After having been granted their university entrance certificate, many pupils are sure that they will start studies. The decision on the subject of the studies is far more difficult. In addition, information is needed about organizational matters, such as the application procedure and the funding of the studies. Help will be provided during the “Lange Nacht der Beratung” (Long Night of Counseling) by the Students Counseling Center of KIT on Wednesday, June 29, 2011, 18 – 23 hrs, Zähringerstraße 65.
“The need for information prior to the start of university studies is very high, especially that of last-minute students and waverers,” says Michael Kurth, deputy head of the KIT Studying and Teaching Service Unit. According to Kurth, many of them do not have any idea of which course of studies fits their personal prerequisites. “We would like to provide support for the young people to start with realistic conceptions.” For this reason, information on the application procedure and funding will be provided in addition to information about the contents of the courses of studies. The “Long Night of Counseling” will be divided into six units of thirty minutes each covering engineering sciences; informatics, mathematics, and information technology; biology, chemistry, and food chemistry; physics; geosciences; civil engineering and architecture; business administration; humanities and social sciences; design; and studies of pedagogics. Some of these units will be repeated, such that the participants always have free time for conversation with the counselors.
More information and the detailed program can be found at www.kit.edu/studieren/3275.php
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