MechCenter
Student Advisory Services

Simply contact us if you have any questions about your degree programme or need advice. Your enquiry can often be clarified easily and directly during our open office hours or by email. We look forward to hearing from you.

MechCenter Student Advisory Service – advice & support for your studies

Dear students,

The MechCenter Student Advisory Service at the Department of Mechanical Engineering offers you support on the following topics:

  • Counselling on individual study orientation, study planning and exam preparation
  • External project work (internship certificate, recognition),
    please also consider our information and FAQ regarding external project work
  • Second repeat examination counselling (make an appointment in moodle)
  • Compatibility of family and studies
  • Compensation for disadvantages
  • Recognition from previous studies
  • Clearance certificates (Unbedenklichkeitsbescheinigung)

Use our open consultation hours to clarify your request or send us an with your request.

To enable us to process your request directly by please always state your full name, your degree programme and your matriculation number. The additional information of your telephone number enables us to clarify any queries directly with you if necessary.

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Consultation Hours

We are available during our office hours for your questions and all kinds of counselling needs. On Mondays we are on site for you in L1|01 Room 84. On Tuesdays you can reach us via Zoom. On Thursdays you can reach us by phone. We look forward to seeing you.

Engineer Your Future Day

On Tuesday, 1.7.25 from 13:00 to 17:30 the Engineer Your Future Day will take place in the lecture hall and media center HMZ.

The Student Advisory Service will also be on site at the Engineer Your Future Day. We can also be reached via our Zoom consultation hour.

Consultation Hours and Contact Options

  • Mondays: 9:00 – 10:00, additional English (Zoom) consultation hour for the study programme M.Sc. Aerospace Engineering
  • Mondays: 10:00 – 12:00, L1|01, room 84
  • Tuesdays: 13:00 – 15:00 (Zoom)
  • Thursdays: 10:00 – 12:00, only by phone,please dial 06151 – 16 26121

The Zoom link will take you to the virtual waiting room for our consultation hours. After entering the waiting room, you will be granted access for an individual consultation as soon as we are available. If you have to wait, we will inform you via the waiting room chat.

Further support and help in acute crises

For challenging situations that go beyond studying and learning, TU Darmstadt's overview ‘Your Contingency Plan’ also offers support with topic-specific contacts who are there for you.

In acute crises, we recommend the overview of the psychotherapeutic counselling centre of the Studierendenwerk Darmstadt on how and where you can receive short-term help and support in acute psychological crises.

The MechCentre's Student Advisory Services invites students of the Department of Mechanical Engineering to our info session on various topics related to study planning and organisation.

Goals:

  • To develop new ideas and solutions together in order to enjoy and be successful studying mechanical engineering.
  • Get tips from your student advisory service form MechCenter on the meeting's topic.

Participation is possible without registration via this Zoom-Link. We look forward to seeing you at one or more of the events!

Wed., 30.4.25, 10:00 – 11:00 am

Are you at the end of your Bachelor's degree programme B.Sc. Mechanical Engineering – Sustainable Engineering and want to find out about your options for a Master's degree? Then take advantage of our Q&A session:

  • Outlook on the Master's programmes M.Sc. Aerospace Engineering & M.Sc. Mechanical Engineering
  • Information on study planning and information in the Master's programme:
  • Choice of specialisation
  • Compulsory elective areas
  • Project work

Participation is possible without registration via this Zoom-Link. We look forward to seeing you at one or more of the events!

Wed., 28.5.25, 10:00 – 11:00 am

  • Tips for planing and recognizing of the External project work, please also check our website for more information.

Participation is possible without registration via this Zoom-Link. We look forward to seeing you at one or more of the events!

Wed., 28.5.25, 11:30 – 12:30 am

  • Tips for planing and recognizing 6-week internship (Vorpraktikum) in the Bachelor programme B.Sc. Maschinenbau – Sustainable Engineering, please also check our website for more information.
  • F & A Session is offered in German only

Participation is possible without registration via this Zoom-Link. We look forward to seeing you at one or more of the events!

Wed., 25.6.25, 11:30 – 12:30 am

The MechCenter is offering an information meeting on Wednesday, 25.6.2025, from 11:30 to 12:30 a.m. about the final theses in Bachelor and /the Master programme. We will answer your questions and provide information on the following topics:

  • Formal requirements and recommendations for registration
  • Special features of an external thesis
  • Tips for planning the thesis
  • Supervisor relationship – expectations and cooperation
  • Dealing with difficulties when writing the thesis

Participation is possible without registration via this Zoom-Link. We look forward to seeing you at one or more of the events!

Contact

  Name Working area(s) Contact
Tanja Loy
Tanja Pieschel M.A.
+49 6151 16-26105
L1|01 89
Dr. Elke Plies-Balzer
+49 6151 16-26120
L1 01 89
Dr.-Ing. Desislava Veleva
+49 6151 16-26109
L1 01 80
Jens Hasenbank-Kriegbaum M.A.
+49 6151 16-24567
L1 01 80
Dipl.-Geogr. Gabriele von Laufenberg
international affairs
+49 6151 16-26122
L1|01 88

TU4YOU – Skills Portal

TU4YOU is a central access point to qualification and advisory services for students. Learning to learn and manage time, researching and writing, presenting and communicating, studying healthily, using AI or considering sustainability are just some of the course topics. There is also an overview of the many counselling services specifically for students inside and outside TU Darmstadt.

If you are looking for specific offers, we recommend using the filter 'topics' and ‘Teaching language’.

The Moodle course of the Center for Educational Development and Technology of TU Darmstadt (HDA) provides you with a lot of support, materials, and methods to help you get through your studies even more successfully.

What can you expect?

  • Optimal exam preparation
  • Sensible learning techniques
  • Successful time management
  • Successful teamwork
  • Templates for project management
  • Presentation materials

You can complete the course anytime and anywhere, from the comfort of your home, the library, or on the road. You have full control over your learning and can find your own rhythm.

Click here to go directly to the Moodle course: Start now.

The Center for Educational Development and Technology (HDA) of the TU Darmstadt offers you brief, free workshops in which you can specifically develop your skills.

The training courses cover topics such as academic presentations, time- and self-management in your studies, exam preparation, professional flipchart design, design thinking, and agile project management.

Choose what interests you and what will help you in your studies.

The training is conducted by HDA staff and qualified student trainers/tutors.

You can find an overview of the training and the registration here.

It is our vision that everyone can be mentally strong and emotionally balanced. This requires methods that are taught in schools and universities as a new cultural technique.

The Center for Educational Development and Technology (HDA) of the TU Darmstadt offers a toolbox with field-proven, effective methods. Let yourself be inspired to (further) develop your skills in mental strength and emotional balance.

Your way to us!

Since June 2021, you can find all contact persons of the MechCenter in the north quadrant of the mechanical engineering building (L1 | 01) on the Lichtwiese campus. Feel free to come to one of our open office hours to discuss your questions with us.

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