Student service - "Documents and pictures" tab

Introduction

You upload the photo which is used for the UniCard on the Pictures tab which you find under the My studies → Student service menu item. Read the present article to learn more about the single steps which are necessary for this.

If you haven't uploaded a photo already, e.g. in the online immatriculation process, you get the view shown in the following screen shot.

View without photo

Read the informationen about file usage as well as the file specifications.

Click the Upload picture button to start the photo upload assistant in a popup window. You can change your picture any time by clicking on the Upload different picture button later. The subsequent steps are the same.

The funktion in the Documents section will not be used yet!

Please note: Do not create any new documents!

In the Actions section you find the hyperlink Enter data for official statistics. Clicking on it, you will get to a page where you can provide details concerning your citizenship and your university career if they are not complete. The data will be transmitted to the statistical offices and are mandatory because of the Higher Education Statistics Act. Look at the Student service - Information about official statistics page to get further information.

Photo upload steps

Step 1: Select your picture

Select your picture

	To upload your picture, you must first select the appropriate file on your computer by clicking on Browse... or Durchsuchen....
	After selecting the picture you want to upload hit the Upload button next.

Step 2: Select picture detail

Select picture detail

	If your picture doesn't have the necessary aspect ratio you get the message shown above.
	Click in the picture. Select the image detail to the preferred size by moving the mouse while holding down the left mouse key. Move the rectangle to the position you like. Watch the Preview image on the right.
	Save your settings by clicking on Save and return to the Documents and pictures tab.

Step 3: View after picture upload

View after picture upload

You see the selected picture detail of the photo you have uploaded. If you're not conteted with it you can change it every time by clicking on the Upload another picture link to upload another photo of you. The process steps are the same.