Projects, initiatives and services
A range of projects, initiatives and services at the University of Vienna are dedicated to the issue of diversity and anti-discrimination. They are listed in the overview below according to the so-called "dimensions" of diversity (see also "What is diversity about?").
Cross-dimensional advice & support
Points of Call
- Culture and Equality unit
- Arbeitskreis für Gleichbehandlungsfragen (Equal Opportunities Working Party)(in German)
- Occupational Psychology Services (intranet)(in German)
- Sexual Harassment & Bullying Counselling Office
- Betriebsrat für das allgemeine Universitätspersonal (Works Council for the Non-Academic University Staff)(in German)
- Betriebsrat für das wissenschaftliche Universitätspersonal (Works Council of the Academic University Staff)(in German)
- Büro für Konfliktberatung (Office for Conflict Counselling)(in German)
- Austrian National Student Union Counselling
- ÖH Gleichbehandlungsausschuss (Equal Opportunities Committee of the Austrian National Union of Students)(in German)
- Psychological Counselling Service
- Teaching Affairs and Student Services
- Confidant for Jewish students and those affected by antisemitism at the University of Vienna: vp-js@univie.ac.at
Services
- Diversity in teaching (Intranet; in English)
- Workshops on Diversity and Social Competencies (Center for Teaching and Learning; in German)
- Diversity & Inclusion - reading lists, questions for reflection (Department of Philosophy; in English)
- Recommended actions for teachers in case of discrimination between students (PDF; in German)
Parenthood
- Reconciling work & family life
- Children's Office
- Maternity Leave Return Support (Faculty of Earth Sciences, Geography & Astronomy)
Mental & physical abilities
- Behindertenvertrauensperson (Disability representative)(in German)
- ÖH Referat für Barrierefreiheit (accessibility office of the Austrian National Union of Students)(in German)
- Team Barrierefrei (team for accessible studying) (in German)
- Barrierefrei Studieren (accessible studying)
- Barrierefreie Lehre (accessible teaching)
- Literature service for blind and visual impaired people (University Library)(in German))
Gender
- Culture and Equality unit
- Sexual Harassment & Bullying Counselling Office
- ÖH Feministisches Referat (feminist office of the Austrian National Union of Students)(in German)
- ÖH Referat für Queer-Angelegenheiten (office for queer affairs of the Austrian National Union of Students)(in German)
- Gender Research Office
- Guided tour of women's history at the University of Vienna (Conference and Event Management)
- (No) Walk in the Park - 125 Years of Women at the University of Vienna
- physics4women (Faculty of Physics)(in German)
Origin/ethnicity
- International Office
- Austrian National Student Union Office for Sustainability and International Affairs
- Austrian National Student Union Office for Antiracism Work
- Point of Call "Racism-Critical Working Group“ at the Department of African Studies
- HÖR Hochschüler*innenschaft Österreichischer Roma und Romnja (Austrian Student Union of Austrian Roma and Romnja)
- Introduction to the topic and collection of resources Black Lives Matter
- "Buddyprojekt Publizistik" (buddy project communication science) for students with native language other than German (Department of Communication)(in German)
- German language courses (Language Centre of the University of Vienna)
- Language Swap platform (Language Centre of the University of Vienna)
- Schreibmentoring (writing mentoring) (Center for Teaching and Learning)(in German)
- MOOC Diversity in the context of university. Racism-critical perspectives into everyday university life
Social background/class
- ÖH Referat für Working Class Students (Office for Working Class Students of the Austrian National Union of Students)(in German)
- Schreibmentoring (writing mentoring) (Center for Teaching and Learning)(in German)
- STEOP mentoring for students (Center for Teaching and Learning)(in German)
- Schreibberatung (writing counselling) (Center for Teaching and Learning)(in German)
- Mentoring programme (Faculty of Computer Science)(in German)