Contact points and counselling services

Low-discrimination and barrier-free as well as inclusive study and working conditions and respectful cooperation are indispensable cornerstones for everyday research and study at Paderborn University. It is necessary to reduce possible barriers on campus by identifying problems and developing solutions in a joint exchange. To this end, university members have access to various university contact points and counselling services in the event of discrimination.

This multitude of counselling centres and their different anchoring at Paderborn University often causes uncertainty among those seeking advice as to which centre they should turn to. For this purpose an overview can help to make counselling and action options in the case of discrimination at Paderborn University visible. This page is currently being edited and will be available shortly.

A detailed overview of advisory services and contact points for employees of Paderborn University can be found on the Staff Development website.

In addition, Paderborn University cooperates with external counselling centres in order to provide those affected with the best possible professional support outside the university structures.

Contact persons for students at Paderborn University

Student Advice Centre
Psychosocial counselling at the Central Student Advisory Service
Counselling for students with disabilities (SmB)
Central Equal Opportunities Officer
Decentralised Equal Opportunities Officer
Family Service Office - counselling on family and care issues
AStA Social Office for Students
Free legal and tax advice from AStA
"Queers & Friends" - Student Initiative for Gender and Sexual Diversity at Paderborn University
Foreign Students' Association (ASV) - Counselling for international students
International Office - Counselling for exchange students (Incomings & Outgoings)
meinbeneFIT@upb.de - offers and advice on student health management
Competence Centre for Writing - service facility for all faculties at Paderborn University concerning academic writing and work
ProLernen - University-internal counselling centre for the topics procrastination, motivation and self-regulated learning
Studierendenwerk Paderborn - Counselling on housing, student finance and BAföG matters

External, local contact persons and counselling centres

Women's counselling centre Lilith e.V. for sexualised discrimination and violence in Paderborn
KIM - Soziale Arbeit e.V. "MännerBeratung" for sexualised discrimination and violence in Paderborn
Paderborn Alliance against Depression e.V.
Anonymous mail counselling Paderborn for suicidal thoughts and in crises
Counselling service for mentally ill, addicted and mentally handicapped people and their relatives offered by the Social Psychiatric Service Paderborn
Self-help contact point in Paderborn
Asylum and Refugee Counselling MiCado - Specialist Service for Integration and Migration
Paderborn chapter of ArbeiterKind.de for first-time graduates
Support programme Studienkompass (Study Compass ) for pupils who want to be the first in their family to start studying and who need initial help with their studies
Service Agency for Anti-Discrimination Work (ADA) Paderborn
"SCHLAU-Paderborn " - Education and anti-discrimination project on gender identities and sexual orientations by Aidshilfe Paderborn e.V.
"Love Diversity " - Democracy Office in the Paderborn District
"NRWeltoffen" - local action concept for the prevention of right-wing extremism and racism