Gender diversity

When applying online, prospective students can enter their chosen name and and the gender with which they identify.

After admission, the dgti ID card is also uploaded for enrollment in order to check the certificate documents.

TIN* students can have their first name and/or gender entry changed using the dgti ID card officially approved by the Ministry of the Interior or a new official ID document via the CampusCenter contact form.

Students with student employee status at the University of Hamburg must take an additional step after updating their name at the Campus Center.

Step 1:

Send an email directly to the RRZ service line: rrz-serviceline"AT"uni-hamburg.de or to the University of Hamburg’s Equal Opportunity Commissioner, Dr. Angelika Paschke-Kratzin: gleichstellungsbeauf"AT"uni-hamburg.de. Emails sent to the equal opportunity commissioner will be forwarded to the RRZ or addressed in case of additional questions.

• Include your uni username (B-Kennung): [e.g., bzz1234]
• your desired display name, for example, in Exchange: [Format: firstname1 lastname1], with a request for a new alias matching the updated name
• your new, additional preferred email address: firstname.lastname@uni-hamburg.de(vorname.nachname"AT"uni-hamburg.de)
• your updated gender entry: [f, m, d], if the current entry should be changed (this can also be updated independently in the system)

Step 2:

The Regional Computing Center processes the request and sends an email asking the individual to complete the process with a final confirmation click.

The background

For several years, TIN* students have been able to update their name at the Campus Center using a dgti ID recognized by the Ministry of the Interior. Challenges arose for students with student employee status and required an additional Exchange email address. Because payroll is managed through the KoPers administrative system of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg, and their human resources department (Personalamt)does not recognize the dgti ID, the deadname reappeared in various administrative programs.

The University of Hamburg, in collaboration with the RRZ, the Digital Office, and the Smart Administration Unit, has developed a technical process that bypasses the use of the deadname. In all university-related systems—such as email addresses, STiNE, OpenOlat, and Moodle—the updated name is used exclusively. 

Academic staff and employees under the TVBP agreement should contact HR Services with their dgti ID card or a new official ID document to request changes.

University of Hamburg graduates who have officially changed their name under personal status law since the issuance of their diploma are entitled to updated academic documents. First, personal data must be updated in the campus management system (STiNE). To request this, use the Campus Center contact form. Include your student ID number and confirm whether an official change has already been implemented. Once the system update is complete, the relevant academic office can issue new documents. You will need to inform them and request reissuance. This service is free of charge. Your name will be updated on the new documents, but the original data will remain on file. New documents may bear signatures from different university representatives and feature a different design. These changes will not affect the validity of your documents. To receive updated documents, you must return the original, complete documents to the academic office. The University must ensure that no identical documents with different names are in circulation.