The Equal Opportunities Office and the AStA of Paderborn University are also offering two awareness training sessions for students for this O-Phase in winter semester 2024/25. This serves as preparation for the teamer activity during the orientation week, which takes place in October.

SABRA (Servicestelle für Antidiskriminierungsberatung Beratung bei Rassismus und Antisemitismus) is a state-funded advice center for anti-discrimination work run by the Jewish Community of Düsseldorf. SABRA's work includes, in particular, individual counseling for those affected by Antisemitism and racism and offers various educational formats for prevention and awareness-raising on the topic of Antisemitism.

The three Antisemitism advice and reporting centers SABRA, ADIRA and Rias NRW will introduce themselves. After a short presentation by the invited speakers, you will have the opportunity to take a look at the day-to-day work of the institutions and talk to the three representatives about current manifestations of Antisemitism in Germany and the situation at universities since October 7, 2023.

On the occasion of the nationwide Diversity Day, the Central Equal Opportunities Officer and the Diversity Officer of Paderborn University invite all interested parties to the event series “You too? First-time academics at UPB” on the topic of social background and classism.

Gender diversity is also becoming increasingly visible at the university, especially in teaching. However, gender diversity, including the linguistic inclusion of this in everyday teaching and learning, is still often experienced as a challenge. How do I deal with new names or neo-pronouns in lectures or seminars? How can I as a teacher think about gender diversity and teach the topic competently in my field?

The series of events will begin with a workshop on the topic of “What is Antisemitism? Recognize, name, act” with ADIRA NRW. In order to gain confidence in dealing with antisemitic incidents, knowledge is needed both about its manifestations and about concrete counter-strategies.

Prof. Dr. Katajun Aminpur, Commissioner for Criticism of Racism at the University of Cologne, will give a lecture on Tuesday, 25 June at 4 p.m. on the topic of “University structures and criticism of racism”. The lecture will be held digitally in cooperation with the course taught by Matthias Philipper, Sociology at the Institute of Human Sciences at Paderborn University.

The Central Equal Opportunities Officer and the Consultant for Diversity at Paderborn University want to make visible and strengthen the commitment to a diverse university on the occasion of the nationwide Diversity Day on Tuesday, 28 May. All university members are cordially invited to the library foyer from 11 am to 2 pm.

To mark the annual Coming Out Day, the Central Equal Opportunities Officer and the AStA Equal Opportunities Officer at Paderborn University are inviting interested parties to a small series of events. Together with the state project "blick* zu LSBTIQ* Strukturen im l?ndlichen Raum", they are offering three different events on the 24th of January, the 26th of January and the 6th of February 2024 that deal with the topics of gender identity and…

For many people, coming out is still a big and courageous step. The day of action on Tuesday, the 21st of November, in the library foyer aims to educate people about this and make the topics of sexual and gender diversity visible.

The Senate of Paderborn University has elected Dr. Annika Hegemann as the new Central Equal Opportunities Officer. The business economist succeeded Irmgard Pilgrim, who held the office since 1992, on 1 October. Senate Speaker Prof. Dr. Merle T?nnies and University President Prof. Dr. Birgitt Riegraf thanked Pilgrim for her many years of valuable commitment. The central Equal Opportunities Officer was elected for four years. Deputy Equal…

Our annual Research Day is aimed at all Paderborn scientists and serves as a platform for networking and communication within the university. The focus is always on a current research topic, which is introduced by a keynote speech from a distinguished guest.

The Foreign Language Day has been taking place for around 30 years and has brought several hundred teachers, trainee teachers and students interested in current topics, questions and methods of modern foreign language teaching to Paderborn University every year since 2014. After a digital bridging of the corona-related restrictions, the Foreign Language Day will take place again this year on Wednesday, September 13, in presence.