Support services for students

• Personal advisory sessions (by phone/via Zoom)
  Who to contact: Student Advisory Service
  When and where: Monday-Wednesday, 9 a.m. – 12 noon
• Personal consulting, coaching and legal advice
  Who to contact: Munich Student Union
  When and where: See the Student Union website
• Holistic counseling, advice and support from qualified clerics
  Who to contact: Evangelical students’ community at LMU, students (Christian beliefs are not required on the part of students)
  When and where: At any time; contact us by e-mail.
• Advice and coaching
  Who to contact: Catholic students’ community at LMU (services for students, doctoral researchers and academic staff, irrespective of religious orientation)
  Advice can be provided in German, English, French or Spanish
  When and where: At any time; contact us by e-mail.

• Consultations for female students and academics by prior appointment
  Who to contact: University Women’s Officer
  When and where: Thursdays 9:30 a.m. – 12 noon, by prior appointment (over the phone)
• Anonymous consultation (by phone or in house) with the Women’s Emergency Hotline Munich at LMU
  Who to contact: LMU University Women’s Officer, in cooperation with the Frauennotruf München (Women’s Emergency Hotline Munich)
  When and where: 25.10., 29.11. and 20.12.2022; 24.01., 21.02. and 28.03.2023, 1-2 p.m.
• "Gewalt gegen Frauen" (Violence against Women) help line
  Who to contact: Bundesamt für Familie und zivilgesellschaftliche Aufgaben (Federal Ministry for Family and Civic Affairs)
  When and where: At any time – by phone, chat or e-mail
• Frauenhilfe München (Women’s Aid) – 24/7 telephone service
  Who to contact: Frauenhilfe München gemeinnützige GmbH
  When and where: At any time by phone: +49 89 35 48 30; consultations in person by prior appointment

Advice for students with disabilities and chronic conditions on the subjects of choosing courses and admission procedures, organizing issues such as leaves of absence and extended study periods, overcoming challenges during everyday student life and compensation for disadvantages.

• Barrier-free consultation: Advice and dialogue for students with disabilities
  Who to contact: Student Advisory Service office for students with disabilities and chronic conditions
  When and where: 24.10., 07.11., 14.11., 21.11., 28.11., 12.12.2022, 09.01., 30.01.2023, 9:30 - 11 a.m.
• • Peer groups – Discussion group for students with chronic and/or mental illnesses, AD(H)S, autistic disorders, impaired hearing, impaired vision, impaired mobility
  Who to contact: Student Advisory Service office for students with disabilities and chronic conditions, students with disabilities/impairments
  When and where: At any time; contact us by e-mail
• Inclusion tutors – Peer-to-peer advice in the faculties
  Who to contact: Inclusion tutors, students with disabilities/impairments
  When and where: At any time; contact us by e-mail
• Individual consultations for students with disabilities
  Who to contact: Munich Student Union
  When and where: By prior appointment

• Open Zoom consultation for international students
  Who to contact: Advice on social welfare and scholarships at the International Office
  When and where: Thursdays, 9 - 10:30 a.m.
• Open Zoom consultation for refugees
  Who to contact: Advice on social welfare and scholarships at the International Office
  When and where: Tuesdays, 2 - 3:30 p.m.
• Advice for international students
  Who to contact: Evangelical students‘ community at LMU, Dr. Friedmann Steck,
  students (Christian beliefs are not required on the part of those seeking advice)
  When and where: By prior appointment (by e-mail)
• Advice for international students
  Who to contact: Catholic students’ community at LMU, Denise Polaczuk (non-denominational advice)
  When and where: By prior appointment (by e-mail)
• Advice for international students of Asian origin
  Who to contact: Bildungsbrücke China-Deutschland e.V. (Sino-German Educational Bridge)
  When and where: Online hotline (PDF, 1,359 KB) via Zoom, every Thursday from 10 - 11:30 a.m.
  
• Advice for international students from Africa, Asia and Latin America
  Who to contact: Caritas München, "Brücke" (Bridge)
  When and where: Consultations are available on Mondays (10:30 - 11:30 a.m.) and Wednesdays (4:00 - 5:00 p.m.)

Advice for parents, pregnant women and fathers-to-be who are studying, and for students in the family planning phase.

• Open offer of discussion and advisory consultations (in person/over the phone/by Zoom)
  Who to contact: Student Advisory Service office for students with children
  When and where: Monday-Wednesday, 9 a.m. - 12 noon
• Individual advisory consultations for students with children
  Who to contact: Munich Student Union
  When and where: At any time, by prior appointment
  
• Advisory service for pregnancy-related issues
  Who to contact: Munich Department of Health
  When and where: At any time, by prior appointment (over the phone)

• Psychotherapeutic and psychosocial advice
  Who to contact: Munich Student Union
  When and where: At any time, by prior appointment
• Coaching in stress situations and advice on personal problems of all kinds
  Who to contact: Evangelical students’ community at LMU.
  Target group: Students, doctoral researchers and employees, irrespective of their religious orientation
  When and where: At any time, by prior appointment (by e-mail)
• Listening line, anonymous and free of charge, run by Nightline München e.V.
  Who to contact: Nightline München e.V.
  (The Nightline staff are students working on a voluntary basis)
  When and where: Monday-Saturday, 9 p.m. - 00:30 a.m.
• Psychological consulting, coaching, advice and counseling regarding personal challenges in the context of studies, doctoral research and employment at LMU
  Who to contact: Catholic students’ community at LMU (service available to students, doctoral researchers and academic staff, irrespective of their religious orientation)
  When and where: At any time (contact by e-mail)

External self-help groups and services to help with psychological stress

• Online self-help group for students run by Campus for Change e.V
  Campus for Change e.V., an online-self-help group for students, can provide help in response to psychological stress during or outside the realms of academic studies. For more information, please visit the group’s website or its Instagram channel.
• Horizont e.V. (Horizon)
  Additional services to counteract feelings of loneliness and isolation are available from Horizonte e.V., an organization for people with depression. Its services are open to everyone who needs encouragement, good advice or to take their mind off things. Details of current projects are published on the organization‘s website , including projects specially for international students.