PASST?! The Early Warning System of TU Dresden
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PASST?! Partnership · Successful Studies · TU Dresden
TU Dresden cares about each and every student and their successful studies. A hassle-free course of study cannot be taken for granted. Challenging situations can arise at any time.
PASST?! is a program developed to help students and TU Dresden form a partnership for successful studies: PASST?! Partnership · Successful Studies · TU Dresden. In this partnership we will provide support throughout the course of your studies, depending on your needs. Participation in the program is voluntary, free of charge and open to all students.
Objective
The goal of the early warning system is to identify difficult study courses that could potentially lead to an early dropout and to provide students with individual counseling and support services.

Workflow PASST?! Participation
Participation
You can log in and out of PASST?! at any time in the selma portal:
- Log in to the selma portal with your ZIH-Login and your password.
- In the menu on the left click 'Account'.
- Scroll down to the section Additional personal details'.
- Here you will find your current PASST?! participation status (Registration for the PASST?! program). Click ‘Edit’ on the right side in order to change your status.
- Using the drop-down menu, choose ‘Ich nehme teil.’ (I take part.) if you wish to participate in the program. Choose ‘Ich nehme nicht teil.’ (I do not take part.) if you do not wish to participate or you wish to withdraw. Once you have done so, click ‘Save’.
Please note: After registering, please check your university email address regularly or set up forwarding to your home email address to ensure that our emails reach you (ZIH instructions).
TU Dresden complies with the regulations of data protection law. This means that only the students alone, voluntarily decide whether they participate in the PASST?! program or not. For more information on how we handle your data, please refer to our Data Protection Declaration and Declaration of Consent.
Check
If you have agreed to participate in PASST?!, your study history data will automatically be checked each semester for potentially problematic developments. This includes e.g.
- the acquisition of a low number of ECTS credits over a prolonged period of time,
- the repeated failure to pass an examination
- or prolonged periods of study.
If one or more of the warnings occur, you will automatically receive an email with current offers from various TU Dresden counseling centers and programs. If none of the features apply to your course of study, PASST?! will nonetheless give you feedback, so you can keep track of everything.
Support
The offers listed in the emails can help you find out, among other things:
- where you can find specific help
- how you can best prepare for exams
- which work techniques you can use
- how to make decisions faster
- how to formulate your goals more clearly
- how to deal with doubts about your studies
- whether the right time has come for a sabbatical, an internship or a stay abroad
- whether your course of study (still) fits
It is solely your decision whether you want to use one of these offers or not. Those who do not participate will not suffer any disadvantages.
TU Dresden's counseling and support services are open to all TU Dresden students at any time for voluntary participation free of charge - irrespective of whether you participate in the PASST?! program or not. Counseling is confidential and, if desired, anonymous.
Further Information on the Early Warning System
More information on:
- the program and its new objectives in the 2021-2023 funding period,
- the run-down of the program as well as
- the academic background and current publications
can be found on our page Further Information on the PASST?! Program.
Contact for questions about the PASST?! Program
Mr Dipl.-Soz. Robert Pelz
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Contact for counseling and support

Central Student Information and Counselling Service
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Visitor Address:
Bürogebäude Strehlener Straße, 5th floor Strehlener Straße 24
01069 Dresden
Postal Address:
Technische Universität Dresden Zentrale Studienberatung
01062 Dresden
Opening Hours:
- Monday:
- 09:00 - 12:00
- 13:00 - 16:00
- Tuesday:
- 09:00 - 12:00
- 13:00 - 17:00
- Thursday:
- 13:00 - 16:00
- Friday:
- 09:00 - 12:00
During these times you can call us without making an appointment at +49 351 463-40392 and you will always be able to reach a student counsellor. On Tuesday afternoon and Thursday we are also on site for you.