Would you like to study abroad or complete an internship abroad? Or are you still considering whether a stay abroad is right for you? The International Office's intranet pages contain all the information, organisational tips, and dates for information events.

As an academic information centre, the UW/H library supports you in all questions concerning literature supply so that you can optimally prepare for your next exam, term paper or seminar. A wide range of catalogues, databases and subject portals are available for researching literature and reading printed and digital books and e-journals.

The UW/H Career Service is the link between students and companies. It acts as a guide for students and helps them connect with companies.

The Equality and Diversity team is committed to non-discriminatory and respectful interaction at our university. Information, counselling services and contact persons can be found on the intranet pages ‘Equality and Diversity at UW/H’.

The Hochschulwerk Witten/Herdecke e.V. (HSW) is a student initiative. All students enrolled at UW/H are members. Other services provided by the Hochschulwerk include running the cafeteria, offering a wide range of university sports, taking book orders, issuing international student ID cards, and having its own shop with UW/H merchandise products.

Since November 2022, ChatGPT has been a freely accessible generative AI that can generate new texts and thus also greatly influences university teaching. This PDF file provides information on the use of generative AI (e.g., ChatGPT) at the UW/H.

Witten/Herdecke University thrives on the commitment and cooperation of all students and staff. In addition to the opportunities for students to participate in academic committees and working groups, there are many student initiatives. The Initiatives Office supports, advises and networks student initiatives. It also represents the student sustainability office and works closely with the UW/H sustainability networking centre. 

The International Office is responsible for all international aspects of the degree programmes and faculties. It offers information and counselling on staying abroad during your studies. On the other hand, it supports the concrete planning of the stay abroad and preparation, e.g. by organising language courses and scholarships and the subsequent recognition of examination results.

 Articles about life at UW/H, information on strategic decisions, interviews with UW/H members and other topics from the UW/H cosmos can be found (after registration) in the internal blog. 

Lecture materials are made available via Moodle , the UW/H eLearning platform. It offers the opportunity to support co-operative teaching and learning methods.

InformThe UW/H has committed itself to sustainability in its constitution, and the UW/H mission statement also formulates the central motive of being able to ‘shape changes in society sustainably and fairly’. The Sustainability Networking Centre is essential for this development. It is committed to a socio-ecological transformation of UW/H. Further information can be found on the intranet pages on the ‘University Sustainability Strategy’.

If you have forgotten your password, you can regain access to your account via the password self-service.

Presentation, poster, letterhead, brochure or Zoom background image: You can download templates in the UW/H corporate design under ‘Business equipment and work templates’ (after registration).

You can submit print jobs online via the Print Centre.

Psychological student counseling supports personal concerns in and outside of the study context. All Witten/Herdecke University students can participate in individual counseling and a group offer.

Since 2015, the Room of Silence (RdS) has offered everyone the opportunity to integrate moments of quiet, pause and mindfulness into the lively everyday life at the university. The room is used in many ways: taster sessions, ongoing course offerings, yoga and meditation are just a few examples.

You can access an overview of the room plans here.

In UWE you can search for people, institutions (= organisations) and rooms at Witten/Herdecke University.

You can find the semester dates here.

The Smartcard has many functions and will accompany you throughout your studies - as a student ID card, as a copy card, as a payment method in the cafeteria, as an access card to the campus and the library.

The smartcards will be issued by the Hochschulwerk Witten/Herdecke e.V. (HSW) in the first few days after the start of the semester. You will find detailed information on this shortly before the start of the semester on the HSW intranet page www.hochschulwerk.de.

Here you can view your SmartCard account transactions - only accessible via UW/H PCs and from the Eduroam WLAN.

Further information on the smartcard (recharging options, defect, loss, etc.) can be found on the BIT support intranet page.

Software service for SPSS, Microsoft Office, Citavi, Endnote and other services can be found at UW/H-Services.

Numerous foundations and funding organisations award scholarships to students. The award criteria are not always just about performance but often also about social commitment, outstanding ideas or a commitment to social interaction. We have compiled an overview of scholarship programmes and funding organisations for you.

There are students from six departments at UW/H: human medicine, nursing science, psychology, dentistry, management and entrepreneurship, philosophy, politics, and economics. Information on all student representations can be found on the ‘Student Representations and Initiatives’ intranet pages.

The StudierendenGesellschaft (SG) is a non-profit association founded in 1995 by students of Witten/Herdecke University. The students at UW/H manage their tuition fees on their own responsibility. For this purpose, they have developed a financing model with the "Reverse Generation Contract" (UGV), which provides for an income-dependent later payment in addition to the monthly contribution payments during studies. Thus, for 25 years, the SG has stood with the UGV for free access to studies, a free design of studies and a free choice of profession. Because: studying in Witten is not a question of money and never should be! In addition to administering and financing the tuition fees - which currently amount to more than 12 million euros, about one fifth of the entire university budget - and supporting a large number of student projects, the SG, as co-owner and shareholder of the UW/H, helps shape the university at the highest level. This makes it the direct voice of the students in the highest commercial body of the university - a novelty in Germany.

You can find everything you need to know about semester fees, enrolment, re-registration, exmatriculation, leave of absence, etc. on the pages of the Student Secretariat.

The intranet page Matriculation provides information on the general matriculation process, the matriculation regulations and the fee regulations.

Students who have an accident or are injured at the UW/H or on the way to the university should contact the Student Secretariat as soon as possible, as an accident report must be sent from there to the Unfallkasse NRW. Contact details can be found at the top of this page.

Every degree programme at Witten/Herdecke University includes the Studium fundamentale: one day a week, students from all disciplines come together, engage with art and culture or engage in artistic activities. This change of perspective, the different way of thinking, the communication in this special setting broaden their horizons and bring new ideas to their minds. The choice of courses within the Studium fundamentale is free. The "Stufu" is divided into different competence areas. While the reflective competence area aims to train students to think and reflect on the fundamentals of their own academic work and to try out other ways of thinking, the communicative competence area helps students to practise speaking in a way that is appropriate to the subject and the situation. This ranges from voice training to group communication and from direct interaction to virtual communication. In the artistic competence area, you can test and expand your own creative potential, as is inherent in visual art, music, dance and theatre. The Stufu is organised by the WittenLab. Zukunftslabor Studium fundamentale.

Students who have an accident or are injured at the UW/H or on the way to the university should contact the Student Secretariat as soon as possible, as this is where an accident report must be sent to the Unfallkasse NRW. Here you can find the contact details for the Registrar's Office.

The UW/H offers the WLAN networks "eduroam" and "uwh-guest". While "uwh-guest" is an open WLAN network, the eduroam network is encrypted. You can access the eduroam network - even if you are staying at another university - via your UW/H ID. You can find more information here. 

UWE is the campus online system of the UW/H. All data relevant to the administration of your studies are stored in UWE and are thus available for all queries and processing procedures. All members of the UW/H (students and staff) have access to UWE via their UW/H ID. In UWE you will find all courses offered in a semester. Students must use UWE to register for and deregister from courses and examinations, can view grades and check their study status. UWE informs you about changes in the time or location of courses. Please check your emails regularly and keep your contact details in UWE up to date. More useful information is available here.

You can find blog posts about studying on the UW/H blog. The content of the UWH blog ist only available in german. 

With webmail, you can access UW/H mail from anywhere.

Gastronomy:

[...] raum café: Nice mix of café and alternative learning space right in Witten.

Knuts: The bistro café offers cuisine, bar and culture under one roof. There's always something going on here from Tuesday to Sunday.

Café Leye in the city centre. Here you'll find a great roof terrace and delicious cafés and cakes. There is also always a cultural programme here.

Kijamii Coffee: Café and coffee roastery in Witten for fair and speciality coffees from direct trade with partner coffee cooperatives in northern Tanzania.

Kitten/Unikat: Student Uniclub - The "place to be" for all UW/H students. Every Wednesday evening you can meet fellow students and make friends with students from other faculties.

Alte Post: A corner pub as it is written in the book: From football evenings to long party nights, everything is on offer here.

Klimbim: The quaintest pub in Witten: Here you still sit at old wooden counters and get to talk to nice people in a friendly and relaxed environment.

Supermarkets:

Alnatura: Organic supermarket right in the centre of Witten with a wide range of vegetarian and vegan food and cosmetics.

Füllbar: Unpackaged food, cosmetics, cleaning products and much more can be found unpackaged at the Füllbar - also directly in Witten's city centre.

Kaufland: Large full-range store in Witten's city centre.

Boni: Food market on Pferdebachstraße with large fruit, vegetable, cheese, meat and meat departments. There is also a sushi station where fresh sushi is prepared daily - also in vegan & vegetarian!

Medical care:

University Clinic of the UW/H: The university outpatient clinic is a general medical facility for integrative health care and naturopathy.

Dental Clinic of the UW/H: As a university dental clinic, complex treatments are offered here in addition to normal preventive examinations.

Centre for Mental Health and Psychotherapy of the UW/H: The Centre for Mental Health and Psychotherapy (ZPP) of the University of Witten/Herdecke offers professional support in challenging life situations, mental and social stress, mental disorders and physical illnesses associated with psychosocial complaints.

Hospitals: There are two hospitals in Witten - the Ev. Hospital and the Marien Hospital, which also has a 24-hour outpatient clinic.

Are you looking for a flat or a room in a shared flat? At WG-Gesucht, flat-sharing rooms are advertised all the time. A look at Ebay-Kleinanzeigen and at WG-Gesucht can be worthwhile, or even a notice in the university itself.