Together with eight other universities from Thuringia, the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar has successfully completed the two-year procedure for fostering diversity and been awarded certification for the coming three years. Various measures were developed as part of the audit and implemented at the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar. These include the installation of toilets for all genders, establishment of a diversity fund, implementation of measures for structural and digital accessibility, and deployment of diversity guides, who enable easy access to peer-to-peer counselling in case of discrimination.
The Bauhaus-Universität Weimar successfully applied for the »Total E-Quality« award. This award is presented to scientific and industrial institutions that have successfully implemented and sustainable strengthened equal opportunities for both women and men within the institutions’ personnel and organisational policies. The jury confirmed that the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar »promotes a well-developed, professional equality, which is impressively practiced at the university«.
Bauhaus-Universität Weimar awarded certificate for »University Internationalisation«
On 5 December 2018, the German Rectors’ Conference (HRK) awarded the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar the certificate for »University Internationalisation«. The Weimar university had successfully completed an evaluation and consulting process which began in January 2018.