Diversity FAQ

What does diversity mean in the context of the University of Würzburg? Every member of the university community brings different diversity characteristics with them and combines different diversity dimensions within themselves. In the #WueSeeYou interviews, some of these dimensions are addressed and made comprehensible.

Since February 2022, JMU has been participating in the two-year audit process “Vielfalt gestalten” of the Stifterverband der deutschen Wissenschaft. As part of the audit process, the university is striving to expand and re-accentuate its diversity-oriented offerings. There are already numerous information and counselling offers on various diversity dimensions. In our FAQ below you will find a large collection of web links to the relevant offers.

The Stifterverband’s figure of “Diversitätsmerkmale im Kontext von Studium und Lehre (Diversity Characteristics in the Context of Studying and Teaching)” below provides a good illustration of how diversity is composed and how diverse the composition can be. And: For a total of five fields of further development, detailed objectives and measures for shaping diversity were developed in a participatory process at JMU:

Anti-discrimination

e.g. sensitivity in regard to diversity and (intersectional) risks of discrimination.

Inclusion

e.g. mental and physical conditions, accessibility

Gender equality

e.g. gender and equality aspects, reconciliation of family and career/studies

Students and employees with diverse socio-cultural and socio-economical backgrounds

e.g. social origin and previous education, first-generation academics

Antidiskriminierung

Sensibilität für Vielfalt und (intersektionale) Diskriminierungsrisiken fördern.

Internationalisation

e.g. welcoming culture, intercultural competences

Daniela De Ridder, Bettina Jorzik (ed.). „Vielfalt gestalten – Kernelemente eines Diversity-Audits für Hochschulen“. Edition Stifterverband: Essen 2012, p. 15. Stifterverband, Audit „Vielfalt gestalten“ https://www.stifterverband.org/download/file/fid/209

Anti-discrimination

e.g. sensitivity in regard to diversity and (intersectional) risks of discrimination.

Inclusion

e.g. mental and physical conditions, accessibility

Gender equality

e.g. gender and equality aspects, reconciliation of family and career/studies

Students and employees with diverse socio-cultural and socio-economical backgrounds

e.g. social origin and previous education, first-generation academics

Internationalisation

e.g. welcoming culture, intercultural competences

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FAQ

Interested in the topic of diversity?

The joint event series of the three Würzburg universities “Diversity³” has been in existence since 2021. Diversity concerns us all: Together with experts, new perspectives are taken on the topic of diversity in academia and beyond. Participation can be credited as part of the “Diversity and Gender Competence” certificate.

Since 2022, there has been a Master’s programme in Diversity Management at JMU.

Where can I find general information about JMU as a place to study and research or as an employer?

Who can I turn to in case I face health challenges?

Where can I get information and advice about an inclusive work and study environment and barrier-free infrastructure?

Where can I find information on how to reconcile academica, career or studies and family?

Who is responsible for the topic of gender equality at JMU? What offers are there on the topic of women in science?

Where can I find information on international and intercultural study/career paths?

Where can I find information and support on the topic of racism?

Where can I find support and information on studying as a first-generation university student?

I would like to study for vocationally qualified studies: Where can I apply for university admission? Where can I find further information on this topic?