Professional Summary
Dedicated Academic Advisor with experience guiding university students through curriculum planning, examination regulations, and retention interventions. Combines a Master of Arts in Higher Education with practical expertise in developmental student counseling and first-year orientation coordination.
Professional Experience
Alster International University of Applied Studies
Hamburg
Academic Advisor
Apr 2024 – Present
- Advise over 350 undergraduate students on degree progression roadmaps, credit transfer procedures, and examination regulations across humanities and social science tracks.
- Facilitate individual academic probation counseling sessions to establish tailored remediation plans, study schedules, and exam re-sit strategies.
- Coordinate orientation week programming for 180 incoming first-year students, organizing introductory curriculum workshops and campus resource fairs.
- Liaise with departmental examination boards and faculty mentors to process course extension requests, prerequisite waivers, and formal hardship petitions.
Elbe Metropolitan Business Academy
Hamburg
Student Guidance Assistant
Oct 2022 – Mar 2024
- Conducted initial intake consultations for prospective and enrolled students regarding program requirements, module prerequisites, and application timelines.
- Maintained student records in the campus management system, verifying prerequisite completion and tracking modular credit accrual.
- Assisted in drafting and updating student handbook guides explaining modular examination rules and institutional academic policies.
Education
University of Hamburg
Master of Arts · Higher Education and Student Affairs · Hamburg · 1.4 · Oct 2020 – Sept 2022
Coursework focused on student retention methodologies, institutional policy analysis, and counseling psychology in higher education environments. Completed master thesis evaluating academic advisory frameworks for non-traditional student cohorts.
University of Hamburg
Bachelor of Arts · Educational Science and Sociology · Hamburg · 1.6 · Oct 2016 – Sept 2020
Focused on developmental psychology, institutional guidance structures, and qualitative and quantitative empirical research methods in education.
Projects
Digital Degree Progress Tracker Rollout
Jan 2025 – Jun 2025
- Participated in the institutional rollout and pilot testing of a self-service degree audit portal, designing student user walkthroughs and FAQs for more than 400 undergraduates.
- Collected user feedback through structured student surveys to identify navigation bottlenecks and submit recommendations to the academic registry team.
Core Competencies
Academic Advising
Degree Audit Systems
Campus Management Software
Student Retention Strategies
Curriculum Planning
Examination Regulations
Academic Probation Counseling
Orientation Program Coordination
Conflict Resolution
Cross-Cultural Student Support
Languages
German
C2
English
C1
Certifications
Certified Higher Education Advisor
German Association for Educational and Vocational Guidance · May 2023
Volunteering
Hamburg Academic Mentoring Initiative
Hamburg · Apr 2021 – Sept 2022
- Peer Mentor Coordinator
- Matched 45 first-generation university entrants with senior student mentors to facilitate their transition to higher education.
- Organized monthly peer check-ins and practical workshops covering academic study skills, exam preparation, and time management.