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Applicant Advisory
Potential and current applicants can contact various services to get information and advice.
Please check out the information on the website first:
If you have questions concerning your suitability or about details of the courses of study, you can contact cogsci-info@cogsci.uos.de
If you have questions about the application process itself contact the admissions office. Many international students have to apply via UniAssist, questions concerning their process need to be taken up with them. The status of your application can usually be review online, in doubt contact the admissions office.
Applicants can also contact applicants@cogsci.uos.de if they have questions.
International Advisory
International Office
The International Office assists international students in a number of ways. They provide assistance with getting a visa, finding scholarships, a place to live and various administrative necessities.
Intercultural Mentoring
The IMOS provides mentoring and events for international students. The objective of this mentoring program is to get international students acclimated in Osnabrück and to foster intercultural understanding.
Mentoring, Advisory for B.Sc. and M.Sc. Students
Student Mentoring
The Institute of Cognitive Science offers comprehensive mentoring services for its students, there is a mentoring program for the Bachelor and Master Program. Experienced students support freshmen and may connect to a university teacher who acts as mentor over the whole period of study, offering the student advice on all questions concerning his/her studies. The mentors especially help with study planning, optimising the academic experience and offer their support in navigating life at a university. Contact: mentoring@cogsci.uni-osnabrueck.de
Student Advisory
The university additionally has a centralised student advisory service: Central Student Advisory
Advisors for the Bachelor Program
| Linguistics and Computational Linguistics | s. Computational Linguistics Group | |
| Artificial Intelligence | Kai-Uwe Kühnberger | +49-541-969-3384 |
| Philosophy and Philosophy of Cognition | Achim Stephan | +49-541-969-3359 |
| Computer Science and Neuroinformatics | Gordon Pipa | +49-541-969-2277 |
| Mathematics | Oliver Röndings | +49-541-969-2659 |
| Neurobiology | Gunnar Jeserich | +49-541-969-2880 |
| Computer Vision | Gunther Heidemann | +40-541-969-3371 |
Advisor for the Master Program
Achim Stephan, Tel: +49-541-969-3359
Advisor for the Doctorate Program
Gunther Heidemann, Tel.:+49-541-969-3371
Central Advisory for PhD-Students and PostDocs: ZePrOs
Contacting CogSci Students
Should you wish to contact the CogSci students, feel free to do so through the student organization (Fachschaft).
Additional University Advice and Support Services
Psychosocial Counselling
The "PBS-Psychosoziale Beratung" offers social and psychological counselling to all students. They also offer great workshops to help with anxiety before exams, pressure during thesis and many other study related problems.
Equal Protection Office
The "Gleichstellungsbüro" works towards creating an university experience with equal opportunities for everybody. Their support families and women in university in numerous ways and furthermore provide assistance in cases of discrimination.
BAföG Office
The Bafög Office assists students to get financial assistance by the german state.
Mentoring for Female Students
The MentUOS is directed at women to provide them with essential skills and knowledge to succeed in their career.
