Center for Academic Advising

Do you want to study at the University of Hamburg? Do you seek academic guidance or need advice on choosing a degree program or applying?

Feel free to join our group counseling offers for prospective students on site or via Zoom. You may arrange for an individual appointment afterwards to clarify any further questions. You can also contact us directly by telephone and in writing. Get inspired by our extensive range of degree programs and our academic orientation webpages. There are videos with details about each degree program, self-assessments, a road map to studying, Uni live! lectures, and much more. The application webpages explain how you can successfully apply to a degree program at our University.

Did you graduate from a school outside of Germany and have questions about the recognition of international educational qualifications, required language skills, and applying? Do not hesitate to also look into our additional offers for prospective international prospective students, such as group counseling on the recognition of educational documents and walk-in consultation hours via Zoom and in person. We work closely with other institutions that provide important information about studying at the University of Hamburg, such as Studierendenwerk Hamburgon the topics of housing and student financing, the International Office on residence permits or #UHHhilft on sustainable support for people with a refugee background.  

Do you study at the University of Hamburg and need professional advice on getting started with your studies, studying and working techniques, meeting individual challenges during your studies, dealing with educational doubts, changing subjects, transitioning from a bachelor’s to a master’s program, or the final phase of your studies?

We are happy to answer your questions about your studies during our telephone consultation hours from Mondays to Thursdays. You can also book an in-person consultation appointment— offered Thursdays only—at Alsterterrasse 1. For more extensive concerns such as dealing with academic doubts, you can arrange an individual appointment. Our organizing your studies pages provide information from the start of the first semester up to the end of your studies. In collaboration with Psychological Counseling, we offer of workshops and coaching (WoC), including numerous seminars and courses on study-related matters, such as time and self-management, speaking and presentation training, mindfulness, exam anxiety, dealing with stress, transitioning from bachelor’s to master’s, and much more.

In addition to the annual Unitag held in February, schools can schedule individual appointments(studienorientierung"AT"uni-hamburg.de) for the lecture “Wie entscheide ich mich für ein Studium” , which tells school students from grade 10 onwards how to get all the information they need to decide on a degree program and plan their studies at the University of Hamburg. Campus tours can be organized to give you a first impression of everyday life at university. With this basic information, you will be all set for further offers such as group and individual counseling, Uni live!, and self-assessments.

The Center for Academic Advising also offers advice for University of Hamburg staff. We help you with all questions about the application process and offer professional advice on choosing a program and academic transitions. Also, we provide essential information for international students freshly arriving in Germany and support the faculties with regular training courses and our expertise in certificate recognition. Refer students to our extensive Workshop and Coaching (WoC)offer—a valuable source of support in meeting the many challenges of studying. On request, we gladly present our offers for students at your events. Find the contact details for the Center of Academic Advising team (Team 306) in the Staff Service Portal.

We offer advice in writing, by telephone, in person, or via Zoom. Finding us:

Use our contact form to receive detailed and prompt advice. Find answers to most questions about studying in the Campus Center Forum.

There are also 2-hour telephone consultation hoursfrom Monday through Thursday.

Advice is also available on site at Alsterterrasse 1: students can book a consultation slot for our Thursday office hours or make an individual appointment. Prospective students can benefit from our group counseling services, which are conducted on site and via Zoom, after which they can arrange for an individual appointment.

Under academic orientation for international prospective students you can arrange for individual counseling and find options to contact us in writing and arrange individual appointments.

Visit the Campus Center pages for an overview of counseling and contact services.