FAQ - Online courses (English version)
All students, apprentices and employees of the Justus-Liebig University Giessen (JLU) University of Applied Sciences (THM) and Philipps-Universität Marburg (PMU) may take part.
Students, apprentices and employees of THM and PMU can sign up online just a few days after online registration has opened for if free places are available.
As a general preparation, you have to ensure that you have got enough space at home to do the exercises, that the floor is not slippery and that you wear appropriate clothes (slip-resistant soles, comfortable clothes etc.). Please do not participate unless you feel fit.
We have selected types of sport and exercise that are suitable for live-stream formats. The course formats have been adapted so that participants do not need any special equipment and beginners and advanced athletes can take part jointly. Here you can find an overview of the courses on offer.
In the course description you will find detailed information regarding the fees.
We use the conference tool "BigBlueButten" since wintersemester 2022/23 to conduct all our courses.
For the use of the programme, there is no installation or registration procedure necessary.
If you want to join a course, open your browser. Hrz recommends Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox.
You will receive the direct link to your course and a password with the confirmation of your booking.
Step-by-step instructions (in German) can be found here .
In order that the sports courses are carried out smoothly, please abide by the following rules:
- Join in time for your course.
- Switch off your web cam.
- Please switch off your microphone.
- Please close all other programmes running on your device.
- Filming or recording as well as publishing, copying and/or circulation of the ahs live streams is expressly forbidden.
The Unfallkasse Hessen (accident insurance Hessen) writes on its website: If the courses offered are part of the general university sports programme which are now taking place online, then you are fully insured within the framework of the law during the time of the course. A condition is, however, that it is an online live-stream course, during which direct contact with the course instructors is given, e.g. for asking questions and getting instruction.“
This means for the online programme „ahs@home“ of the JLU:
The criteria mentioned above are only fulfilled by the “JLU-Pausenexpress“ (JLU Break-Time Express Courses). Here, there the statutory insurance coverage is maintained. With all other current online offers, there is NO statutory insurance coverage. We would like to remind you once again of the conditions for safe online sports training at home:
As a general preparation, you have to ensure that you have got enough space at home to do the exercises, that the floor is not slippery and that you wear appropriate clothes (slip-resistant soles, comfortable clothes etc.). Please do not participate unless you feel fit.
To find the information sheet on data protection rule of Allgemeiner Hochschulsport (Academic Sports Service) of Justus Liebig University, click here .
For JLU-wide questions about the pandemic situation regularly updated information and FAQs can be obtained on the JLU website. Please click on the following link .