The Equal Opportunities team is the point of contact for staff in administration and technical roles at the university. This includes, for example, staff in secretariats, laboratories and the Technical Services department.
All discussions are treated in strict confidence.
On this page, you will find key information on equal opportunities for staff, such as support for balancing work and family life and details of our seminars.
Please feel free to contact us – we are here to advise and support you.
The Equal Opportunities team will be happy to advise and support you! Under the heading "Contact persons" you will find all contact persons and their contact details.
Among other things, we can advise you on
All discussions are strictly confidential.
Employees with disabilities
The Disability Officer at Ulm University of Applied Sciences is responsible for employees with disabilities. This office is held by Franz Roth. He can be contacted at Franz.Roth(at)thu.de or 0731-96537572. He is a specialist for occupational safety, a representative for severely disabled employees and a fire safety representative.
The task of the representative for severely disabled employees is to
To make this possible, representatives for severely disabled employees get to know people with severe disabilities and their workplaces. This enables them to recognize potential problems at an early stage and keep an eye on challenges.
As part of the work-life balance, Ulm University of Applied Sciences is committed to offering employees the opportunity to work from home. After consultation with the responsible persons, you can choose the most flexible weekly model for you.
To help you better assess your financial situation when returning to work, there is a return-to-work calculator from the Federal Ministry.
There are family rooms at both THU campuses. These are rooms to which students 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 you 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 rules of use for the family rooms (internal document) can be accessed via the intranet.
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.
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. Simply get in touch with us - here are the contact details here.
You work at THU and have become a parent? We send our baby package home as a surprise to mothers who have reported the birth of a child to THU. If you do not notify us of a birth (for example, because you have become a father), you will also receive a package - but you will need to write to us by e-mail at gleichstellungsteam(at)thu.de.
Ulm University offers a vacation program for children of school age and above, 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 Ulm University.
In cooperation with Ulm University Hospital, employees of Ulm University of Applied Sciences have the opportunity to receive counseling in stressful situations. Further information and contacts can be found under Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy | Ulm University Hospital. Counseling is free of charge and conversations are subject to confidentiality.
The Advice Center for Pregnancy and Family Planning also offers support in finding accommodation, looking for a place in a daycare center, dealing with authorities and social and financial help for pregnant women.
Ulm University of Applied Sciences does not tolerate sexual discrimination, harassment, or violence in any form. To this end, the university has adopted a policy (internal document) on this matter, which you can access on the intranet.
The following contact persons are available to anyone at our university who has experienced sexual discrimination, harassment, or even violence, or who wishes to report related grievances or risks:
Every conversation will be treated strictly confidentially, and further steps will be taken only at the request of the person concerned.
The THU is also developing a safety policy to address this issue. A safety policy, for example, defines measures designed to better protect people from sexual harassment, establishes prevention programs, and outlines procedures.
THU recommends using either gender-neutral forms or the gender star. Examples of usage and more information on this topic can be found in the Manual for Gender-Inclusive Language.
Why is gender-inclusive language important?
Language has the potential to discriminate and exclude. At the same time, however, it also offers the opportunity to create visibility and, in the long term, to change reality.
Example: People should choose a career based on their interests. But if we always talk only about engineers or technicians, it seems as though only men can pursue these careers. Of course, that’s not the case—but for female students, for example, this can subconsciously have a major influence on whether they can imagine themselves in such careers or rule them out from the very beginning.
How do I gender correctly?
The THU recommends
The gender asterisk as a placeholder to make all other genders visible in addition to female and male.
You can find an overview of gender-neutral alternatives in the dictionary "Clever gendering".
Make sure that you use consistent forms within a document, email or website.