Where can I find help?
Are you looking for help with or around your degree programme?
You have been discriminated against and are looking for support to take action against it?
You have been harassed and would like to confide in someone?
Here we have compiled a list of contact persons for various cases. If you don’t know who to turn to, don’t want to turn to any of the listed offices or have another problem and would like to talk to students first, you are welcome to contact the Department for Equality, Social Affairs and Counselling at any time.
referentin-gleichstellung@stuvus.de
You only want to report anonymously? There are two possibilities: firstly, you create an anonymous email address and do not write any personal data in your email, or secondly, you use our stuvus box. We will then try to help you as best we can.
Counselling centres
Counselling centres
The Central Student Advisory Service is the professional advisory service of the University of Stuttgart for all concerns of prospective and current students. Here you can find help with questions like: Which degree programme suits me? What career options do I have?
You can find more information here.
studienberatung@uni-stuttgart.de
Telephone: 0711 685-82133
The Ombudsperson is a neutral and confidential point of contact for all members of the University who wish to seek support in the event of conflicts in everyday University life.
You can find more information and the responsible contact person here.
With BAföG, you can finance your studies partially or completely. Its purpose is to give everyone the opportunity to study, even if their parents cannot provide sufficient support. However, applying for BAföG may seem daunting at first due to the jungle of forms, which is why the Studierendenwerk Stuttgart offers counselling. Counselling is available by phone, email or chat.
You can find further information and contact details on the website of the Studierendenwerk.
Currently, there are no fixed counseling hours for students, students in doubt and graduates of the University of Stuttgart on site. The responsible people can be contacted for an appointment. Video counselling is also offered.
More information and contact details are available at:
https://www.student.uni-stuttgart.de/nach-dem-studium/beratung-zum-berufseinstieg/
The department group consists of committed students from your (and possibly similar) degree programme and can help you with specific problems and questions about your degree programme. Many subject groups also offer services related to your studies, such as selling scripts. Just drop by or get in touch with them if you have a problem or concern that you can’t solve.
You find the contact of your department group here.
The reason why students from non-academic families are relatively underrepresented at German universities is not their lack of talent. Rather, there is a lack of role models in the family environment. Access to the necessary information is much more difficult for them. ArbeiterKind.de meets this challenge by providing comprehensive, diverse and easily accessible support for pupils, students and parents.
You can find more information and the responsible contact person at arbeiterkind.de
Sexual discrimination
Racist, ideological, religious and ethnic discrimination
The Equal Opportunities Department is committed to the “actual implementation of equal opportunities for women and men” and offers counselling and information for students and university employees with family obligations, as well as funding opportunities for female students and junior academics.
You can find more information and the responsible contact person here.
For cases of sexual discrimination, harassment or violence, official contact persons have been appointed by the university management.
You can find more information and the responsible contact person here.
She advises and supports the university management in implementing the Equal Opportunities Act. She is the contact person for women and men in the area of compatibility and family, care and work. She pays attention to the targeted, legal promotion in areas in which women are under-represented.
You can find more information and the responsible contact person here.
In cases of discrimination in particular on racial grounds, ethnic origin or religious and ideological identity, you can contact the anti-discrimination contact person.
You can find more information and the responsible contact person here.
Students with children
Students with cronic illness
The parent-child room is located in the Haus der Studierenden (HdS), Pfaffenwaldring 5c, in room 4.006 and is available to students with disabilities or chronic illnesses as well as pregnant women and students with children. It is intended to enable the students concerned to take the rest periods they need and to provide them with a place to retreat. Access is barrier-free.
The room is equipped with a couch, a desk, a telephone and a washbasin. There is also a small play corner in the room.
The room can be used by several people at the same time by arrangement. There is also a sign on the door indicating whether the room is occupied.
Are you interested in this room? Then contact https://www.student.uni-stuttgart.de/beratung/studium-und-familie/.
Where can I get the key for the room in the HdS?
All information on how you can access the room and where you can get the key can be found here: https://www.student.uni-stuttgart.de/en/counseling/children/
Further information:
The quiet room in the city centre is located at Geschwister-Scholl-Str. 24 C on the 1st floor, room number 1.124. The room can be used as:
- Rest room for disabled and chronically ill people as well as for pregnant women
- Breastfeeding and nappy-changing room
Two couches with privacy screens, an armchair and a desk are available for this purpose.
The room may be used by students and employees of the University of Stuttgart. It can be used once, several times, or regularly. This room is not intended for all-day use. There is currently no pre-registration for the room.
You can get a key here: people/places.
Attachments:
- Orders of use
- Opportunity for feedback
The Service Uni & Familie in the Equal Opportunities Office is the central point of contact for all employees and students of the University of Stuttgart for questions regarding the compatibility of work, studies and family.
Important information and further training opportunities for students with family responsibilities are available on a portal set up for this purpose.
You can find the contact person here.
The Disability Officer advises students and prospective students with disabilities or chronic illnesses on everything from accessibility to study organisation.
You can find more information and the responsible contact person here.
The quiet room is located in the Haus der Studierenden (HdS), Pfaffenwaldring 5c, in room 4.006 and is available to students with disabilities or chronic illnesses as well as pregnant women and students with children. It is intended to enable the students concerned to take the rest periods they need and to provide them with a place to retreat. Access is barrier-free.
The room is equipped with a couch, a desk, a telephone and a washbasin. There is also a small play corner in the room.
The room can be used by several people at the same time by arrangement. There is also a sign on the door indicating whether the room is occupied.
Are you interested in this room? Then contact Studium-mit-handycap@uni-stuttgart.de
Where can I get the key for the room in the HdS?
All information on how you can access the room and where you can get the key can be found here: https://www.student.uni-stuttgart.de/en/counseling/children/
Further information:
Further assistance and counselling services
In case of acute danger to your life or the life of someone you know, please contact the police immediately.
Counselling services of the Studierendenwerk
The telephone counselling service is an anonymous help line for all concerns. You can talk about problems with your partner, bullying, problems with your studies, addiction, illness, loneliness and much more. Someone there will take time for you and listen to you so that you can get your problems off your chest.
The service is available by phone, email or chat.
Telephone number: 0800 / 111 0 111 or 0800 / 111 0 222
Online counselling: https://online.telefonseelsorge.de/
Further information on the telephone counselling service in general, data protection regulations and more can be found on the website.
The counselling is only offered in German, but here you can find further information about counselling in a foreign language.
The Violence against Women helpline offers free, anonymous counselling all year round, around the clock. Qualified counsellors provide confidential support and refer you to local support services if necessary. The service is barrier-free and multilingual.
Telephone number: 0800 / 116 116
Further information can be found on the website. The website also contains information in english, french, spanish, russian und turkish.
The Weiße Ring offers help to victims of crime. For example, after experiencing physical violence, rape, domestic violence or stalking and bullying. There is a victim telephone, online counselling and, if necessary, an on-site offer.
Telephone number: 116 006
Online counselling: https://weisser-ring.de/hilfe-fuer-opfer/onlineberatung
You can find more information on the website of the Weiße Ring. Information is offered in English.
Are you or someone you know is suffering from an addiction? You don’t know where to turn and are looking for more information? Then take a look at the website of the Caritas Stuttgart. There you will find offers and information on addiction counselling, self-help groups, for relatives, children and young people and much more.
Caritas also has many other offers/help for people with disabilities, mental illnesses, debts, etc. and families.
You can find the Caritas website for help and advice here.
The social counselling service of the Studierendenwerk Stuttgart helps you with personal, social or economic questions. Help is available for the following topics:
- Questions about financing your studies or about having a job and studying.
- Assistance for international students
- Advice in emergency situations
- Questions about studying and pregnancy/children
- Assistance for students with disabilities or chronic illnesses
Counselling is free of charge for students.
You can find further information and contact options on the website of the Studierendenwerk.
The Studierendenwerk offers free psychotherapeutic counselling. Through one or more conversations, you will receive impulses for change, self-help and information about therapy options. You will receive an initial appointment within a few weeks and a first discussion about your specific problem.
You can find more information and contact options on the website of the Studierendenwerk.
The Studierendenwerk’s legal advice service provides you with initial legal advice and support. The initial oral consultation is completely free of charge. You can take advantage of the consultation once per topic. During the consultation, you will receive an initial assessment of your case from a lawyer as well as advice on how to proceed.
You can find more information and contact options on the website of the Studierendenwerk.
Please note: if you have legal problems with the Studierendenwerk, the lawyer is not allowed to give you any information.
Further information
You couldn’t find the right counselling/help for you?
Take a look at the website of the university, where many more positions are listed. Or send us an email to referentin-gleichstellung@stuvus.de and we’ll our best.
Are you missing important counselling centres on this website?
Do you have an offer that you would like us to list on this page?
Then send us an email to referentin-gleichstellung@stuvus.de and we will add it.