During your studies…

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A lot of seminars and courses are offered during the semesters, organized in cooperation with the Student Counselling Center (Zentrale Studienberatung, ZSB) and the the Career Center of the University of Hohenheim.

All continuing education programs and counselling regarding the respective courses are offered as part of the F.I.T. Program. You can get information and register online via the continuing education platform. Students also have the possibility to receive a F.I.T. certificate and use the credits for the portfolio module.

There are also many different service offices that offer advice in different situations. Please consult the guide to all counselling institutions on campus.

Dealing with examinations

In cooperation with the Student Counselling Center (ZSB) continuous counselling interviews can be booked with an experienced coach, to discuss your personal study situation and your specific needs to study more efficiently. Appointments can be booked with the ZSB by email or phone (0711 459 22064).

Information meeting about "Master's Thesis"

In the winter semester the program coordinators offer information meetings for students in their third semester.

In the meeting we discuss topics like

Regulations concerning the Master's thesis
Finding a topic and a supervisor
What can you expect from your supervisor
What is expected from you
Oral defense
Funding, etc.

A summary on the information given in the meeting is available in the presentations which can be found on the bottom of this page (see "downloads").

The supervisor's view as well as techniques to avoid stress during the thesis should also not be neglected and can be found in the downloads as well.

Academic Writing Aid service

Students who require additional guidance with their academic writing, whether it is for an essay, a seminar paper or a thesis, can contact the faculty's Academic Writing Aid service via email: agriwritingaid@uni-hohenheim.de. This service is available for one-to-one consultations and also provides email support. Please note that this is not a proofreading service.

Academic Writing Aid materials have been created for additional online guidance and can be accessed here.

STUBE Baden-Württemberg

STUBE is a short form for the German word “Studienbegleitprogramm” for students from Africa, Asia, Latin America and Eastern Europe in Baden-Württemberg. They offer seminars for improved development. After having attended a certain amount of seminars it is also possible to apply for funding for a master's thesis project in the home country of the applicant. More information is available on their website.