The digital semester – what has changed?

Last updated 5. March 2025 | Sprecherinnen

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UPDATE: The evaluations are finished, thanks to the almost 1,500 participants, here you can find the resulting demands:

The demands on the University of Lüneburg:

  1. Opening of seminar rooms under security concept
  2. Provision of technical equipment for students in need
  3. Return to analog operation as quickly as possible after approval
  4. Uniform use of online tools
  5. Keeping the student workload at the same level
  6. More consideration for students in care work
  7. More consideration for students with mental health issues
  8. Despite possible opening: alternative for students in at-risk groups
  9. Uniform use of the online platforms
  10. Further improving the quality of online teaching
  11. Ask lecturers for video/audio podcasts
  12. No real-time online exams
  13. Protect data – no obligation to record video

Demands on the Federal Ministry of Education and Research and the Ministry of Science and Culture:

  1. Taking the financial plight of students seriously
  2. Non-credit of the semester

We have agreed further demands at Lower Saxony level with the State AStA Conference: http://www.lak-niedersachsen.de/2020/05/offener-brief-der-studentischen-senatorinnen-zur-durch-die-covid19-pandemie/

You can also submit a hardship application for non-credit for the semester: https://www.lak-niedersachsen.de/2020/05/aufruf-zum-haertefallantrag-zur-nichtanrechnung-des-sommersemester2020/

As well as the explanations with the diagrams:


Please contact us by e-mail at with specific requests, especially in cases of missing technical equipment


We would like to take this opportunity to point out the following helpful links and email addresses:
AStA Glossary: https://www.asta-lueneburg.de/post/glossar-zur-digitalen-lehre-4620/

Uni Corona Info: https://www.leuphana.de/portale/coronavirus.html

Uni Teaching Tools Info: https://www.leuphana.de/universitaet/entwicklung/lehre/support-tools/lehrservice.html

Uni support for the tools: https://www.leuphana.de/universitaet/entwicklung/lehre/support-tools/digitale-plattformen-und-tools.html

University library/technology info: https://www.leuphana.de/services/miz/aktuell/corona-virus-aenderungen-miz-services.html

Support contact for technical difficulties in digital teaching:

BAföG and financial advice from the AStA:

Social counseling of the Studentenwerk [sic!]:

We wish you all lots of stamina and strength for this difficult situation.
Stay healthy and show solidarity with each other!


Lisa, Anna, Daryoush and Adrian

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Dear Students,
we as the general students commitee [AStA] want to help you during this crisis, as good as we can. Please contact us if there are problems for you because of the corona crisis or in study related subjects. We will try our best to help you solve your problems.
For questions about your resicdence status or problems with your visa please contact your adviser at the international office.
Uni Corona Info: https://www.leuphana.de/portale/coronavirus.html

Uni Tools Info: https://www.leuphana.de/universitaet/entwicklung/lehre/support-tools/lehrservice.html

Uni Support for digital Tools: https://www.leuphana.de/universitaet/entwicklung/lehre/support-tools/digitale-plattformen-und-tools.html

Library and technical infrastructure Info: https://www.leuphana.de/services/miz/aktuell/corona-virus-aenderungen-miz-services.html


Support for technical difficulties:

Financial Support Guidance of the AStA:

Social Counceling of the Studentenwerk [sic!]:


Stay healthy and keep going!


All the best
Lisa, Anna, Daryoush and Adrian


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