Legal basis

According to § 25 para. 3 and 4 of the Basic Regulations of TU Clausthal the Equal Opportunities Officers form the Council of Equal Opportunities Officers. The chairperson is the full-time Equal Opportunities Officer. She represents the Council vis-à-vis the bodies of the university and performs the tasks in accordance with § 42 para. 2 sentence 4 Lower Saxony Higher Education Act (NHG) is carried out. All part-time Equal Opportunities Officers have equal rights among themselves, can represent each other and divide the tasks among themselves in accordance with § 42 NHG.

The Council of Equal Opportunities Officers elects a representative for the full-time Equal Opportunities Officer.

The Equal Opportunities Officer and her deputy may not be members of the Staff Council and may only be involved in personnel matters in their capacity as Equal Opportunities Officer or as her deputy.