Ulm University of Technology (THU) supports students and staff in balancing family life, their studies and their careers. With family-friendly services such as family rooms, counselling services, information on maternity leave and parental leave, as well as childcare and holiday programmes, the THU creates the conditions for a family-friendly university culture. The THU has been awarded the title of “Family-Friendly Organisation”.
There are family rooms at both THU campuses. These are rooms to which students or employees with children can retreat if, for example, they have not found childcare on a particular day. All rooms have desks and child-friendly equipment. There is also a PC in Prittwitzstraße.
You will find the family rooms
Employees can have the family rooms unlocked. All they have to do is contact Technical Services.
You can also borrow the keys from the respective libraries during their opening hours. The terms of use of the Library of Things apply. The Terms of use for the family rooms (internal document) are available on the intranet.
The legal regulations of the Maternity Protection Act apply to employees. You must officially inform Ulm University of Applied Sciences of your pregnancy. You can find information on this on the intranet at Maternity protection and parental leave (internal document).
You can find the THU guidelines on this at Maternity protection and parental leave (internal document). Further general information on parental leave can be found on the Family portal of the federal government.
Baby-Päckle
Are you studying or working at THU and have become a parent? Then get in touch with us at gleichstellungsteam(at)thu.de and receive a "baby package" for the birth. For data protection reasons, the Human Resources Department is not allowed to pass on information about expectant parents.
Vacation program cooperation with Ulm University
Ulm University offers a vacation program for children of school age and older, for which THU employees and students can register their children for the Whitsun and summer vacations. You can find all the information on this page of the University of Ulm.
The Equal Opportunities team will be happy to advise you on parental leave and reconciling work and family life. You are also welcome to contact the Equal Opportunities Department:
If you have any general questions or concerns about equal opportunities, please send them to the equal opportunities team:(gleichstellungsteam(at)thu.de).
For confidential issues relating to equal opportunities, please use the e-mail address gleichstellung(at)thu.de. Your message will then be sent directly to the Equal Opportunities Officer and her representative.
If you are an employee in technology or administration, please contact the Equal Opportunities Team: chancengleichheit(at)thu.de.