The Family Service offers confidential counselling and support for fathers, mothers and pregnant women.
Are you pregnant or do you already have children?
We will be happy to help you with any questions and problems you may have around studying.
For example, we can advise on:
For individual advice on planning your course of study, please contact the academic counseling for your degree programme directly. A discussion with the programme coordinator of your degree programme can also be helpful.
Please make an appointment by e-mail.
Are you interested in current offers and information about our family service, free childcare places etc.? Let us add you to our e-mail distribution list:
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We will be happy to advise you during your pregnancy and recommend that you report it. This safeguards your rights under the Maternity Protection Act.
As soon as you are aware of your pregnancy, please complete the pregnancy notification form and forward it to Family Services. We will then contact you and initiate the next steps. Breastfeeding mothers are also protected by law.
According to the General Examination Regulations (§ 8 (3) BA bzw. § 7 (3) MA), special regulations apply to you regarding compensation for disadvantages for examinations whose examination period falls within the statutory maternity protection period.
Please speak to the head of degree programme or lecturers about which examinations can be converted to alternative examination forms. You can find the application form for the examination board in the
download area. Once the application form has been completed, please sent it to the Family Service.
When your statutory maternity leave begins, you are entitled to a special form of leave. You can take up to 6 semesters of leave per child up to the age of 10 for "childcare". Further information can be found here.
Room A 715
Building R (LIV), Room 2.10
You will receive a CampusCard with locking authorisation for the parent-child room at the information desk (LIV) during staffed opening hours (Mon-Fri 08:00-18:00). Please return the card on the same day.
Please report to the temporary staff in the evening and on Saturdays to have the parent-child room opened.
Building A, Room 007
Building A, Room 201
Heilbronn University has a total of 20 places for children aged 8 weeks to 6 years in the Anne-Frank-Kita Robert-Bosch-Straße in Heilbronn-Sontheim. Students and employees who are interested in a place should contact Birgit Englert from the family service.
For students and employees of all facilities on the education campus, there are a total of 10 places for children from 8 weeks to 6 years in the Neckarbogen day care center. The contact person is Sabina Schmidt (Dieter Schwarz Stiftung). You can also find information here.
In municipal childcare facilities in Künzelsau, children from one year or from two years of age are accepted.
Children of members of the Reinhold Würth University are admitted to municipal institutions regardless of their primary residence.
You can find an overview of the childcare options in Schwäbisch Hall here.
With the kind support of Heilbronn University's Förderkreis, we are able to reimburse costs for a babysitter to enable you to participate in lectures outside opening hours of daycare facilities.
For all further information, please contact Birgit Englert from family service.
The Heidelberg Students’ Union ‘Mensa for Kids’ scheme in Heilbronn and Künzelsau allows children up to the age of 10 to eat free of charge with their parents in the university cafeteria.
Students at HHN, DHBW, TUM are eligible to apply if they fulfil one of the following requirements, which must be proven in a suitable form:
Please send the completed application form by e-mail to sozialkarten-bc@asta.hs-heilbronn.de
Please submit the application no later than 2 weeks after the start of lectures.
You will find disabled parking spaces directly in front of building A (main entrance), access via Max-Planck-Straße.
You will find disabled parking spaces in front of building G in the inner courtyard. Access via Robert-Bosch-Straße and the barrier at the staff car park.
Next to the two main entrance doors, there is an automatic door that can be opened from the outside with the Euro key. From the inside there is a button for opening the door.
The ramp provides barrier-free access to the vending machines and the parent-child room in building A.
The ramp provides barrier-free access to the offices of The General Student Committee and Building E/F.
All levels can be reached via the lifts.
The accessible toilet is located in A 118/119 and is fitted with a Eurokey lock.
There is barrier-free access from the inner courtyard to the assembly hall, canteen and cafeteria.
The basement and first floor levels (assembly hall, Central Student Advisory Service) can be reached via the lift.
The accessible toilet in the basement is fitted with a Eurokey lock.
There is access into the building from the inner courtyard with an automatic door opener.
All levels can be reached via the lift.
You have barrier-free access to building D via the ramp.
You have access to building D via the door with automatic opening.
Lecture theatre D002 has 2 wheelchair accessible spaces.
All levels are accessible via the lift in building D.
The student common area in room D 010 offers workstations with wheelchair access. Access is possible at ground level or via the lift.
The accessible toilet is in room D 007 B.
You have barrier-free access to building E via the ramp.
Access to the library via the entrance door. An automatic door opener is provided.
Access to Building F is via the inner courtyard.
Access to all levels via the lift.
Accessible toilet in Building F 0.58.
Barrier-free access to Building F is via a ramp at the rear of the building.
The accessible toilet is on the ground floor right next to the lift. The door is fitted with a Eurokey lock.
There are 3 accessible parking spaces for students in the multistorey car park (east), access from Dammstraße 1.
There are 3 accessible parking spaces for staff members and guests in the multistorey car park (west), access from Weiperstraße 51.
Barrier-free entrance to Building M with the cafeteria.
Access to the canteen at the Education Campus, the hospitality level can be reached via lift.
All levels can be reached via the lift.
The accessible toilets are located in the basement of N.U.14 and N.4.53.
Barrier-free access to Building N with automatic door.
Entrance to the library is barrier-free with automatic door opening.
There is an accessible toilet in Room R.0.40.
The first-aid room with changing facilities is in R.010.
The entrance to the building is barrier-free with automatic door opening.
The accessible toilet can be found in S.0.54.
There is another accessible toilet with changing facilities in Room S.3.55.
The entrance to the building is barrier-free with automatic door opening.
In the auditorium T.V.50 (basement) there is a wheelchair accessible workspace on both sides of the first row. There is also an accessible toilet in room T.V.10.
There is an accessible toilet in Room T.3.64.
Side entrance to Building A with ramp.
Entrance to Building D from car park.
Entrance to building E is barrier-free with automatic door opening.
Entranceto Building F with ramp.
Entrance to Building G with ramp.
Barrier-free access to the Audimax in Building G.
Entrance to main building with ramp for barrier-free access.
The AStA office is accessible barrier-free via the ramp.
The accessible toilet is in Room 007, Building A.
There is a stair lift in the Menseria.