Equal Opportunities Commissioner

Tasks of the central equal opportunities officer and focal points of equal opportunities policy at Bonn-Rhine-Sieg University of Applied Sciences are:

• Advising and supporting the university management in the implementation of the equal opportunities mandate,

• Participation in all central bodies of the university such as the University Council, the Presidential Board, and the Senate, 

• Participation in all organizational and structural measures of the university,

• Support and monitoring of all appointment procedures and staffing procedures at the university,

• Participation in all personnel measures of the university such as hiring, dismissals, upgrading, redeployment,

• Participation in the preparation, interim and final evaluation of the university's framework plan and equal opportunity plans,

• Implementation and further development of the office's own measures and programs to support (junior) female scientists, including advice on individual measures

• Planning and implementation of own initiatives and campaigns in the field of gender equality

• Gender consulting - application consulting for third-party funding initiatives, including support in the implementation of measures,

• Advising all members and affiliates of the university on gender equality-specific issues,

• Advice on sexual harassment and discrimination,

• Maintaining cooperation within the university and initiating joint projects with the HELP counseling center, human resources development, graduate institute, AStA, presidential representatives, persons of trust, etc., 

• Coordination of and cooperation with the decentralized equal opportunity officers of the individual departments

• Active participation in relevant networks and associations such as federal and state conferences of equal opportunity officers.

• Chair of the Ombudskommission 

• Chair of the Equal Opportunity Commission 

• Member of the Board of Directors of the Center for Ethics and Responsibility (ZEV) of the H-BRS

Decentralized Equal Opportunity Commissioners

Each department has two equal opportunity commissioners, usually a professor and a (research) assistant.

Department of Economics: Professor Dr. Christine Buchholz and Petra Weißenfels
Department of Computer Science: Professor Dr. Simone Bürsner, Anja Kraatz
Department of Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Technical Journalism: Professor Dr. Irene Rothe and Roberta Hodel
Department of Applied Natural Sciences: Professor Dr. Michaela Schmitz and Dr. Nicole Strauß
Department of Social Policy and Social Security: Andrea Jussen and Gabriele Klein