Counselling
Counselling
The Doctoral Counselling Service supports you in all matters relating to your doctorate at the University of Oldenburg. Your concerns are at the centre. We will help you find individual solutions and consciously organise the doctoral process.
Target group: Doctoral candidates at the University of Oldenburg in all phases of their doctorate and prospective doctoral candidates from all universities. The offer is free of charge and independent of age, nationality, educational biography, status group or financing.
What you can expect:
- Individual counselling sessions of 45 minutes each
- Counselling processes in up to five sessions
- Counselling in German and English
Possible issues
Before the doctorate
- Is a doctorate the right path for me?
- How do I find a suitable topic and a supervisor?
- How do I finance a doctorate?
- How do I apply?
During the doctorate
- What can I do if I lack motivation or my writing process is stalling?
- How do I deal constructively with conflicts?
- What do I do if I feel I don't fulfil the requirements?
- What should I do if I have doubts about my doctorate?
At the end of the doctorate
- How do I organise the final phase?
- What will happen to me after my doctorate?
Our Approach to Consultancy
Our counselling is personalised, non-judgemental and confidential.
The aim of the counselling is to provide professional support to help you, as the person seeking advice, develop your decision-making, practical and personal skills.
