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Gender equality work
- On January 29, 2021, the kick-off event for the WiMINToring mentoring program for young female scientists took place as an online event. Despite the digital format, there was no lack of a personal, authentic atmosphere. The highlight was the announcement and introduction of the ten mentoring tandems, who did not know each other at the time. After the successful, mostly very personal introductions of the mentee-mentor pairs, they were able to enter into more in-depth discussions in individual digital group rooms and start their mentoring relationship. Since the first run of the program from September 2019 to March 2020, a number of changes have been made: the program has been extended from six months to one year and various additional offers have been added. The program is once again fully booked with ten young female scientists who will be supported in their career development by top-class mentors. Here is the link to the press release.
- As part of the WiMINToring mentoring program for young female scientists at Clausthal University of Technology, the first networking evening on the topic of "Women in leadership positions" took place on March 10, 2021. The women's network "Women&Science TU Clausthal" was launched as part of this event. The network is open to all (junior) female scientists at the university. If you are interested, please contact Dr. Natalia Schaffel-Mancini, the full-time Equal Opportunities Officer (phone: +49 5323 72-2326 or Email: gleichstellungsbuero@tu-clausthal.de). The press release can be found here.
- TU Clausthal has been participating in the state program since the winter semester 2020/2021: Niedersachsen-Technikum. The Niedersachsen-Technikum is an orientation program for (technical) high school graduates to inspire young women to study STEM subjects. On Wednesday, February 24, 2021, the closing event for this round of the Niedersachsen-Technikum took place, at which Prof. Schachtner, in his function as Chairman of the LHK Niedersachsen, gave a welcoming address. An external evaluation of the Lower Saxony Technical Center was carried out in 2020. The expert group clearly recommended that the MWK Lower Saxony continue and perpetuate the program. For the new run in 2021/2022, we have hired a coordinator for the Lower Saxony Technical Centre at Clausthal University of Technology, Ms Kirsten Wiemker, who is financed for one year from the MWK funds committed to the project.
The press release can be found here. - At its meeting on June 16, 2020, the Presidential Board approved the guidelines for awarding doctoral scholarships at Clausthal University of Technology (Link to the guideline). The aim of this funding program, which is supported by the Equal Opportunities Office and the Graduate Academy, is to support young researchers whose completion of their doctorate has been delayed for family reasons or for reasons of particular hardship. In February 2021, the first doctoral scholarship was awarded by the responsible selection committee.
- The nationwide Girls' Day and Boys' Day (Girls' and Boys' Future Day) will take place on Thursday, April 22, 2021 as a digital format. TU Clausthal has regularly taken part in this nationwide event since 2002. Please register your offers directly on the Internet pages of the Girls' Day website. On this day, boys take part in "Boys' Day" and should get to know professions in which men are underrepresented. If you see opportunities here to provide offers for boys, please register them on the Boys' Day website. Further information on the Girls' Future Day and the Boys' Day can be found on the respective websites. If you have any further questions, please contact the Equal Opportunities Office, Annett Panterodt, Tel. 3106 or by email: gleichstellungsbuero@tu.clausthal.de
- On 2 July 2021, the Equal Opportunities Office is organizing a "Women's Sports Day" in cooperation with the Goslar District Sports Association and the Clausthal University of Technology Sports Institute.
- For the period from January 1, 2021 to December 31, 2022, our President, Prof. Joachim Schachtner, is Chairman of the LHK (State University Conference) Lower Saxony. Prof. Heike Schenk-Mathes, in her role as Vice President for Equal Opportunities and Promotion of Young Academics, has taken over his position as a member of the Equal Opportunities Commission of the LHK Lower Saxony.
Diversity management
- In January 2021, a strategy group consisting of the Vice President for Gender Equality and Promotion of Young Academics, Prof. Heike Schenk-Mathes, the Vice President for Studies and Teaching, Prof. Gunther Brenner and the full-time Equal Opportunities and Diversity Officer, Dr. Natalia Schaffel-Mancini, met digitally with the auditor, Dr. Daniela De Ridder, to plan the diversity audit at Clausthal University of Technology. On March 8, 2021, the kick-off workshop for the diversity audit took place with the large steering committee. The steering committee includes representatives from the relevant fields of action of the audit from across the university. The fields of action relevant to TU Clausthal in the audit are strategy and structure, studies and teaching, personnel management and development, and accessibility. The current status of the objectives for the respective fields of action and the planned measures can be found here.
- From March 9 to 11, 2021, University Sports hosted the first Digital Health Days at Clausthal University of Technology. The Equal Opportunities Office supported this initiative with offers on meditation, early morning exercise, advice on ergonomics in the workplace and a lecture on coping with working from home with children. The press release can be found here.
- From March 15 to 28, 2021, TU Clausthal participated in the International Weeks against Racism with a picture of our international students and the statement: TU Clausthal against racism.
Family service
- The new large daycare facility at Graupenstraße 1 A, which is operated jointly by Clausthal University of Technology and the Studentenwerk OstNiedersachsen, is scheduled to open on May 1, 2021. This facility was set up based on the needs identified in the survey on childcare for TU Clausthal employees and students. The special feature is that a place of learning with the possibility of flexible childcare is planned in the premises.
- For the Easter vacations, the Family Service is organizing the so-called Children's Easter University as a digital childcare offer from 29 March to 1 April 2021. Three units are prepared for the children: "handicrafts", "sports" and "puzzles and stories" each morning. The offer is free of charge and is aimed at primary school children aged 6 to 10.