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In need of help? Get it here!

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Everyone reaches a point where you need help. In such situations, there are multiple places and people that are trained to help you.

Here, you can find different counseling options, sorted for different needs. In case you do not find anything helpful to you, you can contact the student council (fsr[at]paf.uni-jena.de) and try to find a solution with them.

Do you need someone to talk to?

  • Psychosocial Counselling

    Psycho-social counselling (PSB) is available free of charge to all students at universities in Thuringia who feel the need to talk about themselves, their situation, and their problems with a neutral person. We support you in finding solutions and rediscovering your abilities and strengths.

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  • Student Council

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    The student council of the PAF is always ready to listen and will do its best to help you. However, please keep in mind that the council is made up of students who do not have psychotherapeutic training.

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You have doubts about continuing your studies? 

  • Academic Advisory Service

    The academic advisory service can help you especially if you have questions regarding

    • Contents of your studies, different options in specialization, study and working techniques, selection of lectures and seminars,
    • Transferability of earned credits in case of changes in study programme or your university, and
    • Exam preparation
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  • Office for Student Affairs and Examinations

    The office for student affairs and examinations can help you with the following matters:

    • Getting your diploma and certificates
    • Problems with Fridolin (e.g. with exam registration)
    • Transferability of credits, change of study programmes
    • Submission of your thesis
    • Doctor's certificate
    • Studying abroad, temporary suspension of studies
    • Counselling and decision making in exceptional and hardship cases in collaboration with the dean of studies
    • Academic advisory in collaboration with the professors responsible 
    • Examination appointments—point of contact for teaching staff
    • Guidance to different counselling offices (academic advisory service, Studierendenwerk, Student Service Centre)
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You have problems with a supervisor?

  • Equal Opportunities Office

    At our university, the ratio of female stundents to male students overall in balance—for both the numbers of students and the numbers of degrees. Taking a look at the different study programmes, one finds ratios that are lean heavily towards one side. This is especially apparent in mathematics, physics and computer science.

    Promoting equal opportunities in your studies implies

    • equal support for student success through assistance in areas where one gender is significantly underrepresented,
    • encouragement of talented students to consider careers in science and research at university, especially in fields in which women are still underrepresented, and 
    • standing up to any kind of sexualized discrimination, sexual harassment and violence during studies and teaching.

    The equal opportunity office represents each field. University-wide information and people to contact can be found here.

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  • Student Council

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    The student council is a point of contact for your problems. In case of problems with teaching staff, they will represent you and your issues and support you to find the correct person to get counselling.

    There are people trained in matters of awareness and equality of opportunities in the student council that will help you as best as they can.

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  • Dean

    The dean is in charge to ensure that all teaching personell fulfill their teaching and examination duties, as well as their duties of supervision of students accoringly. In this context, the dean is the highest institution of our faculty to contact in case of misbehaviour of teaching staff. 

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  • Awareness Mail

    The student council offers a mail service which you can contact if you are looking for help in any matter.

    awareness-paf@uni-jena.de

    Currently, the people reading the mails sent to this address are: Dina Monden (FSR PAF) und Raja Hoffmann (FSR PAF).

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