Department for Equal Opportunities
The Department for Equal Opportunities is associated with the Vice-Rector for Anti-Discrimination and Equal Opportunities and connects the various activities in the area of diversity and equal opportunities at the University of Cologne.
The central tasks of the department are:
- Collection, coordination, evaluation, and further development of strategies and provisions in close partnership with the Vice-Rector for Anti-Discrimination and Equal Opportunities, the Gender Commissioner, and other academic and administrative institutions;
- Gender & Diversity Monitoring und Controlling
- Connection of all internal university institutions;
- Public Relations in the area of diversity and equality;
- Consulting for faculties and scientists in order to develop progressive strategies and measures in regard to gender equality and diversity.
The following principles are the pillars of our work:
We think and act intersectionally
by not viewing the dimensions of inequality as isolated, but taking their possible intersections and/or correlations into account, and integrating them into the development of our strategies and measures. We also bear in mind that the university itself can be seen as a source of exclusion and inclusion.
We promote participation and cooperation
by encouraging the responsibility of institutions and of the individual agents of the University of Cologne in all areas by keeping them informed, making their activities visible, and including them in our ongoing development processes.
We actively organise the transfer from theory to practice
by taking the current discourse regarding gender and diversity at universities into account when developing new strategies and plans of action.
The team
Dr. Britt Dahmen
Head of the Department
Pronouns: she/her
Phone: +49 221 470-5907
E-Mail: b.dahmen(at)verw.uni-koeln.de
- Gender & diversity strategy development
- Consulting for equality in research funding
- Gender & diversity in studies and teaching
Jules Bieber, M.A.
Staff
Pronouns: they/them
Phone: 0221 470 3224
E-Mail: J.bieber@verw.uni-koeln.de
- Diversity strategy development
- Diversity monitoring
- Gender and diversity controlling (e.g. data monitoring, performance and target agreements, gender equality plans)
Dominique Gehrke, Dipl.-Des.
Pronouns: she/her
Phone: +49 221 470-7166
E-Mail: d.gehrke(at)verw.uni-koeln.de
- Public relations
- Event Management (diversity week)
- Awareness campaigns
Susanne Groth, M.A.
Pronouns: she/her
Phone: +49 221 470-8394
E-Mail: s.groth(at)verw.uni-koeln.de
- Coordination of the implementation of measures of the"Aktionsplan Inklusion" (Inclusion Action Plan)
- Evaluation of the "Aktionsplan Inklusion" (Inclusion Action Plan)
- Information management on the "Aktionsplan Inklusion" (Inclusion Action Plan)
Maria Christiane Haas
Assistant Vice-Rectorate
Pronouns: she/her
Phone: +49 221 470-2495
E-Mail: prorektorat-chancengerechtigkeit(at)verw.uni-koeln.de
- Assistant Vice-Rector for Anti-Discrimination and Equal Opportunities
- Correspondence and coordination
- Ressource management
Dr. Ann-Kristin Kolwes
Pronouns: she/her
Phone: +49 221 470-3104
E-Mail: a.kolwes(at)verw.uni-koeln.de
- Coordination & implementation of measures in the field of educational equity
- First Generation Doctorate Mentoring+
- Student assistant positition for first generation students
- Network Educational Equity
Pauline Micus, B.A.
Pronouns: she/her
Phone: +49 221 470-7165
E-Mail: p.micus(at)verw.uni-koeln.de
- Event Management
- Coordination Diversity Week
- Campagne Management
Dr. phil. Rahab Njeri
Pronouns: she/her
Phone: +49 221 470-89082
E-Mail: r.njeri(at)verw.uni-koeln.de
- Critique of racism
- Strategy development for the critique of racism and anti-discrimination
- Racism-critical consultation for employees
- Coordination and implementation of measures in the field of antisemitism critique
Yu Shiqi, M.A.
Pronouns: she/her
E-Mail: s.yu(at)verw.uni-koeln.de
- Public Communication at UoC IMPACT
- Coordination of the short film series and Science Slam "See More Than Before"
- Social Media Management
Sandra Staudenrausch, Dipl.-Umweltwiss.
Pronouns: she/her
Phone: +49 221 470-90589
E-Mail: s.staudenrausch(at)verw.uni-koeln.de
- Genderconsulting - consulting equal opportunity measures for DFG research associations
- Coordination Gender-Trans:for:mations
- Matrix position on research management (Dept. 72 - Major Projects)
Berna Süngü
Student Assistants
Pronouns: she/her
Phone: +49 221 470-7165
E-Mail: b.suengue@verw.uni-koeln.de
- Social Media
- Coordination newsletter "Equal opportunities"
- Support Website
Lea Michailov, B.A.
Pronouns: she/her
Phone: +49 221 470-7165
E-Mail: l.michailov@verw.uni-koeln.de
- Critique of racism
- Event Management
Misha Weber
No Pronouns
Phone: +49 221 470-7165
E-Mail: m.weber@verw.uni-koeln.de
- Inclusion Action Plan
- Event Management
- Data Monitoring
Besuchsadresse
Referat Chancengerechtigkeit
Eckertstraße 4
50931 Köln
Postadresse
Universität zu Köln
Referat Chancengerechtigkeit
Albertus-Magnus-Platz
50923 Köln