Counseling and Information
- The Family Service is the central point of contact and counselling service and offers
- Counselling on questions concerning the compatibility of academia/studies/work and family life (e.g. maternity protection and parental leave, parental allowance, leave options such as leave to care for a sick child or short-term leave in caregiving situations, mobile working, part-time options, compensation for disadvantages)
- Information and support in finding childcare for students and employees (e.g. daycare places, emergency and out-of-hours childcare, subsidies for childcare costs during business trips and qualification measures, Childcare on saturday, subsidies for study-related stays abroad)
- Information on family-friendly services and measures, e.g. mobile working, parent-child rooms, childcare during university meetings, workshops and conferences, and options for subsidising childcare beyond the central services provided by the Family Service
- Evaluation of family-friendly services and measures
- Development of family-friendly structures at the University of Göttingen
- Information portal for students with children
- Academic career with children
- I am pregnant – a checklist for expectant parents
- Caring for relatives
- Work-life balance and leadership
- Take Care Podcast
Individual counselling:
Consulting for faculties and university institutions:
- Target group-specific information services
We are happy to advise you personally in person, by video or by telephone. The counselling is confidential. Please make an appointment.