Good to know

Here you will find information on the subject of aid.

The application can be downloaded here under the heading "Application documents" and may be submitted to the Faculty together with the other application documents. The notification of child benefit should also be submitted.

You do not need to do anything with regard to child benefit. Child benefit will continue to be paid centrally by the family benefits office.

These can be applied for/re-registered directly with the LBV .

Changes, applications or enquiries can be sent directly to the LBV .

Here you will find a list of abbreviations and acronyms.

Eine Anleitung, wie Sie auf Ihre IT-Dienste zugreifen können finden Sie hier (Dropdown-Menü "Neuberufene*r an der Universität Bielefeld").

• Ein Schnelleinstieg zu allen Services und Plattformen (wie bspw. Webmail oder das ekVV), die Sie nutzen können, ist hier zu finden.
• Darüber hinaus finden Sie hier ein allgemeins IT A-Z.
• Wenden Sie sich auch gerne jederzeit an die EDV-Betreuer*innen Ihrer Fakultät. Eine Liste finden Sie hier.

As a newly appointed professor, you have the opportunity to use Bielefeld University's standard IT services as soon as you have accepted your appointment. After signing the appointment agreement, you will receive an email to the email address you provided when you were hired. This will contain your personal Uni-ID (your personal ID for registration with PRISMA, Bielefeld University's identity management system).

If it did not work automatically, please provide your private email address and a mobile phone number to your contact in P/O.1 (who sent you the appointment letter and appointment agreement). This will also trigger the process and you will receive an email to the email address you provided.

In order to work with your work computer, you must be registered on the PRISMA system. This is Bielefeld University's central identity management system, which offers you options for IT rights management and applying for new IT approvals. You can also use PRISMA to apply for your UniCard (service card in chip card format). The entry is made automatically as part of the P/O.1 setting.

Login:

BITS user name or UniID

Self-generated PRISMA password

Here you will find further explanations and instructions on this topic.

Here you will find an overview of which passwords can still be set in PRISMA and what they can be used for.

The PEVZ is the directory of staff and departments at Bielefeld University. The PEVZ is maintained in the departments and institutions independently of the SAP entry. If an entry is missing or incomplete, the colleagues responsible for maintenance must be contacted directly. You can find the appropriate contact person for each department by clicking on the link "Contact persons for correction requests" to the right of the department or person entry.

You can access your mailbox via the login page of Bielefeld University's webmailer.

 

Login:

Login name: amustermann
Password: AD password (assigned in PRISMA ; see below)

 

If no AD password has been set yet: Registration in PRISMA -> Under the heading "Registration to PCs, email mailboxes and other Windows and Active Directory services (AD password)", you can set the password for this. This password is then used simultaneously for

• PC registration (AD - Active Directory)
• Email mailbox
• Calendar integration via CalDAV

Here you can find further information on the UniCard, the ID card for employees at Bielefeld University.

 

As a new employee, you will receive an email containing all relevant information for the UniCard and your personal access data for the PRISMA identity management system.

1. Register for the self-service of the PRISMA identity management system.
2. Click on the "UniCard" tab and upload a current photo in passport photo format. You then agree to the regulations for using the UniCard.
3. As soon as the photo has been uploaded and you have agreed to the terms of use, your UniCard can be produced. After 2 working days, the UniCard can be collected in person from the InfoPoint; please have a valid official photo ID (identity card or passport) ready. If required, employees can obtain a protective cover for their card.
4. Now use the validation stations at the InfoPoint to apply a current validity period to the card.

On this page you will find the A-Z of the university library. The service card (the UniCard) is also the library card. Professors and academic co-workers who are in possession of a UniCard can authorise up to 3 staff, people (e.g. assistants or secretarial staff) to borrow media from the library on their behalf. You can obtain further help desks at the Library Service Centre.

There are many designations for the login names of the various IT services at the university. User name, identifier, username or UniID are the most common terms. There are also various combinations and passwords with which you have to log in. You can find an overview of which account you can use to log in where here.

 

BITS provides students and staff, via VPN (Virtual Private Networking), worldwide approval for special Bielefeld University services such as library research databases or personal network drives.

 

Here you can find all information about the department.

The university uses the BIS (Bielefeld Information System) is used to organise degree programmes. Here you will find an overview of all BIS applications. Guidance and assistance in using the BIS applications is provided by the Campus Support. Here you will find all the information for BIS onboarding for new employees.

• Library Service Centre
• SAP applications
• English translations at Bielefeld University (official)
• DeepL of Bielefeld University
• PEVZ
• Password overview
• PRISMA-Login
• Current news
• Webmailer login
• PEVZ internal (electronic course catalogue (ekvv), call forwarding, customise PEVZ entry)
• Templates in the corporate design of the university
• Food and drink at Bielefeld University (Studierendenwerk [Association for Student Affairs])

Here you will find a quick access to all learning platforms of Bielefeld University. For all digital platforms mentioned, support is provided by the TiL team (til-team@uni-bielefeld.de).

Here you will find various site maps such as the campus map or the map of the main university building.

Here you will find an overview of the most important telephone numbers for internal services or emergencies.

Here you will find important information on what to do in an emergency.

Here you will find the templates for download.

Guest flats on Campus Bielefeld provided by the Studierendenwerk [Association for Student Affairs] are available here .

If you are not sure which department to address your enquiry or request to, you are welcome to send it to medizinische.fakultaet@uni-bielefeld.de. Your concerns will then be forwarded internally to the responsible departments or staff, people.

If you work at Bielefeld University and are organising an event, symposia or congress for the first time, you will certainly have a few questions on your mind: What are the first steps? Which premises are suitable? What services does the university offer and where are external service providers needed?

In order to structure these questions and provide personalised planning assistance, the Event Management department offers initial advice for departments and institutions.

Here you will find further information, as well as persons to contact and FAQs on the subject of symposia. Send your enquiry to the email address veranstaltungsmanagement@uni-bielefeld.de. Please bring this completed document with you to the initial consultation.

The first point of contact for all your questions and concerns is the respective dean's office

As guides, we also support you in your search for staff people to contact on specific topics within the departments of the central administration. If you have any questions, please contact the team "Onboarding Professorship" team at gutankommen@uni-bielefeld.de.

 

IT concerns

Contact your IT supervisor in the respective Faculty with your IT concerns. You can find the list here. If your Faculty is supervised centrally by BITS, you can find the contact here.

 

All other contacts can be found here.

You can find an overview of all councils and representatives here.

• Senate
• University Council
• University Electoral Assembly
• Rectorate
• Commissions

Departments of Bielefeld University

• Department for University study and teaching
• Department of Digital Transformation and Process Organisation (DT/P)
• Department of Human Resources and Organisation
• Department of Facility Management (FM)
• Department of Financial Management (F)
• Department for Research Administration and Technology Transfer (FFT)

Other staff units, central departments and contact points

• Data protection
• Information Security
• Internal Audit and Compliance
• International Office (IO)
• Communication Office (RefKom)
• Centre for Teaching and Learning (ZLL)

Central services and other overarching units

• Bielefeld IT Service Centre (BITS)
• University library
• University Sports Service Bielefeld
• Specialist Language Centre [Language Centre]
• Centre for Aesthetics
• Coordination Centre for University Continuing Education (KWW)
• accessibility services (ZAB)

Here you will find all the documents for civil servants that the Department of Human Resources and Organisation (P/O) provides for you.

Here you can find the statutes for the realisation of W1 professorships with tenure track.

Here you can find the statutes for the realisation of W2 professorships with tenure track.

The templates provided here for the target and performance agreements should only serve as a guide. If necessary, objectives must be adjusted accordingly in the target and performance agreements to be drawn up (e.g. for a W1 junior professorship with tenure track to W3).

2021-12-01_Muster-W1-TT-W2

2021-12-01_Muster-W2-TT-W2

2021-12-01_Muster-W2-TT-W3

Click here to go to the page of the Permanent Tenure Board.

Procedure of the tenure track process (ger)

Here you will find lots of helpful information for supervisors at Bielefeld University.