Uni-Tübingen

Further contact points and helpful information from the University of Tübingen:

Alumni Network

The Tübingen Alumni Network acts as an intermediary between the University of Tübingen, the University's research alumni and international guest researchers. If you are interested in getting in touch with members of the university or international/national research alumni or if you would like to apply for funding for international research cooperation, you can find more information on this page.

Applicants to Professorships

Collected information for applicants to professorships can be found on the central website of the University of Tübingen: https://uni-tuebingen.de/en/research/support/applicants-to-professorships/

Career Service

The Department of Interdisciplinary Education and Professional Orientation of Tuebingen University offers consultation and coaching for graduates that are about to enter the German labor market. The consultation is also available in English.

More information on the services of the Career Service can be found here.

Just visit their office if you are interested!

College of Fellows

The College of Fellows is the Tübingen model of a university-based Institute for Advanced Studies. It is addressed to all international postdocs and research fellows at the University of Tübingen. As a platform for research, networking and events, the CoF invites all university members to actively participate in shaping the international and interdisciplinary exchange within the university and with the public.

Futher information on the website of the College of Fellows.

Computer Center (ZDV)

The University's computer center provides support with all IT-related questions. Having trouble with your workplace computer? Questions about your university card or university e-mail address? Just contact their support team at the e-mail address or phone number provided on their homepage.

Family Office

The Family Office offers support on all questions regarding balancing work and family life.

Funding Programs for Researchers and Scholars

The University of Tuebingen's Welcome Center exclusively offers support for all non-academic issues of your research stay. However, funding of research stays at our university is unfortunately not included.

Nevertheless, we are glad to provide help with the following websites of our university homepage that inform comprehensively about funding programs for researchers and scholars.

Unfortunately, most of the information is only available in German. Online translation tools can help you get a rough overview of the content. If you have any questions regarding a specific topic, please contact Ms. Judith Schittenhelm.

judith.schittenhelmspam prevention@verwaltung.uni-tuebingen.de

As English information sources, we recommend the homepage of the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research. There you will find extensive information  about funding programs for researchers and scholars.

Furthermore, please visit the EURAXESS homepage. There you will find extensive information in English.

We wish you the best of luck in finding a suitable funding program!

We are happy to support you, as you plan your research stay at Tuebingen University. Please contact us for more information.

Gender Equality Office

The Gender Equality Office of Tuebingen University provides you with information and advice on current issues men and women face in their studies and in academia regarding equal opportunities. In addition, the staff of the Gender Equality Office offers advice if you experience sexual harrassment.

Graduate Academy

The Graduate Academy provides general advice tailored to PhD students and postdocs as well as courses to gain interdisciplinary qualifications (in German and English) and opportunities to network with other researchers.

Psychological Help/Mental Health

The University of Tübingen also offers information on support through preventive services, counseling options and competent contact points for all aspects of mental health (Website in German).

Additional help:

Psychological counseling service for university employees:
https://uni-tuebingen.de/en/facilities/staff-representatives-advisory-services/psychosocial-counseling-service/

Psychotherapeutic counseling center at the Evangelische Studierendengemeinde (ESG) Tübingen (Website in German):
https://www.esg-tuebingen.de/hilfe-finden/seelsorge-und-beratung

Psychotherapeutic counseling center Brückenstraße (Website in German):
https://www.pbs-brueckenstrasse.de/willkommen

Psychotherapist Search Engine (Website in German):
https://www.arztsuche-bw.de/

Room of Silence

Inside the University Library (UB), the "room of silence" offers an opportunity for prayer, meditation, or simply a moment of peace.

location: Wilhelmstr. 32, in the passage between Bonatzbau and main building
opening hours: Mon - Fri 8 a.m. - 12 a.m., Sat & Sun 8 a.m. - 10 p.m.

Strength and Fitness Center of the University of Tübingen (KuF)

The fitness studio at the University of Tübingen offers you the opportunity to actively do something for yourself, your health, your recovery, your body and your mind. The broad mix of fitness, climbing, Olympic weightlifting, training with free weights, powerlifting, functional training, calisthenics and endurance training will help you achieve your goals.

Further information can be found on the KuF website.

Studium Generale

The Studium Generale at the Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen seeks to engage in a science-led debate on current topics, addresses fundamental questions of human existence and offers discussions across the boundaries of individual disciplines.

Further informationen on the website of Studium Generale.

University Library (UB)

The main university library (UB) offers a large collection of books, journals, and manuscripts. In addition,small rooms for group work can be booked. To access the internet or write papers several computer rooms are available as well.

Everybody can freely enter the library and read books or newspapers; however, to borrow or order books you will need a student ID, employee ID, or a university card. If you are not a student or employee, the Welcome Center will be glad to order a university card for you - just contact us.

location and opening hours

University Sports Program

Do you enjoy doing sports? The University of Tuebingen’s sports department offers a wide variety of sports from aerobics to Zumba at low prices to students, employees, and other residents of the Tuebingen area. More information is available on the homepage of the sports department.

Check out their new offer for Internationals.