This page provides up-to-date information about the coronavirus outbreak as well as changes coming into effect and measures being taken.
Information about the washing machines in our student residences
Last updated: 29. January 2021
You need to do the laundry, but you have no money on your chip card?
Here is where you can find chip card load locations that you can access in the current situation:
Mask regulations
Last updated: 15. January 2021
From Monday, 18.01.2021, FFP2 masks will be mandatory for local transport and retail throughout Bavaria. According to official guidelines, this also affects our canteens!
Please follow the new guidelines and wear an FFP2 mask when entering our canteens.
FAQs about coronavirus and studies
Last updated: 01.12.2020
Find further information on BAföG & student financing, accommodation and Social Counselling and Legal Adivce during the coronavirus pandemic below.
FAQ Accommodation
FAQ BAföG student financing (in German)
FAQ Social Counselling and Legal Advice
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Interim financial aid available again to students facing financial difficulties as a result of the coronavirus pandemic
Last updated: 20. November 2020
The German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) has provided more funds to help students who can demonstrate an acute financial need caused by the coronavirus pandemic. Eligible students can receive financial aid under the Ministry’s interim financial aid (Überbrückungshilfe) programme for the months of November 2020 to March 2021. Award decisions will be made by the competent local Studentenwerk institutions.
For further information click here
Canteens and cafeterias are only offering take-away meals
Last updated: 02. October 2020
As of 2 November 2020, our canteens and cafeterias will only be allowed to offer take-away meals.
This is because the Bavarian regulation on infection prevention measures no. 8 (8. BayIfSMV) dated Friday, 30 October 2020 stipulates that the only canteens that are allowed to open are “staff canteens that are not open to the public”. According to the Bavarian State Ministry of Public Health and Care Services, the canteens and cafeterias operated by Studentenwerk institutions do not fall into this category.
See below for the new rules that will be in place at our canteens and cafeterias during the “lockdown light”:
- Our canteens and cafeterias are still open. However, we can only offer take-away meals.
- You will not need to pre-order your takeaway.
- We will charge you €0.50 for take-away food containers.
- There will be no cutlery available.
- Our mensaVital meals will be served without drinks.
- As of 2 November 2020, the canteen at Studentenhaus and the Mensateria on Campus Hubland Nord will be open Monday to Thursday from 11:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and on Fridays from 11:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
- You will no longer need to register as a guest.
- Unfortunately, the canteen and cafeteria in Schweinfurt as well as the cafeterias FHWS Münzstraße, FHWS Röntgenring and FHWS Sanderheinrichsleitenweg in Würzburg will be closed until further notice.
- Our canteens and cafeterias are open to everyone. Since we will only be offering take-away meals, we can also accept guests that are not students or staff members of the higher education institutions or the Studentenwerk Würzburg.
Information on moving in during the Corona pandemic
Last updated: 23. September 2020
We look forward to welcoming you soon as a tenant in one of our student residences. As you will be aware, our daily lives are being affected by the coronavirus pandemic. This letter provides you with important information. Please read it carefully and follow the rules listed below in order to protect yourself and others.
Semester ticket: exceptional rules also expires in Bamberg
Last updated: 21. September 2020
Exceptional rules expire on 30.09.2020 in Bamberg.
Since many students had the problem that their semester ticket public transport passes had expired and it was not possible for them to renew them (i.e. have the new expiry date printed on them), we had agreed on special arrangements with the public transport providers in the region.
The goodwill arrangements in Würzburg and Schweinfurt have already expired in June / July.
Now the exceptional rules in Bamberg also expires on 30.09.2020.
That means: the normal rules for the semester ticket apply again at all locations. The only document that will be accepted as a ticket on public transport is your renewed student ID card.
The bridging aid for students in need is extended by one month
Last updated: 20.08.2020
The bridging aid for students who are demonstrably in a financial or economic emergency situation owing to the corona pandemic will be extended. Affected students can also apply for the non-repayable grant of the bridging aid in September.
The official press release by the BMBF on the extension of the bridging aid can be found here (Press release only in german)
All further information on the bridging assistance can be found here
Corona pandemic: bridging aid for students in financial emergency situation
Last updated: 15 June 2020
The Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) is helping students who are demonstrably in a financial or economic emergency situation owing to the corona pandemic with allowances totalling 100 million euros.
Changes due to the declaration of a state of emergency in Bavaria
Last updated: 16 March 2020
Due to the current situation and after a state of emergency has been declared in Bavaria, the following changes will take effect at the Studentenwerk Würzburg:
Canteens and cafeterias:
All canteens and cafeterias in Aschaffenburg, Bamberg, Schweinfurt (as of 16 March 2020) and Würzburg will be closed as of Tuesday, 17 March 2020 and until further notice.
Counselling services
Until further notice, the Studentenwerk Würzburg will no longer offer face-to-face counselling services. Counselling will only be available over the phone and per email. This applies to social, legal and psychotherapeutic counselling, counselling in the area of accommodation, financial counselling, the info point, the chip card office and the main cash desk.
You can contact the BAföG Office per email at wuerzburg(at)bafoeg-bayern(dot)de. Your contacts there can be reached over the phone.
You can also contact the teams at our social, legal and psychotherapeutic counselling services over the phone and per email. Their contact details and office hours can be found on the respective pages on our website.
We apologise for any inconvenience caused. We will keep you up-to-date on developments via our website and social media channels.
Take care of your health!
Kellerperle closed
Last updated: 16 March 2020
Due to the coronavirus outbreak, the Kellerperle will be closed until further notice.
The University of Würzburg and the Universiy of Bamberg suspend courses until further notice
Last updated: 11 March 2020
On 10 March 2020, the Bavarian State Ministry of Science and the Arts decided that all universities in Bavaria should stop courses immediately and until further notice. There are new rules in place for exams, too.
For more information, go to the web pages of your university.
Start date of the lecture period of the 2020 summer semester at universities of applied sciences postponed to 20 April 2020
Last updated: 10 March 2020
On 10 March, the Bavarian State Government decided that the start date of the lecture period of the 2020 summer semester at universities of applied sciences will be postponed to 20 April 2020 in order to prevent coronavirus from spreading further (cf. https://www.stmwk.bayern.de/pressemitteilung/11869/nr-047-vom-10-03-2020.html).
For more information, go to the web pages of your university of applied sciences.
General information about coronavirus (COVID-19)
Last updated: 3 March 2020
Since January 2020, the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2), which originated in China in December 2019, has been spreading to other parts of the world. We are receiving more and more enquiries about how the Studentenwerk Würzburg is handling the issue.
The Studentenwerk Würzburg is monitoring the developments carefully and is acting in accordance with the recommendations of the competent authorities and institutions.
We are asking all students to act responsibly and help us prevent the virus from spreading further. In particular, we are asking all students who are arriving or returning from abroad or are planning to travel abroad to read the available information about coronavirus carefully.
We have provided more information about coronavirus and links to information provided by the German Federal Ministry of Health and the Robert Koch Institute.
The 10 most important hygiene recommendations
To avoid becoming infected with coronavirus, you should practise the same hygiene routines that are also recommended for the prevention of regular influenza (see picture).
FAQs
What are coronaviruses?
Coronaviruses were first identified in the mid-1960s. They can affect both humans and animals, including birds and mammals. Coronaviruses cause diseases in humans that range from common colds to severe and potentially fatal diseases such as the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) or the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS). Although less infectious than influenza, severe diseases caused by coronaviruses, such as SARS or MERS, have caused major outbreaks (e.g. in hospitals) in the past.
Source: Robert Koch Institute
How is the novel coronavirus transmitted?
The novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) is transmitted through person-to-person contact. The main route of transmission is through droplets. The virus spreads directly from person to person via the mucous membranes of the respiratory tract and indirectly via hands which come into contact with the mucous membranes of the mouth or nose or the conjunctiva of the eye. Coronaviruses mainly target the respiratory tract. There are cases in which persons became infected through contact with persons who were displaying only mild or non-specific symptoms. The novel coronavirus has also been detected in the stool samples of some patients. It has not been determined yet whether SARS-CoV-2 is also transmitted via the faeco-oral route.
Source: Robert Koch Institute
What are the typical symptoms of the novel coronavirus?
The typical symptoms include a cough, runny nose, sore throat and fever. Some patients also have diarrhoea. Some patients have severe symptoms including respiratory problems and pneumonia.
Source: Federal Ministry of Health
What is the incubation period?
Researchers currently believe that the time between exposure and onset of symptoms is up to 14 days.
Source: Robert Koch Institute
What can you do to avoid becoming infected?
Practise good cough and sneeze etiquette (cough and sneeze into your elbow), good hand hygiene and maintain a distance (1 to 2 meters) from infected persons.
Source: Robert Koch Institute
How can you tell whether you have the flu or 2019-nCoV (SARS-CoV2)?
The symptoms are very similar. This is why you need to be tested to know for sure. According to the RKI, the risk of becoming infected with 2019-nCoV (SARS-CoV2) is currently low in Germany. If you are displaying symptoms such as a cough, fever or respiratory problems, you are likely suffering from the flu or a cold. To prevent coronavirus from spreading further, it is important, however, to identify persons who may have become infected with coronavirus early, isolate them and have them tested for the virus.
Source: Bavarian State Office for Health and Food Safety
I am displaying symptoms. What do I do?
If you are displaying symptoms, please phone your doctor. If you have recently been to a high-risk area (e.g. China or Northern Italy), please contact the competent health office (Gesundheitsamt) immediately. Avoid contact with others and continue to practise good hygiene routines and good cough and sneeze etiquette. Always phone your doctor and describe your symptoms before you visit him or her. Your doctor will need to take precautions to prevent himself/herself and others from becoming infected.
Sources: German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment / German Federal Ministry of Health
Whom can doctors contact with queries?
They can contact the competent health office (tools.rki.de/plztool).
Source: Bavarian State Office for Health and Food Safety
