Equal opportunities with the Career Centre
The university strives to support all committed and talented students on their way to a successful degree - regardless of personal requirements such as gender, disability, social or ethnic origin. In order to make this possible, the Career Centre increasingly takes into account aspects of social diversity in its work, among other things.
The European Access Network is a Europe-wide point of contact for all groups of people who are underrepresented in the current higher education landscape. Through targeted measures and actions, the network aims to facilitate access to tertiary education for all those who, for various reasons, have previously found it difficult to access.
Applicaid is also a non-profit organisation, independent of the university, which supports young people who are advancing their education in finding and applying for scholarships - i.e. people who are the first in their family to study or who come from a social background that cannot support them, as well as students with a migrant or refugee background. Applicaid is run by young volunteers who have followed this path themselves. In particular, it provides comprehensive online information as well as individual advice.
The Career Centre also focuses on advising students from families who are less able to support them in educational matters. The Career Centre team not only serves as a point of contact for all questions relating to profile building and student skills development, but also offers a wide range of support throughout the entire application process, for example for an internship, a scholarship or for an entry-level position. It also acts as a guide who can make referrals if necessary.
If you would like to be the first or first in your family to study, the non-profit organisation "ArbeiterKind" can also be a helpful address. This non-profit organisation, which offers exchange and counselling opportunities among other things, can also be found in Würzburg. The federal association of the non-profit organisation ArbeiterKind.de provides support with information events on studying in general as well as on scholarships and BAföG and a mentoring programme for starting a career. ArbeiterKind.de has been supporting pupils from non-academic households and first-generation students for many years.
The social enterprise myAbility offers various support services for students with disabilities and endeavours to promote an equal and fair society. Examples include the myAbility Talent® programme programme and the inclusive online job exchange myAbility.jobswhich aim to build a bridge between applicants with disabilities and companies.
