Studying in special circumstances

H-Gebäude mit Kirschbaum im Vordergrund.

Advice & help

In some situations it is difficult to find a solution on your own. Whether it's about personal challenges and changes in your life or difficulties with your studies - we would like to help you and make your everyday life as a student easier. We are there to help you with questions and problems and help you to achieve your individual goals and overcome difficulties. We work with you to find solutions that suit your personality and your needs.

Our advisory services are varied and include topics relating to your studies, personal and psychological advice and support in overcoming private challenges. Our aim is to make you feel comfortable and understood. We take the time to listen to your concerns and offer you a confidential setting in which to work out solutions together.

Our counseling services are free of charge for students of all disciplines and semesters. Under Advice & Help in the internal website area you will find important contacts and points of contact.

Studying with family responsibilities

RWU has been certified as a family-friendly university since 2015 and has taken a variety of measures for students with family responsibilities. You can find detailed information on the topics of studying during pregnancy, studying with children and studying with care responsibilities in the family-friendly university section linked below, e.g. on

Special regulations in the study and examination regulations
childcare
Caring for relatives
Changing diapers and breastfeeding
maternity protection
MensaKidsCard
Financial help
Parents' forum

Further information

Family-friendly university

Studying with a disability and chronic illness

Students with disabilities are confronted with various barriers in their everyday lives. In order to remove barriers and enable equal opportunities in your studies, you will find information and advice on the topic of "Studying with disabilities" on the RWU homepage.

Detailed information on the following topics can be found in the section linked below:

Studying with a disability or chronic illness
- Before your studies
- During your studies
- At the end of your studies
Contact persons and counseling services
Glossary
Further information

Further information

FAQ Studying with a disability

Studying with autism spectrum disorder (ASD)

Unsure? Can I manage it?

I find it difficult to structure extensive work assignments into sub-goals and work through them in sequence.
I'm generally bad at planning things and anticipating consequences.
I am afraid of having to give oral presentations.
I have problems concentrating in unfamiliar surroundings and/or large rooms (lecture halls!).
I find it difficult to listen and take notes at the same time.
I am easily distracted by external stimuli.
I can't recognize the intentions and moods of others from their facial expressions and gestures.
It is very stressful for me to get in contact with others or to join a group - I often don't know how to behave in social situations.
I find it difficult to get help - I don't know who to turn to.

If you would answer "yes" to several of these statements, but would still like to study with us, then you should take advantage of our specialized peer mentoring program, which is tailored precisely to these problems.

Downloads

Informationen Peer-Mentoring-Programm.pdf (PDF, 459.72 KB)

Contact & People

Representative for the family-friendly university

Prof. Dr. Jörg Wendorff

Educational Science, Vocational Education.

Dean of the Faculty of Social Work, Health and Nursing, Senate Representative for University Didactics, Head of DRC-First Responder at RWU and PH, South America Representative.