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The Staff Unit Equal Opportunity, Family, Diversity reinforces the culture of diversity at TU Dortmund University. It develops, implements and supports strategies, instruments and measures to improve equal opportunities and family friendliness.

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04/01/2026

UA Ruhr anti-discrimination program 2026

The UA Ruhr anti-discrimination program will be launched again in 2026.
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08/07/2026

Guidance on Dealing with Right-Wing Hostility in Academia

The Federal Association for Mobile Counseling and the GERDEA Research Network Present a 10-Point Plan to Address Far-Right Attacks on Universities.
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08/04/2026

Awareness Workshop for Student Council Members

How can student councils create safer events for everyone? The target-audience-oriented awareness workshop offers answers.
A corkboard with a large, diagonally positioned white strip bearing the word ‘Workshop’ in black capital letters. Beneath it reads: ‘Awareness-raising in a university context for members of all student representative councils’. At the bottom centre is a white sticky note with symbols for a calendar and a clock, along with the details: ‘25 Aug 2026’, ‘10:00–13:30’, ‘TU Dortmund’. To the left is a green, heart-shaped cartoon character wearing white gloves and trainers, who is holding an orange heart in her hands and holding it out with a smile.
07/27/2026

Summer Festival 2026 – Our Recap

A LookBack at the 2026 Summer Festival – Featuring games, DIY buttons, and statements on equal opportunity, work-life balance, and anti-discrimination
Two people hold a large poster in front of themselves, covering their bodies and showing only their faces through two circular cutouts. The poster features two cat heads with black fur and white markings at the top. Large text at the top reads: 'HENRY & THE GANG AGAINST HARASSMENT'. Below, a box contains the text: 'Follow the 5Ds'. To the right, five terms are listed: 'DIRECT', 'DISTRACT', 'DELEGATE', 'DELAY', 'DOCUMENT'. At the bottom, the poster displays: 'SchuDs' and underneath: 'Zentrale Beratungsstelle zum Schutz vor Diskriminierung und sexualisierter Gewalt'. Trees and sunlight are visible in the background.
07/20/2026

New Guide on “International Students with Children” from the German Student Services Organization (Deutsches Studierendenwerk)

The guide published by the German Student Services' Family-Friendly Studies Resource Center is intended to support advisors
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07/14/2026

Online Care Support Group for University Community Members

The next online meeting with care navigator Ulrike Grates will take place on Tuesday, July 21, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. via Zoom.
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07/02/2026

The summer issue of the Family-Services newsletter is online

News for the start of summer 2026 regarding the balance between family and caregiving in the workplace, in college, and in academia.
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06/19/2026

Online Discussion - Work-Life Balance in Research

The Rhein-Main University Alliance (RMU) invites you to an online talk on June 25, 2026, from 2:00 to 3:00 p.m., on the topic: Care and Inequality.
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