Anti-discrimination
As a tolerant and cosmopolitan university, it is a matter of course for Paderborn University to promote respectful interaction between all members of the university through various measures and to ensure that potential barriers and mechanisms of exclusion are dismantled on campus. Strengthening protection against marginalisation and other forms of discrimination is a key element in ensuring participation for all members of the university.
This anti-discriminatory attitude is reflected in the working and study conditions at Paderborn University and is manifested in the self-imposed guideline "Guidelines for respectful cooperation and protection against disadvantage, discrimination, sexualised violence and bullying at Paderborn University". This emphasises the importance of non-discriminatory and respectful interaction between all members of the university on campus.
In addition, there are already contact persons and contact points for the topic of (anti-)discrimination in many fields at Paderborn University. Examples include the Equal Opportunities Officer, the Staff Council for Technical and Administrative Employees, the Academic Staff Council, the Disabled Persons' Representative Council, the Student Union, the Central Student Advisory Service and the Complaints Office in accordance with Section 13 AGG. As a rule, these contact persons or counselling services are explicitly responsible for a specific dimension of discrimination or for a status group. The Diversity Officer is also the contact person for questions relating to the topic of diversity (promotion) and offers counselling in cases of discrimination as well as for the diversity-friendly design of everyday work and study life.
- Guidelines for respectful cooperation and protection against disadvantage, discrimination, sexualised violence and bullying at Paderborn University
- Overview of contact persons and complaint channels in the event of discrimination at Paderborn University
- Complaints office according to §13 AGG at Paderborn University
- Conflict counselling, psychosocial counselling and conflict moderation for employees of Paderborn University
- Liaison officers for employees of Paderborn University
- Staff councils for employees of Paderborn University
- Digital "Discrimination Check" of the Federal Anti-Discrimination Agency
- Overview of different forms of discrimination by the Federal Anti-Discrimination Agency
- FAQ on discrimination and discrimination characteristics from the Federal Anti-Discrimination Agency
- Tool for the nationwide search for counselling centres
- Guide "Building blocks for systematic protection against discrimination at universities"
- Checklist "Discrimination-free university - creating knowledge with diversity"
- Final report on the project "Discrimination-free university - Creating knowledge with diversity"
- Sample letter for a complaint according to § 13 AGG
- Materials for people seeking advice in cases of discrimination (e.g. memory log and form for recording acts of bullying)
- Materials for those affected by discrimination
- Materials for counsellors in cases of discrimination (e.g. form for describing the facts of the case and overview of the complaint procedure under the AGG)
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