AID & ADVICE

In case you need help, please find one of the contacts and links listed below depending on your needs.

Legal Clinic

The Legal Clinic is an offer from law students for students that need help with legal issues (e.g. rent, work, contracts).
You can send your questions to or make an appointment for free consultation via legalclinic(at)fh-westkueste.de

Team Leader: Ass. iur. Martina Haack

Pastoral Care

The protestant church of Heide is open for your visit and the pastors‘ and women ministers‘ doors are always open for you. You can reach them via the contact data at the churches website.

State funding for students (BAFöG)

If you have a residence permit for Germany that is not related to your student status, you might be entitled to BAFöG. The BAföG, which is state funding for students, is only awarded to international students in exceptional cases. You can get information from the BAföG advisory service at your Studentenwerk (Student Services). Please contact these advisory centers directly for information about the extensive requirements described in BAföG.

More information can be found at the website of the Studentenwerk (German) or here.

FURTHER INFORMATION

Equal opportunity commissioner
In case you feel suppressed, excluded or treated inequally, you can contact our consultant for equality and diversity at the West Coast University of Applied Sciences.

The violence against women support hotline
The German federal office for families and civil services offers support for women who are or feel sexually or violently suppressed. The hotline is free and available in 15 languages. Please find more information at https://www.hilfetelefon.de/en.html