Acquiring Study Skills
Studying sometimes requires you to learn completely new skills. Besides studying, however, it is also important to take some time out, which is sometimes difficult to fit into a busy timetable. We have listed a few support services for you on this web page.
ORCA.nrw
The state of North Rhine-Westphalia’s ORCA.nrw portal provides you with online support during your studies:
Assess where you are in your studies or what you already know. Expand or consolidate your knowledge. Learn new things and skills. Find videos or audio material on the topics that interest you.
Be EmPOWERed!
This website lists a range of programs all about skills for mastering your studies, healthy options for taking time out, reorientation and (digital) tools for working in study groups.
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Top 5 of exam preparation
In this short video tutorial, RWTH Aachen University uses illustrative examples to present five important methods for preparing for an exam in the best possible way.
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“Learning learning” film series
How do you structure a learning plan? How do you prepare for a tricky written exam? How do you cope with a deluge of study material? How do you plan your time when gearing up for exams? The “Learning learning” film series follows three students as they prepare for crucial exams as part of their degree program and demonstrates various ways of tackling and structuring a learning plan.
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Advice and support for students having doubts about their studies
Advice and support at the University of Bonn
The University of Bonn boasts an extensive network of counseling services with people to contact for a range of different issues. The following overview is intended to help find suitable advice for you.
External advisory services
Our external partners can advise you on dual degree programs, vocational training, career opportunities not requiring a university degree and much more. The following overview may help you find suitable advice.
Links
- https://www.orca.nrw/studierende
- https://www.uni-bonn.de/en/studying/organizing-your-studies/during-your-studies/be-empowered
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KzjrEewCxbs
- https://www.rwth-aachen.de/go/id/mhacb
- https://www.uni-bonn.de/en/studying/organizing-your-studies/during-your-studies/doubts-about-your-studies/support-options
- https://www.uni-bonn.de/en/studying/organizing-your-studies/during-your-studies/doubts-about-your-studies/external-advisory-services