Welcome to "Open Hour"

Our student assistants from HAWK open are happy to help you with any query you might have regarding life as a student!

Currently, this service is available in Hildesheim, Holzminden, Göttingen as well as online (via Zoom).
You are welcome to contact our student advisers in the following languages:
Deutsch, English, Français, українська (upon request), русский (upon request), عربي ,فارسی/ دری.

Please see below for detailed information on the office hours. No appointment is necessary - just stop by!

Important note: The "Open Hour" is offered only during the lecturing period.

Our student assistants

Omran Alrashed (Hildesheim)

Location: Hildesheim

Degree program: Bachelor in Civil Engineering

Languages: Arabic, German and English

Email: omran.alrashed@hawk.de

My responsibilities:

  • Open Hour (open consultation on all study-related matters)
  • Mentor for Civil Engineering (Studienstart plus)
  • Café International Hildesheim

My hobbies and interests:

  • Watching movies
  • Gaming
  • Spending time with my family

Ahmad Ateea (Göttingen)

Location: Göttingen

Degree program: Bachelor in Medical Engineering

Languages: Arabic, German and English

Email: ahmad.ateea@hawk.de

My responsibilities:

  • Open Hour Faculty I (open consultation hours)
  • Answering questions about all study-related matters
  • Mentor for engineering degree programs (Studienstart plus)
  • Café International Göttingen

My hobbies and interests:

  • Reading, painting, hiking and camping
  • Active with "Johanniter" and "Balu und Du"
  • With determination, goals and dreams can be realized!

 

Sohrab Ghafouri (Göttingen)

Location: Göttingen

Degree program: Bachelor in Physical Engineering 

Languages: Persian and German 

Email: sohrab.ghafouri@hawk.de

My responsibilities:

  • Open Hour Faculty I (open consultation hours for all study-related matters)
  • Café International Göttingen

My hobbies and interests:

  • Hiking and bouldering
  • Repairing bicycles
  • Board games

Fatima Ahmad (Holzminden)

Location: Holzminden

Degree program: Master in Energy-Efficient and Sustainable Construction

Languages: Arabic, French, English and German

Email: fatima.ahmad1@hawk.de

My responsibilities:

  • Open Hour (open consultation hours)
  • Answering questions about all study-related matters
  • Café International Holzminden

My hobbies and interests:

  • Reading, drawing, cooking and baking
  • Social engagement
  • Languages and culture

Office Hours

Our student assistants are available at the following hours [updated: March 2025]:

 

Online (via Zoom):

Mondays 11:30am – 12:30pm (odd calendar weeks)
(Deutsch, فارسی/ دری)
https://eu02web.zoom.us/j/97856518644 | Password: 095343

Mondays 11:30am – 12:30pm (even calendar weeks)
(Deutsch, عربي)
https://eu02web.zoom.us/j/97856518644 | Password: 095343

Mondays 4pm – 5pm
(Deutsch, English, عربي)
https://eu02web.zoom.us/j/97856518644 | Password: 095343

Tuesdays 4pm – 5pm
(Deutsch, English, Français, عربي)
https://eu02web.zoom.us/j/97856518644 | Password: 095343

Wednesdays 4:30pm – 5:30pm (only on: 23rd/30th October 2024)
(Deutsch, Українська)
https://eu02web.zoom.us/j/97856518644 | Password: 095343

 

In Hildesheim:

Mondays 4pm – 5pm 
(Deutsch, English, عربي)
Goschentor 1, room 201, "Meeting 2"

Wednesdays 4:30pm – 5:30pm (only on: 23rd/30th October 2024)
(Deutsch, Українська)
Goschentor 1, room 201, "Meeting 2"

 

In Holzminden:

Tuesdays 4pm – 5pm
(Deutsch, English, Français, عربي)
Haarmannpl. 3, room HOA_S22

 

In Göttingen:

Mondays 11:30am – 12:30pm (odd calendar weeks)
(Deutsch, فارسی/ دری)
Von-Ossietzky-Straße 99, building A, room 112

Mondays 11:30am – 12:30pm (even calendar weeks)
(Deutsch, عربي)
Von-Ossietzky-Straße 99, building A, room 112