In general

We are the inclusive PeerSupport. Please feel free to contact us if you have any questions about studying with a disability/special needs, chronic illness, mental stress and neurodivergence. 

We – Vanessa Noppenberger (she/her) and Sev Böttner (he/they) – are happy to provide you with information and support. We are working together with various student and university committees and contribute to the further development of initiatives in the field of inclusion at the Faculty of Arts and Humanities. 

The project is accompanied by Dr Daniela Frickel and Sabrina Schumacherand funded by the Inclusion Project Fund.

Consultation hours for students

We will listen to your concerns in our consultation hours. For example, you can get information on the following topics: Advice and support opportunities of the UoC, accessibility accommodations, networking opportunities, workshops...

Vanessa Noppenberger has her own experience of studying with a physical disability and Sev Böttner has experience of studying with neurodivergence.

Our consultation hours take place every Wednesday from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. via Zoom. Please get in touch via email: philfak-peersupport-inklusiv@uni-koeln.de.

Report cases of limited accessibility

Contact us if you encounter accessibility issues in your everyday life at the Faculty of Arts and Humanities (e.g. defective elevators, Eurokeys, guidelines etc.).

Write an email to philfak-peersupport-inklusiv@uni-koeln.de

Ideas on how to make courses more inclusive

Lecturers of the Faculty of Arts and Humanities can ask us to provide information about the inclusion offers of the UoC within the framework of a 10-minute presentation. If you are interested, please write an email with the time and location details of your course to: contact philfak-peersupport-inklusiv@uni-koeln.de.