Diversity
Diversity is a defining characteristic of universities. Science, research and teaching thrive on the diversity of perspectives and questions. People of different genders, languages, social and cultural backgrounds, sexual orientations, with or without disabilities and chronic illnesses come together on campus, all of whom bring different experiences and skills to the table.
For us, diversity is a social reality and an enrichment. At the same time, we are also aware of exclusionary structures and inequalities.
At TU Dortmund University, diversity mainstreaming aims to assess the impact of all decisions on the diverse members of the university and to incorporate their relevant concerns into all regular and standard processes. In the long term, this approach should lead to a sustainable cultural change and a university for all.
This includes the implementation of equity concerns and anti-discrimination laws, unbiased recruitment for research, teaching, studies, administration and technology as well as the reflection and discursive penetration of internal university procedures and processes. Many different actors are working on this throughout the university.
TU Dortmund University's commitment to diversity
TU Dortmund University has also committed itself at the level of the UA Ruhr and in various processes and an audit.
The University Alliance Ruhr is committed to a university and research landscape that reflects diversity and equality.
TU Dortmund University has been an audited university since 2012. The "Shaping Diversity" audit was announced by the Stifterverband für die Deutsche Wissenschaft in 2011 and TU Dortmund University was one of eight universities selected nationwide. This auditing process was the first in Germany to address the issue of diversity at universities.
In addition to TU Dortmund University, 6,500 companies and institutions have signed the Diversity Charter to date and are committed to an appreciative and unprejudiced working environment. The association thus represents 14.7 million employees in Germany.
May is Diversity Month at TU Dortmund University! Around the German Diversity Day, we are putting together a program of events that take place on campus and deal with various aspects of diversity.
By signing the "Family in Higher Education" charter, TU Dortmund University has been working in a network of universities since 2014 to further develop family friendliness specifically for the higher education sector: Over 120 universities and academic institutions from all over Germany as well as Austria and Switzerland have been members of the Familie in der Hochschule e.V. network since 2020.
TU Dortmund University has been supporting the HRK initiative for a cosmopolitan university since February 16, 2017.