Coordinated succession procedure (25 August – 30 September)

Note on participation in the coordinated succession procedure

Universität Hamburg is taking part in the coordinated succession procedure in Winter Semester for all Dialogue-Oriented Service Procedure (DoSV) degree programs.

In this succession procedure, a few remaining places are allocated if, for example, applicants who have been admitted miss the enrollment deadline or choose not to accept the place offered to them.

The number of vacancies filled in the succession procedure strongly depends on the responses from those who have been admitted. Thus, we cannot provide reliable information about the number of places available. This also applies to the acceptance chances if, for example, x applicants are ahead of you in the ranking.

Note the participation conditions and the tight deadlines for the declaration of participation.

Wer kann am Koordinierten Nachrücken teilnehmen?

Wer in der Koordinierungsphase keinen einzigen Studienplatz erhalten hat, kann am Koordinierten Nachrücken teilnehmen.
Freie Studienplätze werden im Koordinierten Nachrücken an teilnehmende Bewerberinnen und Bewerber über die gleichen, unveränderten Ranglisten vergeben, die bereits in der vorangehenden Koordinierungsphase verwendet wurden. Hierzu müssen die abgelehnten Bewerberinnen und Bewerber zum Beginn die Teilnahme am Koordinierten Nachrücken erklären (siehe „Erklärung der Teilnahme“). Der Status „abgelehnt“ wird dadurch unmittelbar vor Beginn des Koordinierten Nachrückens auf „Zulassungsangebot aktuell nicht möglich“ zurückgesetzt.

Wer in der Koordinierungsphase keinen einzigen Studienplatz erhalten hat, kann außerdem während des gesamten Zeitraums des Koordinierten Nachrückens weitere Bewerbungen für teilnehmende Studiengänge abgeben, für die ursprünglich keine Bewerbungen abgegeben wurden. Diese neuen Bewerbungen erfolgen direkt im Portal von hochschulstart.de und werden auf einer neu gebildeten Rangliste berücksichtigt: Der Rangliste „Nachrücker-Los“. Die Rangliste „Nachrücker-Los“ wird erst berücksichtigt, sobald alle anderen Ranglisten abgearbeitet sind und sich auf diesen keine Bewerbungen mehr im Status „Zulassungsangebot aktuell nicht möglich“ befinden.

Die Chancen auf eine Zulassung über „Nachrücker-Los“ hängen also davon ab, wie viele Bewerbungen auf den üblichen Ranglisten zu berücksichtigen sind und außerdem davon, wie zeitnah eine neue Bewerbung über die Rangliste „Nachrücker-Los“ abgegeben wird.

Declaration of participation

If you were not admitted to any program in the coordination phase, hochschulstart.de will send you an email about your rejections. This email is also your opportunity to declare your participation in the succession procedure. It includes a link that you can use to declare your participation.

The link is valid only from midnight on 25 August to midnight on 27 August. You may not make your declaration of participation in the succession procedure later.

If you would like to take part in the succession procedure with several applications, you must make your declaration of participation for each application separately.

Coordination regulation and selection

Coordination regulation 4 applies throughout the coordinated succession procedure:

If an application is successful—that is, if you are offered a place in a particular program—this application will automatically be granted admission status and all other applications will be eliminated.

If, for example, you receive an offer of a place in a law program for an application that you deemed “priority 2,” you will be deemed as having been admitted to the program and all other applications will be eliminated (including the application you deemed “priority 1”).
This means that in the coordinated succession procedure, your application priorities are no longer relevant.

Selection

The ranking and your place in the ranking from the coordination phase remain. For example, if Universität Hamburg wishes to fill 4 places after the coordination, the next 4 applicants in the ranking who were not previously admissible and have declared their participation in the succession procedure will be offered places. This selection will continue until the places are filled or there are no more applicants in the ranking. If there are no more applicants in the ranking, the degree program will be subject to a lottery procedure.

Admission and enrollment

The information about admission and enrollment from the coordination phase also applies to the succession procedure. Please also note that the 7-day enrollment period begins from the point at which your acceptance letter is made available electronically in your STiNE account.

The only difference in this case is that, if you have been admitted in a succession procedure, no rejection letters for the eliminated applications will be issued.

Admission, data acquisition, and enrollment

Step 1: Recording of data in the online application portal (STiNE)

If you are admitted by hochschulstart.de via the lottery procedure in the DoSV portal, Universität Hamburg requires your personal data in order to issue your acceptance letter, including your enrollment application. Universität Hamburg uses STiNE, its online application portal, to collect this data. STiNE involves nothing more than data entry. Reapplying is thus a technical formality only, as you have already been offered a place in the lottery procedure. Data should be recorded following admission in the lottery procedure within the next 2 working days. The data acquisition form needs to be completed in its entirety and electronically submitted.

Note: The earlier you record your data in STiNE, the sooner we can issue your acceptance letter and enrollment application. This is important, because it will facilitate the start of your studies—you will receive your semester documents, including your semester public transport pass, and will be able to register for courses.

Note: You must submit any other necessary documents (see “Enrollment” below) only on enrollment—you do not need to do so when you record your data electronically.

Step 2: Acceptance letter and enrollment

The acceptance letter will be made available in your STiNE account after you send the form required to record your data. You will be duly notified by email.

Therefore, check both the email account you provided in your online application and your STiNE account (under Documents) regularly (at least twice a week).

Important information about your acceptance letter:

Universität Hamburg sends acceptance letters on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays throughout the coordinated succession procedure. Letters are issued in the morning. If you accept an offer of admission before noon or later, you will receive the acceptance letter by the next printing date.
You have 7 days to enroll.
The 7-day enrollment period begins from the point at which your acceptance letter is made available electronically in your STiNE account. Universität Hamburg issues acceptance letters electronically only.

Note: If you are admitted in a lottery procedure, you will not receive rejection letters for the other applications eliminated in the coordinated succession procedure.

Step 3: Enrollment

If you were admitted via hochschulstart.de, you will receive your acceptance letter in your STiNE account.

Please note the checklist for first-year students.

By sending the enrollment application and required supporting documents, you declare that you accept the offer of admission and hereby apply for enrollment.