Workshop for International Students: Coping with Exam Stress

Stay Calm During Exams

In this workshop, you’ll learn how exam stress arises, how it affects your performance, and how you can use practical techniques to feel calmer, more focused, and more confident during exams.

Schriftzug: FIT Well Being and Social Integration

Enough with Exam Jitters

For many students, exam stress is a part of everyday student life. In this workshop, you’ll learn how your brain reacts to stress, discover effective stress-management techniques, and develop a personal routine that will help you approach exams with greater relaxation and focus.

Registration is required to participate. The workshop will be held in English.

What to Expect

Understanding Exam Stress:
Learn how stress develops in the brain and why it affects your concentration and performance.
Targeted stress reduction:
Learn simple techniques you can use to quickly calm your body and mind and relieve tension.
Developing a Personal Exam Routine:
Create a personalized plan with practical exercises for everyday use that will prepare you optimally for your next exam.

Led by psychologist Christina Eisenbach from the Psychological Counseling team at the University of Siegen.

Participation can count toward 2 points in the Well-Being & Social Integration category for the Employability Pass.

The “Forging International Talents – FIT in Siegen” project supports international students at the University of Siegen from the start of their studies through their transition into the job market. It is organized by the International Office in collaboration with the Career Service and the Language Center. The program is funded by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) with funds from the Federal Ministry of Research, Technology, and Space (BMFTR).