You can also find additional advice and counselling services in the Staying healthy during your studies section.
All students can access the Psychological Counselling Service for support with personal problems, family difficulties, or academic stress.
The The “Beratung Studentisches Leben” (student life advice centre) will be happy to help you with questions about financing your studies, applying for additional requirements and finding accommodation.
Phone: +49 851 509 1916
Library Building, room 238
Innstrasse 29, 94032 Passau
Office hours:
Tuesday, 14:00 to 15:00
Wednesday, 10:00 to 11:00,
and by appointment
If you require exam access arrangements due to a disability, chronic or mental illness, e.g. extra time during exams, please contact the Student Disability Officer, Dr Ulrike Bunge, or the University's Examinations Office directly at the earliest opportunity.
Sophia Nebenführ will be happy to advise you from a student perspective and support your initiatives.
E-mail: sophianebenfuehr@yahoo.com
In addition to the regional counselling services in Passau and Bavaria, you can also contact the Informations- und Beratungsstelle Studium und Behinderung (IBS; information and counselling centre for studies and disability) of the umbrella organisation of the German Student Services Associations. This counselling centre publishes a detailed handbook on studying with disabilities [German content], which contains a wealth of practical tips and information for people with disabilities and chronic illnesses and is also available from the Academic Advice Service.
If you require special additional assistance for your studies, such as reading assistants, accompanying persons, sign language interpreters, etc., please submit an application for cost coverage to the responsible social welfare organisation, in this case the district government of Lower Bavaria in Landshut.
District of Lower Bavaria
Gestütsstrasse 10
84028 Landshut
sozialverwaltung@bezirk-niederbayern.de
The Welfare Office of the Student Student Services Association will also be happy to help you with questions related to your finances.