Our Policies for Strengthening Diversity, Ensuring Equal Opportunities and Encouraging Tolerance
The Bauhaus-Universität Weimar is actively committed to ensuring equal opportunities and inclusion, encouraging diversity and equality, protecting against discrimination and reducing disadvantage at the university. The Equal Opportunity Office and, since 2019, the Diversity Department are responsible for achieving these goals. Numerous measures, support programmes and initiatives have already been developed and implemented, including:
Bauhaus-Universität Weimar successfully completes »Shaping Diversity« audit
Together with eight other universities from Thuringia, the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar has successfully completed the two-year procedure for fostering diversity and been awarded certification for the coming three years. Various measures were developed as part of the audit and implemented at the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar. These include the installation of toilets for all genders, establishment of a diversity fund, implementation of measures for structural and digital accessibility, and deployment of diversity guides, who enable easy access to peer-to-peer counselling in case of discrimination.
Bauhaus-Universität Weimar recognized with »Total E-Quality« award
The Bauhaus-Universität Weimar successfully applied for the »Total E-Quality« award. This award is presented to scientific and industrial institutions that have successfully implemented and sustainable strengthened equal opportunities for both women and men within the institutions’ personnel and organisational policies. The jury confirmed that the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar »promotes a well-developed, professional equality, which is impressively practiced at the university«.