Month April 2020

Come to our question and answer session tomorrow to clarify all the last-minute questions before the semester begins. Time: 9:30 -10:30 and 17:00-18:00Place: https://cs.fs.uni-saarland.de/discord

The Informatics Kick-Off has ended, but the record is online on Youtube.Highlights from the meeting: Summer Term 2020 courses will start on May 4 and end on July 17 Winter Term 2020/21 courses will start on November 1 All courses will be carried out online (different teaching styles and platforms) Full range of courses (no reduction) Physical presence o the campus is not required prior to exams, online participation is enabled through the term Exam dates arranged in four phases: July 20 – Aug. 7: End of term exams for the summer term Sep. 21 – Oct 9: Re-exam for the summer term excluding basic courses Oct. 12 – Oct.16: Re-exam for the summer term basic courses (to avoid conflicts with the Sopra) Oct. 19 – Oct. 30: Re-exams for the winter term Further Information: Youtube Video

On Monday, April 27 at 15:00 there will be a virtual Informatics Kick-Off for the summer term (one week in advance of the start of term, to give you more time for your decisions). As usual, the event will give news on the informatics department, and an overview of the courses offered. In addition, there will be information regarding online teaching and exams. The Kick-Off will take place online. The lecturers will be in a zoom meeting, which for the students will be streamed to YouTube: https://youtu.be/BFR3bYtYZPw There will also be the possibility to ask questions in the YouTube chat. We will clarify the modalities at the beginning of the Kick-Off.