Social Counselling

The Studentenwerk Magdeburg offers advice and information to students, i.a. on the topics in the following areas:

• Studies and pregnancy (state social benefits, BAföG, academic leave…)
• Questions concerning studies and parenthood
• Concerns of students with disabilities and chronically ill students
• Problems of foreign students
• Questions concerning requests for medium and long-term hardship fund loans of the Studentenwerk Magdeburg or the Deutsches Studentenwerk (DSW)
• Questions concerning the allocation and requests for free meal tickets for the canteens of the Studentenwerk Magdeburg
• Financial support and state social benefits
• Student job – what you should know about it, what you should keep in mind. (Attention: No job placement)
• Student’s health insurance
• Student semester fee / semester ticket fee

If needed and requested, the person may be redirected to other counselling centres.

Counselling and clearing house in Magdeburg

Contact:	Campus of the Otto von Guericke University, Johann-Gottlob-Nathusius-Ring 5, student hall No. 7, room 346 Tel. 0391/6711562 email: sozialer.beratungsdienst@studentenwerk-magdeburg.de
Contact person:	Gabriele Montoya Martinez
Office hours:	Tue: 1:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m., Thu: 10:00 a.m. – 12.00 p.m. and upon agreement by telephone

Wernigerode Counselling Centre

Contact:	Campus of the Harz University, Friedrichstraße 57-59, Student hall No. 3, side entrance, room 117, 38855 Wernigerode Tel. 03943/659710 steffi.bischof@studentenwerk-magdeburg.de
Contact person:	Steffi Bischof
Office hours:	Closing time during the turn of the year: 20th of december 2017(12:00 a.m.) till 05th of january 2018