International Office
Official advisory office of the university regarding semesters abroad, ERASMUS+, partner universities, etc.
Aquarium
is the name of one of the CIP pools of the FIM. The room owes its name to its glass front.
Apps
Several apps exist for the Mensa on different platforms. All of them offer at least the current week’s menu. Only for Android is there an app for the sports centre with an overview of the sports offered and dates. The official Passau app offers city maps, a list of pubs and provides information about city tours, events and even parking garage reservations.
AStA/Speaker Council
The General Students’ Committee is the student representative body at university level. It consists of four to six representatives elected by the student parliament, the student senate members and other staff members.
Audimax
The largest lecture hall on a campus. Ours (lecture hall 10) is located in the building with the clock tower directly opposite the FIM.
Counselling interview
An interview with an FIM professor of your choice, in which you will be advised of any problems in your course of studies.
B. Sc.
Abbreviation for the degree “Bachelor of Science”.
Campus blog
At blog.uni-passau.de you can find current information about campus life. Every member of the university has the opportunity to register and write their own articles using the ZIM identifier.
Cafe
Important place to get food and coffee in the Audimax, in the Mensa building, in the WiWi as well as in the Nikolakloster (Kulturcafete).
CampusCard
Since summer semester 2015, this card combines a canteen card, photocopying card, access card for FIM, sports centre and underground car park and counts as a bus ticket and student ID.
Campus portal
The online portal for exam administration, registration for exams, grade certificates and much more.
CIP Pool
Meeting place and workroom for FIM students in the basement of the FIM. “CIP” stands for “Computer Investment Programme”.
Dean
Heads a faculty together with the Prodekan and the Studiendekan, with which many tasks in various committees are connected.
Dean’s office
The administration of a faculty.
Eduroam
Uniform WLAN access at many international universities. Enables the use of the ZIM identifier or certificate to log on to the WLAN of other universities.
Evaluation
Every semester you have the opportunity to anonymously evaluate courses and lecturers. The feedback is taken very seriously by the faculty management, so this is the most powerful instrument of direct student influence. The results can be viewed by all students in the Dean’s Office. FSinfo also conducts evaluations at irregular intervals.
EXA
EXA is part of the campus portal and replaces HISQIS as the examination administration system. In some cases, however, HISQIS must still be used.
Student council
Designates all students of a faculty.
Student council
That’s us, the FSinfo! Often referred to simplistically as “Fachschaft”.
Subject semester
Total number of semesters you have already studied in a particular degree programme. Do not confuse with → University semester
FIM
Our Faculty of Computer Science and Mathematics. Occasionally you will also still find the old designation “FMI”.
Women’s Network for Computer Science
The Women’s Network organises various lectures and excursions every semester. These are - as the name might mistakenly suggest - not only intended for women, but just as interesting for men.
Geek
Person who has a great interest in technical and fictional topics.
Barbecue party
Popular event organised by FSinfo and IEEE in the summer semester, see also here.
Hiwi (Student Assistant)
If you are looking for a little extra income and would like to gain an insight into the work of the departments, you can apply for one of the numerous student assistantships at the FIM. The best thing to do is to ask the chair of your choice.
HISQIS
The online portal for exam administration, registration for exams and grade certificates. Is only used for expiring degree programmes and older examination regulations.
University semester
Total number of semesters you have already studied at any university. Do not confuse with → Subject Semester
Flood
If you live in Passau, you will experience one or two floods over the course of time. In the 2013 semester, the situation was particularly catastrophic. If you are interested, just google “Passau räumt auf”.
IEEE Student Branch Passau
The IEEE Student Branch Passau organises numerous lectures, workshops and other events and thus serves, among other things, as a contact point for professional development. It is also a close partner of FSinfo, for example at the Grillfeier or the TmN-Party.
Innwiese
Popular place for barbecuing and sunbathing in front of the Philo.
ISA
The Innstegaula (ISA) is the red brick building next to the Innwiese.
ITZ (IT Centre)
Building directly behind the FIM, where many courses and exercises take place. Furthermore, numerous computer science chairs are located there.
Exams
→ Survival tips and Exam protocols.
Cultural café
The cafe in the Nikolakloster regularly hosts cultural events on Friday evenings.
LaTeX
Text typesetting system with built-in macro language, which is mostly used in the natural sciences instead of Word to create documents.
Leberkäs Welcome
Traditional welcome of the Quietschies by the university and the city at the beginning of each winter semester. As the name suggests, there is liver cheese, drinks and also a vegetarian snack. ;)
Mensa
The Mensa offers several different dishes every day ranging from €2.00 to €6.00. Sometimes there are also more expensive special offers. Tip: Own command “mensa” in the CIP-Pool
Module catalogue
Overview of credit-bearing (compulsory) courses of a degree programme with detailed description.
M. Sc.
Abbreviation for the degree “Master of Science”.
Nerd
Stereotype for people who are particularly enthusiastic about computers and technology.
O-week
The so-called orientation week takes place every semester one week before lectures begin. It serves to welcome Quietschies to the university and provide them with some information.
Upper seminar
An event held regularly at various departments in which Bachelor’s and Master’s students, as well as academic staff, present their work. Interested students can gain an insight into current research topics of the chairs here.
Gate
If you ever lose something, just ask the porter.
Philo
Abbreviation for the Philosophicum (building) or designation for students of the Faculty of Philosophy. Also our “chicks” at the TmN party.
Vice Dean
Deputy of the Dean.
Examination board
Decides which events are creditable in which subjects.
Examination protocols
Available from the student council. These can be requested by email to klausuren@fsinfo.uni-passau.de. Important: Help us to keep our collection up to date with your own memory protocols!
Quietschie
This is what first-year students are jokingly called in Passau. Since they are usually not so familiar with the place at the beginning of their studies, they get lost in the wrong lecture hall/room. The squeaky chairs give them their nickname.
Recursion
Re-registration
By transferring the semester fee at the end of the semester, you are “re-registered” for the next one.
Mock examinations
Examinations in courses that cannot be credited in one’s own degree programme, but can be taken for a Schein with the final grade after permission from the relevant professor. These grades are neither in the transcript nor in the campus portal.
Key competence
Courses offered by the ZKK that deal with interdisciplinary basics. Formerly called “key qualification”.
SEP, Software Engineering Internship
→ Software Engineering Internship
Student Senate members
The Senate is one of the most important bodies at the university - it is here that groundbreaking decisions are made for the direction of the university. In addition to the non-public meetings of the senate, the student senate members also stand up for your interests in the university council and, of course, in the student parliament.
Dean of Students
Supports the Dean of the faculty in the area of planning courses, ensuring teaching quality and teaching evaluation.
Study plan
Describes in which semester the respective lectures are heard. Do not confuse with the timetable.
Student Parliament / Student Convention
The elected representatives of the various political university groups, the four student councils and the two student senate members meet every fortnight in the convention or StuPa to discuss current university policy issues and motions and, if necessary, to pass the latter after voting. The meetings are public and are announced on the campus-blog. See also university-politics.
Stud.IP
The learning platform of the University of Passau operated by ZIM at studip.uni-passau.de and the corresponding open source project at studip.de. Here you can register for your courses, create your timetable and download course documents.
Timetable
Describes your weekly schedule during a semester just like at school. Do not confuse with the Study Plan!
StuPO
The Study and Examination Regulations is the “contract” that you enter into with the university at the beginning of your studies. It forms the framework conditions for your studies.
Underground car park
TmN party
Trivial
Term used to describe a circumstance that is considered understandable and simple for everyone. Gladly used to avoid proof (“The rest is trivial then…”).
Practice boxes
Letterboxes that are used to hand in exercise sheets. They are located right next to room IM 030 in the FIM. Since Corona, many exercise sheets can be handed in online.
VPN (Virtual Private Network)
Used to connect to the university network and CampusWLAN or for external use of university-internal services. Tutorials and help can be found on the ZIM homepage.
Weekend of Code
Well-known programming event at the FIM, organised by the IEEE Student Branch. For one weekend, projects are developed in your favourite programming language in the CIP-Pool.
ZIM
The Centre for IT and Media Management is located in the FIM building. It can be found on the first floor above the three lecture halls and the ZIM computer pools.
ZKK
The Centre for Careers and Skills provides support in career planning and job search, offers seminars on [key competencies](#key competencies) and advises on scholarships for stays abroad, for example.
ZMK
The Centre for Media and Communication is located between FIM and Mensa and is the newest building on campus. Facilities include television and sound studios, video and multimedia rooms and an eLearning lab.