Service heiCO

Central campus management system of the university 

Heidelberg Campus Online (heiCO) is Heidelberg University's new campus management system. Through this web-based system, you can manage all administrative processes of your student life, the “student life cycle” from application and admission through your studies to graduation. The previous system (HIS modules - e.g., POS and LSF, Sign-up, etc.) will be or have already been phased out. 

For questions and problems, please contact the heiCO Helpdesk:

With heiCO, your entire university administration can be managed using a single system. This includes the following processes:

  • Application and admission administration
  • Student and fee management
  • Course and  exam management
  • Business intelligence and statistics 

Overview of the most important functions:
For employees

  • User and rights management 
  • Application and admission to study programs
  • Course and room planning 
  • Teaching, study and examination administration 
  • Picture of the complete "student life cycle"

For students and prospective students

  • Application and admission
  • Planning of and registration to courses 
  • Overview of exam results 
  • Retrieval of study certificates, student files and fee payment status 
  • Submissions of online applications to the university administration 
  • The “My Studies” tab provides an overview of the courses and exams that the student still has to take or has already passed in accordance with the examination regulations as well as the courses offered in the current semester.

Target Group

  • University employees
  • Students
  • Prospective students

Use

Employees in admin and teaching

  • heiCO is a comprehensive, software-based support system for the complete administration of a university, in which the diverse processes for the management of studies and teaching are bundled into one system. 
  • All processes of the student life cycle from application and admission to graduation 
  • The functions of the integrated campus management system are tailored specifically to Heidelberg University and enable the efficient and comprehensive handling of complex university processes.
  • Data can be managed in a legally compliant through proper technical mapping (statistics, data protection and documentation of decisions).
  • Self-service functions for students reduce the workload on examination offices and student advisors, as well as administrative staff. 
  • Easier planning and registration of courses, as well as organizing appointments and rooms
  • Easier communication of information through notifications to students

Students

  • heiCO accompanies students from application to graduation
  • Digital planning and managing of your studies all in one place 
  • Straightforward organization and planning of your day-to-day student life, as well as an insight into all important services and your own student file
  • Retrieval of essential information
  • Extensive self-service functions (certificates, applications, fee payments, etc.)

Prospective students

  • Apply online and digitally track the application status
  • Event planning

Access and Requirements

Students and employees:

Log in with your Uni ID (central user ID of the university) and the corresponding password.

Prospective students: 

The heiCO portal is publicly accessible so applicants can register as basic users and receive a user account in heiCO.

Technical Information

heiCO is based on the CAMPUSonline system developed at the Graz University of Technology (TU Graz) and has been adapted to the needs of the Heidelberg University.

Frequently Asked Questions

For general and technical questions as well as technical disturbances, please contact the heiCO Helpdesk. 
The heiCO Helpdesk is available from Monday to Friday from 10:00 - 16:00 by telephone at 06221/ 54 12999, via email at heico-support @ uni-heidelberg.de or through the linked support form.

Further information can be found in the linked FAQ collection.

Links

FAQs Applicants

FAQs Students

FAQs Lecturers and Employees

How-tos and Training

heiCO Info Hub (DE)

Overview of all informational formats and materials about heiCO:
How-tos, training courses & video tutorials, forms, FAQs, events, newsletter, etc.

How-tos for Lecturers and Employees (DE)

Collection in SharePoint (Uni ID login required)

How-tos for Applicants and Students

Handbooks, how-tos and downloads

Training for Employees (DE)

The heiCO Team offers training courses of various topics for employees.