Guides

The organ donation register is run by the BfArM. From age 16 you can make a declaration, from age 14 an objection. Here is how registration works.

Health questions in an application must be answered completely and to the best of your knowledge. What the duty of disclosure means and what false answers can cost.

A gap year costs money and can affect child benefit. What the family office checks, where funding does not apply and how to calculate.

Accident cover for volunteers in Germany: when statutory insurance under section 2 SGB VII applies, when a private policy matters and how to check your club.

A marriage counts as failed after one year apart with consent, otherwise after three. What couples should clarify about property, accounts and contracts.

An online shop alongside your studies usually requires a trade registration and clear rules on VAT. Here is what you need to know before your first sale.

How to recognise a panic attack during your studies, what helps in the moment and when a medical check-up and counselling make sense.

Is proofreading a term paper allowed in Germany? What the declaration of authorship requires and how to clarify it in advance.

Research and student assistant posts at German universities differ in tasks, hourly pay and contract rules. The key differences at a glance.

The university election follows the regulations of your own university. Electoral committee, deadlines, voting and objections, using one current set of rules as an example.