A letter from the examation office, a writing from the foreigners authority or a conflict with the landlord and the heart skips a beat – What support offerings are there for students regarding legal issues?
Host today: Laura Kaden works in the International Students Team of the International Office and at the Career Point of the University. Guests today: The lawyer Christian Gasterstedt gives legal advice for students at the Studierendenwerk Thüringen. Shownotes: 03:30 The legal adive is free of charge for students, 04:50 What does „counselling“ or „legal adive“ mean to you? 06:35 Who can come to you and get legal adive? 07:05 With wich kind of issue can one come? 08:50 The issues to consult you do not need to be university related? 10:42 What is your advice for someone who is unsure if her/his problem is right for the counselling? 12:18 How is the process to get a counselling session? 14:00 When is the right moment to contact you? 19:00 Are there any special needs with international students and how can you help them? 22:20 Is it possible to get the counselling in other languages than German? • Legal Advice at the Studierendenwerk: https://www.stw-thueringen.de/en/counselling/legal-advice.html • Rechtsanwälte Gasterstedt & Brechtel: https://www.gasterstedt-bechtel.de/ • „Prozesskostenhilfe“ (legal aid): https://e-justice.europa.eu/37129/EN/legal_aid?GERMANY&init=true • Initial mentoring for international students: https://www.uni-jena.de/en/inital-mentoring • Student housing: https://www.stw-thueringen.de/en/housing/ • Psychosocial counselling at the Studierendenwerk: https://www.stw-thueringen.de/en/counselling/psycho-social-counselling/ • General Social Counsellling at the Studierendenwerk: https://www.stw-thueringen.de/en/counselling/general-social-counselling.html o Podcast on the General Social Counselling: https://www.uni-jena.de/en/podcast-uni-jena-international#Counselling1 • Other offers for legal adive: o Students legal counselling „PARAlegal“: https://www.paralegal-jena.de/ o Counselling for tenancy law: https://mieterbund.de/service/beratung/