Diversity

Diversity at the University of Wuppertal

The University of Wuppertal sees diversity as an opportunity and regards the diversity of its members as a building block for productive and collaborative progress. Recognizing the different dimensions of diversity and synergistically utilizing them is a core component of the university’s structural development.

The idea of the Gardenswartz & Rowe (2003) diversity model is to make diversity more tangible in organizations. At the center of this multi-layered model, personality is surrounded by a person's nearly immutable characteristics. These have the greatest impact on inclusion or exclusion. These characteristics form the core dimensions of diversity, which are presented below - adapted to the self-image of the University of Wuppertal.

Dimensions of Diversity

The internal data portal Data portal: Monitoring of the share of women at the University of Wuppertal provides access to relevant gender data at the University of Wuppertal at central and decentralised level.
To ensure that our understanding of diversity is also reflected in language, the University of Wuppertal has recommended the use of the gender asterisk* for gender-inclusive language since 2019.
Since 2021, university members have been able to apply to change their marital status and name by self-declaration.
The University of Wuppertal is currently working on setting up restrooms for all (genders).

Counselling Offers

Stabsstelle für Gleichstellung und Vielfalt

Equal Opportunity Officer

Autonomous Student Council Departments

Service Offers

Stabsstelle für Gleichstellung und Vielfalt: Informationen zur Personenstands- und Namensänderung an der Bergischen Universität per Selbsterklärung

Monitoring der Frauenanteile

Funding Programmes

The University of Wuppertal supports both early career researchers and general efforts to promote gender equality through a variety of funding programmes and instruments, such as the Summer University, the Science Career Center and the Gender Equality Award.

Around 6% of BUW students are parents.
The Family Office offers a variety of measures to help reconcile studying and family life and provides a range of services such as the KidsBox, the book box and a babysitting exchange.
The brochure "Studying and working with a child" offers parents guidance.

Family Office

Weitere Serviceangebote und Kooperationen

Kinderfreizeiten - Das Ferienbetreuungsprogramm für Kinder von Hochschulangehörigen der Bergischen Universität Wuppertal

voiio-Vereinbarkeitsplattform

Krabbelgruppe "Uni-Zwerge"

Beratungsstellen

Schwerbehindertenvertretung

Beauftragter für Studierende mit Behinderung oder chronischer Erkrankung

Beratungsstelle der Zentralen Studierendenberatung zum Studieren mit Beeinträchtigung

Serviceangebote

Beratungsstelle zur Inklusion bei Behinderung oder chronischer Erkrankung: Nachteilsausgleich für Studierende mit Behinderung und/oder chronischer Erkrankung

Das Ziel der Bergischen Universität ist es, nichtdiskriminierende und förderliche Studien-, Forschungs- und Arbeitsbedingungen zu schaffen, in denen sich jede*r Einzelne optimal entfalten und entwickeln kann.

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