3rd quarter

• Clausthal University of Technology's WiMINToring mentoring program for young female scientists will be continued, as already announced during the first round. The application deadline for the second round of the program was September 30, 2020 and there were again ten places for our young female scientists in the program.

The press release can be found here.

• The Lower Saxony Technical Internship at Clausthal University of Technology officially started on
  on September 1, 2020. The technician at Clausthal University of Technology started her internship at Oker Chemie back in August. The company was recruited for the Lower Saxony Technical Internship via the Chemienetzwerk Harz e. V. The program enables (technical) high school graduates to experience a career and studies at the same time. The application period runs until October 15, 2021.

The press release can be found here.

• In June 2020, Clausthal University of Technology applied to take part in the Stifterverband's "Shaping Diversity" diversity audit and was accepted in July 2020 along with 7 other universities (including 5 universities). The auditing process consists of the internal auditing process with five internal university workshops and the Diversity Forum for regular collegial exchange and lasts approx. two years. In the next step, Clausthal University of Technology must prepare a self-report on its current approach to diversity management.
• Accessibility means ensuring comprehensive access to different areas of life, combined with unrestricted opportunities for all people. This also applies to so-called digital accessibility, including the website. In Lower Saxony, the deadline for all websites of public bodies to ensure the barrier-free (low-barrier) design of Internet content was set for September 23, 2020. Clausthal University of Technology has met this legal deadline and has made its website largely barrier-free since September 23, 2020. In addition, a central declaration on accessibility has been published on the TU Clausthal website.
  The press release can be found here.

• Despite the COVID-19 situation, the children's summer university vacation care took place this year in compliance with the hygiene concept in the week from 17 - 21.08.2020 in the time from 08.00 - 14.00 o'clock. Once again this year, the children were able to take part in many exciting lectures in mathematics, mining and chemistry, among others, as well as other activities. The biggest difference compared to previous years was the lower number of children: due to the COVID-19 situation, only eight children were allowed to attend this year. Some of the activities took place in the youth room of the mountain and university town of Clausthal-Zellerfeld and, where possible, in the fresh air. The press release can be found here.
• The building application has just been submitted for the new large day care center at Graupenstr. 1 A, which is being set up in cooperation between the Studentenwerk OstNiedersachsen and Clausthal University of Technology. The conversion work should be completed in the summer semester. It is planned that the facility will be used as a large day care center for U3 children in the morning until around 5 p.m. and will be approved by the district of Goslar. After 5 p.m., the facility could also be run by Clausthal University of Technology and the student union, allowing flexible childcare services to be offered by student assistants with appropriate additional qualifications.