Advice and Information
The University of Tübingen offers a number of different services which give helpful advice to those planning to study in Tübingen as well as those already enrolled here - whether they are just beginning, are well into their studies, or are finishing their studies and planning a career. Directly below, you will find a list of these services, sorted according to the different phases of studying. Below that is a list of the relevant services.
If you are not sure who is the right contact person for you, contact the Student Counseling Service (ZSB).
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Services according to topics and study phases
Before You Start
- High school students
- Advice for those considering a course of study (Student Counseling Service)
- Information on application and admission (Student Administration)
- Information on application and admission for international students (International Affairs)
- University entry for those with a trade qualification (for applicants without German high school diploma, "Abitur")
- Funding your studies (Student Counseling Service)
When You Start
- Information and events for first-year students
- Individual counseling for beginners (Student Counseling Service)
- Faculty Course Advisors (counselors in the individual subjects)
- Registering as a student (Student Administration)
- Information and orientation for students by students (Uni-Infopoint of the Department Academic Affairs)
- Brochure Starting your Studies - A Guide
During Your Studies
- Interdisciplinary academic guidance (Student Counseling Service)
- Faculty Course Advisors (counselors in the individual subjects)
- Counseling on teaching degree studies (School of Education / Student Counseling Service)
- Advice on studying abroad (International Affairs)
- Advice for international students (International Affairs)
- Advice for doctoral candidates (Career Service)
- Advice about academic writing (Writing Center)
- Advice about learning and studying effectively(Student Counseling Service)
- Advice for students with children (Studentenwerk Tübingen-Hohenheim)
- Advice for students with family duties (Family Office)
- Counseling for disabled or chronically ill students
- Counseling for students in difficulty with their studies (Student Counseling Service)
- Legal advice for students (Studentenwerk Tübingen-Hohenheim)
- Advice about issues related to equality, diversity, and gender (Equality and Diversity Office)
- Administrative requirements (Student Administration, Student Counseling Service, Writing Center)
- Funding your studies (Student Counseling Service)
- Career options (Career Service)
Finishing Your Studies
- Advice and coaching for starting a career (Career Service)
- Advice on graduate studies (Student Counseling Service)
All consulting and service facilities
Student Counseling Service (ZSB)
- Advice on general issues (e.g. selecting and structuring courses, applications, orientation for first-year students, etc.)
- Counseling on individual studies (e.g. planning, strategies for studying, preparing for exams, dealing with problems, switching to or from another institution, etc.)
- Multi-disciplinary information events
Subject-specific Counseling
- Advice on the content and organisation of individual subjects/ courses (each subject has one or two such counselors)
- Recognition of credits/ for-degree coursework
Student Administration
- Information on student matters (e.g. application, admission, initial enrollment, switching subjects or institutions, leave of absence, re-enrolling for subsequent semesters or after leave of absence, deregistering as a student, guest students, student ID, certificates for coursework, etc.)
Contact
Wilhelmstr. 11, EG +49 7071 29-74444
Website • E-mail
Examinations Offices
- Information on exams in individual subjects/ courses
Contact
Central examinations office
Other / external examination offices
University Library (UB) / Advice on literature management
- Courses on academic research and literature management
- Information on matter relevant to use of the library
Contact
Wilhelmstr. 32
+49 7071 29-72846
Website
Uni-Infopoint at Mensa Wilhelmstraße (Department Academic Affairs)
- Information and orientation for students by students
- Where do I find...?
- Who can help with specific questions?
Contact
Wilhelmstr. 13, Foyer
Opening hours:
Mo-Fr 10.00 - 14.00
Website
Student Councils
- Represent student interests in the Faculties
- Advice and help from students within each Faculty
Contact
Student Councils (Fachschaften)
Legal Service for Students (Studierendenwerk Tübingen-Hohenheim)
- Legal advice for students regarding their studies
Contact
+49 7071 9466725
Website
Further Consulting and Services
External Counseling and Service for Students in Germany:
- Student allowance (BAföG) office (Studierendenwerk Tübingen-Hohenheim)
- Legal Service for Students (Studierendenwerk Tübingen-Hohenheim)
- Psychological Advisory Center (Studierendenwerk Tübingen-Hohenheim)
- German Labor Office, Academic Careers Team
Further support institutions are listed in the brochure "StuWe Kompass" (available at the Student Counseling Service and at the Info-Point at the cafeteria (Mensa) in Wilhelmstrasse.