Information for Teachers and Parents
Whether in the classroom, at parents' evenings or at information events - we support schools and parents in helping young people choose a degree programme.
The General Academic Counselling of FH Aachen offers lectures, workshops and materials on the topics of study orientation, the range of studies offered and the start of studies as part of the state project Kein Abschluss ohne Anschluss (KAoA) and beyond. In this way, we help to provide orientation and organise the transition from school to university in the best possible way.
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Offers for parents
Parents' lecture "My child on the way to university - the role of parents and information about studying at FH Aachen and RWTH Aachen University"
On Wednesday, 14 October 2026, from 7 to 8:30 p.m., the Federal Employment Agency, in cooperation with FH Aachen and RWTH Aachen University , is offering an information event on the topic of "Study orientation and study decisions" explicitly for parents of sixth form students.
Parents who want to support their children in their decision to study often have to deal with many questions at the same time. In addition to discussions within the family about interests, inclinations and possible professions and careers, advertising, rumours and new regulations regarding the allocation of university places also have to be dealt with: Many things are just as new for parents as they are for prospective students. With the introduction of the Bachelor-Master system and the growing diversity of the range of studies offered, parents are usually only rudimentarily familiar. Schoolyard rumours and "hearsay" often replace the correct information and prevent young people from being able to assess and use their options properly.
Our joint lecture will answer many questions that are frequently asked in university student counselling sessions and provide information on the role of parents in the career choice process, information on the range of studies offered and admission at FH Aachen and RWTH Aachen University as well as other topics (e.g. financing studies, differences between FH and university, application, NC, etc.).
Date: Wednesday, 14 October 2026 from 7 to 8:30 pm
Location: Anne-Frank-Gymnasium, Aula - Schulzentrum Laurensberg, Hander Weg 89, 52072 Aachen
Target group: Parents of prospective students who would like to find out more about the topic of "study orientation" and the study opportunities at RWTH Aachen and/or FH Aachen.
Registration is possible via the RWTH website website.
Offers for teachers
The General Academic Counselling Service comes to schools to provide information and advice. We are happy to help with an information stand, a presentation or a workshop!
Please send us your enquiry via our contact form or by email to kaoa.studienberatungfh-aachen.de.
Lectures
We offer lectures on the following topics, which can be combined with each other:
- Steps to a good choice of study programme
- General lecture on the topic of study orientation without reference to a specific university
- Studying at the FH Aachen
- Lecture on the range of studies offered and life as a student at FH Aachen
- The world of studying
- Lecture on basic terms relating to studying with examples from FH Aachen
- University vs. university of applied sciences
- Lecture on the differences and similarities between the two types of university
Please send us your enquiry via our contact form or by email to kaoa.studienberatungfh-aachen.de.
Workshop "Steps to a good choice of study programme"
Target group: High school students; prospective students who are at the beginning of their study orientation
Participation: voluntary and independent - only then does study orientation work
In our workshop, we develop the necessary tools for study orientation interactively and in dialogue with each other:
- Discussion of the study choice process
- Methods for analysing interests and self
- Decision-making aids for choosing a degree programme
The workshop is part of the Kein Abschluss ohne Anschluss (KAoA) programme. This offer serves the purpose of study and career orientation and can be credited for the standard element SBO 9.2 Study Orientation.
Please send us your enquiry via our contact form or by email to kaoa.studienberatungfh-aachen.de.
Information stand at trade fairs and school events
FH Aachen is regularly present at trade fairs and school events with information stands - represented by the General Academic Counselling.
Here, interested pupils and prospective students have the opportunity to obtain comprehensive information about the range of studies offered by FH Aachen. We answer questions on all aspects of studying and provide valuable tips for choosing a degree programme.
You can meet us in person at these larger fairs:
- Vocatium Aachen - 25/26 March 2026
- Be Future! Geilenkirchen - 25 September 2026
- Traumberuf MINT Köln - 7 Oktober 2026
- Hochschulmesse Bonn - January 2027
- HIT - Hochschulinformationstage der FH Aachen - January 2027
In addition, we are also represented at numerous smaller school events.
If you would like to enquire about us for your school or event, please send us your enquiry using our contact form or by email to kaoa.studienberatungfh-aachen.de.
Further information
As part of the state programme Kein Abschluss ohne Anschluss (KAoA) the General Academic Counselling of FH Aachen supports schools in study and career orientation. Initial information on the programme and the website Studienorientierung NRW can be found here:
What exactly is KAoA?
The state programme Kein Abschluss ohne Anschluss (KAoA) is a central instrument of education, youth and social policy in North Rhine-Westphalia. The aim is to provide all pupils with a well-structured and reliable transition from general school to university or vocational training. Individual measures are embedded in a comprehensive, systematic overall concept for career and study guidance.
KAoA pursues a preventative approach: pupils should be supported early on in their choice of studies and career - from initial orientation to practical insights into the world of work and a successful start to their studies or training.
To this end, standard elements have been developed that are firmly anchored in lessons. They systematically accompany pupils through secondary levels I and II. Here you will find short explanatory films on the standard elements.
In this standardised system, the universities primarily take on the task of study orientation and are therefore an important partner in the transition process.
Website Studienorientierung NRW
As part of the state programme Kein Abschluss ohne Anschluss (KAoA), the 32 state universities in NRW have jointly developed a central database for study orientation.
Teachers, parents and pupils can find suitable offers for study orientation across all universities here - simply, quickly and clearly.
The platform offers
- comprehensive information about studying
- Current counselling and orientation offers from the individual universities
- Brief profiles of the individual universities including contact details for the student counselling centres
Your advantages:
- All public universities regularly maintain and update their offers.
- The offers are already assigned to the KAoA standard elements.
➡ Discover now: www.studienorientierung-nrw.de
