Noticeboard : International Business Bachelor
Screening of the documentary film ‘Running Towards New Horizons’
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- All courses
- All around studies
- Events/University sports
Dokumentarfilms „Running Towards New Horizons“ Dear students, dear colleagues,
Imagine running around 170 kilometres non-stop. Not on the road, but along mountain trails, through forests and over mountain passes, with an elevation gain of around 10,000 metres, through the night and without a break. That is trail running in its most extreme form. And that is precisely what the UTMB around Mont Blanc is – the most famous race in this sport.
In 2024, a runner from Ecuador finished third there, becoming the first Latin American ever to reach the podium. His name is Joaquín López. Most of you have probably never heard of him.
For my Master’s thesis, I followed him for a year to find out how someone gets that far. The answer surprised me: there was no miracle and no talent that fell from the sky. There was simply a person who started at some point and never stopped. “Running Towards New Horizons” is a film for anyone who sometimes doubts themselves. Filmed in Ecuador and Spain, produced in Japan and Germany.
📅 Thursday, 5 November 2026, 11.00 am to 12.10 pm
📍 Room 211, EMI Faculty, OTH Amberg-Weiden, Amberg campus
11.00 am: Film (36 mins, original English version)
11.36 am: Behind the scenes
11.45 am: Q&A and discussion
Do come along, bring your friends – I look forward to seeing you!
Best regards,
Sebastián Ortiz
🍹 Cocktail course 9th November 🍹
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It's Cocktailtime!! 🍹
🍹 Fancy an evening full of cocktails? 🍸
We've got something special planned for you! 🥳
Together, we'll dive into the world of cocktails, learn how to prepare delicious drinks and, of course, enjoy tasting them! 😉
🕔 When? November 9th, 5 PM
📍Where? SantoRino in Weiden
👥Who? Everyone who's up for a fun evening!
💰Cost? €15 per person
🍸Contwnt: 2 drinks (alcohol free and/or alcoholic) + Tipps & TricksWhether you're already a cocktail pro or simply enjoy ordering drinks at the bar – everyone is welcome! 🍹
Want to join us? Sign up by November 7th via Instagram, WhatsApp or email at fs-webis@oth-aw.de.
Don't wait too long and secure your spot! ⏳
Grab your friends and get ready for an evening full of good vibes and delicious cocktails! 🥂
Your Student Council ☺️
🍻 Pub Crawl on Nov 5th! 🍻
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Our popular pub crawl is just round the corner!!
Fancy an unforgettable evening? Then come along to our pub crawl on 5th November! 🙌
📍 Lecture building
🗓 Thu, 05.11.2026
🕗 Pre-Drinks at 6 PM (inkl. mulled wine & punch)
🕗 Start at 7 PM with selected groups
🍹 Sneak peek of the bar specials: 🍹
- Beer
- Spritz
- Cocktail
- Apfelstrudel, Ramazzotti
- Water
- and much more!
The pubs will remain a secret for now, but we have our favorites on the list!At the end, we’ll all meet up again and head to a bar together. There’ll be karaoke for you all there too!
Come join us, bring your friends, and cheer with us! 🍻Your student council😊
Experimental Hours to Earn
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Experimental Hours to Earn
Dear Students,
you can earn 0.5 experimental hours bei taking part in the survey below:
https://www.soscisurvey.de/test557598/
Mag. Cornelia Oszlonyai
Head of International Business Study Program
Experimental Hours to Earn
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Experimental Hours to Earn
Dear Students,
you can earn 0.5 experimental hours bei taking part in the survey below:
https://www.soscisurvey.de/test557598/
Mag. Cornelia Oszlonyai
Head of International Business Study Program
Freie Plätze im deutschen Soft Skill Kurs "Excel for Poweruser"
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Liebe Studierende,
in dem deutschen Soft Skill Kurs "Excel for Poweruser" sind noch einige wenige Plätze frei, sodass der Kurs nun auch von Studierenden aus IB belegt werden kann.
Voraussetzung dafür sind Deutschkenntnisse auf der Niveaustufe B2 oder höher.
Der Kurs findet online am Mittwoch von 11:45 - 15:30 Uhr über Moodle statt.
Sie können Sich ab Montag, 26.10.2026, 07:00 Uhr für den Kurs in Moodle einschreiben.
24h-library in Weiden: How to use the revolving door
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As the semester begins, here’s a quick reminder about using the revolving door and the 24-hour library:
All students can gain 24-hour access by attending a one-time library orientation session. The revolving door is also explained during this session.
We continue to offer sessions for this; please feel free to stop by the library or check our website for details.
We strongly ask that you follow our rules:
Use your own student ID card to operate the revolving door!
Go through the revolving door one at a time!
Take your time! The door takes a few seconds to open.
Do not force the revolving door to turn any further!!! It rotates completely automatically.
If it does not turn, your access is likely not active. Please feel free to ask us at the service desk—we’ll be happy to help.
Only if all students follow these rules can we continue to offer the 24-hour library.
If multiple people enter the revolving door at the same time or if people force their way in, the mechanism will break. Please follow the rules so that everyone can use the 24-hour library.
How can you tell if you have access to the revolving door? The card reader will light up blue around the edge.
If you do not have access, the card reader will light up red.
Take advantage of our current training sessions and get access for the rest of your studies!
Thank you very much for your understanding and cooperation!
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New semester, new library system, new OPAC!
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- All courses
You may have already noticed: the OTH Library recently implemented a new management system and a new OPAC/library catalog.
This also means a few changes for you, our users:
students will receive all emails from the library exclusively at their OTH email address. Please check your inbox regularly!
With the new, more modern OPAC (https://katalog.oth-aw.de), the login process has also changed: students must now log in using their university ID and the corresponding password.
Longer loan periods—automatic renewals are now available: in addition to the standard 4-week loan period, borrowed books are automatically renewed 5 times, each time for four weeks.
If there are no holds on the items, students can therefore keep borrowed books for up to 6 months.
Please check your OPAC account or OTH email inbox regularly: when the loan period expires and you need to return the books, you’ll receive a reminder email!
(You can no longer renew items yourself via the OPAC. If you’re eligible for a renewal, it will happen automatically.)- Change to the interlibrary loan service for copies: With the system change, the direct download link that was previously included in the email notification is no longer available.
You can now download the materials via your interlibrary loan account, which you can access after logging into OPAC by going to Account -> Orders -> Interlibrary Loan Orders (https://katalog.oth-aw.de/vufind/Holds/List).
Any other questions? No problem! Just send us an email at bib
@oth-aw.de or ask at the library counter—we’re happy to help!We’re looking forward to offering you even better, more efficient, and more enjoyable service with our new library system in the future!
Stammtisch | Regulars table Season
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Starting tomorrow!🥳
Es ist wieder Stammtisch-Zeit!
📅 21.10.2026
🕔 16:30 Uhr
📍 MensaKommt vorbei auf einen gemütlichen Abend, gute Gespräche, das ein oder andere Getränk und coole Spiele! 🍻🗣️🎲
Wir freuen uns auf euch!
Eure Fachschaft ☺️
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It’s Regular’s Table time again!
📅 21.10.2026
🕔 4:30 PM
📍 CanteenJoin us for a relaxed evening with great conversations, drinks, and some fun games! 🍻🗣️🎲
We’re looking forward to seeing you there!
Your Student Council ☺️
WEBIS Faculty – Update to the timetable for the winter semester 2026–27
The timetables for the 2026/27 winter term have just been republished. Please note that there have been changes to the lecture theatres.
As usual, you can find the latest timetables at:
Invitation to the OTH Amberg-Weiden Academic Career Day & Academic Career Pool
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- All courses
Dear Master’s students,
On Tuesday, 27 October 2026, the second Academic Career Day will take place online from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m.
Are you interested in pursuing a Ph.D., an academic career, or simply learning more about career opportunities in academia? Then we warmly invite you to join us!
At the Academic Career Day, you will:
- gain valuable insights into academic life, doctoral opportunities, and the role of a professor at a University of Applied Sciences (HAW),
- receive tips and first-hand experiences from the Doctoral Centre and doctoral researchers,
- have the opportunity to exchange ideas with experts and fellow students.
→ For more information and registration, visit: www.oth-aw.de/AcademicCareerDay
Would you also like to learn more about your individual opportunities in academia? The Academic Career Pool at OTH Amberg-Weiden offers guidance, personal support, and opportunities to connect with others – covering topics such as doctoral studies, academic careers, and professorships at Universities of Applied Sciences.
→ For more information and registration, visit: www.oth-aw.de/AcademicCareerPool
Take the opportunity to explore your options and start thinking about your next steps early on.
If you have any questions, please contact Marion Nitsche (m.nitsche@oth-aw.de) or Miriam Schröder (m.schroeder2@oth-aw.de).
Best regards,
Your Academic Career Day Team
OTH Amberg-WeidenMatching Day on 26 and 27 October
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- All courses
- First semester info
- All around studies
Dear students,
learning together is often easier – but, especially at the beginning of your degree, it’s not always easy to find the right study partners.
This is where the online Matching Day of the Competence Centre for Fundamental Subjects (CCG) comes in.
Here, you can meet people in breakout rooms that have already been organised, with whom you can form a study group.Matching Day takes place on 26 and 27 October, starting at around 6 pm. You’ll receive further details on the programme once you’ve registered.
Sign up by 16 October 2026 and meet other students who are a good fit for you.
Regarding enrolment in Soft Skill courses and Intercultural Competence courses (only for IB students starting *before* Winter Term 2026/2027)
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Dear students,
some of you may still be facing difficulties with registering for Soft Skill courses or Intercultural Competence courses since most of them are already full.
We strongly advise all students who are not coming to Weiden anyway, to join the online vhb modules as Soft Skill courses, so that other students who are on campus can join their lectures.
You are blocking places for students who are eager to take their courses on campus. Please be considerate towards your fellow students.
For all Soft Skill courses from OTH and vhb (virtual university of bavaria) you can refer to the module handbook. Courses from OTH can be found on p.29/30 and vhb courses are listed on p.32.
We also added the course Information Managementfrom OTH as a Soft Skill option which you can now enrol in. The course will be updated in the module handbook soon.
For the Intercultural Competence courses from OTH you can refer to the module handbook on p.29.
We also added the course Intercultural Competences & Management from OTH and you can enrol on Monday, 12.10.2026 at 09:00 am.
The course will be updated in the module handbook soon.
We also offer Advanced courses from vhb as online options for those who can't come to campus every week.
You can find a list of the accepted Advanced courses in the module handbook on p.31.
In the timetable you can find out whether the courses will be held weekly, or as a block course at the weekend, or online (use the search function as these courses appear on separate pages in the timetable).
vhb courses are not listed in the timetable. Information on the procedure as well as exam dates of vhb courses can be found in the respective course description at vhb.
According to the new process of crediting, you have to register for vhb exams at the vhb and at OTH via Primuss.
After you have passed the exam at vhb and received your certificate, you can hand in your certificate and the course will be credited automatically.
Fire Safety Guidelines
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Dear students, please note:
Due to the refurbishment work, the automatic fire alarm system throughout Construction Phase 1 (WEBIS/Administration) is expected to remain out of service until the end of December 2026.
There is no automatic notification of the fire brigade; instead, there is only a provisional fire monitoring system using smoke alarms and local alarms in the corridors.
In the event of an alarm, you must leave the building immediately (see the attached revised fire safety regulations) and contact the fire brigade on the emergency number 112.
It is still not possible to use the lecture rooms and laboratories. This is indicated by notices on the doors
PC-Training
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PC-Training mandatory for Finance and Investment Exam!
Dear students,
for IB students in the old study regulations, PC Training course is mandatory and available online in Moodle as a self-study course:
https://moodle.oth-aw.de/course/view.php?id=4634
You can work through the materials at your own pace and there are no in-person lectures.
The training consists of three sections: Excel, Word, and PowerPoint. Each section includes course material, a step-by-step video, and a short quiz at the end.
For any further questions, please feel free to address Prof. Dr. Kreppmeier.
Kind regards,
Mag. Cornelia Oszlonyai
Head of International Business Study ProgramExploring Weiden & making connections
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Du bist neu nach Weiden gezogen für dein Studium?
Du möchtest deine Erfahrungen von Studium und Umzug teilen oder einfach einen gemeinsamen Nachmittag in Weiden verbringen?
Dann bist du hier genau richtig!
Wir zeigen dir, wo beliebte Spots sind, egal ob fürs Lernen, in der Freizeit und wie du schnell von A nach B kommst!
Mit einer kleinen Tour durch die Stadt und anschließend gemeinsamen einkehren in einem Café bieten wir dir ebenfalls die Möglichkeit, dich mit deinen neuen Kommilitonen auszutauschen oder Fragen an uns höhere Semester zu stellen.
Wir treffen uns hierzu, vor dem Hörsaalgebäude bei dem Springbrunnen und gehen gemeinsam ins Stadtzentrum.
Dieser Treffpunkt wird von uns auch für zukünftige Events genutzt, also nicht vergessen.
Wir freuen uns auf dich!
Eure Fachschaft😊
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You moved to Weiden for your studies?
You would like to share your experiences about studying and moving or just want to spend a cozy evening with people?
Then you’re in exactly the right place!
We’ll show you the most popular spots, whether for studying or leisure, and how to get from A to B quickly!
With a small tour through the city followed by a get-together in a café, we also offer you the chance to get to know your new fellow students or ask us higher semester questions you might have.
We’ll meet in front of the lecture hall at the fountain and go into the city center.
This spot will also be used for future events so don't forget.
We’re looking forward to seeing you!
Your student council 😊
Handling of VHB courses from the winter semester 26/27 onwards
Dear students,
Until now, credits from VHB courses have generally been dealt with via the recognition process. From this semester onwards, the following distinction applies: Please first check the module handbook applicable to you. If the VHB course you wish to take or have already completed is listed by name there, please send the certificate directly to the relevant programme director upon receipt – usually at the end of the examination period.
1. The VHB course is listed by name in the module handbook
Examples of this include:
• ‘Data Collection Methods in the Social and Behavioural Sciences’ on the AWP degree programme
• ‘Fundamentals of Strategic Management’ on the IBD degree programme To ensure that your credit is recorded correctly, you must register for the relevant examination at the OTH during the regular examination registration period. In addition, you must register for the course or examination with the VHB.
2. Exam registration
Please check the exam venue in good time: depending on the course, the exam may take place at a partner university or on-campus at OTH. If you already hold a certificate for a VHB course that is listed by name in your module handbook, please also register for the corresponding exam this semester and submit the certificate to your programme director.
3. Transitional arrangements for certificates already obtained
This is only necessary if the credit has not yet been recognised and recorded via the previous procedure. If the desired VHB course is not listed by name in the module handbook, please check with the relevant programme director at the start of the semester to see whether the course can be accepted.
4. All other VHB courses
Until further notice, these credits must be submitted via the standard recognition process at the Examinations Office. A VHB course that is not listed by name in the module handbook but has already been passed must also be applied for via the online form in Primuss. Should this procedure change in future, we will inform you via this channel.
I wish all new and returning students a good start to the 2026/27 winter semester!
Prof. Dr Simon Preis
Chair of the PK WEBIS
Earn experimental hours
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Earn experimental hours
Dear Students,
you can earn 0.55 experimental hours by taking part in this survey: https://www.soscisurvey.de/intljobaccess/
Sincerely,
Mag. Cornelia Oszlonyai
Head of International Business Study Program
Faculty WEBIS - timetables winter semester 2026-2027
The timetables for the 2026/2027 winter semester are now available.
Please note that changes, rescheduling and additions (block sessions) may still occur at short notice.
You can find the most up-to-date timetable via the following link or on the relevant degree programme page.
WEBIS Faculty - Publication of module handbooks for the 2026-27 winter semester
The module handbooks and the corresponding module directory for the winter semester 2026/2027 are now available on the relevant degree programme page.
Course registration in Moodle
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Dear students,
You will be able to enrol in your Moodle courses from Tuesday, 1 September 2026, at 7.00 am.
Please only enrol in courses that you will actually be able to take in the coming semester, so that you don't take places away from other students.First-year students can still enrol in Moodle courses even after lectures have started.
Further information will be provided at the first-year welcome event on 1 October 2026 and via email in advance.If you are unable to enrol in a course that you are required to take, please contact the relevant lecturers directly.
External beginners' courses in Weiden at VHS (A1.1, A1.2 and A2.1) starting mid September 2026
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Dear IB-students,
For those of you, who have only little knowledge of German, we have some good news!
Together with the VHS and our language centre, we are once more able to offer three levels of beginners' German courses at the vhs in Weiden.
Please note that this will be the last time that this will be tha last time that an A1.1 course will be offered and that this cooperation courses will eventually be running out.It only makes sense chosing one of these three courses, i.e. the one that corresponds to your level of German.
And should you already be advanced in your knowledge of German, then of course the free German courses of our language centre would be suitable for you.
The vhs offers A1.1, A1.2 and A2.1
The OTH language centre offers A2.2 (with the possibility of completing your immatriculartion requirement of A2), B1.1, B1.2 ..... up until C1.1The vhs courses are a special offer for IB students, who do not have A2 knowledge of German and are hence not able to complete their immatriculation with proof of A2 yet.
There is only a limited number of places. So first come, first served.
- The courses take place at the the vhs Weiden-Neustadt (Luitpoldstraße 24, Weiden)
- For course times see below (these courses are presence only, please check your IB study timetable first before you register https://www.oth-aw.de/files/oth-aw/Studiengaenge/Bachelor/IB/Dokumente/Stundenplan_IB.pdf )
- registration is available now and takes place externally at the vhs via the link provided in this email below
- a registration fee of 100,- € along with a minimum 75% attendence is required. This registration fee will be reimbursed to those who fulfilled the attendance requirement
- please do not register if you are unable to attend the lectures regularly and on time, no latecomers will be admitted.
- please note that this is a supportive offer and that the three vhs course cannot be accredited, nor are they worth any credits and please note that you still need to complete your immatriculation by handing in proof of A2 knowledge
In order to register for the courses at VHS Weiden, please select one course and register via the link with the course:
Deutsch als Zweitsprache A2.1/German A2.1 starting
Monday. 21.09.2026https://www.vhs-weiden-neustadt.de/p/deutsch-als-zweitsprache-a2-1-497-C-TV454023
Deutsch als Zweitsprache A1.2/German A1.2 starting
Mittwoch. 23.09.2026
https://www.vhs-weiden-neustadt.de/p/deutsch-als-zweitsprache-a1-2-497-C-TV454022
Deutsch als Zweitsprache A1.1/ German A1.1 (for participants with no knowledge of German = absolute beginners) starting
Monday. 05.10.2026Please note that this will be the last time that an A1.1 course will be offered
https://www.vhs-weiden-neustadt.de/p/deutsch-als-zweitsprache-a1-1-497-C-TV454021
