News and Events of the Equal Opportunity and Diversity Unit
Here you can find the current projects, workshops and events that deal with the different dimensions of diversity in everyday university life.
Diversity Days 2022
On the occasion of the 10th nationwide Diversity Day, we will celebrate the Diversity Days at the University of Bonn from May 30 to June 01, 2022. The program includes a poster exhibition, the "Fair of Opportunities" and the theme day "Diversity and Family".
Inclusive University
As an inclusive university, the University of Bonn seeks to enable students with disabilities and chronic illnesses to study without hindrance. The availability of four different lines of funding from the joint NRW state and University of Bonn “Inclusive University” grant program is designed to permit a flexible response tailored both to individual student needs and the different conditions prevailing across the University. The four grant programs are: Project funding, Support personnel, Establishment of workstations in institute libraries and Establishment of quiet and recuperation rooms.
Details about the grant program and the application and selection procedure are provided in Confluence: Inclusive University (german). Initial users of Confluence first have to activate an account here (access via internal network/VPN only).
Free menstrual products
The University of Bonn now offers free menstrual products for students. The project of the Prorectorate for Equal Opportunities and Diversity in cooperation with the AStA is in the pilot phase during the summer semester 2022. The dispensers will be located on seven selected toilets at central locations from May 1st onwards. With this offer, the University of Bonn contributes to breaking down barriers and implementing equal opportunities. Through the project, period poverty is counteracted and the topic of menstruation is further de-tabooed.
Further information can be found here.
Femmunity study
The Femmunity Study of the LIMES Institute and the Department of Nutrition and Microbiota of the University of Bonn is also currently conducting research on the topic of periods. The study aims to investigate the influence of the menstrual cycle on the immune system and metabolism. Participants are currently still being sought. If you are interested in participating, you can find more information here (german).
Solidarity with Ukraine
On the occasion of the Russian war in the Ukraine, the University and State Library Bonn (ULB) presents topic-related literature from its holdings and refers to selected websites of trustworthy institutions that serve as sources of information or enable private assistance.
Program MitSprache
From 2021, Equal Opportunity and Diversity will provide financial and advisory support for the program MitSprache. The program will be, in the course of this enhancement, extended to all faculties of the university and can be chosen as an export module from SoSe 2021. The University of Bonn is thus promoting educational equity, widening access and inclusion.
MitSprache is a program of the University of Bonn, which is carried out by the Department for Intercultural Communication and Multilingualism in cooperation with the Caritas Association Bonn. The very beginning of the cross-institute initiative which is embedded in the curriculum goes back to Autumn 2015 when the first module Engaged for Refugees was designed.
The concept sees language as the key to the integration of new immigrants, which enables educational opportunities and societal "co-speak" (Mit-Sprache), i.e. participation. The focus of the program is on integration and inclusion of young people of international origin who have recently moved to Germany and are interested in studying or in vocational training.
A further aim of MitSprache is to qualify students as language coaches who support and accompany newcomers on their way to university. In the seminar students acquire knowledge of language didactics, as well as methodological and socio-cultural skills.
Contact
Anna Hollstegge
Poppelsdorfer Allee 24
D-53115 Bonn
Dr. Agnes Derjanecz
Poppelsdorfer Allee 24
D-53115 Bonn