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As of August: Applications for acceptance as a doctoral candidate via the new doctoral candidate management system

Wed, 16 Jul 2025 14:42:50 +0200

The application for acceptance as a doctoral candidate module will be activated in August 2025. From then on, students will be able to apply directly online on the system. Please visit the Graduate Centre website for details.

If you have any questions, please feel free to write to doktorandenmanagement@uni-passau.de.

Bavaria-wide panel discussion on teacher training on 17 July

Wed, 09 Jul 2025 13:21:44 +0200

At the heart of the event is the expert report Lehrkräftebildung für das 21. Jahrhundert: Attraktivität und Qualität durch Professionsbezug und Wissenschaftsorientierung [Teacher Education for the 21st Century: Attractiveness and Quality through Professional Relevance and Academic Orientation], commissioned by the Free State of Bavaria. This 58-page report offers 13 concrete recommendations for the future of teacher training. Representatives from teacher training institutions across Bavaria will discuss the report’s findings and share perspectives on how its recommendations might be implemented. Anyone with a teaching background is warmly invited to attend – and to contribute their own views during the open discussion. Please note: This event will be held in German. To register, visit the ZLF website [German content].

University elections 2025: Please vote!

Wed, 09 Jul 2025 13:05:00 +0200

To access your electronic polling station, log into your Stud.IP account. You will find detailed instructions for electronic voting directly via the election button in Stud.IP and on the Elections Office web page. Voting opens at 12:00 on 3 July and closes at 12:00 on 16 July.

Alternatively, you can cast your votes electronically in room VW 302 (Administration Building, Innstrasse 41) during the regular office hours, where suitable precautions are in place to enable unobserved voting. Polling assistants who support voters with disabilities in casting their votes are obliged to maintain secrecy about the votes they learn about in the course of their work in accordance with Art. 26(2) sentence 3 BayHIG.

Please go to the polls, every vote is important!

Please don’t take your bicycles into the buildings

Wed, 02 Jul 2025 14:41:37 +0200

Please use the signposted outdoor bicycle parking spaces instead. You can find an overview of bicycle parking spaces on the university website. There is also a secure bicycle storage room on the ground floor of the Nikolakloster Building, which is available to all University members and can be accessed using your CampusCard. You will also find electronic lockers there with power connections for your bike equipment. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.

Please don’t bring your dogs to the University

Wed, 02 Jul 2025 14:36:41 +0200

The ban is in place to help ensure a clean, hygienic and distraction-free working and learning environment for all University members; it is also intended to protect people with animal allergies or those who have a fear of animals. Exceptions are made for assistance dogs, such as guide dogs for the blind or mobility assistance dogs for people with disabilities.

If you have a certificate in accordance with the Behindertengleichstellungsgesetz (act on equal opportunities of persons with disabilities, BGG) or the assistance dog ordinance (AHundV), please contact the Buildings and Estates Service Office [German content] to register your assistance dog and obtain a written authorisation. You must carry this authorisation with you whenever you are in a university building with your assistance dog.

Travel literature in the Library Lounge

Wed, 02 Jul 2025 13:33:00 +0200

As a "library within a library", the Library Lounge offers a selection of current and popular literature.
For inspiration and planning for the upcoming holiday and holiday season, please refer to the selection of travel guides and reports there.
All university members and external users can take these out on site and check them out at the Central Library's circulation desk.

Meet ZIMI – the IT support chatbot for students and staff

Wed, 02 Jul 2025 13:10:41 +0200

ZIMI provides digital support in German and English on a wide range of IT topics and refers specifically to further information and sources at the University of Passau. Based on a large local knowledge base and in a multitude of steps, the answer is optimised for you – please be patient, as this can take a few seconds. If your issue still cannot be fully resolved, you are given the option of submitting a ticket to the ZIM support team directly from the chat.

Please visit the Support Portal to access ZIMI and for detailed instructions on how to use it.

As a new AI system, ZIMI is constantly learning and undergoing further development. Please support ZIMI by leaving your feedback (thumbs up/down in the chat or text feedback via the corresponding button in the system). Thank you!

WIWI underground car park: Temporary traffic disruptions on 3 July

Wed, 25 Jun 2025 13:10:45 +0200

Construction work is continuing to progress, so the construction hoists required for the work will soon be dismantled. Dismantling is scheduled for 3 July between 7:00 and 9:00 and will once again involve deploying the mobile crane. During this time, motorists are advised to expect traffic disruptions at the exit of the WIWI underground car park (Innstr. 27-29, “student underground car park”). Please make sure to factor this into your plans. We apologise for the inconvenience this may cause.

Sustainability Day on 3 July

Wed, 25 Jun 2025 10:54:00 +0200

On behalf of the University Executive, we cordially invite you to the Sustainability Day – in the presence of the Bavarian State Minister for the Environment and Consumer Protection, Thorsten Glauber, and in conjunction with the action day of the Federation of German Scientists (VDW) – on 3 July from 13:30 to 18:30 at the Kulturtransport and in lecture theatre 10 (Audimax Building, Innstrasse 31). You will find detailed information and the registration link in the invitation.

The university and Europäische Wochen Festival return to the Innwiese lawn to celebrate

Wed, 25 Jun 2025 10:35:00 +0200

Professor Christina Hansen, Vice President for International Affairs and Diversity, and EW Director Dr Carsten Gerhard will be opening the festival at 16:00.

Rock, soul, indie pop, folk, swing, and classical genres will hit the stage – sometimes pure and sometimes in exciting fusion. With a rich lineup of music and performances on the Innwiese lawn paired with a picnic vibe, the afternoon will have everything you could wish for. For the evening programme, the Landestheater Niederbayern and the Lower Bavarian Philharmonic Orchestra will perform a curated selection of classical pieces in the Innsteg Auditorium. Refreshments will be provided on site. Admission is free.

We are grateful to all involved, the Europäische Wochen Festival team, the Landestheater Niederbayern, and especially the Cultural Promotions Department of the Student Services Association for supporting and organising the student input! We hope you will celebrate with us on Thursday!