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A general assembly of the student body is an event that does not happen every day. But this is exactly why it is all the more important that it’s happening again now: the AStA has announced that there will be…

Dear students of the different CS study programmes! Since we are facing a challenging semester due to Corona pandemic, many of our social events are not allowed by regulations. To let you have a joyful semester and to help you connect with your peers, we would like to offer alternative online events for the current semester. Thus, we need your help! We invite you to share your online event ideas with us, which you would like your council to organize for you! Please feel free to submit your creative ideas with your explanations. You are also free to leave your contact mail (optional) for further communication regarding your idea. Link to Survey: https://forms.gle/TPHNh72TJ6Xs2hmL8 Thanks for your participation, Your Students’ Council.

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.