The project is about a targeted addition to the mentoring program of the department: the last mandatory mentoring meeting takes place in the second semester, but the weaker students get into trouble in the third or fourth semester and then usually disappear silently  without seeking further help. Often the cause is not a lack of talent, but the students simply have poorer general conditions - often linked to the idea of diversity (foreigners with German as an acquired foreign language, single women, illnesses, financial bottlenecks in "educationally disadvantaged" parental homes...).

We can save many of these students' degrees by providing targeted counseling and support. All students who require a second correction of an exam should be invited in writing for a confidential discussion. In the case of a second correction, the students still have an opportunity to repeat the exam (other conditions can also be defined in examination regulations). Often students are under great pressure and make obvious study organizational mistakes. Depending on the student's situation, help can be offered.

Prof. Dr. Johannes Kals

kals@hwg-lu.de