Studying as a Parent

 

Studying and raising a child at the same time is particularly challenging.

Parents have to have an extraordinary ability to organize their day, in order to reconcile lectures, seminars, and internships with their children's care and supervision. They have less free time and have to master additional burdens resulting from more work at home and possible side jobs.

For this reason, the RWTH Family Services Center offers all student parents personal advising and support with the compatibility of studies, family, and career, helps find daycare spots for your child, and shows you financing possibilities. The goal is to make every day university life easier for families and to show ways to experience parenthood and studies as personal enrichment.

RWTH Aachen is considered particularly family-friendly and has been awarded the certificate "audit familiengerechte hochschule." It constantly works to promote and support student parent in all questions about organizing studies and work.

On this pages you can find a summary of the most important information about the topics:

• Pregnancy and Maternity Leave
• Financing and Working as a Parent
• Child Supervision by Students
• Living with Children and Individual Life Situations
• Study Abroad with a Child

and other advising and assistance services from the Aachen City Region.

You may find further questions and answers for nontraditional students with children in our FAQs.

Make a personal advising appointment by calling +49 241 80 93 579, or sending an email to familienservice@rwth-aachen.de.