---
type: entity
title: LSF
tags: [course-catalog, university-software, software, course-management, university-services, university-administration]
related: [shibboleth, selbstbedienungsportal, qis, universitatsrechenzentrum-urz]
created: 2026-06-30
updated: 2026-06-30
sources: ["output/rz_uni_greifswald_de_dienste_allgemein_shibboleth.md", "output/rz_uni_greifswald_de_dienste_studium_lehre_selbstbedienungsportal.md", "output/rz_uni_greifswald_de_dienste_studium_lehre_selbstbedienungsportal_lsf.md"]
---

# LSF

**LSF** (Lehre Studium Forschung) is the central course and study management system and Online Course Catalog (Online-Vorlesungsverzeichnis) used at the Universität Greifswald. It serves as the primary information hub for university facilities and academic events. According to the newly generated version, LSF is a module of the **HIS** system used for the management of teaching, studies, and research.

## User Functions

### For Guests (Public Access)
LSF provides a public-facing information center where prospective students and guests can browse informational data without authentication, including:
- Available degree programs and specific events.
- Offered courses and lectures.
- Information on the university's organizational structure and teaching staff.

### For Students (Authenticated Access)
Authenticated students use LSF to manage their academic progress and organizational tasks:
- **Scheduling/Timetabling**: Compiling individual and personal course schedules.
- **Registration**: Enrolling in specific courses and events.
- **Notifications**: Receiving alerts about cancelled sessions.

### For Lecturers/Teachers (Authenticated Access)
Teaching staff use LSF to manage the operational and administrative side of their courses:
- **Course Maintenance**: Editing, updating, and maintaining information about their courses.
- **Administration**: Generating participant lists for their events.
- **Scheduling**: Entering cancelled dates.
- **Communication**: Sending emails directly to enrolled students.
- **Capacity Management**: Handling allocation and enrollment for limited-capacity courses.
- **Data Maintenance**: Scientific institutions can perform decentralized data updates.

## Integration and Infrastructure

- **Authentication**: LSF is one of the internal services being integrated into the [[shibboleth]] central authentication system.
- **Portal Integration**: LSF is integrated into the broader [[selbstbedienungsportal]] to bridge the gap between public course information and private administrative actions; it is accessed via this portal.

## Support
Technical support for LSF is provided by the [[universitatsrechenzentrum-urz]] via the [[groupware]] ticket system or the URZ hotline (ext. 1420).