The hearing is not an examination, but a compulsory course guidance. A hearing is held if the required 15 ECTS credits are not achieved in the semester. The prerequisite is that the students were enrolled and not on leave of absence in the semester in question.
Aim of the hearing
The aim of the hearing is to clarify the reasons why the minimum number of points is not reached and to provide targeted support to students in order to successfully continue their studies. The consultation sessions are conducted by scientific staff, senior engineers or professors of the institutes. The hearing officers provide concrete assistance for effective learning organisation and sensible examination and study planning. In the case of more complicated problems, they will refer you to suitable advice centres.
A record of the interview will be taken and forwarded to the selection board. During the Bachelor's programme, the application for an interview may be made a maximum of three times. During the Master's programme, a maximum of two hearings are possible.
Conduct of the hearing
- If there are valid reasons, an informal application can be submitted to the Examination Board at any time. If approved, no 15 ECTS-LPs need to be completed in the semester.
- At the beginning of May or November, students will be informed in writing of the final failure of the overall examination in the previous semester by means of an EN notification.
- A request for a hearing must be submitted within the one-month period set after notification of the decision. If there were valid reasons for a restricted ability to study in the semester, an objection (form: "Antrag auf Aussetzung der Bedingungen nach §14 (3) PO") in order to withdraw from the procedure (see list of valid reasons). In case of illness, please have a medical certificate issued and collect it. Please note that a "yellow certificate" (AU) is not sufficient - a medical certificate must be submitted.
- After the one-month period has expired, the applicants will be allocated to the institutes. The hearing dates will be announced online on the website of the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering in the week before the hearings.
- The hearings take place in the institutes. If it is not possible to attend the hearing, the Examinations Office must be notified in advance.
- After a positive hearing, the hearing is recorded as "passed" in the student's transcript of records. In the event of a negative outcome, the Examination Board will decide on the progress in a second hearing.
Good reasons are...
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Disease
An unexpected restriction in the form of an illness must be documented by appropriate evidence (medical certificate from a specialist, official medical certificate, etc.). This evidence must be obtained immediately after the restriction occurs. Certificates issued retroactively over a longer period of time will not be accepted! Certificates of incapacity for work ("yellow certificate") will also not be accepted.
As an alternative or in addition to the verification procedure described above, the inability to take examinations can be confirmed by a medical specialist on the form "Declaration of withdrawal due to inability to take examinations due to illness and medical certificate". Of course, the confirmation from the medical specialist must also be obtained immediately after the restriction occurs.
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Chronic diseases and disabilities
Chronic mental and physical illnesses and disabilities characterise the normal performance of an examinee as personality traits and cannot be recognised as a reason for inability to take an examination. In certain cases, however, these illnesses can lead to compensation for disadvantages being granted (see www.uni-hannover.de/mit-handicap).
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Childcare for children under 6 years of age
Care of children under the age of 6 by single parents or in the absence of a day-care centre place or a childminder, for example:
Proof: Birth certificate and registration or household certificate for the current calendar year. Proof from the responsible municipality/region of the lack of a childcare place, as well as proof of employment.
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Care of relatives
Relative care to the extent of at least 20 hours per week.
Evidence: Expert opinion of the medical service of the health insurance companies
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Competitive Sports
Competitive sport involving at least 20 hours of training per week or 6 weeks during the examination period (training for the Olympics or in a squad)
Proof: Certificate from the responsible training unit
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Committee activities
Committee activities and activities in student self-administration amounting to 40 hours per month.
Evidence: Certificate of the body
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Other voluntary professional or social commitment
Other voluntary professional or social commitment of at least 20 hours per week
Evidence: Certificate from the competent institution
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Knowledge tests and early performance
Knowledge tests (as requirements for the Master's programme, to be fulfilled in the 1st and 2nd semester) and early performance (in the Bachelor's programme for the Master's programme).
If 15 CPs have been achieved in the semester including the knowledge examinations (applies to the first two semesters after enrolment) or early achievements, the semester goal is considered to have been achieved and the hearing procedure does not apply. The same applies to the Bachelor's thesis, which may be completed in the first Master's semester.
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Specialist internship
Completion of a specialised internship of 12 weeks during the semester.
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Consequences of being a victim of a crime that prolongs the period of study
Consequences that extend the duration of studies as a victim of a crime.
Proof: Report to the police/prosecution service
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Death of relatives
Death of relatives.
Proof: Death certificate. Relationship of the 1st or 2nd degree must be proven.
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Asymmetrical stay abroad
Asymmetrical stay abroad.
Proof: Certificate of the stay abroad
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Bachelor thesis during the first master semester
Students who are still writing their Bachelor's thesis during the first Master's semester after early admission.
Proof: transcript of records or registration for the Bachelor's thesis.
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If all study and examination achievements have already been completed
All study and examination papers have already been completed.
If applicable, the thesis has already been registered.
The EN decision becomes legally binding when:
- the application was not lodged or not lodged within the prescribed period.
- the number of possible attempts to be heard was exhausted and the minimum number of points was again undercut.
If the EN decision becomes legally binding, the entire Bachelor's or Master's examination is deemed to have been definitively failed.
Consequence:
After a forced de-registration it is no longer possible to study mechanical engineering or related subjects at German universities!
Contact
Academic Examination Office
30823 Garbsen
30823 Garbsen
30823 Garbsen
Audit Committee
30823 Garbsen
30823 Garbsen
