HMKW's public traffic has been ceased until further notice. Please only visit us in urgent matters. The library, functional rooms, rooms, printers, plotters etc. are not open/available at the moment. The examination office and the students' secretary office remains open. Please contact us only in urgent matters, we kindly ask you to contact us via mail, telephone, e-mail or Skype. The semester tickets are send by mail.

The semester started on April 1, 2020. However, there will be no lectures at the campus till April 20, 2020. This applies for all campusses: Berlin, Cologne and Frankfurt (Main). The classroom training is converted to online courses (Zoom, TraiNex etc.). From April 6, 2020 HMKW offers introductory courses that prepare all students for e-learning. Here, contents and methods will be explained. Our lecturers will offer bibliographies etc. The teaching will be ensured - including these two weeks of preparation - for 15 weeks. More information about the organization of the summer term 2020 you find here.

All exams that require physical presence are postponed or replaced by alternative types of examination. All exams that were scheduled from Monday (March, 23) are postponed for an indefinite period. All bachelor and master colloquia that should not be postponed for compelling reasons can be carried out via online media such as Skype, Zoom etc.

Submission deadlines of all bachelor and master theses are cancelled until further notice. This applies retroactively to all deadlines from March, 12. Processing time is exposed from this date until university facililies such as the library and PC rooms are reopened, at least till May, 11. Every student who still wants to write his/her thesis is free to do so. He/she can hand in his/her thesis independent from the deadline.

Reasonable extensions for regular term papers are defined by the lecturers.

As you know, our library rooms have to be closed to the public until further notice due to an official order. We are trying our best to keep providing you with the literature you need. As long as possible, we will keep our library open for individual visits after personal notification (preferably by e-mail to g.steinberg (at) hmkw.de) for all our students and staff. When notifying us about your visit, please let us know which books you would like to borrow so that we can make them available in advance and limit your stay at the university to the bare essentials. For futher information, please read this PDF info sheet.

Since 10 April 2020, the Robert Koch Institute has no longer identified any international risk areas or particularly affected areas in Germany. COVID-19 has spread worldwide. There is therefore a risk of transmission both in Germany and in a vast number of regions worldwide. The Federal Foreign Office has now also issued a worldwide travel warning. Here you find more information by the Robert Koch Institute.

Similar to other diseases like influenza you can prevent illness by washing your hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds especially after you have been in a public place, or after blowing your nose, coughing, or sneezing. Moreover, avoid close contact with people who are sick and put distance between yourself and other people (from 1 to 2 meters) if COVID-19 is spreading in your community. Also you should avoid shaking hands with people. Generally people with respiratory diseases should be stay at home to lower the risk of infection for others.

In the washrooms disinfectant dispensers are avaiable. Moreover, our cleaning staff is instructed to disinfect daily and regularly door handles, toilets, surfaces etc.

An infection with coronavirus can lead to symptoms like fever and cough. Other symptoms such as a cold, shortness of breath, muscle and joint pains, a sore throat and headache were recorded as well. Some ill persons suffer from nausea or diarrhea.

The course of disease can be vary considerably according to individuals. Especially, elder persons (from 50 or 60 years of age) or persons mit underlying medical conditions have a higher risk to become ill.

In case of any symptoms please stay at home and consult a doctor via telephone. Inform us about your illness promptly but please don't visit us in person.