• Studienkoordination at the TF 

T #

• TF-Account: you user account from the TF. You can use the computers in the pool with it and print in the computer pool. It also comes with a mail account over which you will receive important mails, e.g. from the examination office.
• Technische Fakultät  : technical faculty

U #

• Universitätsbibliothek  : university library
• Unicard: you can pay the food in the mensa with it and get into some buildings like the pool

V #

• Verfasste Studierendenschaft: student body that defends the interests of students against the university
• Vorlesungsverzeichnis  : the course catalog contains all lectures that are held in the current semester.
• VPN 

W #

• Elections  for the various committees the students are represented in. The elections mostly take place in July.
• WLAN at the University 

X #

Y #

Z #

• Zentrale Studienberatung der Uni  : central academic counseling from the university