Family Care Office

Female students are particularly protected during pregnancy, the postpartum period and while breastfeeding. This is because the Maternity Protection Act also applies to women who are expecting a child or have given birth during their studies. This is to ensure that expectant mothers and their children can study without endangering their health. Female students can only take advantage of the legal protections if they have informed the university that they are pregnant or breastfeeding. Therefore, it is in their best interest to notify the university as early as possible.

Please use the following forms to officially report your pregnancy:

Notification of pregnancy or breastfeeding

Overview of your courses/seminars

Please send the filled out forms as a PDF file to:  familienvw.uni-bremen.de

The University of Bremen will cover the costs for certificates in connection with maternity leave if these are required as part of your studies or compulsory internship.

Please lay out the amounts first.

You can find the cost reimbursement form here hier.

The Family Care Office regularly organizes a networking meeting for pregnant students. The goal is to exchange ideas and network with each other.

What we offer:  A safe space with an open atmosphere where friendliness and openness are the norm. We get to know each other, support each other, and share thoughts and experiences.

Registration is required for this meeting.

Vacation camps for all children, with and without disabilities!

The University of Bremen offers vacation camps for children (pandemic situation permitting). If your child needs special care or if you have any questions about the offer, please contact the Family Care Office.

For more information about the vacation offer please click here

The Elten Café is about networking for students with children. The AG familienfreundliches Studium and the head of the family care office, Ms. Ines Gürlevik, organize the parents' café.

The parents' café always takes place on Mondays from 10:00 to 11:00.

You can find more information here

+++ No parents café during the semester break! +++

Sometimes it happens that we have to come to the university with our children and we don't know where the family-friendly places are in the busy areas of the university.
Our office offers a tour of University Boulevard where you can learn, for example, where the changing tables, family rooms, lactation rooms, microwave ovens, etc. are located.

If you would like to take part in this tour, please send an e-mail to the Family Care Office