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Students with disabilities, chronic or mental illnesses
25.4% of all students at Bielefeld University
16% of all students at German universities
nationwide...
...65% of those affected study with a mental illness
...97% of those affected study with an impairment that is not immediately visible
...92% of those affected have difficulties organising and completing their studies and taking exams due to their impairment
...73% of those affected have experienced discrimination during their studies
...10% of those affected have an officially recognised degree of disability
Sources:
10th General Student Survey Bielefeld University 2023
Steinkühler, Julia et. al. (2023): The student survey in Germany: best3. Studying with a health impairment. German Centre for Higher Education Research and Science Studies GmbH (DZHW) (ed.). Hanover. PDF.