Good to know
The following overview provides information on offer from university services and from external support possibilities. Enjoy browsing.
Familyfriendly offers
Mobile toy boxes
Toy boxes can be borrowed from Family Services if a problem arises that forces you to bring your child to work for one day. They serve to occupy the children so that their parents can concentrate on learning or office work.
There are three toy boxes, each for the age groups 1-3 years, 3-6 years and 6-10 years.
The toy boxes are available from Family Services. If necessary, the toy boxes can also be brought to the workplace.
Gymnastics for children
Every semester, the university sports department offers gymnastics sessions free of charge for children of university members
Age groups: 1 – 3 and 3 – 6 years
Location: Sports hall, Campus
Register at: hochschulsport@uni.leuphana.de
Child-friendly cafeteria
child-friendly cafeteria
There is a play corner for children in the cafeteria as well as a children's meal (Piepmapf-Teller).
With the "Piepmampf-Pass", children up to 10 years old can eat in the cafeteria für only 1 Euro, if
- the parents are university students or staff,
- the children are accompanied by Mom or Dad,
- one parent is also purchasing food and
- they have their "Piepmampf-Pass" with them.
Advice and further Information can be foundhere
Arranging child care for conferences and seminars
Staff and students can turn to Family Services if they would like to make child care available for participants of their conference or seminar. We can organise child care when needen, allowing participants the chance to bring their children and still be free to concentrate on the event.
Register at:familienservice@leuphana.de , Fon: 04131.677-1832,-1818
General Information
The Family Office for the Lüneburg Region
The Family Office can give you information about child care in Lüneburg and can helg you find out which ist the right office or drop-in center to contact regarding other specific family-related matters.
Familienbüro Region Lüneburg
Waagestraße 3
21335 Lüneburg
Telefon: 04131 – 309 3190 Frau Holste
eMail: familienbuero@stadt.lueneburg.de
"Bündnis für Familie" - Alliance for Families
The Leuphana University of Lüneburg is a member of the local Alliance for Families, in German "Bündnis für Familien Lüneburg". It aims at the practical improvement of child care to support mothers and fathers returning to work. The special challenge lies in balancing work and family in a rural region.
Ms Annette Mücke
Koordinierungsstelle Frau & Wirtschaft Lüneburg/Uelzen
Ilmenaustr. 12
21335 Lüneburg
Tel.: 04131/303968
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Support for single parents
Being a lone parent is a challenge. Lone parents must develop strong organisational skills and build a dependable social network to juggle study/work commitments.
Internet portal "The single parent" / VAMV
The internet portal "www.die-alleinerziehenden.de" (the single parent) is a project of the Verband Alleinerziehender Mütter und Väter e.v., abbreviated VAMV (Association of Lone Mothers and Fathers, registered charity)
The VAMV works on the basis of capacity building. This means that all members work towards the recognition and improvement of the situation of single-parent families by contributing what they can.
You will find detailed information about the association, all issues concerning single parenthood and the possibility to become an active member of the association at www.vamv.de