Studies & family

The multifunctional room in the House of Students is located on the 4th floor of the House of Students, room number 4.006.

This room can be used as:

• Parent-child room
• Breastfeeding and changing room
• Quiet room for disabled and chronically ill people and for pregnant women

In addition to breastfeeding or changing your child, you can use this room to study and work while looking after your child in a child-friendly environment. Employees can thus bridge short-term childcare bottlenecks and students can look after their child between classes.

There is a desk with telephone, a changing table, a lounger with privacy screen and the KidsBox. The room may be used by students and employees of the University of Stuttgart. You can use the room once or several times – just for a short period or for a whole day.

Key for the room

If you use the room, you automatically agree to the usage regulations [de] displayed in the room. You can obtain a key from these persons/offices in the House of Students, Pfaffenwaldring 5c, 4th floor:

• Monika Rupp, room 4.009
• Ulrich Eggert, room 4.021
• If the above-mentioned persons are not available: Central House Service in the ground floor foyer, room 0.364

Please return the key to the respective person or to the respective letterboxes on the 4th floor. Exception central house service: By arrangement, you can leave the key with the security service in room 0.362.

Occupied/free sign

You can use the sign on the door frame to indicate that the room is occupied by you and whether you would like individual occupancy or whether someone else can use the room at the same time. When leaving the room, please put the sign back on "Free". When leaving the room, please close the windows, switch off the lights and electrical appliances and lock the door.

There is no fixed entitlement to the room, a specific time or a preference for certain people. If you have agreed and agree, several people can use the rooms at the same time (e.g. as a quiet room and at the same time as a baby changing room). It is not possible to reserve a room in advance.

Contact person for use as a parent-child room and breastfeeding/changing room: Julia König
Contact person for use as a quiet room or retreat room: Ulrich Eggert

Students and employees of the University of Stuttgart can use the parent-child room on the Vaihingen campus in the event of short-term childcare shortages to work or study while looking after their child in an appropriate environment. The room can also be used for breastfeeding, feeding, changing or as a retreat for parents and their children. The room offers enough space for resting, cuddling or reading and has

• two workstations with telephone and access point (WLAN, please bring your own laptop)
• Kitchen incl. fridge, microwave, (children's) crockery
• Large changing table
• Nursing chair
• Cot (please bring your own cover or topper for the child's mattress)
• Clammy seat (as a high chair)
• KidsBox with painting table and various toys, painting materials and books
• Three gym and crawling mats
• Beanbag and play tent

he room is located at Pfaffenwaldring 57, 2nd floor, room: 2.526 and is easily accessible by elevator. You can use the room once or several times - just for a short period or for a whole day. If you use the room, you automatically agree to the rules of use [de] displayed in the room. So that all users can find out in advance about the occupancy of the room, prior reservation of the room via C@mpus (Search > Rooms > Search term: PF57022.526 or parent-child room) is mandatory. If you do not have campus access, you must register by e-mail. Short-term use of the room as a breastfeeding and changing room is of course also possible without prior booking. You can obtain a key from these persons/offices:

• Pfaffenwaldring 57 (2nd floor): Annabell Grasse
• Pfaffenwaldring 57 (8th floor): Elke Gangl
• Pfaffenwaldring 61: Stefanie Siegert
• Azenbergstraße 12: Julia König
• Pfaffenwaldring 55 (ground floor, neighboring building): Central Services Vaihingen, room: 0.364, T 0711 685-60040, Mon-Thu: 6:30-15:30, Fri: 6:30-15:00

Please note that the opening hours given by the person issuing the keys are not binding. Opening hours may vary due to illness or special appointments. Therefore, please always clarify in advance by telephone whether you can obtain a key on the desired date.

There is no fixed entitlement to the room, a specific time or a preference for certain people. As long as you have agreed and are in agreement, several people can use the room at the same time.

As the parent-child office has only recently been set up and we are currently testing the usage concept, we would be delighted to receive feedback from you.

Contact person:
Julia König
e-mail

This room is located at Geschwister-Scholl-Str. 24 C on the 1st floor, room number 1.124. It can be used as:

• a quiet room for disabled and chronically ill people and for pregnant women
• a breastfeeding and nappy-changing room

For this purpose, there is a recliner with a screen and two tables that can be used as work tables or as a changing table. Please bring your own changing mat.

Key for the room

If you use the room, you automatically agree to the rules of use [de] displayed in the room. You can obtain a key from the following persons/offices:

For short-term and irregular use:

• Central house service in the ground floor foyer, Keplerstr. 11 (K I)
• Kurt Hagemann (1.129)
• Staff Council (Room 1.107)

For regular use over a longer period (e.g. a semester or during pregnancy):

• For disabled and chronically ill employees: Kurt Hagemann
• For pregnant women and for use as a nursing and changing room: Inken de Wit

Keys are returned to these persons by arrangement.

Occupied/free sign

You can use the sign on the door frame to indicate that the room is occupied by you and whether you want individual occupancy or whether someone else can use the room at the same time. Please put the sign back to "Free" when you leave the room. When leaving the room, please close the windows, switch off the lights and electrical appliances and lock the door.

The room may be used by students and employees of the University of Stuttgart. You can use the room once, several times or regularly. This room is not intended for all-day use. There is no fixed entitlement to the room, a specific time or a preference for certain people. Provided you have agreed to this, several people can use the room at the same time (e.g. as a quiet room and at the same time as a baby changing room). It is not possible to reserve a room in advance.

Contact person for use as a parent-child room and breastfeeding/changing room: Inken de Wit
Contact person for use as a quiet room/retreat room: Kurt Hagemann

In addition to the two parent-child rooms in the Haus der Studierenden and in Pfaffenwaldring 57, other facilities at the university are also equipped with a KidsBox.

In the University Library on the Vaihingen campus, a KidsBox can be used on site in the parent-child room.

University employees can borrow a KidsBox from the following locations to use it in their own office, for example:

• at the Sim Tech Cluster of Excellence (Pfaffenwaldring 5a)
• at the Institute of Theoretical Chemistry (NWZ I, Pfaffenwaldring 55)
• at the IntCDC Cluster of Excellence in the Library of the Faculty of Architecture  (Keplerstraße 11)

The Uni & Family Service in the Gender Equality Office is the go-to resource for all staff members and students with questions on balancing career, studies, and family at the University of Stuttgart. The Uni & Family Officer coordinates already existing and develops further compatibility measures and supports the university's internal networks. In addition, she has project responsibility for the "audit familiengerechte hochschule" (family-friendly university audit) and represents the university management in regional and national networks, especially in the largest German-speaking network for family policy at universities, the "Familie in der Hochschule e.V.".

The care advisors offers a personal point of contact for employees and students who care for relatives. The advisors provide assistance if, for example, a relative suddenly requires care unexpectedly, as well providing information about where affected persons can obtain further advice.

Care advisor
Karl-Heinz Hansal
Julia Lier
E-Mail

At the University of Stuttgart, there are a number of services designed to support students with children. You are welcome to join our newsletter to get information and news concerning young family lifestyle (e.g. about child benefits, maternity leave) or events for studying parents (e.g. holiday childcare programs, networking events for studying parents).

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Hohenheim-Stuttgart Kids University

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You can find important information in the Studying Abroad with a Child [de] portal, as well as reports from other students on issues relating to studying abroad with a child. The page has been developed as part of the “Family at the University” best practice club, with the aim of supporting students with children.

Students with children are welcome to attend our regular Studying and Family network meetings. These give you the opportunity to talk to other students with children and exchange information and experience, as well as widen your network.

These meetings are organized by the Uni & Family service and usually take place once a month on the Vaihingen and Stadtmitte campuses.

All of those involved are welcome to contribute ideas, ask questions and help to design and structure the service's wider network.

The dates for current network meetings will be published in our news section. If you would like to be informed via email, please add your name and email address to the Studium & Familie mailing list.

In contrast to the other networks, the Uni & Care network is not aimed at any specific group. It is intended for all employees and students who are carers, or who will become carers in the future. The meetings focus on general and unspecific information about the rights and flexibility demands in the field of care, but the needs of relatives where lower Levels of care are required are also discussed.

If you would like to share ideas with family caregivers within the university, take advantage of our regular network meetings. If you would like to participate, please email the Care Advisor and let us know your intention to attend our network meetings.

The virtual Family NETWORK offers a university-internal "search and find" portal [de] for employees and students at the University of Stuttgart. This was created as a cooperative project by the Uni & Family Service, and the Technical Information and Communication Services (TIK), with financial support from the Collaborative Research Center Transregio 75, to initiate the exchange of information and mutual support.