Social counselling Service (EAP)
As an employee1) you have the possibility to take benefit of a social counselling service free of charge. This EAP expert counselling is offered by the ias group. EAP stands for "Employee Assistance Program". The counsellors of the ias group are available to you by phone, by email, in one-to-one meetings and via a hotline. They offer anonymous, individual counselling on topics such as:
Health and personal matters:
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1) This does not include scholarship holders (e.g. doctoral scholarship holders and guest researchers), guests without compensation, external doctoral candidates of the GSI graduate school.
Please note: No appointments possible on: |
Tuesday, 06 October 2026 |
Tuesday, 24 November 2026; alternative: Wednesday, 25 November 2026 |
In urgent cases, please contact the backup contact listed in Stefanie Bomsdorf's Outlook out-of-office message or use the EAP-hotline. |
Current: On Tuesday, 03 November 2026, a mini-workshop on the topic of "The back as a stress baromter" (German only) will take place online via Microsoft Teams from 10:30 to 11:15 am. The speaker will be our company social counsellor Stefanie Bomsdorf.
You can expect the following topics:
- How does stress manifest physically?
- How can warning signs be recognized early on?
- Short exercises to help relieve stress in everyday life.
If you are interested in participating, you can find the dial-in information from the invitation flyer at the following link: Dial-information for the digital mini-workshop (German only)
We appreciate your interest in this event and hope you enjoy a relaxing workshop and gain valuable insights for a stress-free daily life.