International

Before you arrive to study in Clausthal, please be sure to note the following: Although there is no COVID19 vaccination requirement in Germany, we strongly advise vaccination. The following COVID19 vaccines are approved in Germany: https://www.pei.de/DE/newsroom/dossier/coronavirus/coronavirus-inhalt.html?nn=169730&cms_pos=3

If you have been vaccinated with another vaccine, you are considered unvaccinated according to German regulations and stricter rules may apply to you.

Please follow the regulations for entering Germany: https://www.bundesgesundheitsministerium.de/service/gesetze-und-verordnungen/guv-19-lp/coronaeinreisev.html

In the winter semester 2021/2022, Clausthal University of Technology (TUC) will return to face-to-face teaching. This holds for classes and for exams. Even though some classes and exams might still take place online, the semester will be a regular face-to-face -- neither an online and nor a hybrid -- semester. Studying requires participating in lectures, exercises, classes, labs, seminars, etc. and taking oral and written exams, in person. Therefore, being physically present in Clausthal is necessary.

Enrolling and re-registering as a student in Germany by law requires proof of health insurance. This is important for international students since obtaining health insurance in Germany usually requires residency in Germany. Students who do not live in Germany can, therefore, not obtain health insurance. Studying at TUC from abroad is, thus, no longer possible. As we are returning to face-to-face teaching, the previous nationwide exception that held for several semesters, that were exclusively conducted online,  is no longer in effect.

Students currently not in Clausthal and as well as new students are urged to plan their coming (back) to Clausthal as soon as possible. New students are strongly advised to participate in the introductory events during the welcome weeks (https://www.tu-clausthal.de/studieninteressierte/ausprobieren-vorbereiten/welcome-week).

To participate in classes, you have to follow the Covid-19 regulations of TUC. The current Covid-19 regulations of TUC are avaliable through the link "Corona Maßnahmen" on the site  https://www.tu-clausthal.de/corona. Specifically, the "3G rule" is in effect. This means that only persons who can provide proof of full immunization status against Covid-19 with a vaccine approved in the European Union (www.pei.de/impfstoffe/covid-19), official proof of recovery from a Covid-19 infection, or an official current negative test result (PCR test, valid for 48 hours; PoC Test, valid for 24 hours) may take part in classes and exams. Please note that getting tested might be expensive and time consuming. Vaccinations against Covid-19 are available free of charge in Germany.

Important information for international first semester students in the Master's program in Computer Science

Information for international students and applicants

Compulsory Health Insurance for International Students

To be able to enroll at a university in Germany, you are legally obliged to have health insurance. Usually, proof of health insurance valid for Germany or proof of an exemption need to be provided upon the time of enrollment.

There is an exception for the winter term of 2020/21, however:  you can already enroll from your home country without having concluded a German health insurance contract. That way, it can be ensured that you can already enroll while still in your home country and thus are able to participate in online-lectures.

However, if you then enter Germany at a later time to continue your studies on campus, you are obligated to back payments of the German health insurance fees. The obligation of back payments commences the day of enrollment at a German university, so in this case at Clausthal University of Technology.

Information for international students and applicants

Information on the winter semester 2020/2021

In addition to the update of 12.03.2020, the following further note is given:

Returnees from abroad are obliged to contact their supervisor and the Human Resources Department immediately after their return. They are FORBIDDEN to enter the buildings or premises of Clausthal University of Technology for 14 days after their return. In this respect, no differentiation is made as to whether the country of destination is classified as an international risk area by the Robert Koch Institute.

FAQ for new students and applicants

In order to ensure everyone’s health and safety, and acting on the latest Government decrees regarding the coronavirus outbreak, Clausthal University of Technology decided to take the following preventive measures:

• There will be no classes, lectures or exams until April 19, 2020
• In case you need get in touch with staff of the International Center Clausthal, please do so via e-mail.
• If you would still like to register for the upcoming term, please so via postal mail.
• We strongly recommend to exchange students to postpone your stay until winter term 2020/21 (October 2020 – March 2021)

We are closely following official information from the German federal as well as from the government of Lower Saxony, and will keep you informed accordingly.

All students and staff are being informed regularly via the e-mails about the latest updates. Everyone is required to stay at home for 14 days, if they have recently returned from abroad. During this period they are required to monitor their respective health status.

For the time being international mobility is cancelled/postponed. Business trips are only allowed, if absolutely necessary.

We are doing everything possible to address the need to prevent the spread of the coronavirus while also minimizing the inconveniences of the measures taken.

Thank you for your understanding and stay safe.

In principle, we recommend the following precautionary measures to everyone, also in view of the current wave of influenza:

• Wash your hands regularly
• Good respiratory hygiene - cover mouth and nose with the crook of your arm when coughing or sneezing, use handkerchiefs and dispose of them immediately
• Avoid close contact with sick people
• Do not shake hands (you will find the poster with the corresponding note at the end of this information in English)
• People who feel unwell, have fever, cough or breathing difficulties must stay at home.