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Studying with a Child

Several children are working together on a craft project at a table. One child cuts with scissors while another presses a pencil onto a piece of paper. Cardboard, tools, and craft materials are spread across the table. The scene is captured in warm lighting.
Several children are working together on a craft project at a table. One child cuts with scissors while another presses a pencil onto a piece of paper. Cardboard, tools, and craft materials are spread across the table. The scene is captured in warm lighting.

The HFBK aims to make working and study conditions progressively more family-friendly, and, in particular, to support students with children in combining family activities with studying.

The HFBK has received the “family-friendly university” certificate with a distinction in recognition of its long-standing commitment to family- and life-stage-conscious personnel policies and family-friendly study and working conditions. The award was presented after the successful completion of the dialogue process offered by berufundfamilie.

All students who are parents of small children can pick up a small gift for their new arrivals from Anja Steidinger.

Maternity leave regulations for pregnant and breast-feeding students + –

To enable the university to undertake the steps requisite to ensuring the protection of mothers, we rely upon pregnant and breast feeding students to notify the university of their status. Nevertheless, this does not represent a statutory requirement and you can also choose the point at which you provide this information. Click here for the notification of a pregnancy and statement covering the periods of statutory maternity leave as established by German maternity leave legislation.

All information (communicated in person, in writing or in digital form) pertaining to a pregnancy (and the estimated delivery date e.g. via a copy of the mother’s pass) or the breast feeding period is to be submitted to the Students Office, Wartenau 15, Room 01, 22089 Hamburg, Mail: studierenmitkind@hfbk.hamburg.de

Maternity leave regulations

Subsidies for Baby and Childcare Costs + –

Where to put the child when kindergarten or daycare is out and there is still an important university event to attend or you have to prepare for an exam? When the child is sick and has to be looked after by a babysitter at home?

In these cases, the HFBK Hamburg offers all enrolled students and doctoral candidates with children a subsidy for childcare costs. Financial assistance of up to 200 euros per semester can be applied for per family, and up to 300 euros in the final semester.

Documents for subsidies for baby and childcare costs

The parent and child room + –

The parent and child room in the main building offers a comfortable withdrawal space for play, relaxing and changing nappies. The key can be obtained from the gatehouse.

Childcare during HFBK events + –

A professional care service by the Notfallmamas is provided to accompany designated symposia, lectures and events at the HFBK Hamburg by the . If you require this, we recommend register at studierenmitkind@hfbk.hamburg.de.

Activities for children + –

During the Annual Exhibition and the Graduate Show, there are special tours for children in addition to the tours for adults in each case. The »child island«, designed by students, means that children can be artists themselves during the exhibition.

More helpful links + –

The Studierendenwerk Hamburg can provide you with further information on studying with children and childcare.

Furthermore, a new portal of the Verband der deutschen Studierenwerke (association of German Student Unions) provides detailed information on the field of “studying with family responsibilities”.

In addition, the Familienportal des Bundes (federal government’s family portal) offers a lot of important information.