Below you will find answers to frequently asked questions on the courses taught at the ZKK. Please contact us directly if your question is not answered in these FAQs. Your contact person is Ms Julianna Galambos. You can also send an e-mail to zkk@uni-passau.de.
You will find the exact registration dates under "Courses and seminars". The registration phase usually begins two weeks before the start of lectures. Registration for any remaining places or the waiting list is possible at any time.
You can initially register for up to three seminars and three IT courses per semester. This number may be increased at a later date. If you are interested in attending more courses, please feel free to email us at zkk@uni-passau.de.
On the ‘Available Places’ page, you will always find up-to-date information on available places on seminars and IT courses.
Yes, you need to register for every course. If you come to attend a seminar or IT course without having registered, you will not be admitted.
Yes, only students of the University of Passau get to attend ZKK courses. However, some of the courses are open to university staff and alumni.
Yes, there is a waiting list. Up to one week before the event begins, people on the waiting list will automatically be moved into the event if someone cancels. If you are near the top of the waiting list, you have a very good chance of being moved up. If you are moved up, Stud.IP will notify you automatically. You should therefore check your account regularly.
If one or more places become available in the week before the course starts, all persons on the waiting list will be notified in writing via Stud.IP. The place that has become available is allocated to the first person to respond to the notification. Unfortunately, the waiting list order cannot be followed in this case for organisational reasons.
On average, 30 percent of the seminar participants cancel their registration up to one week before the course commences. If you are at the front of the waiting list, you have good chances of being allocated a place and taken off the waiting list.
Yes, please also remove yourself from the waiting list if you are no longer able to attend. If you move up from the waiting list and then miss a session without giving notice, this will result in you being given lower priority for places in the following semester.
This is how to take your name of the waiting list: the waiting list entries are shown on Stud.IP in "My Courses" at the very top of the screen. Click on the door symbol next to the title to "sign out" of the course.
If your name is on the waiting list, you can go to the course without making any commitment and may be allotted a place on site if a place becomes available. If you are on places 1 to 10 for a webinar, we will send you the Zoom link automatically and you can use the jump-seat option.
Please make sure you report to the lecturer on site if you wish to avail yourself of this possibility. If more students on the waiting list "try their luck" and come to the seminar or IT course than the number of places that become available, they will be allocated the available places in the waiting list order.
Yes, you can cancel your registration up to one week before the course starts. To do so, simply deregister from the relevant seminar on Stud.IP. Once this time limit has expired, your registration becomes final. Any cancellation of a registration in the last week before the start of the course will be accepted only in exceptional cases, for example in the event of illness (on presentation of a doctor's note) or similar circumstances if written documentation is provided (for example, confirmed collision with a mandatory course scheduled at short notice).
For last-minute registration, please use the following form. Please note that doctor's notes will be accepted only after cancellation of your registration in writing.
Cancellations of registration that are sent to lecturers and fail to reach the ZKK in a timely manner will not be accepted.
For last-minute cancellations of registration, please use the following form.
If you fail to cancel your registration in time or do not attend the seminar without an excuse, you will be given secondary preference in the allocation of seminar and course places in the following semester. Secondary preference means that in any following semester you will only be taken into consideration if not enough other students have registered for the seminar or for the IT course.
As a rule, secondary preference ends after one semester. After one semester, you will give the same chances in the allocation of places for seminars as all the other students.
Yes, we issue (digital) certificates of attendance for all courses that run for at least four hours. These certificates describe the main topics covered in the event.
To receive a certificate of attendance, you must have fully and actively participated in the event and completed any required assessments and coursework.
For lectures, courses, and seminars lasting less than 4 hours, certificates are generally not issued.
Write us an e-mail to zkk@uni-passau.de with the exact seminar details (course number, title, date) and we will issue a new certificate of attendance and send it to you be e-mail.
Yes. Once you have completed your studies, you can ask the ZKK to provide you with a document summarising all your assessments and coursework. If you have attended at least one seminar in each area of competency, you will receive the Competency PAssport as a PDF document. If you do not meet the requirements, we can issue an informal letter of confirmation for the seminar you attended. For this purpose, please send us an e-mail to zkk@uni-passau.de and specify which seminar or IT course, if any, should not be included. We will then send you your personalised certificate by e-mail.
Yes. You can also have your summary certificate issued in English.
According to the Higher Education Act, assessments completed during a leave semester will generally not be counted towards your degree (exceptions apply). However, you are welcome to attend seminars on a voluntary basis during your leave semester despite there being no accreditation.
This depends on the seminar you will be attending and is handled differently by the various lecturers. You will find all the relevant information on Stud-IP in the specifics for the individual seminars.
Yes, attendance is compulsory. You are expected to attend the seminar you have registered for in person at least 80 percent of the time in order to be able to successfully complete the course. Please note that compulsory attendance also applies to webinars.
If you can include ZKK seminars in your degree programme, the Examinations Office will enter your ECTS points in HISQIS. For them to do so, you need to submit your certificate of attendance to the Examinations Office yourself.
If you are studying at the Faculty of Computer Science and Mathematics, you need a grade in order to have a seminar credited. Please note the information regarding the recognition of key qualifications. If you wish to take an exam, please contact in advance the seminar instructor. We will then forward your grade to the Examination Office and handle the recognition of the seminar.
To find out whether and how many ECTS point you can earn, please check out the applicable study and examination regulations.
No, this option is not available. Once you have registered for a course, registration is final and entitles only you to attend the relevant seminar or IT course.
Like most of the digital courses at the University of Passau, ZKK courses are also usually held via Zoom. You will find the Zoom link in the Stud.IP announcements shortly before the webinar is due to start. If you are unfamiliar with Zoom, you will find useful information at https://online-lehre.uni-passau.de/studierende/.
To make sure that the lecturers can verify your attendance, please use your real names (first name and surname) on Zoom and leave your camera switched on during the course. Only then will we be able to issue a certificate of attendance. Should you wish to protect your privacy, you have the option of using a virtual background in Zoom. For instructions on how to upload such a virtual background, go to https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/210707503-Virtueller-Hintergrund.
If you do not have a camera or if your camera is not working, please let us know immediately by writing to zkk@uni-passau.de.
If you are unable to contact the lecturer, try to get in touch with the other participants via the forum or Blubber Contact. If you are unable to log in at all, cancel your registration for the seminar by writing to zkk@uni-passau.de. Please make sure to specify that you were unable to attend the seminar to the end due to technical issues. Your absence will then be noted as excused and you will not be subject to secondary preference in the following semester.
