Academic Advice Service

Please take care of your and our health!
Please do not come to personal consultation appointments if you have symptoms of illness. We will be happy to arrange a telephone consultation or online via Zoom at short notice. Thank you for your understanding!
Need someone to answer your questions regarding studying at the University? The Academic Advice Service is the first port of call for all enquiries related to studying at the University or your degree programme. In particular, we can help you in individual consultations, for example with:
- Advice for prospective students
- Advice for current students (special information for international students)
- Advice for students with disabilities or chronic illnesses
- Help if you're stuck making a decision
- General questions and problems during your degree programme
- Advice on learning
- Questions about organising your degree programme
- Changing degree programmes
- Double degree programmes
- If you're thinking about dropping out
- Transitioning from a bachelor's to a master's programme
Guidance and advice
We will gladly take time for you!
Consultations can be conducted in person, by telephone or online via Zoom in German, Englisch, French and Spanish (please inform us when making an appointment if you want to talk French or Spanish).
To make an appointment, call +49 851 509 1154 (Monday to Friday 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.) or email us at advice@uni-passau.de.
On Wednesdays from 9 a.m. to 12 noon, we offer open consultation hours:
- in person;
- by Zoom meeting (from 9 to 11 a.m.);
- by telephone: +49 851 509 1154.
Additional sources of advice
Programme advisers
For course-specific questions relating to your degree programme, please contact the relevant programme advisers.
Psychological Counselling Service
All students can access the Psychological Counselling Service for support with personal problems, family difficulties, or academic stress.
- Maria Zessin and Dr. Lisa Huber-Flammersfeld (University of Passau)
- Martina Nigl and Johanna Zechmeister (Student Services Association / Student Union)
Welfare advice
The Student Services Association's welfare advisers provide advice and support, for example, with financial hardship, legal advice related to tenancy agreements, and for advice on studying as a parent or while caring for family members.
Job centre/employment agency
If you have questions about career prospects, degree programmes at other universities, vocational education schemes or job referrals, you can make an appointment with the local job centre/employment agency.
International degree-seeking students can also see the iStudi Coach for advice.
FAQs
We have prepared a list of Frequently Asked Questions about starting out and studying at university.
Information material

The study options page contains more information about each degree programme. Our infosheets give you comprehensive information on any programme and are available from the 'Downloads' box on each programme's web page.
Printed infosheets are available from your Academic Adviser.
Videos
To access the information of the videos in English, you can switch on English language closed captions (CC) if the audio language is German.
Information for new students
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Exam access arrangements
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Learning advice
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Systematic search for master's degree programmes
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How to apply with international qualifications
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Student advisers
Dr Ulrike Bunge

Student Adviser, Representative for disabled or chronically ill students
Room 014
Juridicum (Law Faculty) building
Innstrasse 39
94032 Passau
Phone: +49 851 509-1151
E-mail: advice@uni-passau.de
Johanna Schmidt

Student Adviser
Room 015
Juridicum (Law Faculty) building
Innstrasse 39
94032 Passau
Phone: +49 851 509-1152
E-mail: advice@uni-passau.de
Tanja Rieger

Student Adviser for foreign students
Room 016
Juridicum (Faculty Law) building
Instrasse 39
94032 Passau
Phone: +49 851 509-1150
E-mail: advice@uni-passau.de
Franziska Beck

Student Adviser
Room 017
Juridicum (Faculty Law) building
Innstrasse 39
94032 Passau
Phone: +49 851 509-1155
E-mail: advice@uni-passau.de
Secretary
Jil Brunkhorst
Room 008
Juridicum (Faculty Law) building
Instrasse 39
94032 Passau
Phone: +49 851 509-1154
E-mail: advice@uni-passau.de