• Psychological counseling at the University of Duisburg-Essen: In addition to psychological counseling provided by the ABZ as well as the Studierendenwerk, here you will also find information on Protestant life counseling and pastoral care as well as Catholic spiritual guidance.
• The Studierendenwerk also provides advice on the topics of finances, studying with children and studying with disabilities, as well as international students.

• The "Support Center for (International) Engineering Students" acts as a help desk for all questions regarding studies specifically within the Faculty of Engineering: SCIES
• If you have general questions or problems, you can find help at the general student advisory service.
• If you feel that a degree program is not right for you, the ABZ advising service will help you: Advice on doubts about a degree program, changing majors, and dropping out.
• If you feel discriminated against, treated unfairly or disadvantaged by teachers or other university offices, you can get support from the Student Ombus Office.

• Here you will find tips for scientific work and advice on how to use the most common programs such as Word, Excel, LaTex, SPPS, R and Citavi.
• The blank pages just don't want to fill up, you lose motivation or don't know what to do next? Why not visit the Schreibwerkstatt?
• For students in the engineering sciences, the course "Wissenschaftliches Arbeiten: Recherche, Zusammenfassung, Überblick, Einordnung" is offered. You can find the current course in the LSF.

Appropriate research is the be-all and end-all of any term paper. The university library offers support.

• To familiarize yourself with the university library, here you will find virtual tours, short tutorials and other information to help you find your way around.
• In these tutorials you will learn how to find and use the appropriate research tools for your research area.
• Still have questions about literature research? Here you can make an individual appointment (in German) to get advice from the staff of the Uni-Bib.
  • Here you can also find the right contact person for your subject.
• Under Kurzgesagt! you will find 30-minute lectures on a wide variety of topics related to research and term papers. New events take place on a regular basis. After each 30-minute presentation, which consists mainly of live demonstrations of the recommended research tools, there is also time for questions and exchange.