Information sources for students

Can't see the wood for the trees? You don't know where to get the study information that you need? This page is there to help you. It gives you an overview about the most important sources for study-relevant information.

Information sources of the Faculty Of Mechanical Engineering

The faculty's own information sources are particularly important for mechanical engineering students.

Public website

General info about points of contact, degree programmes and laboratories of the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, e. g.

  • General news about the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and all it's degree programmes which are not offered in cooperation with other faculties
  • Contact information of the Dean's Office, lecturers, faculty staff and counsellors for students of the faculty
  • Most recent versions of the module handbooks, study plans, as well as the newest study and examination regulations
  • General information about the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and all it's degree programmes which are not offered in cooperation with other faculties
  • Information about the laboratories of the faculty

FM intranet

Contains information and documents that are largely intended to be accessed by students and not for the public, including:

  • Informative news about lectures, internal informative events and important incidents
  • Lecture plans
  • Documents relating to examination matters (examination conditions and regulations, information sheets about exam participation, (de)registration for exams,...)
  • Internship, thesis and job offers for students, received by the faculty from companies or other THWS departments
  • Current and archived versions of module handbooks, study plans as well as study and examination regulations

Access with valid THWS credentials only

Points of contact

Source of faculty and/or degree programme-specific information that cannot be found at the public website or at the FM intranet, for example from the following subject areas:

  • Internship (internship in companies and technical lab training)
  • Study counselling
  • Study grants (projects/excursions)

Important note

Please exhaust all other sources of information before getting in touch with the contact points at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering!

Many question can be answered by visiting a THWS website or by sending a short email to one of the university services. In this way, you avoid unneeded waiting times for yourself as well as additional work and stress for the faculty staff.

Thank you!

General information sources of the THWS

General information that is relevant for all students and employees is provided directly by the THWS and its university services.

Department of Student Affairs (HSST)

THWS service provider for general study affairs, including:

  • Application and authorisation procedure
  • Degree programme enrolment
  • THWS card/student ID card
  • Enrolment certificate
  • Confirmation of semester change
  • Exam and grade management
  • Diploma certificates
  • THWS CampusPortal

IT Service Center (ITSC)

Central facility of the THWS for the delivery of IT services

Information and technical support regarding problems and questions on central IT services for all university members, including:

  • THWS credentials
  • Email accounts
  • THWS Cloud
  • ITSC client pools
  • WLAN

    Library

    Provision of digital and analogue learning and teaching material for all university members, for example:

    • E-books and journals
    • Norm and specialised databases (Perinorm,...)
    • External e-book platforms (SpringerLink,...)
    • learning and teaching books
    • Specialist magazines

    Available at both main university locations (Würzburg and Schweinfurt)

    THWS website

    Official website of the THWS with various faculty and degree programme-overarching information for students, prospective students, staff and all other users

    THWS intranet

    Internal website with information and contant for all university members.

    Access with valid THWS credentials only

    Social media

    Publication and linking of general information, press releases and various multimedia content of the THWS

    External information sources

    Studentenwerk Würzburg

    Operator and service provider of various university-orientated services, e. g.

    • Mensas and cafeterias
    • Payment transactions via THWS card
    • Management of vending machines at the university locations
    • Social and legal counselling service for students
    • Offering and searching of student flats in near of THWS and JMU (University of Würzburg) locations