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The services of the Central Office of Student Affairs (Studienzentrale)
At the Central Office of Student Affairs (located at Wilhelmsplatz 4) we provide orientation, answers to basic questions on your studies, and will help you with any problems.
You will find the Central Student Advisory Office (Zentrale Studienberatung), the Registrar’s Office (Studentensekretariat) and the Central Office of Student Affairs’ information desk »Infothek« under this roof. The Central Office of Student Affairs is open daily from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. (Fridays until 1 p.m.). The individual teams there offer various opening hours for advice to students.
You can obtain answers to all your study-related questions from the telephone info line (InfoLine), which operates daily from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. (Fridays until 1 p.m.) on the number 0551/39-113. Alternatively, you may ask your questions via E-mail (infoline-studium@uni-goettingen.de).
You will also find a member of the Central Office of Student
Affairs staff at the Infobox in the foyer of the central
cafeteria (Zentralmensa) daily from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. (Fridays
until 3 p.m.). This is also where the campus office of
the Career Service is located.
www.uni-goettingen.de/student-affairs
Chip card, eCampus and self-service functions
All students receive a student ID in the form of a chip card.
You must update the validity stamp on your chip card every
semester. This is important, for example, for the semester
ticket. The printers for this are located in the main lecture
hall building (ZHG/chip card centre) or in the Central Office
of Student Affairs (Wilhelmsplatz 4)
www.uni-goettingen.de/chipcard
Along with your student ID you also receive login data for
the eCampus portal. Among other services, eCampus includes
the self-service functions where you can re-register
for the next semester, print out certificates of enrolment or
change your contact data.
www.uni-goettingen.de/self-service-functions
Advice on your university studies
All general questions concerning your study programme or
your combination of subjects, and any problems that may
arise during the course of your studies, can be discussed
with the team of the Central Student Advisory Office (Zentrale
Studienberatung), which is located at the Central Office
of Student Affairs. The Central Student Advisory Office
has opening hours for general inquiries, and appointments
for more detailed counselling interviews can be made via:
www.uni-goettingen.de/advising-office
If you have queries relating to the specific content and organisation
of your degree programme as well as subjectspecific
problems during your studies, contact the facultybased
study and examination advisory services:
www.uni-goettingen.de/advising-in-the-faculties
Studying internationally
As a foreign student, you will receive support with all issues
involved in taking up your studies here in Germany
from the team of International Student Services (Studium
International) located at the Central Office of Student Affairs
(Von-Siebold-Str. 2). Please visit:
www.uni-goettingen.de/incoming-students
Students can also obtain information about periods of study
abroad from the team of International Student Services
(Studium International). Planning should begin one and a half
years before the planned study period abroad. Please visit:
www.uni-goettingen.de/outgoing-students
If you would like to find a »study buddy« or make international
contacts at Göttingen University, the InDiGU project
will provide you with everything you need to know:
www.uni-goettingen.de/indigu-certificate
Student Services (Studentenwerk)
Student Services manages the cafeterias, student hostels
and social facilities for students. In the building of the central
cafeteria (Zentralmensa) you can fill out an application
for a student loan (BAföG) and put your name on the waiting
list for a room in a student hostel. The social and financial
advisory centre is also located here. The Psychosocial
Counselling Unit offers various courses, from work strategies
to time management, at:
www.studentenwerk-goettingen.de/index.html
Financing your studies
Student Services will advise you in all questions regarding
BAföG (student loans) and funding of your studies. The Central
Office of Student Affairs provides information on semester
fees and »Deutschlandstipendium« scholarships as
well as the Lower Saxony state scholarship (Landesstipendium
Niedersachsen). In the »Studentische Jobbörse« (student
job market) on the website, as well as at the placement
service of the employment agency, you can find part-time
job offers.
www.uni-goettingen.de/financing-studies
For questions on financing study-related stays abroad, please
contact International Student Services:
www.uni-goettingen.de/financing-abroad
Additional information and contact points
At the University you will find numerous contact points.
You can contact the Representative for Quality of Studies (Ombudsperson) if
you have any comments, suggestions or complaints regarding
studies and teaching or services, which can be expressed
absolutely confidentially and even anonymously,
if desired. More information can be found under:
www.uni-goettingen.de/academic-quality
Special offers for students with children and information on
equal opportunities policies can be found in the Equal Opportunities
Office:
www.uni-goettingen.de/equal-opportunities-office
Chronically ill or handicapped students can address their
questions to:
www.uni-goettingen.de/disabilities-study
The International Writing Centre supports students of all subjects
in writing academic texts and creating presentations:
www.schreibzentrum.uni-goettingen.de
An overview of all advisory services offered is found here:
www.uni-goettingen.de/advising-points
Research-oriented teaching and learning
The project research-oriented teaching and learning offers Bachelor-Students the opportunity to do practical research early on in their studies.. The Students work in teams and are supervised by lecturer.
Additional information at:
www.uni-goettingen.de/en/198183.html
Career planning and job application
If in the course of your university studies you have any questions
concerning potential career opportunities, the Faculties
will help you as well as the campus office of the Career
Service, which you will find on the way up to the main cafeteria.
The staff will help you with planning your career, formulating
your job application documents and preparing you
for job interviews and assessment centre testing.
www.uni-goettingen.de/career-service
Student representation
The university-wide student representative body, the Allgemeine
Studierendenausschuss (AStA), arranges info events,
a campus tour and a newsletter for first-semester students of
all subjects, in addition to and complementing the orientation
events offered by the faculties. You can also receive information
about the semester ticket here. If you would like
to play an active part on University committees, please get
in touch with the AStA and your subject representatives
(Fachschaften/ Fachgruppen). More details are available at:
www.asta.uni-goettingen.de/erstsemester
Excuse me, where is ...?
All facilities, buildings and maps are found at:
www.uni-goettingen.de/unitour