Focus Month on students in doubt about their studies
Nineteen universities of North Rhine-Westphalia are organizing the statewide Focus Semester for students in doubt about their studies in the 2024 summer semester.
Are you experiencing doubts concerning your studies? Having problems with motivation? Having trouble studying? Perhaps you have already decided to change majors, or are considering dropping out altogether? Then you should attend some of the events taking place as part of the upcoming Focus Month for students experiencing doubts regarding their studies!
The University of Bonn in partnership with 18 other universities throughout the state of NRW is offering an extensive program of events in the 2024 summer semester. The program includes lectures, workshops and consultations on issues around choosing and changing careers, motivation, decision-making, changing majors, changing universities, discontinuing studies and how to find the right contacts to talk to.
When and who it’s for
Summer semester 2024
Students of any semester at any university
A program offered by 19 universities
Nineteen universities of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia have joined forces within the framework of the Next Career project to offer a cross-institutional Focus Month program.
We invite you to look over the program of events offered by the many participating universities to pick out the offerings you could benefit from. Many of the program events will be held virtually.
Programm der Uni Bonn
FAQ
The University of Wuppertal, Bielefeld University of Applied Sciences, Münster University of Applied Sciences, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Bochum University of Applied Sciences, Hochschule Düsseldorf University of Applied Sciences, Niederrhein University of Applied Sciences, Rhine-Waal University of Applied Sciences, Ruhr-University Bochum, RWTH Aachen University, Cologne University of Technology, Arts and Sciences, OWL University of Applied Sciences and Arts, TU Dortmund University, University of Bielefeld, University of Bonn, University of Paderborn, University of Siegen, University of Cologne, Westphalian Technical College
Click the Program button above to go to the Next Career website, where the complete program of all events offered by the participating universities is listed. Find the program activities that address your needs. Many program activities will be held online and are open to participants everywhere—no pre-registration required. Some program events will be held in-person, and certain events require registration. Complete information is available from the Next Career website.
Yes you can. All participating universities offer counseling and support independent of the Focus Month. For more information, click the Program button above. On the Next Career website you can click the logos of the various universities at the bottom of the web page to follow links to the respective counseling offerings.
Contact and organizational info
Lea Jenkner
Theresa Fabian
The University of Bonn receives funding from the state-wide flagship project Studienaussteiger*innen NRW – Next Career” (“Next Career for NRW Academia Leavers”).