Central Counseling and Advisory Services

The contact persons from the Office for Student Affairs offer services for a variety of matters related to studying at Fachhochschule Dortmund.

• Study options, admission requirements and application procedures for your first program semester
• Admission and allocation of study places for higher semesters (transferring students): Information on admission and allocation of study places
• Everything regarding your exams (registration, admission, withdrawal from exams)
• Study-related matters (re-registration, leave of absence, de-registration)

The International Office is the central point of contact for all topics  related to international matters and the internationalization of teaching and learning, for both students and teachers at Fachhochschule Dortmund, as well as for prospective international students, institutions, and others.

• Questions regarding the higher education qualifications and the start of studies of international applicants with a foreign higher education entrance qualification
• Enrollment and initial advising for incoming exchange students
• Assistance with international applications
• Problem solving in case of difficulties during the course of studies
• Enrollment of first-year international students from outside the EU or students in higher semesters as well as cross-registered students

It is our concern to support you in balancing family and studies. We also help you when it comes to combining caregiving responsibilities while studying.

• Advice on how to study online from home
• Advice on balancing family and studies
• Advice on maternity protection and leave
• Advice on financial support options or social benefits (e.g. BAföG, parental allowance)
• Advice on how to combine caregiving responsibilities while studying

You have already started your studies and attended your first lectures, exercises and tutorials? You are experiencing problems with the initial mathematical contents and have trouble following the classes?

MINT²DO supports you exactly where you need it.

From the moment you start your studies, we will help you to understand the contents and accompany you during your semester break with options that help you to prepare for your exams.

• Mathe HelpDesk: open learning space for all questions about math
  Information for enrolled students at: intranet.fh-dortmund.de/mathehelpdesk(Opens in a new tab)  
• Self-paced online courses: give you the opportunity to work through college math topics on your own: ilias.fh-dortmund.de(Opens in a new tab) 
• Special topics: demand-specific math workshops on specific issues
  Information for enrolled students at: intranet.fh-dortmund.de/themenspecials(Opens in a new tab) 

• Preparing for WiMINT studies
• Providing information that is relevant before the beginning of your studies
• Individual and study-related consultation on the subject of mathematics
• Acquiring learning strategies in the subject area of mathematics - "help for self-help"
• Expert support
• Workshops on selected topics

You can find additional information on MINT²BE offers on the intranet.(Opens in a new tab) 

We answer all of your questions regarding a business formation.

• Gathering information
• Orientation regarding the various aspects of a business formation
• Getting in touch with additional contact persons (e.g. TechnologieZentrumDortmund (TZDO), Economic Development Agency Dortmund)
• Developing your business concept
• Participating in the start2grow start-up competition of the Economic Development Agency Dortmund
• Applications for specific funding programs that support start-ups by academics (e.g. EXIST Business Start-up Grant)

Gender Equality means that “Men and women shall have equal rights” (Article 3 (2) of the Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany).
All members of Fachhochschule Dortmund are working on this while taking the interaction between gender and other dimensions of diversity into account.

Counseling (all forms of counseling are strictly confidential!)

• Obstacles during your studies that can arise due to stereotypical ideas of gender roles
• Difficulties in balancing studies and family/care work, challenges when returning to university
• Sexual violence and discrimination/harassment

Information

• Contacts with local organizations committed to women's / men's issues
• Co-determination options and committee work at Fachhochschule Dortmund

Networking

We have a network of initiatives, self-help groups and counseling centers in Dortmund and in the region. If necessary, we will put you in touch with these offices.

• Individual one-on-one counseling and help in researching information, books, journals, e-journals, and other sources
• Training classes on how to conduct academic literature search as well as other aspects of information literacy
• Sharing tips and tricks for the use of various search tools

The library helps you in individual one-on-one counseling or in training classes while you work on your research paper / study-relevant papers.

• Overview of the library facilities and offers
• Development of research strategies for term papers, project papers and theses
• Tips and helpful information for effective research using our literature search engine RiO
• Teaching research skills for using relevant specialized databases
• Application and strengthening of research skills using examples or your own topics
• Opportunity for discussing questions or specifics regarding literature sources, databases, interlibrary loan, scholarly citation, and the like
• Learning how to handle literature sources in the context of the literature management software Citavi

Fachhochschule Dortmund is taking on the challenge of actively promoting the health of its employees and students. The goal of our Occupational Health Management is to create healthy working and study conditions and to strengthen personal skills and potential in order to create sustainable structures. The prerequisites are motivated, flexible and health-conscious university members. For this purpose, we focus on prevention, self- and leadership responsibility and dealing with constant changes.

• Active health promotion of our students
• Addiction prevention
• Emergency and crisis management
• Personal consultation concerning health topics

We answer all of your questions about your path to a doctoral degree. We advise those interested in pursuing a doctorate as well as current doctoral candidates and their supervisors. We bring the above-mentioned target groups together in networks and offer regular information and training events.

• Answering the question whether the path to a doctorate and research is right for you and what skills you should possess or acquire along this path
• Assembling individual and cross-discipline information on the doctoral process
• Developing a structure for your next steps
• Assistance and advice when you encounter challenges before or during the project

In my position as Inclusion Representative for students, I provide counseling to students with disabilities/chronic illnesses from the following faculties:

• Applied Social Studies
• Design
• Electrical Engineering
• Information Technology
• Mechanical Engineering
  
  

As long as students are not allowed to enter the premises of Fachhochschule Dortmund as part of COVID-19 measures, counseling hours will take place exclusively by phone or video calls.

You can make an individual appointment with me via e-mail.

If you are a student at the faculties of Architecture, Business Studies and Computer Science, please contact Ms. Freitag   from the General Student Advisory Services.

For counseling in the context of mental illness, Christine Wilde and Elina Kisselenko from Psychological Counseling Services are available to students from all faculties.

You can find the contact details and additional information in the section Accessible Studies .