Guidelines & Recommendations
A guide for lecturers at CAU
Students with health impairments or disabilities require special support during their studies. Kiel University advises and supports these students and has made structural adjustments to make it easier for them to complete their studies: technical learning aids, alternative examination arrangements or extra time for written examinations and assignments to compensate for disadvantages are just a few examples presented in this brochure.
A guide from the Diversity Coordination Office for planning and holding accessible events – in teaching and at events. If you have any questions about accessibility, please contact the advisory service of the representative for students with disabilities or chronic illnesses in advance.
The brochure ‘Diversity at HHU’ contains information on the topic of diversity, the individual dimensions of diversity, and the relevant HHU advisory services.
Diversity @ HHU (deutsch) (Pdf-Download)
Diversity at HHU (english) (Pdf-Download)
A guide from the IQ Centre for Intercultural Competence Development and Anti-Discrimination on planning diversity-sensitive, sustainable and inclusive events.
Brochure ‘Planning and organising events’ (PDF-Download)
Here you will find HHU-specific terms, i.e. primarily the names of HHU institutions and departments and their translations into English.
A guide from the BBSt for teachers and staff with recommendations on dealing with students with chronic illnesses and disabilities can be found here:
‘Teaching guide’ (Pdf-Download)
This tool is aimed at university lecturers who wish to further develop their diversity skills. It was developed jointly by the University of Cologne and RWTH Aachen University to support you in implementing diversity-sensitive teaching.
You can register for the tool on the ILIAS learning platform here.
Important note for non-members of the University of Cologne: Register with ILIAS using your name and email address. You must then click on the confirmation link that will be sent to you by email within one day. On your home page, go to the ‘Magazine’ tab and click on “DiVers”. On the far right of the page, you can confirm your membership under ‘Actions’. You will then automatically become a member of the DiVers project.
Diversity management is a task that universities must tackle as an entire organisation. The volume ‘Learning and Teaching Diversity – A University Textbook’ provides a comprehensive overview of working with diversity at higher education institutions. In practical contributions, diversity experts from universities in Germany and abroad share their knowledge and experience of diversity management in the core areas of teaching, research, strategy/structures/processes and competence development.
Learning and Teaching Diversity – A University Textbook (link to free download)
A guide containing terms relating to sexual and gender diversity, compiled by the ANDERS & GLEICH project run by LAG Lesben in North Rhine-Westphalia.
Primer on the many small differences (PDF download)
Online tool for self-evaluation and further training from the University of Frankfurt to support teaching staff in self-reflection on their practice as university lecturers and in the development of gender-equitable teaching.
Online tool for self-evaluation and further training
The Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences at HHU is committed to openness and inclusion. This link provides general information on diversity, as well as helpful links and contact persons at the faculty.
The ‘Guide to Diversity-Sensitive Teaching’ and the expanded digital version aim to enable all students to participate successfully in the learning process. The aim of the guide is to support teachers with practical tips on how to further sharpen their diversity-sensitive perspective. The guide is available as a PDF download, and you can find a more detailed insight into its contents here.
To ensure that interactions between employees are always characterised by mutual respect, appreciation and compassion, HHU has adopted a code of conduct for personnel management. This code is aimed at professors as well as all other managers at the university. It conveys our understanding of leadership and emphasises the importance of motivation, support, active communication and transparent decision-making.
Brochure on the Code of Conduct for Personnel Management (Pdf-Download)
Gender-neutral language actively contributes to social change, helps reduce discrimination and enables the visibility of diverse groups. You can download the guidelines on gender-neutral language from the HHU's Central Equal Opportunities Officer here.
Guidelines on gender-neutral language (Pdf-Download)
The university didactics team working on the iQu project has compiled the most frequently asked questions and requests from HHU lecturers and put together a collection of methods to help you in the practical organisation of your everyday teaching.
Collection of methods (PDF-Download)