Study start

All rooms at the university in Cologne are managed exclusively online through Asimut, a software for room bookings and event management.

• FAQs/Tutorials

The university offers numerous advisory and service offers to support you in all phases of your studies and even before.

Information on orchestral work and other offers such as professionalization or the support services of the Central Student Advisory Service can be found on the following page.

An overview of all IT services and how you can use them can be found on this Ilias page.

You will receive the access data for Ilias via muvac from the Student Administration Office. Instructions on how to access the information page of our IT department are enclosed with your student handbook.

If you have any questions, please contact our IT support: it-support@hfmt-koeln.de

After enrollment, you will get  your study book at the study secretariat (no later than one week before the start of your studies). The study book is important for the smooth execution of your studies.

For a successful start to your studies, you will find the following in the study book

• Student ID card
• your matriculation certificate
• an overview of the forms of examination
• your study plan
• your test sheets and the relevant examination protocols

We offer an information session on the study book during the introductory week. If you have any questions or uncertainties, please contact the Central Student Advisory Service.

At the start of your degree programme, you will receive your student ID card with your student handbook when you enrol (see student handbook). This is your card for everything and you should always have it with you. The student ID is a blue chip card that has several functions. For example, it is your

• Card for using the room booking system Asimut
• Library card

In addition, the chip card allows you access to the main building in Cologne through the rear entrance, access to the Science Center (WIZ) in Dagobertstraße, access to the IT room in the library and access to the overrooms at the Aachen location.

IMPORTANT: Every semester, after your re-registration, you have to revalidate the card to make it valid for the semester. You will find the machine for this next to room 2 at the rear exit of the university at the Cologne location. In case of defects, loss or for the creation of the chip card, please contact the IT department. You can reach them by e-mail at chipkarte@hfmt-koeln.de.
Consultation hours are also Tuesday and Thursday from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. in Theodor-Heuss-Ring, 2nd floor, room 204. Please ring HfMT Personal/Finanzen/IT.
If you have any problems gaining access via your smart card, please contact: zutritt@hfmt-koeln.de.

On the back of the chip card is your borrowing number for the library. You can use it to borrow books and sheet music on site or order them online. More information is available at the library on the 4th floor or at the site libraries in Aachen and Wuppertal.