Counseling and information services that are available at the beginning of your studies
Student Counseling Service (ZSB)
- Counseling on cross-curricular topics (e.g. structure of study programs, choice of study program, application, orientation for first-year students...)
- Counseling on the individual course of studies (e.g. study planning, learning and workflow strategies, exam preparation, dealing with stress or low motivation, change of subject or university, personal difficulties, illness, psychological challenges, corona-related problems, etc.)
- General information and orientation events
Contact:
Student Counseling Service (ZSB)
Wilhelmstr. 19, 3rd floor
+49 7071 29-72555
zsb @uni-tuebingen.de
https://uni-tuebingen.de/zsb
Subject-specific counseling and advice
The faculty course advisors are your contact persons in the individual study programs. They provide information and advice e.g. on the specific content and requirements of the subject, on possible areas of specialisation and research topics, on questions regarding the recognition of study and examination credits, or on subject-specific questions regarding the organisation of studies.
Overview of all faculty course advisors at the University of Tübingen:
https://uni-tuebingen.de/en/92
Tübingen School of Education (TüSE) / Advice on teacher training degree programs
- Information and advice on all teacher training degree programs
- Information and advice on the interdisciplinary study modules in the teacher training program (educational sciences, EPG, MPK), on the practical semester in school, on the teacher candidate traineeship ("Referendariat") and on the final examination
- Counseling for prospective teachers with regard to stress during the Corona pandemic
- Counseling with regard to uncertainties and concerns in and around the teacher training program
Contact:
Tübingen School of Education
Advising and Assistance for Students in Teaching Programs
Wilhelmstr. 31
+49 7071 29-75402
studienberatung @tuese.uni-tuebingen.de
https://uni-tuebingen.de/en/60884 (Information about teacher training degree programs)
https://uni-tuebingen.de/en/60902 (Counseling for students aiming to become a teacher)
Support for international students
- Support services for international students (especially in English-language degree programs)
- Support in finding accommodation
- Onboarding program and help desk at the beginning of studies
- Coordination of leisure activities and a buddy program
- Clarification of organisational matters at the beginning of studies
Contact:
Support for international students
Wilhelmstr. 19
+49 7071 29-76579
https://uni-tuebingen.de/en/182071 (Onboarding program)
https://uni-tuebingen.de/en/182215 (Help Desk)
Student Administration Office
- Information on student affairs
- Management of administrative procedures (e.g. application, admission, enrollment, change of study program, re-enrollment, leave of absence, exmatriculation, guest student status, certificate of enrollment, student ID card...)
Contact:
Student Administration Office
Wilhelmstr. 19, 2nd floor
+49 7071 29-74444
studierendensekretariat @zv.uni-tuebingen.de
https://uni-tuebingen.de/en/596 (Contact to the Student Administration Office)
https://uni-tuebingen.de/en/1579 (Information on application and admission for a study program)
Living in Tübingen
To the website "Living in Tübingen": https://uni-tuebingen.de/en/105
BAföG Office (Studierendenwerk Tübingen-Hohenheim)
- Information on student grants according to the Federal Education Assistance Act (BAföG)
- Application and forms
- Auslands-BAföG
Contact:
BAföG Office of the Studierendenwerk Tübingen-Hohenheim
bafoeg @sw-tuebingen-hohenheim.de
https://www.my-stuwe.de/bafoeg
https://www.my-stuwe.de/bafoeg/tuebingen
Information and orientation by students for students
- Tübingen Students' Union (StuRa)
- Student representatives (Fachschaftsvertretungen)
- Student groups and initiatives
- Uni Info Point (student assistants of the General Study Counseling Service)
To the website "Services offered by student groups and initiatives"