FAQs About Starting College

Are the courses held online or in person?
Coburg University of Applied Sciences and Arts is a campus-based university. Most courses will therefore take place on campus in Coburg, Bamberg, Lichtenfels, or Kronach. In some cases, online courses may supplement in-person study.

Where can I find my class schedule? Do I need to register for courses?
You can find information about your class schedule on your degree program page in the mycampus student portal. You’ll also receive your class schedule at the program-specific orientation session. There, everything else will be explained, such as group assignments or registration for individual elective courses, if applicable to your program. You don’t need to do anything before the orientation session.

Can I take additional courses alongside my regular classes?
Yes. There are foreign languages, courses on study skills, natural sciences and social issues, as well as art and culture, and a wide variety of sports courses. You can find more information on registration and the current program on the student portal mycampus under University Sports, Studium Generale, and Languages. Depending on the program, registration is open until the start of classes or during the first or second week of classes.

Who are my points of contact during my studies?
The program coordinators can answer questions about your degree program. You can find their contact information on your degree program’s page in our student portal, mycampus. On the pages “Academic Organization” and “Advising and Support ,” you ’ll find additional information on who can help you with specific issues.

What is a certificate of enrollment, and how do I get one?
The certificate of enrollment is proof that you are enrolled (Latin: “immatrikuliert”) at Coburg University of Applied Sciences and Arts, which you’ll need, for example, for the child benefit office or your health insurance provider. You can download it from the PRIMUSS portal (under “Certificates”) as soon as you’ve activated your student account.

How do I get my student ID card?
By mail—find all the details here.

How do I add money to my student ID card?
Top-up stations are available for you at the Friedrich Streib Campus (basement of the cafeteria and the cafeteria itself), the Design Campus, and the Lucas Cranach Campus, where you can add credit to your student ID card. You can also set up automatic top-ups from your bank account.

How can I borrow books from the library?
Your student ID also serves as your library card. You can find information about opening hours and how to use the library here and on our student portal, mycampus.

I don’t have a printer or copier at home. Can I print at the university?
Yes. Every campus has multifunction devices for printing, copying, and scanning, and you can send documents to them from your own laptop via Wi-Fi. To retrieve and print documents at the printer, you’ll need your student ID card, as it functions as a prepaid card for printing costs. First, you’ll need to load money onto your ID card and transfer it to your printing account. For more information, visit the IT Service page on our student portal, mycampus.

Is there licensed software I can use while I’m a student?
Yes, licensed software is available to all students at the university at a low cost or for free, such as Office 365. More information is available on the student portal, mycampus.

How do I get to Coburg University of Applied Sciences and Arts?
You can find detailed directions here. The semester ticket covers many public transportation options in the region!

What about parking?
There is no student parking on the Design Campus. You can use the public paid parking garages and the Anger parking lot.

The Friedrich Streib Campus has a parking garage with free parking spaces for students (including accessible and parent-child parking spaces). To use it, you must print your parking pass from the PRIMUSS portal (under “Certificates”) and place it behind your windshield (you’ll need to activate your student account first). You can check whether there are any spaces available in the parking garage on our display boards on Thüringer Straße (near the Sonneberger Straße parking lot) and at the intersection of Thüringer Straße and Eisenacher Straße. If the parking garage is full, please use the alternate parking lot on Sonneberger Straße. Or take public transportation with your semester pass!

How do I find a specific room?
All room numbers on the Friedrich Streib Campus follow this format: Building-Level-Room. Example: Room 11-U01 is located on the Friedrich Streib Campus in Building 11, basement (U), room 01. Some rooms, especially the large lecture halls, have a name in addition to their room number. For example, room 11-U01 is also known as the Brose Auditorium. You can find a campus map here.

Room numbers on the Design Campus also follow the “building-level-room” convention. Unlike the rooms on the Friedrich Streib Campus, the buildings on the Design Campus are designated with the letter D. For example: Room D1-009 is located on the Design Campus in Building 1, Level 0, Room 09.

Some rooms, especially the large lecture halls, have a name in addition to their room number. For example, room D1-009 is also known as the Audimax on the Design Campus. You can find a campus map here.

Is there anywhere to eat and drink on campus?
TheFriedrich Streib Campus, the Design Campus, and the Lucas Cranach Campus each have a cafeteria that serves hot meals at lunchtime, including vegetarian and vegan options. The Friedrich Streib Campus also has a cafeteria that sells snacks, coffee, and beverages from morning until late afternoon. It’s also worth stopping by the café-bar in the entrance area of the central library. You can find current opening hours and menus online on the Studierendenwerk Oberfranken website.

Outside of opening hours, vending machines offering hot and cold beverages as well as snacks are available at both the Friedrich-Streib Campus and the Design Campus. You can pay cashless with your student ID at the cafeteria, the snack bar, and the vending machines.

I don’t live in Coburg yet. What do I need to know?
You can find information about student housing here. Information on registering your residence with the City of Coburg can be found here.

What can I do in my free time?
Here’s some information about campus life, and here are some ideas for getting to know Coburg.

Where can I travel with the semester ticket?
Here you can find out which routes the semester ticket covers.

Most courses will be held on campus in Coburg, Bamberg, Lichtenfels, orKronach. Proven online formats may supplement in-person instruction. You can find more information about the class schedules on the program pages in mycampus.

First-semester students do not have to put together their own class schedules. You will receive your schedule no later than the program-specific orientation session. This session will also include a detailed explanation of the class schedule.

For some courses within the degree programs, registration is required, especially for so-called “elective-required modules.”

Yes. As part of the Studium Generale program, we offer you a wide selection of courses: You can choose from various foreign languages, courses on study skills, topics in the natural sciences and social sciences, and even art and culture. In addition, the Office for Academic Success and Health offers a variety of sports courses for students. For more information on registration and the current schedule, visit the student portal mycampus (university login required) under “University Sports,” “Studium Generale,” and “Languages.”

Yes, licensed software is available to all students at the university at a low cost or for free. This includes, for example:

• Office 365
• Corel
• Origin
• SPSS
• and many more.

For more information and an overview of all programs, visit the IT Service page under “Software” on our student portal, mycampus.

Yes. Coburg University of Applied Sciences and Arts has printers and copiers on every campus that you can use at any time. You can use these devices to print, copy, and scan. You can also do this from your own laptop or other devices via Wi-Fi. To log in to the printers, all you need is your student ID card, as it serves as a prepaid card for your printing costs. For more information on printing and your printer account, visit the IT Service page on our student portal , mycampus (university login required).

To borrow books from the library, you’ll need your student ID. It also serves as your library card. You can find information on how to borrow books, the library’s hours of operation, and general library use here andon the library’s page on our student portal, mycampus.

There are various ways to get to Coburg University of Applied Sciences and Arts. You can find detailed directions here.

Campus Design

There is no student parking available at Campus Design. You can use the public parking garages and the Anger parking lot. There is a fee for these.

Friedrich Streib Campus

The Friedrich Streib Campus has a parking garage with 530 spaces for students and staff. Accessible parking spaces are available for students with disabilities. Parents with young children may park in the designated parent-child parking spaces.

Parking certificate

To park here, you must prove that you are a student at the university. To do so, you’ll receive a parking permit, which you must always display in a clearly visible spot on your car’s windshield. You’ll find it after your account has been activated. student account in the PRIMUSS portal under the “Certificates” section.

Is the parking garage full?

You can check whether there are still spaces available in the parking garage by looking at our display boards on Thüringer Straße (near the Sonneberger Straße parking lot) and at the intersection of Thüringer Straße and Eisenacher Straße. If the parking garage is full, please use the alternate parking lot on Sonneberger Straße.

We also recommend the following alternatives:

• Semester Pass Your student ID also serves as your semester pass. With it, you can ride many public transportation routes in Coburg for free. The semester pass is valid only on the designated routes.
• Carpooling
  Form carpools with your fellow students to get to the university.

Campus maps and room layouts are available for both the Friedrich Streib Campus and the Design Campus. You can find them here.

Friedrich Streib Campus:

All room numbers on the Friedrich Streib Campus are generally structured according to the following principle: building-level-room.

Example: Room 11-U01 on the Friedrich Streib Campus is located in Building 11, basement (U), room 01.

Some rooms, especially the large lecture halls, have a name in addition to their room number. For example, room 11-U01 is also known as the Brose Auditorium.

You can find a map of the buildings on the Friedrich-Streib Campus here.

Campus Design:

All room numbers on the Design Campus are generally structured according to the following principle: building-floor-room. Unlike the rooms on the Friedrich Streib Campus, the buildings on the Design Campus are designated with the letter D.

Example: Room D1-009 is located on the Design Campus in Building 1, Level 0, Room 09.

Some rooms, especially the large lecture halls, have a name in addition to their room number. For example, room D1-009 is also known as the Audimax on the Design Campus.

You can find a campus map and a floor plan of the Design Campus here.

There is a cafeteria at the Friedrich Streib Campus, the Design Campus, and the Lucas Cranach Campus that serves hot meals at lunchtime. You’ll also find vegetarian and vegan options here. The Friedrich Streib Campus also has a cafeteria that sells snacks, coffee, and beverages from morning until late afternoon. It’s also worth stopping by the café-bar in the entrance area of the central library. You can find the current opening hours and menus online on the Studierendenwerk Oberfranken website .

Outside of opening hours, vending machines offering hot and cold beverages as well as snacks are available both at the Friedrich-Streib Campus and the Design Campus. You can conveniently pay cashless with your student ID card in the dining hall, the cafeteria, and at the vending machines. Click here to learn how to load money onto your student ID card.

As a first-semester student, you will receive your student ID card by mail from our Office of Academic Affairs. It will be sent to the address you provided in your application. Please let us know about any address changes as soon as possible. You can easily do this online once your student account has been activated in the PRIMUSS portal. You can find more information about the student ID card and its features here.

At the Friedrich Streib Campus, the Design Campus, and the Lucas Cranach Campus, there are reload stations where you can easily add credit to your student ID card. You can also set up automatic reloads from your bank account.

The Certificate of Enrollment is proof that you are enrolled (Latin: “immatrikuliert”) at Coburg University of Applied Sciences and Arts. You’ll need it, for example, to provide proof to the child benefit office or your health insurance provider. You can print it out yourself as soon as you’ve activated your student account with us. Log in to the PRIMUSS portal using your login credentials (username and password). There, under the “Certificates” section, you’ll find the certificate of enrollment.

If you have questions or problems regarding the organization of your studies:

There are various student service centers at Coburg University of Applied Sciences and Arts. Especially at the beginning, you’ll need:

• Student Affairs Office
  —responsible for applications, enrollment, student ID cards, and certificates
• Academic Advising
  assists with all questions regarding your studies
• IT Services
  is the point of contact for technical questions (access to university servers, access to the Wi-Fi network, setting up an email account, etc.)

On the “Academic Organization” and “Advising and Support” pages, you’ll find further information on who can help you with specific issues.

For questions and issues specific to your degree program:

You can find the contact persons for your degree program on the program pages for your major on our student portal, mycampus. You can also contact your program’s student council at any time.

Information on the city of Coburg, e.g. on housing registration, housing benefit or new residents’ get-togethers can be found here.

You can find information and support on finding accommodation in Coburg and the surrounding area on our page Accommodation in Coburg.

We’ve put together a list of the various recreational activities for you on the ” Recreation in Coburg ” page.

Whether you’re interested in politics, have a talent for singing, are socially engaged, or enjoy crafts and tinkering—there’s definitely a place for you in one of our student organizations. You can find an overview of the university’s student organizations here.

The semester fee includes the semester ticket, which is valid for certain modes of transportation in Coburg and the surrounding area. As a student at a Bavarian university, you can also purchase a discounted Deutschland-Ticket. For more information, contact the Studierendenwerk Oberfranken and the VGN.