Workshops and coaching
Our advisors regularly put on workshops and coaching for prospective and current students on issues relating to their studies and to help them fine-tune their study skills. We support you in making independent decisions, coach you in developing your personal competences and help you build personal resources.
Services for:
Abitur—What’s Next?
Some things are easier to explore when discussing them in a group. The two-day workshop “Abitur—What’s Next?” is intended for upper-level secondary school students who want to engage in guided discussions about their future together. You will learn to systematically explore your interests, abilities and aspirations. You will take a test (Explorix) that can support you in your self-exploration. You will get tips on the most important resources for information on choosing degree programs and careers.
Study orientation workshop
In our two-hour study orientation workshop, participants explore various questions to help them decide what and where to study. Working in small groups, schoolchildren and advisors at the University of Bonn get together to discuss possible orientation activities that can help them make comprehensive decisions about their studies. Aside from exchanging helpful information, the workshop also includes conversations that encourage participants to reflect on their own abilities, interests and aspirations.
Study orientation walk
Are you a secondary school student in your final years and wondering whether you would like to go to university or what to study? And, if so, what subjects the University of Bonn even teaches? And are you also keen to get an idea of what the University is like, ideally live and up close? Then we have something suitable for you, despite the restrictions due to the coronavirus pandemic: on a fall walk from the University Main Building to the Poppelsdorf Campus, we will give you a brief “glimpse from the outside” into the University of Bonn and tell you about your study options and potential subjects in a series of short chats.
Group consultation for Medicine
In the online group consultation, the Central Study Advisory and Counseling Service team will tell you how to apply, how places are allocated and how the admission procedure works for studying Medicine and Dentistry at the University of Bonn (for students who obtained a German university entrance qualification). You will also be able to ask your own questions.
Services for students
Studieren kann sehr herausfordernd sein. Wir möchten Sie dabei unterstützen, den Lebensabschnitt Studium erfolgreich zu meistern und bieten daher regelmäßig Workshops und Coachings zu den Themen Lernstrategien, Prüfungsvorbereitung, Zeitmanagement, Vernetzung, Selbstwertstärkung, Studienperspektiven, Neu- und Umorientierung im Studium und zum Übergang in den Master/Beruf an.
RessourcenStark durchs Studium (Sail through Your Studies)
The “RessourcenStark durchs Studium” (“Sail through Your Studies”) series of workshops is designed to help you grow your skills and abilities over the long term and strengthen your resources, ensuring that your time as a student is successful and focused on your health.
Learning Strategies and More
First-year students in particular often find that learning at school and learning at university are two very different matters. In your final years of high school, you were told what to learn and possibly experienced guided learning settings. Learning at university, by contrast, requires a high degree of independence and self-organization. The workshop introduces participants to different learning methods and helps them develop individual strategies for different situations of learning.
Yes, I can! Meine Kompetenzen im Bachelor of Arts/Master of Arts
What competences are you acquiring on your degree program, and what are your (uniquely) specialist skills as a humanities scholar? What other strings can you add to your bow alongside your studies? In this workshop, we want to empower you and focus on the mindset and skills that interdisciplinary studies in the humanities will give you. You will benefit from sharing ideas with fellow students and study advisors, produce your own content together and gain valuable input.
I Am Worth It! Improving Your Self-Esteem
Are you no stranger to self-doubt and insecurity? Are you often self-critical? Are your high expectations of yourself setting you up for unhappiness? When comparing yourself to others, do you often think of yourself as inferior?
If you feel that these or similar patterns of thinking and behavior are holding you back in your (student) life and if you have the sense that you are keeping yourself from achieving your goals, this two-part workshop might be just the thing for you.
How to Find Options for Reorientation
Maybe you are looking for a new direction, e.g. because you want to change subject or university, drop your studies altogether or have some completely different plans? And maybe you are wondering how to go about it and where you can find information?
I will be talking about various places you can look online to learn about study and training options as well as career opportunities. I will show you how to find out what training or degree program matches your strengths and interests. We will also have some time to answer your questions on these issues.
Switching Subjects and Universities group session
This introductory talk by the Central Study Advisory and Counseling Service provides an overview of the key steps in the process for switching subjects and universities and explains what you might need to bear in mind. Needless to say, you will also be able to ask and get answers to your own questions.
Doubts about Your Studies — How to Find out What Matches Your Goals
Over the course of their studies, most students at some point have doubts over whether they have chosen the right field of study. To find out about possible alternatives—or whether your current program of study is even still the right one for you—it is crucial to be aware of your own abilities, interests and values. In this workshop, participants explore their own competences, interests and values. Another goal is to engage with one’s own ideas about possible future careers.13
Master’s or no Master’s: What’s Next after the Bachelor’s?
This workshop is run jointly by the Central Study Advisory and Counseling Service and the Career Service.
You are nearing the end of your bachelor’s studies. This workshop provides you with an overview of the various options you may pursue after you finish your bachelor’s degree. The goal is to empower you to make an informed decision for or against pursuing a master’s degree.
Time Management
Sound familiar? The first exams in your degree program are just round the corner, your head is full of learning and you have hardly any time left for the pleasant things in life? Are you lacking structure and finding it hard to get down to work or set the right priorities? Then come along to our Time Management workshop.
Mastering Examinations Successfully
This coaching will help you develop and practice individual coping strategies to support you in stressful exam situations and with exam anxiety.
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Study advice and counseling
Whether you prefer a brief consultation or an individual counseling session, we will take your concerns seriously and discuss them with you without any preconceived ideas about the outcome.
Psychological counseling
In personal meetings, you can obtain counseling—including preventive advice—regarding psychological concerns, insecurities or problems that can have a negative impact on your quality of life or academic success.
Events and fairs
In cooperation with the departments and other partners, we offer events for various target groups on a regular basis. On campus, off campus and online.
Links
- https://www.uni-bonn.de/en/studying/consultation-and-service/central-study-advisory-and-counseling-service/workshops-and-coachings#prospective
- https://www.uni-bonn.de/en/studying/consultation-and-service/central-study-advisory-and-counseling-service/workshops-and-coachings#students
- https://www.uni-bonn.de/en/studying/consultation-and-service/central-study-advisory-and-counseling-service/abitur-whats-next
- https://www.uni-bonn.de/en/studying/consultation-and-service/central-study-advisory-and-counseling-service/study-orientation-workshop
- https://www.uni-bonn.de/en/studying/consultation-and-service/central-study-advisory-and-counseling-service/study-orientation-walk
- https://www.uni-bonn.de/en/studying/consultation-and-service/central-study-advisory-and-counseling-service/online-group-consultation-for-medicine
- https://www.uni-bonn.de/en/studying/consultation-and-service/central-study-advisory-and-counseling-service/ressourcenstark-durchs-studium
- https://www.uni-bonn.de/en/studying/consultation-and-service/central-study-advisory-and-counseling-service/learning-strategies-and-more
- https://www.uni-bonn.de/en/studying/consultation-and-service/central-study-advisory-and-counseling-service/yes-i-can-my-skills-in-the-bachelor-of-arts-master-of-arts
- https://www.uni-bonn.de/en/studying/consultation-and-service/central-study-advisory-and-counseling-service/i-am-worth-it-improving-your-self-esteem
- https://www.uni-bonn.de/en/studying/consultation-and-service/central-study-advisory-and-counseling-service/presentation-how-to-find-options-for-reorientation
- https://www.uni-bonn.de/en/studying/consultation-and-service/central-study-advisory-and-counseling-service/introductory-talk-on-switching-subjects-and-universities
- https://www.uni-bonn.de/de/veranstaltungen/workshop-zweifel-am-studium-was-passt-zu-mir
- https://www.uni-bonn.de/en/studying/consultation-and-service/central-study-advisory-and-counseling-service/doubts-about-your-studies-how-to-find-out-what-matches-your-goals
- https://www.uni-bonn.de/en/studying/consultation-and-service/central-study-advisory-and-counseling-service/masters-or-no-masters-whats-next-after-the-bachelors
- https://www.uni-bonn.de/en/studying/consultation-and-service/central-study-advisory-and-counseling-service/study-advice-and-counseling
- https://www.uni-bonn.de/en/studying/consultation-and-service/psychological-and-social-counseling/psychological-counseling
- https://www.uni-bonn.de/en/studying/consultation-and-service/central-study-advisory-and-counseling-service/events-and-fairs