Family Service (University of Göttingen)

Finding a balance between academic/student/professional life and family life presents parents with a considerable challenge in many respects. With the aim of improving the compatibility of academia/university studies/career with the family situation, the University of Göttingen set up a family service at the Equal Opportunities Office on 1 October 2009.


The Family Service is the contact point for discussion and consultation, offering parents:

  • advice on questions concerning the combining of academic/student/professional life with family life
  • information and support in the search for suitable child care
  • information on family-friendly working arrangements, e.g. telework
  • assistance on issues before and after the birth of your child



and university institutions:

  • information on family-friendly working arrangements e.g. telework
  • coordination and expansion of family-friendly working arrangements, e.g. childcare during meetings, workshops and conferences at the university and emergency childcare
  • evaluation of the family-friendly arrangements available
  • further development of family-friendly structures at the University of Göttingen.



For more information on Family Service, click HERE.