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Advising for Students

The Trossingen University of Music offers various forms of advising during the course of their studies as well as for special situations.If you cannot find a suitable advisory service in the following list, please contact the Rectorate.

You can find the right contact persons for study matters in the administration here

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Die Aufgaben des Gleichstellungs-Teams:

  • Einsatz für Chancengleichheit aller Hochschulmitglieder
  • Angelegenheiten, die das faire Verhalten im Miteinander betreffen
  • Fragen im Zusammenhang mit sexueller Belästigung
  • Kommunikation und Mediation in Konfliktsituationen
  • Psychologische Erstberatung

Gleichstellungs-Team und weitere Informationen

Die Gleichstellungsbeauftragte ist zuständig für Fragen der Gleichstellung. Darüber hinaus gibt es Ansprechpersonen (weiblich + männlich) für Fragen im Zusammenhang mit sexueller Belästigung sowie für alltägliche Angelegenheiten, die das faire Verhalten im Miteinander betreffen. 

The Student Union Executive Committee (AStA) is an important contact for questions and problems for all students as well as the intermediary and contact person between the students and the Rectorate.

The Awareness Team at Trossingen University of Music is a group of students who are committed to increasing awareness in everyday university life and opposing all forms of abuse of power, sexual assault, bullying and discrimination.

If you experience and/or observe situations of any kind and extent yourself, we will listen to you and help you to contact the appropriate counselling centres. All of this is of course confidential and, if you wish, anonymous. This is how you can reach us: awareness(at)hfm-trossingen.de

To the page of the awareness team

As a student, you have additional support from the ombudsperson if:

  • You believe that you have been treated unfairly or incorrectly,
  • you need information or advice about problems with your studies or your doctorate and do not want to turn to your degree programme or department,
  • you are not sure which office at the university you should contact or you are having difficulty communicating with the administration or the departments.

If necessary, please contact the university's external ombudsperson:

Marek Zalarski
Phone: 07763 9659 703
Mobile: 01575 1606810
E-mail: ombud(at)support-prinzip.com
Homepage: https://support-prinzip.com

Stefanie Busch: Ombudsperson, counselling for psychosocial conflicts, stress, sleep disorders, exam nerves, motivation problems. Contact: hochschulberatung(at)stefanie-busch.de | to the website

The following contacts are available for individual concerns and problems:

Stefanie Busch: Ombudsperson, counselling for psychosocial conflicts, stress, sleep disorders, exam nerves, motivation problems. Contact: hochschulberatung(at)stefanie-busch.de | to the website

Psychotherapeutic Counselling Centre of the Studierendenwerk Tübingen-Hohenheim, Gartenstraße 26, 72074 Tübingen, Tel. 07071/253960. Counselling for all study-related and personal problems (work difficulties, exam anxiety, partner problems, contact difficulties, etc.). Counselling is free of charge and subject to confidentiality. Registration times: Mon-Fri 08.45-12.15 (other times: answering machine). Contact addresses of other psychological counselling centres that cooperate with the Studierendenwerk can be found at: www.my-stuwe.de/beratung-soziales/psychotherapeutische-beratung.

Psychological counselling centre in Trossingen in the Haus der Diakonie, Kirchstraße 21.

Appointments can be made by calling 07461/6047 Mon-Fri 08.30-11.30 and Mon-Thu 14.00-17.00. Further information at www.psychberatungsstelle.de

Christian student counselling:

Pastoral officer Kurt Diehm from the Catholic Church: tel. 07425/951765 or St Theresia parish office 07425/95280, www.st-theresia.de;
Pastor Gabriele Großbach and Pastor Torsten Kramer from the Protestant parish: Pastor Großbach, Tel. 07425/4203 and Pastor Kramer Tel. 07425/31205 www.evkt.de/ueberuns/pfarraemter

Telephone counselling service ‘Worries can be shared’: Tel. 0800/1110111 or 0800/1110222. Your call is free of charge. Counselling by email or chat: www.telefonseelsorge.de

Social and life counselling in Trossingen: Counselling office of the Kreisdiakoniestelle Tuttlingen in the building of the Tafelladen Trossingen in Hohnerstraße 16. Counselling in personal crisis and conflict situations as well as for social law issues and dealing with authorities. Contact person: Julia Friedrich. Appointments: Tel.: 07461/969717-0 or directly with Ms Friedrich, Tel.: 07425/2294616, friedrich(at)diakonie-tuttlingen.de | Counselling hours: Thurs 09.00-15.00 hrs

Psychologists who also offer counselling in English: Dipl.-Psych. Ludwig Harthauser, Tel. 07720/22956, VS-Schwenningen; Dipl.-Psych. Barbara Seeger, Tel. 07721/9556815 in VS-Villingen. The costs of counselling are usually covered by health insurance.

Those affected have the option of contacting Michaela Spandau directly as an external counsellor. The focus of her work is on providing initial legal advice on a specific matter. The lawyer of confidence can be contacted anonymously and guarantees legal confidentiality on request.

Lawyer Michaela Spandau (Javitz & Spandau Lawyers)
Immenhofer Straße 5, 70180 Stuttgart, phone: 0711 673 53 70, vertrauensanwaeltin-mwk(at)rechtsanwaelte-js.de

Maternity leave law stipulates that pregnant students should inform the University of their pregnancy. The aim of the law is to protect the health of the student and her child at the place of study during pregnancy, after childbirth and while breastfeeding. At the same time, disadvantages should be avoided during these times. During the statutory maternity protection periods, the university is not allowed to allow pregnant students to study six weeks before or eight weeks after childbirth unless you expressly agree to do so. The declaration is invalid if it conflicts with the result of a risk assessment or doctor's note. The forms for maternity leave and leave of absence, application for individual part-time, and study period extension can be found in the Downloads area.

As a family-friendly University, we offer you counseling options on the compatibility of studies and family. You can take advantage of this without formally notifying the University of your pregnancy. Point of contact is Prof. Dr. Ahner.
Pregnancy Reporting Form

Your contact person: Prof. Stefan Johannes Bleicher

Discussion of treatment options and long-term prophylactic measures

The student counselling service is open to personal concerns for discussions on questions of survival and faith, but also for joint initiatives such as prayer meetings or Bible reading groups:

Pastor Gabriele Großbach
Telephone 07425 - 4203
Pastor Torsten Kramer
Telephone 07425-31205

Pastoral counsellor Kurt Diehm
Phone 07425 - 951765
or St Theresia parish office 07425 - 95280

Study Foundation of the German People
Liaison Lecturer Prof Hans Maier

Friedrich Naumann Foundation
Liaison lecturer Teddy Ezra

Mentors are a permanent component of the Study and Examination Regulations and support the students by giving specific information about the organization, progression, and content of the program, and help students choose a profile and select their elective modules. In particular, the mentor communicates with the student about the number of credits that have already been acquired and the number of credits that are still missing according to the study plan, advises them on developing their strengths and compensating for weaknesses, and motivates them to be independent and take the initiative. He or she supports an individual study biography within the framework.Further counseling sessions - also with other teachers - take place at their request or at the request of the student. The student must take advantage of the advising. Students have the possibility to select a second mentor. Mentor advising takes place at least once per semester and the minutes of the consultation must be submitted with the re-registration. (see Form for Advising Appointments – Mentor Consultation). 

The teaching degree courses are an exception. Both in the bachelor's and master's degree courses for teaching at a secondary school, advice and support throughout the course of the course is provided by the  Program Leadership of the teaching degree courses.

  • Advising/Support – musicological and written theses

Advice and support in the preparation of musicological work (term papers, bachelor theses, master theses) and other written work (methodical work, booklet): tutoring with Adrian Brenneisen a.brenneisen(at)stud.hfm-trossingen.de
Guide to Master Booklets
Instructions for creating written work and folders