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Master Orientation Week at the Faculty 09

The welcome meetings of the Faculty 09 are organized by the study deanery and designed for all freshers of the international Master’s programmes Agrobiotechnology (ABT), Insect Biotechnology and Bioresources (IBB), Sustainable Transition (ST) and Transition Management (TM).

Monday 10th October

• 10.00-11.00 a.m. Welcome to the Master Orientation Days of Faculty 09 (ABT, IBB, TM, ST)
  We will provide an overview on the schedule of the week and the different institutions at Justus Liebig University
  ONLINE
  Webex-Meeting
  Meeting-No: 2733 870 8789
  Password: aMpt7zB5TT8
  
  
• 12.00 p.m. (noon) Welcome to M.Sc. Sustainable Transition
  The degree programme director Prof. Ramona Teuber will welcome all new students to Sustainable Transition
  ONLINE
  Webex-Meeting
  Meeting-No: 2733 866 2119
  Password: 4rhTSnGpG73

Wednesday 12th October

• 10.00-11.00 a.m. Industrial Internship within your degree programme (ABT, IBB, TM)
  All international degree progammes offer the option to do an industrial internship as a recognized module. During this session we present all necessary information on this module.
  ONLINE
  Webex-Meeting
  Meeting-No.: 2731 128 3961
  Password: unUu2R8YNG6

Thursday 13th October

• 09:30 a.m. Welcome and Introduction to the International degree programmes (ABT, IBB, TM)
  We provide specific information on the international degree programmes. At the end of the session the group will be divided into tutor groups. The tutors will assist with further issues, e.g. course registration.
  HYBRID (in presence and digital)
  Location: Justus Liebig University Main building, Biologischer Hörsaal (will be well signposted)
  Ludwigstraße 23, 2nd floor
  Webex-Meeting
  Meeting-No: 2731 014 1964
  Password: FbJ6PKf6qa2

Tutor groups

There will be a Tutor group for each international degree programme:

• Agrobiotechnology
  Thur 13th of October 2022
  Mentor: Saba Shahbazi ( Saba.Shahbazi )
  Time: 10.30 hybrid meeting
  Location: Main Building, Room: 315
  Big Blue Button: https://webconf.hrz.uni-giessen.de/b/sab-ozy-wtb-vvz
  Password: 060278
  
  Time: 14.00 hybrid meeting
  Location: Zeughaus, Room: 343
  Big Blue Button: https://webconf.hrz.uni-giessen.de/b/sab-ozy-wtb-vvz
  Password: 060278

• Insect Biotechnology and Bioresources
  Thur 13th of October 2022
  Mentor: Shradha Jain ( shradha.jain )
  Time: 10.30 hybrid meeting
  Location: Main Building, Room: 204
  Big Blue Button Link: https://webconf.hrz.uni-giessen.de/b/shr-kjn-poj-7df
  Password:
  
  Time: 13.00 hybrid meeting
  Location: Zeughaus, Room: 003
  Big Blue Button Link: https://webconf.hrz.uni-giessen.de/b/shr-kjn-poj-7df
  Password:
  
  

• Sustainable Transition
  Wed 12th of October 2022
  Mentor: Clara Bühring-Uhle ( clara.buehring-uhle )
  Location: digital
  Time: 14.00
  Big Blue Button Link: https://webconf.hrz.uni-giessen.de/b/cla-qfm-vd2-lyq
  Password: 625344
  
  

• Transition Management
  Thur 13th of October 2022
  Mentors: Clara Bühring-Uhle ( clara.buehring-uhle ) / Pavla Samoylova ( pavla.samoylova )
  Time: 10.30 hybrid meeting
  Location: Main Building, Room: 104
  Big Blue Button Link: https://webconf.hrz.uni-giessen.de/b/cla-fyx-pgh-xsy
  Password:  392740
  
  Time: 14.00 hybrid meeting
  Location: Zeughaus, Room: 109
  Big Blue Button Link: https://webconf.hrz.uni-giessen.de/b/cla-fyx-pgh-xsy
  Password:  392740

Information Session "Examinations and FlexNow"

The content preparation is certainly one important component for successful exams. But there are also some organizational tasks to deal with, for example the registration in FlexNow. To be prepared in these matters the study deanery offers an information session about FlexNow and exams for our first-year students. Here you learn all about the organization of exams at the faculty 09, about the examination regulations and how to register in FlexNow. Fitted with all necessary information you can concentrate on preparing for the exams. So don’t miss this session.

Information Session "Examinations and FlexNow"

• Day: 12th January 2023  time: 12.30 (noon, UTC+01:00 Amsterdam, Berlin, Bern, Rom, Stockholm, Wien)

Information Session "Profile Module Plan and Module Registration"

The deanery provides various tools to support you during your studies. One of them is the profile module plan. It is an extremely important tool to tailor your studies to your individual needs and goals as it brings you in a good position to get a place in the modules you want to take. We will explain how it works and what you need to do. So, do not miss this information session and bring yourself in the pool position for the next semester!

Information Session "Profile Module Plan & Module Registration"

• Day: 26th January 2023, time: 12.30 (noon, UTC+01:00 Amsterdam, Berlin, Bern, Rom, Stockholm, Wien)

Technical Prerequisites

All digital introduction meetings will take place in Webex. For participation in the courses you need MS Teams. For both systems (Webex and MS Teams) you find a guide of our IT Service Centre enclosed. Please read the information carefully and familiarize yourself with the procedures.

We recommend a laptop or PC for participation in video conferences during the teaching and the Master Introduction Days. Participation with mobile devices (Smartphone / Tablet) is of course possible but not optimal, because not all functions of the web software are available.

Even so, if you want to try to use a smartphone or tablet for the webex meeting on Monday, please install the Webex App well ahead.

A camera and a microphone are especially important for the mentoring groups on Thursday so that you can get to know the other students. This will make the start of your studies easier. In order to have a better communication and to avoid acoustic feedback, we also recommend the use of headphones or a headset.

Core Module Overview international Master Programmes
- Start of studies before the Winter Semester 2022/23 -

• Agrobiotechnology (.pdf)
• Insect Biotechnology and Bioresources (.pdf)
• Sustainable Transition (.pdf)
• Transition Management (.pdf)

Core Module Overview international Master Programmes
- Start of studies in the Winter Semester 2022/23 or later -

• Agrobiotechnology (.pdf)
• Insect Biotechnology and Bioresources (.pdf)
• Sustainable Transition (.pdf)
• Transition Management (.pdf)

On this page you find all module directories of our international master degree programs. The module directories of our German degree programs are given on the German webpages of our faculty.
The exact dates of all modules are listed in the study schedule (timetable) and StudIP

• study schedule (timetable)
• Stud.IP

Module Directories

• Modules M.Sc. Agrobiotechnology (.pdf)
• Modules M.Sc. Insect Biotechnology and Bioresources (.pdf)
• Modules M.Sc. Sustainable Transition (.pdf)
• Modules M.Sc. Transition Management (.pdf)

• Laboratory Courses MP 156 and MP 157 (.pdf)
  Additional Information for M.Sc. Insect Biotechnology and Bioresources
• Syllabi M.Sc. Sustainable Transition (.pdf)
  Additional Information for M.Sc. Sustainable Transition

English for Specific Purposes

The faculty 09 offers academic English courses which focus on topics regarding agrigulture and nutrition. At max 6 CPs of these courses can be recognized for one module with extracurricular courses.

• Course offer "English for specific purposes" .(pdf) - link auf StudIP

German Language Courses

Internship

We very much recommend including an internship into your studies. The benefits of it after graduation are vital. Please check the website of the internship office .

Information for Pregnant and Nursing Women

This module list provides information for pregnant and nursing women about all modules with practical components or excursions restricted for participation or which cannot be attended at all. It also shows the modules which can be attended without restrictions.

• Modules for pregnant and nursing women (.pdf)

Please note:

These module directories are a service of the faculty 09 and only given for information purpose. Legally binding information is published in the central announcements (MUG) of the university.
You find them on: www.uni-giessen.de/cms/mug

Here you find the timetables of all courses during the current and the following semester. Further information on the locations (rooms) and on other prerequisites for the module, e.g. if a special registration is necessary, is given in StudIP or the electronic module directory or on the internet pages of the respective department.

Study Schedule (Timetable) International Master Programmes:

• Study Schedule Winter Semester (.pdf)
• Study Schedule Summer Semester (.pdf)

Study Schedule (Timetable) Digital Master Programmes:

• Study Schedule Winter Semester (.pdf)
• Study Schedule Summer Semester (.pdf)

Englisch: Weiterführende Links

• Elektronisches Vorlesungsverzeichnis
• Stud.IP

Timeline for module registration

The info sheet deadlines also lists the dates for the examination registrations.

>> Deadlines

Module registration at faculty 09

The document below guides you through the registration process in Stud.IP.

>> Guide "Module Registration" (.pdf)

Module registration THM modules (M.Sc. Insect Biotechnology and Bioresources)

The module registration at the Technical University of Giessen (THM – Technische Hochschule Mittelhessen) has to be done in Moodle.

>> Guide "Module Registration THM for Insect Biotechnology and Bioresources " (.pdf)

Study Schedule

Seats in profile modules with limited capacity are distributed on the basis of the study schedules. Bachelor students create their study schedule by the end of the second semester, Master students during the course of their first semester. Detailed information on the study schedule and a step-by-step guide for FlexNow is provided on an extra page.

>> Study Schedule

>> direct link to FlexNow

In the profile module plan you define which profile modules you want to attend in which semester. On the one hand it is important that you have an overview of the modules you are planning to attend (matching module combinations, setup of your personal schedule – no overlaps) and on the other hand it is the basis for distributing seats in modules with limited capacity.

When do I have to create my profile module plan?

Master students create their profile module plan in FlexNow during their first semester.

How do I create a profile module plan?

Before you create your personal profile module plan you should check the study schedules of your study program and the module directory. On the basis of this information you choose your profile modules. Please make sure that the modules in one semester do not overlap and please also take into consideration the prerequisites of modules as given in the module description.

Where can I get advice before choosing my profile modules?

For each study program of faculty 09 a professor is responsible to give advice on questions regarding the choice of profile modules.

• M.Sc. Agrobiotechnology
  Prof. Dr. Dr. Peter Kämpfer
• M.Sc. Insect Biotechnology and Bioresources
  Prof. Dr. Andreas Vilcinskas
• M.Sc. Transition Management
  Prof. Dr. Martin Petrick
• M.Sc. Sustainable Transition
  Prof. Dr. Ramona Teuber

You find all contact information in the category counselling .

How do I enter my profile module plan into FlexNow?

The profile module plan is created by pre-registrating modules in FlexNow. This is done by allocating the requested modules to a semester. For detailed instructions please use the manual below.

>> FlexNow guide "FlexNow for faculty 09" (.pdf)

>> direct link to FlexNow

Can I change my profile module plan?

Modules which are not completed and not yet registered for examination can be exchanged in the profile module plan. In case you do not get a seat in a limited module, you need to update the semester allocation to a later semester. Completed modules cannot be removed from the profile module plan.

I want to attend more modules than I have to – additional modules (freiwillige Zusatzleistungen)

If you want to attend modules in addition to those given in the study program you have to register directly in Stud.IP. These modules shall not be listed in your profile module plan. Additional modules which are completed successfully will be certified in an extra document to the final transcript of records. Should you fail an optional module or not attend the examination after registration, you will not be excluded from the study program. This will only happen in modules which are registered for examination as regular modules. For the exams in additional modules you register at the examination office not via FlexNow.

General information about exams

Video with general Information about exams at Faculty 09

Deadlines for exam registrations

Each semester, the examination committee determines three examination periods and the corresponding deadlines for registration, e.g. registration during the 1st registration period --> examination during the 1st examination period.

• Deadlines

Examination periods

In faculty 09, three examination periods are fixed each semester:

• The first period lasts two weeks and extends from the last lecture week to the first week of the non-lecture period.
• The second examination period is the week before the lecture period of the following semester starts.
• The third examination period is the 6th week of the lecture period in the following semester.

Students register either for the first or the second examination period. For the third examination period, students cannot register themselves. As the third examination period is intended for re- and repeat examinations only, students are registered automatically in FlexNow.

Dates of exams

The study deanery organizes and determines the examination dates of the first and second examination period and publishes them on the faculty web site. The dates of the examinations in the third examination period are given in StudIP or can be directly obtained from the professor in charge of the module.

• Dates of exams

Registration for examinations in FlexNow

Faculty 09 students register for examinations via the electronic system FlexNow. Deregistration from examinations is also possible in FlexNow. The illustrated FlexNow guide explains how the registration for examination works.

• Video: Exam registration in FlexNow

• Written Guide: "FlexNow for faculty 09" (.pdf)
• direct link to FlexNow

Illness

In case you are not able to attend an examination due to illness, you have to submit a medical certificate to the examination office within three working days. Please remember to hand in the Supplement Sheet to a Medical Certificate also. If these conditions are fulfilled, the examination does not count a fail. You are automatically registered for the repeat examination in FlexNow in the next examination period.

Registration for an examination via the examination office by using forms or e-mails

• is only possible in exceptional cases
• you will not receive a confirmation from the examination office and the FlexNow transaction key will not be sent automatically
• you promptly have to check your examination status yourself
• a registration via e-mail has to contain:
  
  a. A sound reason to register via the examination office (e.g. problems with FLexNow or other serious problems
  
  b. Name, Matriculation No.
  
  c. Examination: Module Code and Module Title
  
  d. Indication of modules which can be changed into an optional additional module (module code and module title)