{"id":25357,"date":"2026-01-23T18:46:09","date_gmt":"2026-01-23T17:46:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.stw-muenster.de\/geschaeftsbericht\/jahr-2022\/beratung-internationales-kultur\/"},"modified":"2026-02-14T20:59:38","modified_gmt":"2026-02-14T19:59:38","slug":"beratung-internationales-kultur","status":"publish","type":"geschaeftsbericht","link":"https:\/\/www.stw-muenster.de\/en\/geschaeftsbericht\/jahr-2022\/beratung-internationales-kultur\/","title":{"rendered":"Counselling – International Affairs – Culture (BIK)"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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In 2022, the Counselling\/International\/Culture department received a total of 731 consultations from students at all M\u00fcnster universities, prospective students and graduates in transition from studying to working life. Due to the changing corona crisis, the advisory services were also constantly adapted and made more flexible in 2022, so that those seeking advice were able to take advantage of a low-threshold and confidential service throughout the year despite ongoing restrictions until the middle of the year. <\/strong><\/p>

Email and telephone counseling, both by appointment and on direct request, was supplemented by two weekly open, digital video consultation hours, each held by two employees. At the same time, open counseling services took place in person two days a week, the digital consultation hours also twice a week, with one service specifically aimed at students with children\/families. Face-to-face counseling was offered at the Steinfurt campus until April 2022. <\/p>

The number of consultations in 2022 remained below the pre-pandemic level. As in the previous year, one of the reasons for this was that a slight decline in international clients is still evident. This “main group” traditionally makes use of the Studierendenwerk’s specific “house offers”. As in 2021, the vast majority of international students in financial need requested non-repayable aid and grants or concessions and scholarships. The vast majority of “internationals” in Germany are excluded from state social benefits, which exacerbates their precarious situation. The effects of the still reduced labor market situation were also evident in the advisory work in 2022: The focus was on inquiries about specific employment regulations, job applications and requests for job placement. <\/p>\n

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