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The Alumni Network is a way for you to network with lots of different people before you even graduate, opening up potential contact with some 20,000 former students, researchers and staff members! Visit the Alumni Portal to get informed about all the events and activities going on at the University. Like the career event series Career Forum for students, organized jointly by the Career Service and several academic departments. The personal Alumni Card you receive as a member of the alumni association entitles you to a range of benefits in Bonn and the throughout the region.

The Bonn Graduate Center (BGZ) serves as the main point of contact for students regarding any and all questions of a non-faculty-specific nature about doctoral studies at the University of Bonn. The Center helps provide orientation and disseminates information on our broad extracurricular skills development programs, current calls for proposals and funding opportunities, putting students in touch with other service units of the University of Bonn as needed.

More than books: the USL provides professional citation and literature advice and services, utilizing the reference management and knowledge organization program Citavi. And we provide numerous workstations at the two USL locations. We would be pleased to provide you with personalized, detailed information on our services.

The Career Service provides students assistance with any and all non-degree-specific questions around career orientation and planning. Are you getting ready to apply for an internship, part-time job or your first job after graduating? Wondering about ways to gain professional experience while studying, or about what career you wish to pursue after graduating? Then by all means take advantage of the counseling and workshops we offer, not to mention the annual Karrieretag organized by Career Service.

We provide you with reliable and up-to-date factual information on academic programs, application procedures, admission and enrollment, study financing and other general issues concerning your studies. We offer professional, unbiased counseling for students who are considering abandoning their studies or are experiencing a crisis. Counseling is provided with the aim of helping students help themselves, stabilizing and empowering them with guidance to make the best possible decisions.

Interested in converting your idea into a business model? Get in touch with the enaCom Transfer Center for advice and support regarding starting a business, going freelance or transferring innovations. Obtain personalized advice, network at our events and cultivate your creativity in one of our workshops.

Have questions about funding your studies? We can help you figure out whether you are entitled to BAföG financial aid and provide you information on obtaining a DAKA loan or financial assistance to finish your studies or change degree programs.

The Gender Equality Office is your contact as a student or staff member of the University for any matters of concern around equal opportunity, gender equality and/or discrimination based on sex or gender. The University Gender Equality Commissioner and her team advise and support the University of Bonn in its efforts to comply with gender equality laws and regulations, meeting its institutional obligations to promote the interests of women in academia. The Gender Equality Office also offers workshops, training programs and wide-ranging continuing education for staff and students.

The International Office provides advice on exchange and scholarship programs for our home students here in Bonn and for visiting international students. The office is also in charge of the Campus International services including the iStart career program, Certificate of Intercultural Competence and the Study Buddy program. There’s even a fun International Quiz game where you can win great prizes!

Visit the Office of Family Services stand for initial advice on how to balance your studies, work and research with family life requirements. The office is there to support you with the range of issues around being a student, doing research and other work as a parent or caregiver for family members, including maternity leave, accessibility accommodations, childcare and financial aid.

The Central Study Advisory and Counseling Service offers psychological support to students and doctoral candidates at the University of Bonn who are facing mental health issues that can get in the way of their degree program or doctorate. If needed, we can also advise you on finding therapy and/or put you in touch with someone who will be able to help.

The Student Registry is your primary point of contact for any administrative questions relating generally to your studies, i.e. questions not specific to any degree program. We assist you with the application and admission processes for undergraduate degree programs, enrollment, re-registration, taking a leave of absence and changing subjects and degree programs, among other matters.

Do you suffer from chronic illness or disability and need support? Have questions you need answering, or don’t know where to turn? We have a dedicated advisor on staff to help students with disabilities organize their day-to-day activities for a successful study experience.

The General Students’ Committee (AStA) is the governance entity representing the interests of the student body vis-à-vis the Rectorate, the Studierendenwerk and political actors. The committee offers a broad advice and services portfolio, including BAföG financial aid advising, advice for students with children and social and legal counseling. The services provided by the General Students’ Committee include: access to various sources of financial aid, the AStA culture pass, affordable writing materials and other office supplies, document certification and a bicycle repair shop.

University IT (HRZ) is the University of Bonn’s central provider of IT services that students rely on for their studies. Want to learn about proper formatting of your next term paper, how to analyze and save data for your bachelor’s or master’s thesis, or how to back up your files? We would be pleased to assist you with such IT offerings as eCampus, an eLearning solution, and courses on IT topics, including particularly research data management and high-performance computing.

The University of Bonn Foundation supports students across four modes of funding: scholarships, prizes and research and project grants. The University offers the Deutschlandstipendium scholarship and the Ließem scholarship, and students can apply for travel scholarships as well.

Diversity-conscious structures and equal opportunity are essential for effective teaching, successful studying and good overall conditions for working and conducting research. The purpose of these organizational structures is to establish diversity as an overarching issue of importance and develop and implement targeted measures accordingly. The Vice Rectorate for Equal Opportunity and Diversity and the Equal Opportunity and Diversity Unit, which the former oversees, are charged with manifesting diversity as an institution-wide strength, making tangible gains in equal opportunity, promoting networking among leaders on this issue in the stakeholder groups and initiating structural change. We invite you to drop by and find out more about the existing plans around our Diversity Strategy and forthcoming offerings aimed at enhancing on-campus diversity!

Students are invited to visit our stand to find out about what writing assistance involves and potentially make an appointment. We support students who are suffering from writer’s block or plagued with doubts, offering general assistance with the process of writing term papers and theses for any academic department.