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Welcome to the Studenten-Werk
Schleswig-Holstein.
On this website you will find information
in plain language
about us and our work.
What is the Studenten-Werk?
The Studenten-Werk Schleswig-Holstein
is responsible for 10 high schools in Schleswig-Holstein.
For example in:
- Kiel,
- Flensburg,
- Lübeck
- and Heide
A high school can be a university.
The abbreviation for this is Uni.
Or a Fach-Hoch-Schule.
The abbreviation for this is FH.
The Studenten-Werk Schleswig-Holstein takes care of the needs and
about the needs and wishes of students.
For example:
- Living space,
- Lunch-Food,
- applications for aid money for students (BAföG)
- and leisure activities.
The Studenten-Werk in numbers:
The Studenten-Werk Schleswig-Holstein
has 560 employees
and serves 59 thousand students
in Schleswig-Holstein.
Food for students:
The Studenten-Werk Schleswig-Holstein
offers meals at colleges and universities.
This is done by the department "Hoch-Schul-Gastronomie".
For example in the:
- Mensa,
- Cafeteria
- or Café Lounge
There, students can buy food and drinks
and meet with other students.
The food is cheap and healthy.
And there are different kinds of food.
For example:
- for people who like meat
- and for people who do not eat meat.
Housing for students:
The Studenten-Werk Schleswig-Holstein
offers affordable living space for students.
This is what the department "Student Housing" does.
The Studenten-Werk Schleswig-Holstein
has more than 3-thousand residential places
in 20 residential homes.
Students from all over the world live here.
The dormitories are always close to
from the universities.
So that the way to the university is short.
Children's day-care centers for children of students:
In the cities of
- Kiel,
- Lübeck
- and Flensburg
the Studenten-Werk Schleswig-Holstein has
7 day care centers for children.
The abbreviation for this is Kita.
There the children are cared for by students.
When the parents go to the Hoch-Schule.
The Kitas are close to the Hoch-Schulen.
All the student homes and daycare centers of the Studenten-Werk
are supervised by house masters.
This is important.
After all, many people use the places.
The house masters make sure
that everything always works well there
and the houses are in order.
This is done by the "Facility Management/Building" department.
Advice and help for students:
Some people need help:
When they are studying or want to study.
For example:
- when communicating with authorities,
- with applications for aid money,
- with questions about education
- or with the search for living space
Then the departments help
"Office for Education Funding
and "Student Life
Also students with disabilities
and chronic illnesses
get advice and help there.
Psychological counseling for students:
The Studenten-Werk Schleswig-Holstein
has a psychological counseling service.
There people get help
if they for example:
- suffer from exam anxiety
- or have personal problems.
This consultation is free of charge.
All employees have a duty of confidentiality.
This means:
The staff members are not allowed to talk to anyone about
what people say during counseling.
Leisure offers for students:
The Studenten-Werk Schleswig-Holstein
also makes many different recreational offers
at the universities.
This is done by the department "Communication and Culture".
Offers are for example:
- Painting courses,
- photography courses,
- theater performances,
- book readings,
- comedian evenings,
- various creative courses
and much more.