StudyCompass Frankfurt UAS

At a glance

For: Pupils, prospective students, students, teachers, lecturers

Topics: Study orientation, study preparation, advice at the department, math and physics workshop, tutor qualification, language of origin, entry into studies, study success, diversity, advice, heterogeneity, study orientation, study preparation

Sub-projects: Languages of Origin , Maths and Physics Workshop , Online Self-Assessment , Research, Academic Writing and Beyond (ReActing) , Writing Workshop , Starting Your Studies , Study Advice in the Department , Study Preparation Offers , Tutor Qualification

Location: Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences

Advice and support in the student life cycle

Studying is like a journey that everyone can design individually. Like every trip, this one also needs some planning and tools for orientation such as: B. a map or a compass. With the StudyCompass, Frankfurt UAS accompanies students on their way through their studies, right from the start.

The individual projects

With the online self-assessment for the electrical engineering degree program (in the future also for other engineering degree programs), it is possible to use tests to find out whether this is a suitable degree program so that an informed decision can be made.

The start of your studies is also the beginning of a new phase in life for all students: they have to orientate themselves and find their way around the university and their course of study. Our study preparation offers give you an insight into what new students will face before they start their studies. Here you can also make initial contacts with future fellow students. You can find out whether your school knowledge of math and physics is sufficient for your chosen course of study, for example, by taking the relevant preliminary courses. There are also many offers in the math and physics workshop during your studies, such as help desks and thematic workshops, where both speakers and internally trained tutors are there to help students with all their questions.

In order to give new students a good start to their studies, student mentors are there to help them right from the start. Students are also supported by student mentors or specialist tutors during their studies. These mentors and tutors are prepared and trained for their work at the university through workshops as part of our tutor qualification. In doing so, they acquire knowledge and key skills that they can put to good use in their later professional lives.

Students are also supported by student mentors or specialist tutors during their studies.

At some point the first homework or the first laboratory report has to be written. And this raises new questions: How do I even find a topic? How do I proceed methodically? ReActing (Research, Academic Writing and Beyond) is available to all Frankfurt UAS students as a contact point for any questions about academic work. And academic writing is also new for many students. The writing style and types of text are unknown and there are many ambiguities: What is actually 'scientific' about academic writing? The Schreibwerkstatt@FSZ helps to overcome these hurdles. As trained writing tutors, students accompany students in finding answers to their questions.

If questions arise about study-related topics during their studies, students can contact the student advisory service in their department . The on-site advisors take time in individual discussions and advise students on their respective concerns and/or refer them to another internal institution that can help.

Many students at Frankfurt UAS have a treasure within them and are rarely aware of it. They have spoken several languages since childhood: German – and a language that is rarely learned at school, such as Turkish or Russian. They usually speak and understand this language well - but there are many challenges beyond everyday language, from written language to being able to express themselves appropriately academically or in a professional context. At the Frankfurt UAS specialist language center, this resource can be expanded and improved in 11 native languages. The students acquire intercultural skills and become mediators between the German culture and their culture of origin.