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Representatives and Commissions

Staff Councils and Student Representation at TU Dortmund University

Representatives

Both staff and students elect committees to represent their concerns and interests on a collective level.

Standing Committees at TU Dortmund University

Committees

In order to prepare statements, recommendations and resolutions, the Senate forms six standing committees (ständige Kommissionen, SK) on various topics. The Rectorate can also involve the committees in the preparation of its resolutions. More detailed information on the standing comittees can be found in the Charter of TU Dortmund University (§7). The commissions each elect a chairperson from among their members.

Working groups at TU Dortmund University

Working Group Diversity

TU Dortmund University focuses on equal opportunities and diversity at all levels of action. With this in mind, the Rectorate 2020 established the Working Group Diversity, which is chaired by the Vice-President Diversity, Prof. Petra Wiederkehr. Representatives of the AStA, the Staff Unit Equal Opportunities, Family and Diversity, the Equal Opportunities Office, the International Office, DoBuS, the Central Student Advisory Service, the Center for Higher Education, as well as scientists from the entire TU Dortmund University who focus on the topic of diversity from the perspective of various disciplines are represented in the working group. The topics of the working group include regulations for the compatibility of family and career, networking opportunities for scientists at TU Dortmund University, the adaptation of structural conditions on campus in terms of inclusion and accessibility, and gender-appropriate language in everyday working life at TU Dortmund University.

Recommendations of TU Dortmund University on gender-equitable language (in German)

Chair:

Prof. Petra Wiederkehr, Vice-President Diversity

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Management:

Nadine Finke-Micheel, Staff Unit Equal Opportunity, Family, Diversity

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