Gender & Diversity
RWTH Aachen University acknowledges the integration of equality and diversity among its stakeholders as crucial parts of an innovative and dynamic university which facilitate excellence in research and teaching.
Equal Opportunity
Various individuals address the topics equal opportunity and gender equality at RWTH Aachen. Since 1991, gender equality between men and women has been promoted by the Equal Opportunities Officer. Due to their strong legal involvement and their participation in numerous decision-making processes, the Equal Opportunities Officer is an influential player in the triangle of players, which also encompasses the Integration Team and the Gender Studies Teaching and Research Area.
RWTH Aachen recognizes the importance of gender aspects in research and teaching. Thus a professorship of sociology with a focus on gender studies in the Faculty of Arts and Humanities was created, as well as the Division of Neuropsychological Gender Studies at the University Hospital and a professorship for gender and diversity in engineering. Additionally gender studies was expanded as an interdisciplinary research field at RWTH Aachen, through funds from the Excellence Initiative.
Within the framework of the Excellence Initiative, the Integration Team – Human Resources, Gender and Diversity Management was found as part of the Rector's Office in November 2007. The Integration Team is the central office for university faculties and institutions with questions about gender and diversity matters.
Through the interaction of the three named areas, RWTH Aachen has created a good foundation for establishing equal opportunities and making diversity possible at the university. In doing so, RWTH Aachen reinforces its commitment to a respectful, common togetherness in everyday university life and underlines its involvement in the implementation of numerous gender and diversity measures.