Guidance for your professional career

From general tests for study orientation to specific suggestions for a study subject - there is a wide range of offers on the internet aimed at prospective students in the orientation phase. We can recommend the study interest test from Hochschulkompass with a clear conscience. This is a scientifically based self-test for study orientation. If you invest about 15 minutes of your time here, you will find out where your basic inclinations lie and which degree programs suit them. The test is free, non-binding and anonymous.

You definitely want to study in Ludwigshafen? Of course you do! Our degree program finder will help you filter out the right one for you from the more than 40 degree programs at Ludwigshafen University of Business and Society.

If you are shortlisting a degree program at HWG LU, we recommend talking to the assistants of the respective degree program. They are the direct contact persons for all subject-related questions in the run-up to (and during) your studies. You can find the relevant contact persons on the profile pages of your desired degree program, which you can access via the degree program finder.

The HWG LU has a few offers for the initial phase of your studies: While the writing lab provides assistance with writing academic papers, the one-week preliminary course for mathematics helps first-year students prepare for the mathematics modules at the university (online participation is also possible). There is also an English pre-course for students in the Department of Social and Health Care. Many other current courses are also listed in the HWG LU event portal. Tip: Have a look at the "Fit for studies and career" series of events.

In addition to the central offer, the respective Departments also organize an introductory week (in individual cases an introductory day) to get students started. The offers at degree program and department level include

• Mentorship programs during the first year of study
• a "starter package" for first-year students on the OpenOLAT learning platform
• introductory tutorials on the topic of academic work
• tutorials accompanying courses for study modules that are considered particularly challenging (e.g. statistics in business administration or law in social work)
• Offers for particularly high-achieving students in the Management, Controlling, HealthCare Department.

Equal opportunities officer, liaison lecturer, university chaplaincy and a psychological counseling center - there are a number of contact points at the Ludwigshafen University of Business and Society to help you in difficult situations. And if you are thinking about dropping out of your studies, you should first contact your Departments. There are trained contact persons here who know how to advise and support potential dropouts.

• The website www.studienwahl.de operated by the Foundation for University Admissions and the Federal Employment Agency and the corresponding brochure "Study Choice - The Official Study Guide for Germany" provide high school graduates with comprehensive information on choosing a course of study and career planning.
• To study or not to study? The Rhineland-Palatinate Virtual Campus offers guidance on this fundamental decision. A cross-university scientific state institution with a comparison of expectations aimed at school pupils.
• Our recommendation: The Hochschulkompass study interest test is scientifically sound, free of charge, non-binding and anonymous. Duration: approx. 15 minutes
• Current overview of HWG LU events in our event calendar (filterable e.g. by offers for prospective students or students)
• You can find out more about the wide range of services offered by the HWG LU for (new) students on the pages of the Departments of Studies and Education (support services)