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The FAQs about care can be found here.
FAQs
- Where do I apply for parental allowance?
- I need to include a certificate from my employer in my application for parental allowance. Where do I get it/who do I contact?
- Where do I request parental leave?
- When do I request parental leave?
- Who can receive a welcome package?
- What documents do I need when picking up the welcome package?
- Where and when do I receive the welcome package?
- How do I register my child for one of the Studentenwerk daycares?
- How and where do I request a leave of absence due to pregnancy/parental leave?
- How can cover for my position be organized during the maternity protection period?
- What is the TU Tandem Mentoring Program?
- Who can participate in the TU Tandem Mentoring Program?
- How do I apply for the TU Tandem Mentoring Program?
- What kind of support do I receive as a mentee?
- What are my responsibilities as a mentor?
- Who is the contact person for the Mentoring Program?
Where do I apply for parental allowance?
You can apply for parental allowance only at the Parental
Benefit Office of the Youth Welfare Office in your district of residence.
You can find
addresses and opening hours on the Youth Welfare
Office website.
I need to include a certificate from my employer in my application for parental allowance. Where do I get it/who do I contact?
Please contact the personnel
team responsible for your office or faculty.
Where do I request parental leave?
With the personnel
team of your office/Faculty using this form.
When do I request parental leave?
No later than 7 weeks before parental leave is to begin
Who can receive a welcome package?
TU Berlin would like to congratulate you on becoming a
parent with special gift.
Employees can pick up a welcome package in the Family
Services Office.
All TU Berlin students with new children(children up to 2), all pregnant students, andstudents with
pregnant partners can receive the welcome
package from TU Tandem here.
What documents do I need when picking up the welcome package?
Your TU Berlin student/employee ID and the maternity record booklet or child’s birth certificate.
Where and when do I receive the welcome package?
Students can come to the TU Tandem Office during office
hours to receive the package:
TU Tandem Office
Straße des 17. Juni
135
Room H8118
Tuesdays from 12:00 to 14:00
If you are an employee, please contact the Family Services
Office.
How do I register my child for one of the Studentenwerk daycares?
Information about registering your child for a daycare can
be found on the Studentenwerk
website.
How and where do I request a leave of absence due to pregnancy/parental leave?
page from the Academic Advising Service explains how to request a leave of
absence.
How can cover for my position be organized during the maternity protection period?
Information on this topic can be found in this
circular.
What is the TU Tandem Mentoring Program?
The TU Tandem Mentoring Program is not a language
tandem. This program matches mentees with family obligations with mentors who
provide support. Mentors receive special training. All mentorship is offered in
a 1:1 model.
Who can participate in the TU Tandem Mentoring Program?
All TU Berlin students
(including doctoral candidates) who need support during
their studies due to family responsibilities
All TU Berlin students
(including doctoral candidates) who are interested in
helping other students with their family obligations during their studies.
How do I apply for the TU Tandem Mentoring Program?
The application form for the TU TandemMentoring Program can be found on the TU Tandem Team
website.
www.tandem.tu-berlin.de/menue/tu_tandem/teilnahmevoraussetzung_und_bewerbung/
What kind of support do I receive as a mentee?
As a mentee (student with a child)you are assigned a mentor whosupports you during your studies. You can prepare for
class, form success teams and overcome inhibitions
together.
What are my responsibilities as a mentor?
As a mentor, you support a mentee (student with a child)
during their studies.
You can prepare for class, form success teams and overcome
inhibitions together.
Who is the contact person for the Mentoring Program?
The contact for the TU Tandem
Mentoring Program is the TU Tandem Team:
TU Tandem
Servicebereich Familienbüro
Room H 8118
Straße des 17. Juni 135
10623 Berlin
Email: info@tandem.tu-berlin.de
Link: www.tandem.tu-berlin.de/menue/tu_tandem/kontakt/