Prospective students and students usually face special questions and challenges in choosing a degree program and when taking up and completing their studies. This also applies to prospective students and students with a disability, a chronic illness or similar impairment.*

The Student Counseling Center of TUHH aims at enabling all students to participate in studies and in student life as independently as possible and with equal opportunities. You are welcome to seek advice on this issue and make an appointment via the Infothek.

The following pages help to find relevant sources of information and support as well as institutions and contact persons:

Explanatory video clips of the Hamburg Network Studying and Impairment
on the following issues:

• Studying with impairments in Hamburg?!
• Students with impairment in Hamburg
  Are you one of them?
• Study orientation in Hamburg
  What should be clarified?
  Does the impairment matter?
• Application and admission at Hamburg state universities
  Can you improve your chances of admission?
• Getting started with your studies
• Compensation of disadvantages in course achievements and exams
• Application for compensation of disadvantages
• Withdrawing from exams

News:

• one for all: The Student Survey in Germany
  by DZHW, Uni Konstanz, DSW and BMBF
  including a survey on "studying with impairment"
   
• Infopage Corona-Virus for people with a handicap
  by the Aktion Mensch charity organisation
   
• Mental Health in "times of Corona"
  Tips by the Federal Centre for Health Education (BZgA)
   
• kobinet-nachrichten
  Topical news service on disability politics
  by the Association for the Internet-based Cooperation of Disabled Persons (kobinet)
   
• Kino für alle (Cinema for everyone)
  by the German Association of Blind and Visually Handicapped Persons

TUHH:

• Representative for the Interests of Students with Impairment* at TUHH

• Student Counseling Center at TUHH

• Department of Social Affairs of the Student Union (AStA) at TUHH

• Department of Equality of the Student Union (AStA) at TUHH
   
• STUDIS - Admission and Registration at TUHH
  (Applications regarding special hardship e.g. for admission to TUHH)

• Statutes of Studying at TUHH
  (Hardship regulations in §6, §14, §29, §35, Anhang 3)

• Examination Office at TUHH
  (Applications for compensation of disadvantages in examinations)
   
• Explanatory note regarding application for disability compensation
  (Information regarding applying for special arrangements for
  examinations)
   
• Form for application of disability compensation (Optional application form for special arrangements for examinations at TUHH)

• General Examination and Study Regulations (ASPO)
  (Regulations for compensation of disadvantages in §22, Abs.(5))
   
• Counseling service of the International Office of TUHH
  on study-related stays abroad for students with impairment*
  (contact person: Sarah Neumann)
   
• TUHH Library
  (Information for people with disabilities)
   
• Representative of Severely Handicapped Staff at TUHH
  (Not responsible for student affairs!)
   
• Hearing aid devices at TUHH
   

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  Student Service Organisation:
   
• Studying with chronic illness/disability/impairment
  Website of the Student Service Organisation in Hamburg
   
• Counseling Center for Social and International Affairs (BeSI)
  of the Student Service Organisation in Hamburg

• Counseling Center for Study Financing (BeSt)
  of the Student Service Organisation in Hamburg

• Counseling Center Accommodation
  of the Student Service Organisation in Hamburg

• Information and Counseling Office for Studying with Disabiltities (IBS)
  of the German Student Service Organisation
   
• Scholarships for students with impairment*
  (tips for searching provided by the IBS)
   
• Guidebook "Studying with a Disability"
  of the German Students Service Organisation
   

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  Hamburg:

• Studying with a mental disorder: (How) does it work?
  Information provided by the HAW and the HOOU
  for students and prospective students
   
• HOPES - Support and Orientation for Mentally Ill students
  in Hamburg
   
• KISS - Contact and Information Centers for self-help groups in Hamburg
  (Counseling on and connection to self-help services in Hamburg)
   
• Hamburg Association for Handicapped People (LAG)
  Union of self-help associations for people with handicap and chronic illness, their friends and relatives

• Services for Students with a Disability in Hamburg

• Hamburg Autism Institute
   
• Exchange of Experience for Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder
  at the HAW
  (open to affected students of all universities in Hamburg)
   
• PEM Autism/
  PEM Center -  Center for the Arts, Culture and Education
  Support for people on the autism spectrum
   
• Regional Association Dyslexia and Dyscalculia Hamburg
   
• iDeas Hamburg
  Pressure group of deaf students
   
• Equal Opportunities Representative of the Senate of Hamburg for people with impairment
   
• Association for Handicapped and Rehabilitation Sports in Hamburg (BRS)
  Specialised association for rehabilitation, handicapped and integration sports
   
• Der Hamburger Weg - Inclusion Calendar 2020
  List of upcoming inclusive sports events in the Hamburg metropolitan area
   
• Hamburg Barrierefrei e.V. - Hamburg accessible for people with impairment
  Experiencing Hamburg without barriers
   
• Kulturlotse Hamburg e.V.: Cultural Guide
  Cultural events in Hamburg accessible for people with impairment
   

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  Further information and contacts:
   
• Studying abroad with impairment*
  (Information by the German Academic Exchange Service)
• INCLUSIVE MOBILITY.EU
  Online platform for the promotion of the interanational mobility of students with disabilities
• luftsprung campus
  Scholarship for young people with chronic illness
   
• German Association of Blind and Visually Handicapped Students and Professionals
  (DVBS)
   
• LiTeX - Formula Program for Visually Impaired Persons
  (for the representation of formulas in mathematics and natural sciences,
  by Dr. Werner Liese)

• National Association of Hearing Impaired Students and Graduates
  (BHSA)
   
• Network of Students with Chronic Inflammatory Bowel Disease
  (studiCED)
   
• National Association Stuttering and Self-help
  Pressure group and information and counseling for stuttering people in Germany
   
• National Association for Dyslexia and Dyscalculia
   
• ADHD Germany
  Self-help for people with ADHD
   
• Guidebook for Disabled Persons
  of the Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs
   
• German Disability Council (DBR)
  Action group of German disability organisations
   
• European Disability Forum
  Europe-wide umbrella organisation of persons with disabilities

* If you are in doubt as to whether you have an impairment that is relevant to your
  studies, you may find further information here.

(bachelor thesis, master thesis, Diplomarbeit, project work, seminar paper, internship report etc.)

In order to support students in writing their final thesis, marketing professor and writing expert Christina Sichtmann of the University of Vienna has started a very helpful new free series of podcasts. Following the motto "You can do it! Being successful in writing your final thesis", she addresses all important questions around the final thesis. Check it out!

Study-related writing may be an exciting and fruitful activity that opens up new perspectives and that gives pleasure. On the other hand, the composing of academic texts is also a complex process which involves a variety of requirements concerning form, language and contents. Because of this challenging combination of conditions writers may feel dissatisfied regarding the progress or the result of their text production. Writing consultation can help to analyze such problems and to develop suitable approaches for solving them. Students who have few problems in writing are also welcome to make use of this service in order to further enhance their writing practice. The strengthening of your writing competence is relevant to your studies as well as to your professional career. For arrangement of appointments please contact the "Infothek".

• Topics
• Principles and Proceeding
• Distinction from other services
• Contact
• Tips on scientific writing (in German)
• TUHH Guidelines for Good Scientific Practice

The Final Exam Coaching (StudienAbschlussCoaching/SAC) is one element of the FinishING program. Together with you and in a confidential atmosphere, we develop individual strategies and ways towards the successful completion of your studies in face-to-face sessions.

In confidential face-to-face sessions you can reflect on your current study and living situation and you can develop and try individual solutions. After a first introductory meeting further sessions can be arranged on an individual basis in order to work on your concrete issues.

The following issues could be topics of a Final Exam Coaching (SAC):

• Survey of the study situation
  What is my current status? What have I accomplished so far? What is yet to be done?
• Strengthening of personal resources
  What are my personal strengths? What am I good at? Who or what is supporting me?
• Assistance in taking decisions and forming objectives
  What is it really that I want?
• Development of possible solutions and planning of next steps
  What could be tangible and realistic next steps?
• Optimization of learning and working habits
  How do I learn or work? Which habits do I want to maintain, which do I want to change?

The Student Counseling Center offers prospective students and students general orientation on their studies as well as psychological and pedagogical counseling (also in English language). Students may refer to the Student Counseling Center in case of personal matters or problems as well as with study-related questions.

The consultation is conducted by choice of the student. It is neutral, open-ended as to the results and confidential. Our counseling follows your individual concerns and topics, which may be related to your studies as well as to personal areas of your life.

Together with you, we develop solutions and strategies for the respective problems and challenges. The counseling is intended to mobilize your resources and to strengthen your own problem-solving skills.

We offer you various settings of consultation, including information events, workshops and one-to-one sessions. You can make an appointment for an initial counseling session in an uncomplicated way and usually without much waiting time through our consultation hours. As necessary, appointments for follow-up sessions can be arranged for.

The Student Counseling Center at TUHH considers itself part of an open-minded and sustainably acting university in an enlightened and diverse society, enabling all students to participate in studies and in student life as independently as possible and with equal opportunities.

We are referring to i.a. the
Counseling principles of the Gesellschaft für Information, Beratung und Therapie an Hochschulen e.V. (GIBeT)
and the
Counseling principles of the Nationales Forum Beratung in Bildung, Beruf und Beschäftigung (NfB)

We are there for you and take the time to listen to your concerns.