Information for students of Social Sciences
Please note that the following information supplements the catalogue of measures communicated by the Presidential Board on 16.03.2020 and contains more detailed implementation regulations for your degree programme.
It is possible that the situation will change very quickly. Please inform yourself about current decisions both on this and on the central pages.
+++ Update 18.05.2020 +++
There are a number of instructions to be observed when repeating the exams that have been cancelled by Corona. Please read them thoroughly and remember to read the self-declaration of the lack of suspicion of a Corona virus infection. (You can find a PDF version here)
This article provides guidelines for hygiene measures to be observed when taking part in written examinations during the coronavirus pandemic inside and outside the lecture halls of Technische Universität Braunschweig or the assigned examination locations, respectively. We ask you to observe the following hygiene measures before you arrive at the examination location:
I. General measures
II. Measures before/during/after the exam
A. Access
B. Questions during the exam
C. Bathroom facilities
D. Handing in the examinations and leaving the lecture hall
The german version of this announcement as a .pdf
+++ Update 05.05.2020 +++
The tests that were cancelled by Corona will be repeated. The examination period is from 25.05.2020 to 12.06.2020. The exact examination dates can be found on the website of the examination office.
Important are the following points:
Cancelled Exams:
Attention: Please be very careful here and check your exam registrations carefully, otherwise you will not be able to take the exam as there will be an admission control.
Cancelled oral exams:
There is a hygiene plan so that the safety distances and hygiene rules are observed before, during and after the tests.
+++ Update 23.04.2020 +++
Scholarships/Grants
The Carolo-Wilhelmina Foundation awards one-time scholarships to students of the TU Braunschweig who have got into a temporarily difficult financial situation due to the Corona crisis, which endangers the continuation of their studies.
The deadline is 28.04.2020, for further information please visit the website of the Carolo-Wilhelmina-Foundation.
+++ Update 17.04.2020 +++
Registration of final theses
The registration of final theses can be done regularly again starting from 20.04.2020. When registering, you must confirm that you are aware of the currently limited possibilities (e.g. supply of literature etc.) and that you are able to complete the thesis in a regular manner despite the given circumstances.
Theses already in progress
There is no further blanket extension of the deadlines for submission of final papers. If there are delays in the completion of the thesis due to corona, students can submit a reasoned application (with a statement/confirmation by the first examiner).
+++ Update 09.04.2020 +++
In the first 6 weeks all events will be held digitally or online. Afterwards, the current situation will be reassessed and, if appropriate, switched back to classroom teaching.
The lecture period in the winter semester 2020/2021 will not begin until 01.11.2020.
+++ Update 25.03.2020 +++
Extension of final papers and project work
Deadlines for current Bachelor, Master and project works are currently being extended by 35 days.
+++ Update 20.03.2020 +++
Until 20.04.2020 no new registrations of final theses are possible.