During your studies

Volunteering

Socialising, learning new skills and having fun - that's volunteering!

Volunteering means working for an organisation voluntarily and without remuneration. This is possible in very different areas, according to your own interests.

What are the advantages of volunteering?

Personal development

Volunteering is a great opportunity, especially for international students with and without a refugee background, to learn new skills, exchange ideas in German and live out their own interests.

"Vitamin B"

Social skills can be strengthened and networks built up, which can later be an advantage when applying for scholarships, internships or starting a career.

Orientation for career choice

Volunteering also offers insights into different fields of activity, first practical experiences and helps you to find out your own professional strengths and weaknesses.

Which voluntary work suits me?

Questions you should ask yourself:

Which activities do I enjoy or could I enjoy?
How much time do I have/want to invest?
Do I prefer physical work or mental work?
Do I like working with children, young people, older people or animals?

What types of voluntary work are there?

Coach a sports club
Police or fire brigade
Church work
Social or youth work
Rescue or ambulance work
Care for the elderly
Care for the dying
and much more!

How do you find a volunteer opportunity?

In Germany

Ehrenamt-Finder

In NRW

Volunteer in NRW

In Bochum and surrounding area

Bochumer Ehrenamt Agentur

Other volunteer opportunities on campus

International students

Campus Guides

Become a Campus Guide and accompany other international students on their first steps at the university!

Sprachcafé Max Kade Hall Studierende Flaggen

RUBiss events

Sprachcafé Bochum

Become a Language Guide and help fellow Sprachcafé participants improve their foreign language skills!

Erasmus Student Network

ESN Bochum

Become a member of the Erasmus Student Network Bochum and support international students at RUB.

Sustainability

youngperspectives.ruhr

As a student think tank with a focus on sustainable transformation, youngperspectives.ruhr wants to contribute to a green and fair change in society. The competencies from a wide range of degree programmes are used in consulting projects with municipalities and institutions to proactively shape the region with innovative ideas.

Bring Europe into the classroom!

Europa macht Schule

Become a participant and help organise a cultural project and European exchange.

enactus Ruhr-Universität Bochum e.V.

Welcome to Enactus! The global student network dedicated to sustainable development on a project basis by founding social start-ups. Our ecologically, socially and economically sustainable projects are guided by the UN's Sustainability Development Goals (SDGs).

International degree seeking students

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