Find out more about your campus at htw saar and how to get there:

Business School : Campus Rotenbühl
School of Engineering : Campus Alt-Saarbrücken
School of Social Sciences : Campus Alt-Saarbrücken
School of Architecture : Campus Göttelborn

Our student cafeteria  - usually referred to as the 'Mensa' - offers students, staff and visitors freshly prepared regional and international dishes. Each campus has its own 'Mensa'

Prices currently range from €2.80 to €3.50 (main dish, side salad & dessert). The menu always includes a vegetarian meal as well.

Mensa Campus Alt-Saarbrücken (CAS)

The Mensa on campus Alt-Saarbrücken is located in building 10

Opening hours: 

• Monday to Thursday from 7:30 am to 3:30 pm
• Friday from 7:30 am to 2:00 pm

Lunch is served from 11:30 am to 2:00 pm

Please notice that during the time between terms the Mensa is open every day from 7:30 am to 2:00 pm
See actual menue here.

Mensa Campus Rotenbühl (CRB)

The Mensa on campus Rotenbühl is located downstairs in building B

Opening hours: 

• Monday, Tuesday and Thursday from 7:00 am to 5:30 pm
• Wednesday from 7:00 am to 4:00 pm
• Friday from 7:00 am to 2:00 pm

Lunch is served from 11:30 am to 2:00 pm

Please notice that during the time between terms the Mensa is open every day from 7:30 am to 2:00 pm
See actual menue here.

• Campus Göttelborn:          

    7.00 am – 3.15 pm, Lunch from 12.15 am – 3.15 pm

    See actual menue here.

Pay with cash or charge your Student ID via the machines close to the mensa with your bank card:

The libraries of the htw saar can be used by all students of the htw saar. You can not only borrow books and journals there, but also search for and download specialized literature in the online catalog. A device for scanning book pages is also available. You can also find peace and quiet here to study or work.You can find your library at your campus here:

• Campus Alt-Saarbrücken, building 10, first floor
• Campus Göttelborn, Am Campus 5, first floor
• Campus Rotenbühl, room A-K-12, basement

Futher infos:

• Registration has to be done in person (bring valid ID & Student ID)
• Loan periods on all media: 4 Weeks
• Extension is possible online up to ten times (if there is no reservation from someone else)
• Offers individual or group (only CAS) working space for studying
• More info for new students about the library you can find here

Find here the website of the library.

With this link you can find tutorial videos, about the services offered by our library and how to use them.
As the tutorials are only in German, this is how you can add and change subtitles for the videos:

Once you are fully enrolled, you will receive your own htw saar student ID card with your name, enrollment number (example: 3841231), and library number (example: 505032682).  

The student card of htw saar is a multifunctional card that is provided to all students of the Saarland University of Applied Sciences. The card serves as an official identification document, for example during exams, and enables access to various services and facilities of the university.

Functions of the HTW Saar card:

• Official student ID: The card serves as an official proof of enrollment at htw saar and must be presented if required.

• Library card: The student card entitles you to use the libraries of htw saar.

• Print and copy card: With the student card, students can print and copy at the printers and copiers of the university.

• Mensa card: The student card can be used as a cashless payment method in the htw saar canteens, provided it has been loaded with funds via EC card and electronic direct debit procedure (ELV) beforehand. The machines to do so can be found near the canteens.

• Access card: The student card can enable access to various facilities of htw saar, such as laboratories or computer rooms.

• Public transportation ticket (=Semesterticket): The fee for your semester ticket is included in your semester contribution. The semester ticket entitles students to use the means of transport of the saarVV (Saarland Transport Association) throughout Saarland free of charge (except for ICE). Students must carry and present their htw saar card as a ticket in the vehicles of the saarVV.

• Discounted admission: By presenting your card in various institutions, you can get a student discount. For example, in theaters, cinemas, museums, or sports facilities.

• Valid throughout your studies: The htw saar card is not discarded at the end of the semester but accompanies you throughout your entire studies. However, the card must be validated with the validation machine each semester to update the validity period and the semester ticket for public transportation. An image of a validation machine is shown below. You can find these machines near the canteens.

If you have lost your card, you must report the loss to the Student Secretariat. You will then receive a new card directly after paying an expense allowance.

If you are a student at htw saar you can get the Microsoft Office Applications (e.g. Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

These are the steps to get it:

1. Open https://products.office.com/de-DE/student?ms.officeurl=students
2. Enter your htw saar adress with the ending „..@htw-saarland.de“
3. Click on „Erste Schritte“ (=first steps)
4. Click on „Ich bin Student“ (=I am a student)
5. Create an account and confirm with the code sent to you via Email (do not close the browser window!)
6. Skip (=Überspringen) the next step „Weitere Personen einladen“
7. Your registration is finished now, you can use the Office 365 tools now online or download them and log-in with your htw credentials

Watch this Video guide about all the steps above:

In addition to Office 365, you can download and use several other software programs for free on your laptop or PC through the HTW. You can find an updated list here.

By clicking on the desired program, you will be directed to a description.

If you have any questions or issues, please contact softwarenoSpam@noSpamhiz-saarlandnoSpam.de.

As soon as you are fully enroled at htw saar, you are able to download the "Kennungsschreiben" (=IT-information sheet) from the SIM application portal. With this you get your htw saar E-Mail and other log-in details for the IT-services of the university (e.g. Eduroam-Wifi, Moodle, SIM portal, Teams, Office 365. etc.).You need to change your masterpassword first, before youre able to log-in. Change it here. The link to log in to your htw saar Mail is:  https://webmail.hiz-saarland.de/You will receive E-Mails from htw and your professors to your htw saar E-Mail adress. So we do recommend to check them regularly or set a forwarding to the mail-app on your phone.Here you can find all information and instructions on how to configurate on your Android (G-Mail) or Apple (Mail-App) phone, or your Apple Mail, Windows, Outlook or Mozilla, if you wish to do so.Please let your international tutors kow if they can support you with this process.

As soon as you are fully enroled at htw saar, you are able to download the "Kennungsschreiben" (=IT-information sheet) from the SIM application portal. With this you get your htw saar E-Mail and other log-in details for the IT-services of the university (e.g. Eduroam-Wifi, Moodle, SIM portal, Teams, Office 365. etc.).You need to change your masterpassword first, before youre able to log-in.

To log in to the htw saar wifi, you need to choose the network "eurodam" and log in with your htw saar credentials like this :

Your Username is your htw saar mail with the ending @htw-saarland.de (e.g. htwid@htw-saarland.de).

Your password is the one you have changed the masterpassword to.

It might be, that you need to install the geteduroam-app (for Android, for Apple) on your phone. You can find detaled instructions (in German) here.

If you have tried all steps and still can not log in, you can ask one of our tutors to help (international@htwsaar.de) or contact wlan@hiz-saarland.de.

Additionally, at Campus Rotenbühl, there is the IT team in Room A-E-01 available from Monday to Friday from 11:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. to answer any questions.

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