Onboarding for First-Semester Students: Digital Learning Platforms

Dear New Students,

How to begin your studies at Saarland University? At the start of the 2025/26 winter semester, we will introduce you to three essential learning platforms: LSF (course portal), Microsoft Teams (chat-based collaboration space), and Moodle (learning management system). These are the main digital tools used for teaching at Saarland University (UdS).

You will also receive other useful tips and information about the free digital resources available with campus licences, such as Turnitin, AI tools for study and the UdS app. The following hybrid sessions (available on-site and online) will be offered in German, English, French, and Chinese. Each session provides step-by-step introductions to the platforms, followed by a Q&A session.

Option 1. Secure your ticket for the in-person events.

Option 2. Online participation:.

Join the course online via MS Teams

You are welcome to log in to MS Teams before the session (desktop version recommended). Your username is your UdS-ID followed by @uni-saarland.de. If you have not yet received your UdS ID and password by post from the HIZ, you can still join the session without logging in.

If you plan to attend the session on campus, we kindly ask you to register in advance.

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Other Information

Where can I get my timetable for the study?
Further free courses for students

(Certificate of attendance ist possible)

  • Free workshops about IT Basics in English:

Workshop 1 Unlocking Git & GitHub: The Foundations of Code Collaboration

Workshop 3 Escape the classroom: how to design a game to improve learning and engagement
 

  • Free workshops in German:

Innerbetriebliche Weiterbildung IT & Medien | Zentrum für Lehren und Lernen (ZeLL) | Universität des Saarlandes (uni-saarland.de)

Free further training on soft skills & digital competences: Schlüsselkompetenzen-Programm

Sprachenzentrum


Learn foreign languages for free

Writing Center

Writing advice, plagiarism consultation, peer editing, workshops & courses

Internationales Studienzentrum Saar

Pre-study courses, study-accompanying courses, international studies (cultures)

Podcasts der UdS

An overview of various podcasts at Saarland University

 

Fragen? / Questions? Minijob at our center

Mitarbeit beim ZeLL

Saarland University | Teaching and Learning Centre (ZeLL)
Saarbrücken Campus A4 2 | 66123 Saarbrücken
Monday–Thursday 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. and Friday 10 a.m. to 12 noon
zell[at]uni-saarland.de | Tel. +49 681 302-3533