The Information Centre welcomes all first-year students at the University of Applied Sciences Stuttgart (HFT). We will be happy to assist you throughout your studies with our services.

We have compiled all important information about the services offered by the Information Centre on this page in order to help you to start with your studies:

Service and support overview of the Information Centre

First things first

Access (HFT-Account)

Zugang / Login:

In order to be able to use the services offered by the Information Centre, you almost always need an account (login) of the university (Hochschule für Technik Stuttgart - HFT)

As soon as you have received a temporary password from student administration, you can retrieve your permanent account information for your HFT account via the following portal:

https://accountausgabe.hft-stuttgart.de/

Further information on digital issuing of account information for the Department of Surveying, Computer Science and Mathematics can be found at:
https://www.hft-stuttgart.com/hft/news-and-information/studienstart-vermessung-informatik-mathematik

It is strongly recommended to change the password immediately after receiving your personal account information (see instructions).

Zoom Account

You can get a Zoom account by logging in to Zoom via SSO using your HFT e-mail address and your HFT-account information. 

Your Zoom account will be generated and active.

There is a Zoom-Anleitung (german language introduction) in Confluence, we are working on a translation into english.

Rules and regulations

Please refer to the following rules and regulations of the Information Centre:

Info and Support of the Information Center (Library and IT Services)

If you have questions or problems concerning the library and the IT services of the university, the Info and Support Team of the Information Center will be happy to help you.

Service and support portal

Service and support portal of the information center (for university members with HFT account)

Contact


IT-DiensteBibliothek
Support pages 

IT Support (general)

Library Support

Services

IT online services Service area

Library
Contact / E-mail addresses

ist@hft-stuttgart.de

bibliothek@hft-stuttgart.de
Phone0711/8926-24240711/8926-2928

Online portals, IT services and library of the Information Centre at a glance

IT services at a glance

Functions / TasksServiceGuidanceSupport
  • Lecture timetable
  • Certificate of enrolment
  • Registration for examinations
  • Viewing grades

LSF (Campus-Management-System)

Help to LSF

ist@hft-stuttgart.de

  • digital learning material for the lecture
  • digital hand-ins and learning success checks
  • Access to lecture recordings
  • Study organisation

Moodle(learning platform)

Help to Moodleist@hft-stuttgart.de
  • E-mail communication
  • Calendar
  • Contacts
  • Tasks

HFT-E-Mailaccount

E-Mail at HFT Stuttgartist@hft-stuttgart.de

  • Video conferencing for online lectures

Zoom (video conference)

Help to video conference with Zoom

Dokumentation from Zoom.us

ist@hft-stuttgart.de
  • University information
  • Instructions
  • Support

Confluence (Wiki information portal)

Help to Confluenceist@hft-stuttgart.de
  • Internet access
    • on campus of the HFT
    • at other colleges and universities

Internet and WLAN

Eduroam

HFTwlan

HFTcampus

IOTwlan

ist@hft-stuttgart.de
  • Encrypted connection to the university network
VPNinstall VPNist@hft-stuttgart.de
  • web-based access to the university network drives
  • File sharing, -sharing

OwnCloud

Help to OwnCloudist@hft-stuttgart.de
  • Information on studying via smartphone
UniNowUNINOW - APP for HFT Stuttgartist@hft-stuttgart.de
  • Printing, scanning and copying at the university

QPilot

Printing, scanning and copying services for studentsist@hft-stuttgart.de
  • PC rooms of the Information Centre
PC-Pools IZPC rooms of the Information Centreist@hft-stuttgart.de
  • Software for your private computer
    • MS Office


Software download


Microsoft Office 365


ist@hft-stuttgart.de

Library at a glance

 QuestionsOffers and Services InstructionsInstructions / Information Support
  • Search and find books and other media

Library catalogue




bibliothek@hft-stuttgart.de


  • E-Books
Library catalogueUsing e-books: First stepsist@hft-stuttgart.de
  • Library account
  • Borrow print media
Library accountInformation on library usebibliothek@hft-stuttgart.de
  • Reservation of print media currently checked out
  • Acquisition requests

Library catalogue



bibliothek@hft-stuttgart.de


  • Display and renew checked out items
  • Manage lists
  • Show account fees
Library catalogueLibrary Account Instructionsbibliothek@hft-stuttgart.de
  • Research databases
Database Information System (DBIS)

Searching in individual databases

ist@hft-stuttgart.de 
  • DIN standards
Nautos
ist@hft-stuttgart.de
  • E-journals

EZB - Electronic Journals Database 

E-journals
ist@hft-stuttgart.de 
  • Learning videos
LinkedIn Learning 

LinkedIn Learning Guide

ist@hft-stuttgart.de
  • Statistics
StatistaStatista access
ist@hft-stuttgart.de

Links for the start of the study

FunktionLink
Study Organisation / Student Departmenthttps://www.hft-stuttgart.com/studies/while-you-study/study-organisation
Information on start of studieshttps://www.hft-stuttgart.com/hft/news-and-information/studienstart-vermessung-informatik-mathematik
Mathematics refresher courseshttps://www.hft-stuttgart.com/studies/math-refresher
Orientation weekhttps://www.hft-stuttgart.com/studies/orientation-week
Learning aids of the Didactic CentreLessons learned - Online-Lernen an der HFT Stuttgart
Online language courses

https://register.speexx.com/hft-vespa-verbund/de
https://portal.speexx.com/login

Additional university offershttps://www.hft-stuttgart.com/studies/while-you-study/rund-ums-studium