End of year 2020

Dear students,

this year has gone by pretty fast, don't you think? There were many ups and downs. Corona has been hard on all of us. But everyone tried to do their best and we all tried to pull on the same rope!

Our personal challenges and highlights in 2020? These were definitely:
→ the digital game nights
→ the conversion of the pre-courses and introductory week to online / hybrid
→ the FIN Christmas month "A 2020 Remote Adventure"

Of course, we also want to collect feedback from you! For this purpose, we would appreciate if you take 5-10 min and participate in our small survey about the FaRaFIN work: https://survey.farafin.de/index.php?r=survey/index&sid=269525&lang=en

Furthermore, the survey about online teaching in the current semester is still running: https://survey.farafin.de/index.php?r=survey/index&sid=191148&lang=de
Here, too, we depend on your feedback! This is the only way to improve things.

We wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year 2021!

Accessibility of FaRaFIN during Lockdown

Dear students,

we as FaRaFIN react to the current development in the Corona crisis.
In view of the decision of the federal government and the states over the weekend, we will no longer have any office hours from 16.12. and will therefore no longer be reachable by phone.
Nevertheless, we remain generally available for all inquiries and problems by mail or on our channels! We are also happy to make individual digital appointments in case of emergency.

On our Fara-Discord (https://discord.gg/SrrStqm2fa) you can write to us with general questions in the Consultationhour Channel with @farafin. For private questions and problems that require discretion, you can simply write to one of the FaRa members who is online.
We always try to answer as soon as possible (within 24 hours). Over the holidays it might take longer.

We hope that you will understand it! But this difficult time will pass.

Stay healthy and best regards,
your FaRaFIN

Enrollment in Master's programs

Current information on enrollment in the FIN master's degree programs in computer science, computer visualistics, engineering computer science, and business information systems

By decision of the Rectorate, the deadline for submitting Bachelor's transcripts for the current application period for the winter semester 2020/2021 has been extended to January 31, 2021.

Note from the faculty management!

The faculty management would like to take this opportunity to point out that the OVGU is in the 3rd phase of the

of the university's gradual plan for classifying the occurrence of infection and in particular the

mask obligation must be observed under all circumstances. Should this instruction not be observed, the faculty management reserves the right to take appropriate measures. *

• Masks are compulsory in the buildings and on the traffic areas.

• Masks are also compulsory for students during courses on the campus (except sports courses), if face-to-face teaching is required.

• If the minimum distance of 1.50 m is not reached, a mouth-nose cover must be worn, even in outdoor areas.

  • Forecourt of the cafeteria and the library

  • Denhardt-Straße (Campus Service Center to building 22)

Instructions on hygiene regulations

Dear students,

We would like to point out that you all adhere to the hygiene regulations. Therefore we list the main points here again:

→ Sufficient hand washing!
→ If possible / available use disinfection!
→ Wear the mouth-AND-nose masks on campus, in buildings and at the learning places!
→ Keep a sufficient distance of 1.5 m!
→ No group formation on campus and in learning rooms, laboratories, seminar rooms or other learning places!
→ Maximum 4 persons per learning room, laboratory, seminar room or other learning places!
→ Only place at designated learning places! Do not sit at taped places!
→ Please pay attention to the instructions in the rooms!
→ Always log in and out using the QR codes in the rooms!
→ Food is not allowed in laboratories! In other learning rooms only if all those present do not feel bothered by the smell!
→ Smoking (even of e-cigarettes!) is not allowed / unwanted in all rooms of the building!
→ Only an office space, where the same person is sitting, is a workplace!
→ If you have Corona, please contact corona@ovgu.de with all visited presence LV of the last weeks, all visited learning rooms and work places!
→ For the latest information from the university please check https://www.ovgu.de/corona.html !

Respect each other and protect each other!

If a person does not adhere to the regulations despite the information, even if you point this out to the person, then please contact the FaRaFIN or the ISD (0391 67 54444) immediately!

Design for Merchandise

Dear people,

your design skills are in demand!
We want to produce sweaters/jackets and new small pillows in FIN style. But for this we need your help!

Send us your designs or ideas as text or sketch in FIN style to post@farafin.de until 30.11.2020.
We will then let you vote on the designs you send in. The person(s) with the best design will win a sweater/jacket or a pillow in this design.

Entries please only until 30.11.2020 at 23:59 o'clock.

Best regards
your FaRaFIN

I have Corona. And now?

Dear students,

if you have been tested Corona-positive, please report this to the university!
You can simply send a mail to corona@ovgu.de . Please tell them which courses you have attended in the past weeks, if you have been sitting in learning rooms with others or or or.

Please report all this in a reasonable and conscientious way! Only then the university can see and follow over the QR codes who else needs to be informed!

Of course we hope that all of you will use the QR-codes in the rooms to log in and out!

Informations corona and teaching

Dear students,

as you surely have noticed, there is a gradual plan online at the university since Friday. (https://www.ovgu.de/stufenplan.html (english flag on right top))

This gradual plan states that classroom teaching should only be held where it is really necessary. If you have a course where presence is a requirement and you think that it is definitely possible to do it online, you have the following options:

• Talk to the lecturer (or send an e-mail) and ask him/her if he/she would switch to online teaching. If this does not result in anything, then
• please write a mail to post@farafin.de. In your mail you should mention the title, the lecturer, the faculty and the type of the course (exercise, seminar, ...). You are also welcome to tell us what the course looks like (e.g. "The lecturer will only present or calculate the learning material.").

We will then collect these mails and forward the information to the appropriate departments at the university.

In addition, we would like to ask you all to adhere to the hygiene regulations.

• wash your hands sufficiently
• if possible disinfection
• Wewaring the mouth-AND-nose mask on campus and in buildings
• Keep distance
• no group formation on campus or in learning rooms
• set only at designated learning places

Respect each other and protect each other!

Newsletter 11/2020

Dear students,

enclosed you will find our newsletter for november! This time with information about the Corona Financial aid, the actual semester and the Academic Club.

Digital Game Evenings

Dear students,

we have cool news for you - despite Corona.
The games evening team and representatives of Acagamics have got together and planned an online games evening for you every month for the whole winter semester 20/21!

Before we talk about the dates, here is some general information:

• You can find the games evening discord server here: https://discord.gg/tFEzW3Z
• In the text channels "welcome" and "server-rules" you can find all important information.
• 15 minutes after the start there will be a little greeting.
• There are many channels to different games and also free chats where you can get together.
• Be kind and nice to each other! =)
• The server can also be used outside game evenings! =)

Dates for the WiSe 20/21:

• 20.11.2020 from 7 pm (next week!)
• 18.12.2020 from 7 pm (Christmas play evening)
• 22.01.2021 from 7 pm
• 19.02.2021 from 7 pm
• 12.03.2021 from 7 pm (no examination period ;) )

We are looking forward to seeing you and are excited!

Best regards from
FaRaFIN and Acagamics