Information for beginners in the Bachelor's program
Starting your Bachelor's degree program: Important information for first-year Bachelor's students (2025/2026 winter semester)
Central Introductory Event for New Students in the BA program
Tuesday, 07.10.2025, 08:00–11:45, Audimax (external link, opens in a new window)
Subject-specific Introductory Event for New Students in Information Science
Tuesday, 07.10.2025, time t.b.a., room t.b.a.
(Slide set for the event is available here after the event.)
Introduction to the administrative systems of the university (SPUR, FlexNow & Co.)
digital compilation of information
Workshop on designing your timetable (organized by the student association for computer science students (external link, opens in a new window))
event dates t.b.a.
- The workshop is aimed at students of information science, media informatics, and information systems.
- Information about the workshop and the entire introductory programme of the student association (including the pub night) can be found in good time on the website or Instagram page of the student association.
Information on which courses are recommended for first-year students in the current semester can be found
- in the subject-specific Introductory Event for New Students in Information Science, the slides of which are published here (but you can also derive the course recommendations for first-semester students from the exemplary course of study below).
- IMPORTANT: Course registration via the course catalog in the SPUR campus portal by October 13, 2025 at the latest.
The Information Science Group also provides you with the following documents for your start of studies:
- Guide to timetabling for first-year students starting in winter semester 2017/2018 or later
- Exemplary course of study for information science as a Bachelor's subject
- Exemplary course of study for Information Science as a 2nd Major
- Exemplary course of study for the combination of information science and media informatics
Information for beginners in the Master's program
Starting the Master's program: Important information for first-year Master's students (2025/2026 winter semester)
Welcome for first-semester students of the Master's program in Information Science
As part of the course 36660 "Oberseminar Information Science (external link, opens in a new window)":
Monday, 13.10.2025, 16:15–17:45, room VG 0.14
Recommendations for Master's students who are new to the University of Regensburg:
Central Introductory Event for New Students in the BA programs
Tuesday, 07.10.2025, 08:00–11:45, Audimax (external link, opens in a new window)
Set of slides for Introductory Event for New Students (external link, opens in a new window) (winter semester 24/25)
Set of slides Introduction to Information Science B.A. (opens in a new window). (This PDF is not accessible) (winter semester 24/25)
- If you are starting the Master's program in Information Science at the University of Regensburg, this event will provide you with important information on course and exam registration.
- IMPORTANT: Registration for courses of the Information Science Group via the course catalog in the campus portal SPUR by 13.10.2025 at the latest! Please also note different deadlines for courses offered by other groups via the course catalog.
Introduction to the university's administrative systems (SPUR, FlexNow & Co.)
digital compilation of information
Introductory program of the student association for computer science students (external link, opens in a new window)
- Information on the entire introductory program (including the pub night) can be found in good time on the website or Instagram page of the student association.
Important links
General information about the study program:
- Campus portal SPUR: Here you can change your address details and have access to your fee account and your study certificates. You will also find additional information (e.g., canteen menus) and other links to student life. You can also view the course catalogs and your timetable.
- University academic calendar with information on lecture times
- Enrollment and deregistration for courses and examinations: You can register for courses via the course catalogs in the SPUR campus portal. Registration for examinations is done via the FlexNow2 examination management system .
- E-learning platform GRIPS: Here you can register for the courses you are enrolled in, view slide sets or similar, receive course-related news and much more.
- Zoom video conferencing software: You can use Zoom to take part in virtual synchronous (teaching) events, meetings, and consultation hours.
- University media centre: Here you can find recordings of courses.
- General Student Advisory Service
- BAföG office
Specialized information about the study program:
- Examination Regulations Bachelor/ Master
- Module description Bachelor/ Master
- News from the Information Science Regensburg Group
- Secretary's Office
- Program-related student advisory service “Information Science”
- Counseling guide
- GRIPS course “Forum Information Science” with information on jobs, events, and much more. Here you can also acquire participants for your experiments.
- Student association for SLK faculty
- FS[i] (student association for computer science students): Here you will find social gatherings and also contacts for (almost) all student matters. You are also welcome to contact the "activists" and actively help organize events such as the summer party and the Christmas party.