Students who are also responsible for nursing are usually "invisible" in everyday UNI life, even though they make up around 10% of students. Nevertheless, or perhaps precisely for this reason, we have put together some information for you here.

You can get individual advice from the Family Service of theEqual Opportunities Office as well as via the AStA department Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities (soziales[at]mhh-asta.de).

We would like to invite you to join a mailing list for all students with caring responsibilities at the MHH. The list will be used to send invitations to events at the MHH, information on caring for relatives at the university, new laws, initiatives, etc. If you are interested in receiving regular information on the subject of "Studying with caring responsibilities", please send an e-mail with the subject "Inclusion in mailing list "Students with caring responsibilities" to familienservice/at/mh-hannover.de. The list is also intended as a means of communication and exchange. You are also welcome to forward your e-mails to the subscribers of the list. The mailing list is an anonymous list, i.e. only the employees of the Family Service have access to the list of subscribers.

Group in ILIAS:Students with care responsibilities at the MHH. The ILIAS group of the Family Service (under the heading Campus Life) offers a further opportunity for exchange. In addition to current information, there is a lot of information about studying with care responsibilities.

Workshops and seminars for family members with Nursing responsibilities can be found on the events page of the Equal Opportunities Office.

The Studentenwerk Hannover offers comprehensive social counseling for students with caring responsibilities . Social counseling at the MHH is provided by the staff of the Studentenwerk Hannover, Tuesdays 11:00 - 14:00, in Building I2, Preclinic, Room 1070, AStA consultation room.

The Institute of General Medicine offers psychosocial counseling for MHH students in cooperation with the Office of Academic Affairs .

You can make anappointment with the Psychological Therapeutic Counseling(ptb) can be arranged.

Those who help others sometimes need help themselves! The project II PAUSENTASTE of the Federal Ministry for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth, supports young people who have caring responsibilities.

 

Students who are at a disadvantage when taking examinations due to family obligations can apply for disadvantage compensation. To do so, an application with detailed reasons and the type of disadvantage compensation must be submitted to the Office of Academic Affairs up to 14 days before the examination date. Disadvantage compensation is valid for the current examination semester (see Section 16 of the Examination Regulations for Human Medicine).

Further information can be obtained from theStudent Officefor further information.

Academicleave: Students of all subjects can take a leave of absence from their studies (from the 2nd semester at the earliest) for a maximum of two semesters (longer in justified individual cases) due to pregnancy and subsequent childcare. Study and examination achievements may not be completed during this time. You will not receive Federal financial aid during this time.

Semester off: Students of all subjects can take a leave of absence from modules (from the 3rd year of study at the earliest) for the duration of one semester or quintile due to pregnancy and subsequent childcare. Participation in modules is then not possible. Examinations may be taken. Clinical traineeships can be taken if the Office of Academic Affairs certifies that you are free from teaching for this period. You will not receive Federal financial aid during this time.

Further information can be obtained from theStudent Officefor further information.

The European Master's degree program in Midwifery Science can be studied full-time or part-time (see § 6 para. 1 Study and Examination Regulations for the European Master's degree program in Midwifery Science).

Further information can be obtained from theStudent Officefor further information.

Human medicine and dentistry students will be given preferential treatment for admission to courses if they can provide proof of their need for care and care activities (see Section 16 (2) of the Human Medicine Study Regulations; Section 8 (5) No. 1 of the MHH Dentistry Study Regulations). Please contact the Office of the Dean or the Student Office in good time.

You can obtain further information from theStudent Officefor further information.

If the absences have been exceeded for important reasons, the responsible teaching supervisor can alternatively determine the proof of attendance with a knowledge check of the contents of the courses not attended (see §17 para. 2 Study Regulations Human Medicine; § 10 para. 2 Study Regulations Dentistry MHH).

Further information can be obtained from theStudent Officefor further information.

Examinations can also be taken electronically (written exams, term papers, seminar papers, project work, position papers, poster drafts, protocols and Master's theses). Oral examinations can also be held online as video conferences (see Section 11 (1) and (6) of the Study and Examination Regulations for the European Master's degree program in Midwifery Science).

Online teaching Courses take place in presence. Lecturers can decide whether they also offer courses online or only online - synchronously or asynchronously. Students are not entitled to this. Hybrid courses involve a significantly higher workload for lecturers, for which the personnel framework conditions are lacking. As part of the family-friendly university, efforts are being made to better establish online teaching, which will probably take some time to implement.

Further information can be obtained from theStudent Officefor further information.

In justified individual cases in the Population Medicine and Public Health study programmes, the submission deadline for the Master's thesis can be extended upon request (see Section 4 (4) of the Examination Regulations for the Master's degree program in Population Medicine and Public Health).

Further information can be obtained from theStudent Officefor further information.

Fluxx can help

Fluxx emergency support: Fluxxfon_Number: 0511-16832110

The MHH is a partner company of Fluxxa care service offered by the state capital and the Hanover region. In emergencies, Fluxx provides short-term care (not Nursing) for relatives in need of care, advises on care bottlenecks, accompanies outside the home and provides transportation services. Students pay 2 euros per hour.

Students with care responsibilities who care for a relative or a relative with a care degree can be exempted from tuition fees (§ 12 para. 3 no. 3, § 13 para. 1 no. 3 Lower Saxony Higher Education Act).

Students who care for a close relative or a close relative with at least care degree three in their home environment (§ 15 para. 3 no. 2 Federal financial aid) can apply for an extension of the Federal financial aid for a reasonable period of time (maximum 2 semesters) if the maximum funding period has been exceeded. The extension of Federal financial aid is a case-by-case decision of the responsible Office for Educational Support, which is made on the basis of the proven degree of care and a credible declaration by the student. A financial increase in funding, as is the case for students with children, is not possible.

The flyer"Housing benefit for students"published by the City of Hanover in March 2019 provides brief and concise information on housing benefit advice, eligibility and application.

Students who exceed the age of 30 are no longer covered by the favorable student health insurance.

The MDK Reform Act has removed the limit up to the 14th semester and added an exception, after which reasons for impediments can be recognized and membership extended. Nursing of relatives, raising children, illness (at least 3 months), disability, committee work and others are reasons for an extension (see § 190 para. 9 no. 2 sentence 2 SGB V).

Impediment due to Nursing of relatives:

"Family and personal reasons Family reasons are, for example, illnesses and disabilities of family members, insofar as this necessitated care or nursing by the student. In this case, the insurance obligation can be extended by the period during which participation in studies was not possible or only possible to a limited extent. An extension can also be recognized in the event of the student's own illness or disability, provided that participation in the course of study was not possible or only possible to a limited extent as a result." (GKV-Spitzenverband 2020, p. 15f)

Contributions to pension insurance are covered by long-term care insurance, provided that the relative receiving care has at least care level 2. Nursing must be provided for at least 10 hours within seven days (at least 2 days a week). The professional activity is limited to a maximum of 30 hours per week. Studying does not count as a professional activity, so students can receive pension contributions! Long-term care insurance only pays insurance contributions if the above criteria are met and the status of a caregiver within the meaning of long-term care insurance is given. The contribution amount is determined by the degree of care and the extent of the care activity (see § 44 SGB XI).