Family Affairs Commissioner
The central family affairs commissioner and the decentralised family affairs commissioners in the departments are the first point of contact for university staff with questions about family and compatibility.
Function & Tasks
At the University of Applied Sciences Potsdam, there is a central family affairs commissioner and the decentral family affairs commissioners for the individual departments.
New decentralised family commissioners were appointed in October 2020 to ensure effective cooperation between the family team (FAMteam) and the departments and to provide basic insights into the various degree programmes. With the help of the decentralised family commissioners, the cooperation between the department of student affairs and the degree programmes and departments in the area of student student counselling is to be improved and, with the involvement of the officers, further developed into a holistic counselling service with referral structures.
Tasks of the family affairs commissioner
- First point of contact for family-related questions of employees and students at the University of Applied Sciences Potsdam.
- Information about existing counselling and support services
Tasks of the decentralised family affairs commissioner
- Coordination of examination modalities
- Drawing up individual study plans for students with family responsibilities
- Applying for compensation for disadvantages in exchange with the central family commissioner
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FHP Children Compose Their Own Songs: Successful Autumn Holiday Workshop by the FAMteam
The FAMteam offers a holiday workshop twice a year to bridge the lecture period for students and to relieve employees of the stress of looking after their children during the holidays. This is aimed at FHP children between the ages of 6 and 12 and has been free of charge since 2022. Here, children…
News
Two Free Childcare Places in Day Care from April 2024
Andrea Britz and Steffi Parlitz look after up to 10 children in the private childcare centre in House 5 on the campus of the University of Applied Sciences Potsdam. This is the right place for families who want their child(ren) to be looked after in a small group, want direct contact with the carer…
Press release
International Girls' Day at the University of Applied Sciences Potsdam
Wednesday, the 11th of October, is International World Girls' Day. As a global day of action, it gives girls a voice and makes their needs visible. World Girls' Day has existed since 2011 and calls for an international commitment to the rights of girls and young women. The University of Applied…
Press release
At the Beginning of April, an educationally supervised Parent-Child Group opened at the University of Applied Sciences Potsdam
The University of Applied Sciences Potsdam has a new programme to strengthen families: the parent-child group. The parent-child group is organised by Kinderwelt gGmbH from Mondays to Fridays.
Central family affairs commissioner
Decentralised family affairs commissioners of the departments
CITY | BUILDING | CULTURE Department
Civil Engineering Department
Information Sciences Department
Further Education Unit
Studentische dezentrale Familienbeauftragte
