Support for International Staff and Students at UHH
Services for International Students (incl. Doctoral Researchers)
PIASTA offers a social and cultural programme including a Welcome Week, Welcome Buddy Program, and International Nights, as well as advising (including legal advising) for international students (see: https://www.uni-hamburg.de/en/piasta/beratung.html; scroll down to "legal advice for international students" to book an individual legal advising session). PIASTA also organises language tandems and language cafés (contact: piasta-sprachen"AT"uni-hamburg.de), and a variety of workshops and seminars (contact: piasta-seminare"AT"uni-hamburg.de). More information can be found here: https://www.uni-hamburg.de/en/piasta.html and PIASTA can be contacted at: piasta"AT"uni-hamburg.de
Katja Grannis of the International Affairs Office can also be contacted for advice on legal, social, and personal matters: international-student-support"AT"uni-hamburg.de
The Studierendenwerk offers counselling for international students (on topics such as health insurance, social benefits, working while studying, housing, communicating with the authorities, as well as conflict and crisis situations) at their offices in Grindelallee 9, 3rd Floor (+49 (0)40 41902155). For their opening hours, see: https://www.stwhh.de/en/counselling/counselling-centre-for-social-international-affairs-besi
Students provide advice to international students through AStA, the general students’ committee, at Von-Melle-Park 5, Rm 0042 at the following times: Tuesdays 9:15 - 11:15 am, Wednesdays 4:30 - 6:30 pm, and Thursdays 12 - 2 pm. AStA’s international student advisors can also be contacted at ris"AT"asta.uni-hamburg.de or +49 (0)40 450204 36.
Services for International Staff (incl. Doctoral Researchers)
UHH’s Welcome Service provides advice and assistance on a variety of issues relevant to international scholars (including PhD students). Welcome Service counsellors can be contacted directly (welcome-service"AT"uni-hamburg.de) or through this form: https://www.uni-hamburg.de/en/internationales/mitarbeitende/mitarbeitende-wissenschaft/welcome-service-int-forschende/registrierungsformular.html. For more information about the support they can provide: https://www.uni-hamburg.de/en/internationales/mitarbeitende/mitarbeitende-wissenschaft/welcome-service-int-forschende.html.
Researchers at risk of persecution or oppression can contact Kristin Günther or Jin Jlussi: international-scholars"AT"uni-hamburg.de