The creation of an unprejudiced study and work environment is of utmost importance for our university.
The Charter of Diversity is an employer initiative to promote diversity in companies and institutions. By signing it, the university wishes to emphasize the importance of this issue.
The aim of the initiative is to promote the recognition, appreciation and inclusion of diversity in the working world in Germany. All members of the university should be valued - regardless of gender, gender identity, nationality, ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age, sexual orientation and identity.

In order to do justice to the many facets of cultural and social background, the individual educational and experiential background and the respective living conditions of our students, we deal with the increasing diversity and offer:

• Tips and individual support, information and assistance
• Seminars
• Exchange and networking and, if necessary, a mentor to support you
• The opportunity to address barriers as a student and develop solutions

You can find information and a contact point for discrimination here: Discrimination

Whether women are in management positions or not has long ceased to be a question of equal opportunities or political correctness. In times of global competition and lack of managers, it is rather economically imperative to recruit managers from the supply of both genders. It is not a matter of victory or defeat for women and/or men, but rather of profit for all concerned.

Information on the seminars offered especially for women can be obtained from the DIT Career Service der THD.

• VHB Seminar „Gender and Diversity“

The ability of working in groups and teams is largely determined by how the relationship between men and women is constructed and how people's different characters are dealt with. Who talks more, who talks less? Who makes decisions, who is responsible for the climate? Who is present in which role and how? In this context, today nobody can avoid the additional qualification gender competence.

Application via: https://kurse.vhb.org/VHBPORTAL/kursprogramm/kursprogramm.jsp

Promotion of Women

Scholarships for female students and scientists

• With the qualification programme "rein-in-die-hörsäle" (into-the-lecture rooms), the State Conference of Women's and Equal Opportunities Representatives at Bavarian Universities (LaKoF Bayern/HAW) supports especially qualified women with a university degree who are aiming for a career as a university professor. Two different doctoral scholarships and a qualification scholarship for admission to doctoral studies complement the programme and are intended to facilitate the path to a university career.
   
• The YOLANTE-Mentoring-Programme: Siemens supports female students in scientific or technological courses.
   
• The MTU-Studienstiftung promotes women in scientific and technological studies fördert.
   
• The Christiane-Nüsslein-Volhard-Stiftung supports female scientists with children.
   
• The Minerva-Programm der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft promotes young female scientists in their career in research.
   
• The YOUNG WOMEN LEADERSHIP scholarship for (prospective) female junior managers.

Children and career: Re-entry after the baby break

Advice for the re-entry

THD Pride warmly welcomes any member of the LGBTQ+ community, who seeks advice or the company of likeminded individuals. We recognize that many students, especially those from outside Germany, may not have a supportive queer environment. Therefore we aim to provide a safe and non-judgemental space for queer students to share as much as they would like.

We are currently a close-knit community, that meets online and in presence when possible. In the future, we plan to host events that put us on the map for queer students to join us, as well as using these events to educate folks outside of the queer community on LGBTQ+ culture and issues.

Instagram: pride.thd

Contact person for diversity: Tanja Staudinger

Equal Opportunities Officer non-academic staff: Tanja Staudinger

Representative body for severely disabled employees at DIT: Peter Apfelbeck

Representative for the interests of students with disabilities or chronic illnesses: Dipl. Ing. (FH) Wolfgang Stern

Civil engineering and environmental technology

• Prof. Dr.-Ing. Sophia Kueres

Applied economic sciences

• Prof. Dr. Diane Ahrens

 Electrical and media engineering and computer science

• Prof. Susanne Krebs

Mechanical engineering and mechatronics

• Ellen Arends

Natural sciences and industrial engineering

• Prof. Dr.-Ing. Christine Wünsche

Applied Health Sciences

• Prof. Dr. Stephanie Hecht

Computer Science

• Prof. Dr. Terezia Toth

European Campus Rottal-Inn

• Anna Schmaus-Klughammer

• Women's emergency hotline Deggendorf
• Violence against women