The Accessibility Representative of the University Library Freiburg (UB) is the contact person for all users of the UB with questions about barrier-free access, workstations adapted to the needs of the disabled, or the literature service for students with disabilities.
The Center for Teaching and Learning [de] offers a wide range of services to promote the development of teaching skills and to improve teaching (e.g. workshops, measures for teaching and curriculum development).
The Department for Teaching Strategy and Digitalisation deals with fundamental questions concerning further development of studying and teaching at the University of Freiburg.
The Equal Opportunities Officer and her consultants advocate for the interests of female researchers and students, and help to enforce equal opportunities at the UFR. The Equal Opportunity Office provides counseling in cases of sexual harassment and stalking, professionalization and networking.
The Family Service is committed to providing reliable structures for the compatibility of work and family for employees and doctoral candidates at the University of Freiburg. In addition, it provides information on childcare options and family-supporting framework conditions.
The E-learning Department of the IT Services has compiled a large number of instructions, tutorials, and discussion forums on digital teaching on the ILIAS learning platform.
The Internal Further Training and Continuing Education Program [de] offers employees of the University of Freiburg a diverse range of continuing education courses throughout the year.
The International Office (IO) offers advice and support for international students and researchers, information about study opportunities abroad, and arranges stays around the world. In addition, the IO supports university-wide international strategy projects.
The Landing Page Teaching provides a comprehensive overview of support, advice, and further training opportunities for teachers.
The Representative for Students with a Disability or Chronic Illness advises students and teachers, i.a. on support options in their studies and mediates between students and teachers in cases of conflict.
As a department of the Student Service Center, the Student Mentoring Competence Network supports all structured mentoring measures for undergraduate students.
Some (autonomous) units of the student government [de] explicitly deal with diversity issues and are committed to a stronger consideration in studying and teaching.
The University of Göttingen has created a website with numerous tips and recommendations to help teachers implement their digital teaching in such a way that everyone involved can constructively work together and with as little discrimination as possible.
The website can be reached via the following link:
The University of Cologne and RWTH Aachen University have jointly developed an e-learning tool for diversity-sensitive teaching, which is aimed at university teachers in all departments. The tool can be accessed here:
Non-affiliates of the two universities have to register on the learning platform ILIAS of the University of Cologne to use the tool. You can find instructions by clicking on “Das Tool” under the link above (currently only available in German).
The Université de Fribourg in Switzerland has developed an online tool for self-evaluation and continuing education for gender-equitable university teaching, which is also freely accessible to external parties.
The tool offers a wide range of selection options, e.g. on the topics of teaching content, communication, interaction, and assessment.
The statements, questions, and tips/suggestions listed can also be applied to other diversity dimensions in many cases. The tool can be accessed via the following link (currently only available in German):
The University of Plymouth has compiled an extensive collection of materials on diversity-sensitive teaching (“Inclusive Teaching”).
Under the following link, you will find a variety of handouts, guides, and videos (in English) that deal with different fields of action and topics in the area of study and teaching – e.g., curriculum design, assessment, advising, and support services for students, etc.:
https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/about-us/teaching-and-learning/inclusivity
The Studierendenwerk Freiburg-Schwarzwald offers a wide range of support for students with children, from daycare places to free meals in the Mensa or family excursions. The social counselling service of the Studierendenwerk is the point of contact for all questions relating to studying with children.
At Freie Universität Berlin, a toolbox on gender and diversity in teaching hasbeen developed for all university teaching staff. The toolbox contains introductory information, handy tips and suggestions, as well as a variety of further links on the topic of gender- and diversity-appropriate teaching.
The toolbox can be accessed via the following link:
https://www.genderdiversitylehre.fu-berlin.de/en/toolbox/index.html