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Studying in special circumstances

H-Gebäude mit Kirschbaum im Vordergrund.
Advice & help

Advice & help

In some situations it is difficult to find a solution on your own. Whether it's about personal challenges and changes in your life or difficulties with your studies - we would like to help you and make your everyday life as a student easier. We are there to help you with questions and problems and help you to achieve your individual goals and overcome difficulties. We work with you to find solutions that suit your personality and your needs.

Our advisory services are varied and include topics relating to your studies, personal and psychological advice and support in overcoming private challenges. Our aim is to make you feel comfortable and understood. We take the time to listen to your concerns and offer you a confidential setting in which to work out solutions together.

Our counseling services are free of charge for students of all disciplines and semesters. Under Advice & Help in the internal website area you will find important contacts and points of contact.

Studying with family responsibilities

Studying with family responsibilities

RWU has been certified as a family-friendly university since 2015 and has taken a variety of measures for students with family responsibilities. You can find detailed information on the topics of studying during pregnancy, studying with children and studying with care responsibilities in the family-friendly university section linked below, e.g. on

  • Special regulations in the study and examination regulations
  • childcare
  • Caring for relatives
  • Changing diapers and breastfeeding
  • maternity protection
  • MensaKidsCard
  • Financial help
  • Parents' forum

Further information

Studying with a disability

Studying with a disability and chronic illness

Students with disabilities are confronted with various barriers in their everyday lives. In order to remove barriers and enable equal opportunities in your studies, you will find information and advice on the topic of "Studying with disabilities" on the RWU homepage.

Detailed information on the following topics can be found in the section linked below:

  • Studying with a disability or chronic illness
    • Before your studies
    • During your studies
    • At the end of your studies
  • Contact persons and counseling services
  • Glossary
  • Further information

Further information

Studying with ASS
Personen halten die Finger zusammen

Studying with autism spectrum disorder (ASD)

Unsure? Can I manage it?

  • I find it difficult to structure extensive work assignments into sub-goals and work through them in sequence.
  • I'm generally bad at planning things and anticipating consequences.
  • I am afraid of having to give oral presentations.
  • I have problems concentrating in unfamiliar surroundings and/or large rooms (lecture halls!).
  • I find it difficult to listen and take notes at the same time.
  • I am easily distracted by external stimuli.
  • I can't recognize the intentions and moods of others from their facial expressions and gestures.
  • It is very stressful for me to get in contact with others or to join a group - I often don't know how to behave in social situations.
  • I find it difficult to get help - I don't know who to turn to.

If you would answer "yes" to several of these statements, but would still like to study with us, then you should take advantage of our specialized peer mentoring program, which is tailored precisely to these problems.

Contact & People

Representative for the family-friendly university

Prof. Dr. Jörg Wendorff

Educational Science, Vocational Education.
Dean of the Faculty of Social Work, Health and Nursing, Senate Representative for University Didactics, Head of DRC-First Responder at RWU and PH, South America Representative.
Jörg Wendorff

Contact person for students with family responsibilities

Dr. Anja Wagner

Referentin für Gleichstellung
Anja Wagner

Equal Opportunities Officer

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Thomas Schreier-Alt

Plastics technology, smart materials and bionics
Dean of Automotive Engineering PLUS Teaching (Bachelor), Equal Opportunity Officer at RWU
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Thomas Schreier-Alt

Representative for the interests of students with disabilities or chronic illnesses

Prof. Dr. Monika Schröttle

Teilhabeforschung, Gender, Menschenrechte, Gewalt, Behinderungs- und Migrationsforschung, empirische Sozialforschung
Studiendekanin Soziale Arbeit und Teilhabe (Master), Professur Teilhabe und Soziale Arbeit, Beauftragte für die Belange von Studierenden mit Behinderungen oder chronischen Erkrankungen

Responsible for the peer mentoring program for students with autism spectrum disorder

Prof. Dr. phil. Silvia Queri Diplom-Psychologin

Klinische & Gesundheitspsychologie, Quantitative Methoden, Beratungs-, Entwicklungs-, Neuropsychologie
Studiendekanin Angewandte Psychologie (Bachelor) & Mitglied des Hochschulrates
Silvia Queri

Contact person for anti-discrimination

Prof. Dr. rer. pol. Marlene Haupt

Sozialwirtschaft und Sozialpolitik
Studiendekanin Angewandte Gesundheitswissenschaft (Master)
Marlene Haupt