{"id":6840,"date":"2023-07-06T07:13:43","date_gmt":"2023-07-06T07:13:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ssc.uniri.hr\/?page_id=6840"},"modified":"2026-08-21T13:30:40","modified_gmt":"2026-08-21T13:30:40","slug":"peer-support-and-student-housing-assistance","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ssc.uniri.hr\/en\/counselling-and-support\/for-students\/study-with-support\/academic-support-and-accommodations\/peer-support-and-student-housing-assistance\/","title":{"rendered":"Peer support"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Do you need support from another person because of mobility issues, handling administrative procedures, or performing everyday activities? <br><br>While studying at the University of Rijeka, you have the opportunity to receive the support you need. The aim of the support is to equalise opportunities and enable you to fulfil your study obligations as well as to function as independently as possible during your academic journey. <br><br>Peer support activities are provided by fellow students and are not a substitute for personal assistance or care. <br>Find out what it means to have a student assistant and how to access this support below.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle wp-block-ub-content-toggle-block\" id=\"ub-content-toggle-block-2e17525d-aa9f-4660-9b7f-51a819acb8dc\" data-mobilecollapse=\"false\" data-desktopcollapse=\"true\" data-preventcollapse=\"false\" data-showonlyone=\"false\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion\" style=\"border-color: #f1f1f1;\" id=\"ub-content-toggle-panel-block-f525da13-cda1-41f3-a2c0-1ad70ca7ae88\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion-title-wrap\" style=\"background-color: #f1f1f1;\" aria-controls=\"ub-content-toggle-panel-0-2e17525d-aa9f-4660-9b7f-51a819acb8dc\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion-title ub-content-toggle-title-2e17525d-aa9f-4660-9b7f-51a819acb8dc\" style=\"color: #000000; \">Student assistants<\/p>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion-toggle-wrap right\" style=\"color: #000000;\"><span class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion-state-indicator wp-block-ub-chevron-down\"><\/span><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion-content-wrap ub-hide\" id=\"ub-content-toggle-panel-0-2e17525d-aa9f-4660-9b7f-51a819acb8dc\">\n\n<p><strong>Student assistants<\/strong> provide direct support according to the pre-defined individual needs of students requireing such assistance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Support may include, for example:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>arriving at or departing from the faculty,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>moving around the faculty,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>handling administrative procedures, purchasing literature, and photocopying,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>ordering meals in the student cafeteria, purchasing groceries, etc.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<pre class=\"wp-block-verse has-background\" style=\"background-color:#bb80b4;font-size:16px\">To apply for a student assistant, contact  <a href=\"mailto:prilagodbe@uniri.hr\">prilagodbe@uniri.hr<\/a> during September for the winter semester or during February for the summer semester of each academic year<\/pre>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion\" style=\"border-color: #f1f1f1;\" id=\"ub-content-toggle-panel-block-f525da13-cda1-41f3-a2c0-1ad70ca7ae88\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion-title-wrap\" style=\"background-color: #f1f1f1;\" aria-controls=\"ub-content-toggle-panel-1-2e17525d-aa9f-4660-9b7f-51a819acb8dc\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion-title ub-content-toggle-title-2e17525d-aa9f-4660-9b7f-51a819acb8dc\" style=\"color: #000000; \">How to become a student assistant?<\/p>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion-toggle-wrap right\" style=\"color: #000000;\"><span class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion-state-indicator wp-block-ub-chevron-down\"><\/span><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion-content-wrap ub-hide\" id=\"ub-content-toggle-panel-1-2e17525d-aa9f-4660-9b7f-51a819acb8dc\">\n\n<p>Each academic year, the University Counselling Centre seeks students who will provide peer support to students with disabilities at the University of Rijeka&#8217;s constituent units.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With the help of <strong>STUDENT ASSISTANTS,<\/strong> students with disabilities can overcome organisational, spatial, and administrative obstacles that exist in the higher education system in the Republic of Croatia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The role of a student assistant is a <strong>paid <\/strong>position.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you are interested, <a href=\"https:\/\/ssc-javno-app.uniri.hr\/SAP\/student-assistance\/entry-form\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/ssc-javno-app.uniri.hr\/SAP\/student-assistance\/entry-form\">apply<\/a>! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-verse has-background\" style=\"background-color:#bb80b4;font-size:16px\">\"It is generally beneficial for students to help each other, and through the student assistant programme, students become aware of the needs of others and vice versa.\" <br>- student involved in peer support activity - <\/pre>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion\" style=\"border-color: #f1f1f1;\" id=\"ub-content-toggle-panel-block-f525da13-cda1-41f3-a2c0-1ad70ca7ae88\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion-title-wrap\" style=\"background-color: #f1f1f1;\" aria-controls=\"ub-content-toggle-panel-2-2e17525d-aa9f-4660-9b7f-51a819acb8dc\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion-title ub-content-toggle-title-2e17525d-aa9f-4660-9b7f-51a819acb8dc\" style=\"color: #000000; \">Student Mentors<\/p>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion-toggle-wrap right\" style=\"color: #000000;\"><span class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion-state-indicator wp-block-ub-chevron-down\"><\/span><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion-content-wrap ub-hide\" id=\"ub-content-toggle-panel-2-2e17525d-aa9f-4660-9b7f-51a819acb8dc\">\n\n<p>Besides the help of a student assistant, you also have the option of having a <strong>student mentor.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Student mentors are senior students at all faculties of the University of Rijeka who help students (most often first-year students) of the same study programme in adapting to studies and student life. The support is defined according to your individual needs, but is usually provided in the winter semester of the first year. This is the period when students seek help in navigating the faculty building(s), advice on studies, communicating with professors, and obtaining useful information for students studying away from home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-verse has-background\" style=\"background-color:#bb80b4;font-size:16px\">To request a student mentor, please contact your faculty directly or email <a href=\"mailto:prilagodbe@uniri.hr\">prilagodbe@uniri.hr<\/a>.<\/pre>\n\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Do you need support from another person because of mobility issues, handling administrative procedures, or performing everyday activities? While studying at the University of Rijeka, you have the opportunity to receive the support you need. 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