Skip to main content

Counseling for students / psychological counseling

Here you will find contacts for information on the admission procedure, contacts for support in the design of the course of studies and contacts for external psychological counselling for students of the HGK FHNW; in addition further information on cantonal offers in emergency situations.

Information on the admission procedure

Prospective students should contact the student administration for general questions and the corresponding institute secretariat for specific questions concerning a course of study.

Student Administration 

T+ 41 61 228 44 33
aW5mby5oZ2tAZmhudy5jaA==

Fine Arts BA and Fine Arts MA

​T +41 61 228 40 77
aW5mby5rdW5zdC5oZ2tAZmhudy5jaA==
Industrial Design BA​T +41 61 228 40 44
aW5mby5pbmR1c3RyaWFsZGVzaWduLmhna0BmaG53LmNo
Interior Design and Scenography BA​T +41 61 228 40 55
aW5mby5pbjMuaGdrQGZobncuY2g=
Masterstudio Design MAT +41 61 228 40 66
aW5mby5tc2QuaGdrQGZobncuY2g=
Fashion-Design BAT +41 61 228 40 99
aW5mby5tb2RlZGVzaWduLmhna0BmaG53LmNo
Process Design BA​T +41 61 228 40 33
aW5mby5oeXBlcndlcmsuaGdrQGZobncuY2g=
Art and Education BA und MA

T +41 61 228 40 88
aW5mby5pYWRlLmhna0BmaG53LmNo
aW5mby5iYS12ZXJtaXR0bHVuZy5pYWRlLmhna0BmaG53LmNo 
aW5mby5tYS12ZXJtaXR0bHVuZy5pYWRlLmhna0BmaG53LmNo

Visual Communication and Digital Spaces BA & MAT +41 61 228 41 11
aW5mby5pZGNlLmhna0BmaG53LmNo

Support in the design of the course of studie

Enrolled students are supported in questions about their studies. The heads of the individual fields of study are available for advice on the individual design of the course of study.

External psychological counseling

In case of difficulties or psychological stress arising in connection with the study program, an external psychological counseling service can be called upon. The consultations are confidential in all cases.

Johanna Hersberger, Dr. phil. MAS
Steinentorstrasse 13, 4051 Basel
T +41 61 283 14 11
am9oYW5uYUBoZXJzYmVyZ2VyLmNo
(also for English speaking students)

Dominik Rast, lic. phil. MAS
Holeestrasse 17, 4054 Basel
T +41 61 301 10 00
(also for English speaking students)


Information on psychological counseling at the PH FHNW:
https://www.fhnw.ch/de/studium/paedagogik/fragen-kontakte/studienberatung/psychologische-beratung-fuer-studierende

Further information on cantonal offers in emergency situations

UPK Universitäre Psychiatrische Kliniken Basel: https://www.upk.ch/erwachsene.html
Kompetenzzentrum Psychiatrie Baselland: https://workmed.ch/angebote/betroffene/
Medizinische Dienste Basel Stadt: https://www.gesundheit.bs.ch/gesundheitsfoerderung/psychische-gesundheit/erwachsene.html

Dreispitz Basel / Münchenstein

Fachhochschule Nordwestschweiz FHNW Hochschule für Gestaltung und Kunst Basel Freilager-Platz 1 4142 Münchenstein b. Basel