Working and researching with childcare responsibilities
Many researchers and other members of staff face the challenge of combining their career with family responsibilities. We are here to provide advice and support. Find out useful information about maternity protection, parental leave and financing or learn more about our childcare facilities.
Temporary staff
Temporary staff can find out everything they need to know about third party funded temporary employment, flexible working hours and much more.
Maternity protection, parental leave and parental benefits
Maternity protection, maternity benefit, parental leave and parental benefits – who can apply and how does the application process work?
Further state benefits
Family allowance, accommodation benefit, advances on child maintenance and the additional family allowance ensure that your family is financially secure.
Childcare at the University of Bonn
Good childcare is a prerequisite for combining a career with family responsibilities. The University of Bonn cooperates with a range of childcare facilities.
Emergency childcare and childcare during events
Flexible (emergency) childcare and babysitters facilitate participation in conferences, congresses and other official duties, making day-to-day life easier.
Vacation childcare
The University of Bonn provides childcare for children of university members aged between 4 and 13 during the Easter, summer and fall vacations.
Parent-child rooms and diaper changing tables at the University
Diaper changing tables as well as parent-child rooms for university members are located in various institutes and buildings of the University of Bonn.
Maternity and Science Network
The Bonn chapter of the Maternity and Science Network aims to connect mothers and (queer) parents, provide a platform for exchanging ideas and experiences, and launch small-scale projects to make it easier to balance motherhood and academia. Anyone who would like to get involved or learn about current activities is welcome to sign up for the newsletter, preferably by emailing parents@uni-bonn.de. The contact person is Ann-Kathrin Armbruster.
For more information, please visit the Maternity and Science Network website.
School and education
The german education system
School attendance is mandatory in Germany. Children are required to start school in the year in which they turn six by Semptember 30. The school system in NRW offers different types of schools, organized into the following academic levels: Primary school (1st to 4th grade), Secondary school level I (5th to 10th grade) and Secondary school level II (11th to 14th grade).
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