Private Matters

General health

The FAUs company physician (dt. Betriebsärztlicher Dienst) supports and consults employees in cases of health issues caused by work or possibly influencing the work at FAU. Since the homepage is German-language only, call them with the contact data given here and ask for an appointment.

Psychological or psychotherapeutic health:

There are various services that offer consultation and dialogue. The following list gives an overview:

• • Counseling and Psychological Services of the Student Service (Studentenwerk) for enrolled FAU students, for instance, enrolled doctoral students.
  • Counseling and Psychological Services of the Faculty of Engineering for enrolled students at the Faculty of Engineering, i.e. enrolled doctoral students.
  • Company physician (Betriebsärztlicher Dienst), details above at “General health”.

If you are neither enrolled as a doctoral student nor an employee, for instance, if you have a scholarship, then there is a lack of counselling services. However, contact one of the named services that suits you best anyway, and they will let you know where you can find help.

Disabilities or chronic disease

The Representatives for Severely Handicapped Persons (Schwerbehindertenvertretung) supports FAU members with disabilities to participate in our university. A representative can be directly contacted via schwerbehindertenvertretung@fau.de.

Family Service

The FAUs Family Service (Familienservice) is the right address if you need counselling about maternity protection, parental leave, care of a family member, general work-life balance, financial help, and so on. They can also help to find childcare facilities and offer childcare during the holidays. Contact can be found here.

Legal advice

The Student Service (Studentenwerk) offers enrolled students, for instance, enrolled doctoral students, free consultation and advice concerning tenancy, labour, commercial, etc., law. Consulting is only given in person during the consultation hours, that are listed here.