News for Students
Here we keep you up to date on current calls for applications, opportunities to help shape teaching and studies, helpful funding programmes, scholarships or workshops and useful general information.
General information
Online Survey on Physically Active Teaching: How active is your every day student life?
In cooperation with the Department of Sports Medicine at the Institute of Sports Science, the HU's University Health Management (HGM) is conducting an online survey on physical activity in teaching. The aim is to gain insights into the practice, perception and assessment of physical activity in university teaching at HU Berlin.
Participation is open to all students at Humboldt-University. The survey takes about 7 minutes to complete and is anonymous.
Take part and help to further develop healthy, movement-promoting teaching and learning formats at HU!
The survey period: 07.07.25–27.07.25
Click here to take the survey: https://umfrage.hu-berlin.de/index.php/474995?newtest=Y&lang=en
Additional examination attempt after consultation
Previously, a failed module final examination (MFE) could generally be repeated twice. With the 22nd amendment to the ZSP-HU, the HU will implement the possibility, as included in the BerlHG with the last fundamental amendment, to take an additional attempt after participating in an examination consultation and exhausting all regular repetition attempts, effective since 21 January 2025. Before the last regular repetition attempt, the examination board will inform you about the consequences of a final failure of the examination and invite you to a consultation to discuss why the MFE was not passed and provide targeted assistance on how it could be passed in the next attempt. If you have any questions or problems, you can contact the examination office responsible for you.
Courses on sustainability & Studium Oecologicum
If you want to expand your knowledge of sustainability, you can easily find suitable courses in the "Courses on sustainability" folder on AGNES. Furthermore, the Sustainability Office offers you the opportunity to acquire both basic knowledge and application-oriented skills in the Studium Oecologicum and to reflect critically on the topic - and on top of that, you can have it all recognised for ten ECTS as an extra-disciplinary elective (ÜWP)!
International online seminars: Courses at Circle U. Open Campus
Circle U. runs international online seminars for Bachelor's and Master's students, which can be credited with 5 or 10 ECTS. The respective course programmes and all information on how to apply can be found on the Circle U. Open Campus website. If you have any questions about accreditation, please contact the person responsible at your faculty or institute.
Results of the 2025 Student Survey
The initial analysis of the 2025 student survey is complete – we would like to once again sincerely thank you for your active participation! Your feedback provides valuable input for the ongoing development of teaching and learning at our university.
You can now access a first look at the results:
https://hu.berlin/sb2025insights
Results of the student survey on AI in higher education
More than three quarters of the students surveyed already use AI in the context of their studies, with over 30% using it frequently or very frequently. These findings come from the student survey on AI in teaching and learning, conducted in summer 2024 as part of the KI-Campus 2.0 project at HU Berlin. The results will be used within the KI-Campus project and for the further development of teaching and learning at HU Berlin.
Events
Talking Transfer: BUA Online information event about Funding for your startup idea
The event focuses on how your research can have an impact beyond the university. Students and researchers will receive a compact overview of key aspects of innovation and technology transfer, including funding opportunities, support services and first steps towards the practical implementation of research results. Topics covered include start-up funding, intellectual property, cooperation with industrial partners and EU innovation programs. Your own suggestions for topics are also welcome.
Join in on 17 July, 12:30pm–1:30pm (onlina via Zoom). Participation is free of charge for you as a member of the Berlin University Alliance, to which Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin also belongs. Registration and further information at: https://www.tu.berlin/entrepreneurship/transfer-support/qualifizierung/talking-transfer
Open air in the courtyard: “La vida breve” will be performed in July
For the first time since 2002, the music department at HU is once again inviting audiences to an open-air production. On four summer evenings, the opera “La vida breve” by Manuel de Falla will be performed by members and alumni of the university. Against the atmospheric backdrop of the historic courtyard of the main building, Humboldt's Philharmonic Choir and Humboldt's Student Philharmonic Orchestra will transport the audience to Granada around 1900 – the setting for a passionate and tragic love story. The production deliberately dispenses with technical amplification.
Performance dates are 13, 15, 17 and 19 July. Start: 20:30 each evening. Access to the event is only possible via Dorotheenstraße. Please note: The event will take place even in unfavourable weather conditions. Therefore, please remember to wear rainproof clothing in case of emergency; in the interest of the other guests, however, umbrellas are not permitted. Tickets are available from Reservix and all known advance booking offices.
Calls and Grants
Apply for Circle U. Seed Funding
Circle U. Seed Funding aims to strengthen cooperation between partner universities
at all levels. Researchers, administrative staff and students can apply for funding of
up to 10,000 euros for their projects. Projects involving members of at least three
Circle U. universities are eligible for seed funding. In addition to the full call for
proposals, the website also provides examples of eligible formats, tips on identifying
potential project partners, and answers to frequently asked questions. The application
deadline is 1 October.
Scholarships
Study abroad: from Berlin to the world
Few experiences change your perspective on your studies and yourself like a semester abroad. Benefit from the HU’s global network: How about Erasmus+ in Europe? Or a stay in Africa, Asia, Australia or America? On our website, you will find all the information about the programmes, application deadlines, and advisory services. Don‘t miss it: Our virtual info session on semesters abroad worldwide takes place every fortnight. Are you curious about what you can experience while studying at our partner universities? The HU ambassadors share insights in blogs and on Instagram throughout the semester.
THESys Award
You find yourself at the end of your studies and are dealing with human-environment research in your graduation thesis? The HU would like to support you: Excellent theses can be submitted for the THESys Award. (Annual call for applications between 15 July and 1 November)