Certificate: Diversity in Focus

Zu sehen ist die Diversity-Blume. Sie besteht aus acht verschieden farbigen Blütenblättern.

Expand your understanding of diversity, equal opportunities and inclusion with our certificate course! You will learn to recognize and challenge prejudices and stereotypes, gain valuable tools for respectful communication and develop a deep awareness of structural disadvantages and discriminatory practices. This course enables you to analyze changes in your work environment and supports you in building long-term networks for mutual development.

Our modular course offers a varied mix of short and longer workshops, interactive e-learning, reflection discussions and diverse networking opportunities.

The target group is all TU Dresden employees.

Upon successful completion of the program, you will receive the Diversity Certificate.

Structure of the certificate program

Dargestellt ist der Aufbau des Diversity-Zertifikats. — Aufbau des Zertifikatsprogramms "Diversity-Zertifikat"; 1 AE = 45 Minuten

The following courses are mandatory components of the certificate program.

Reflection discussion

The certificate program begins with a reflection discussion and the completion of a reflection sheet to introduce you to the process and give you the opportunity to think about possible points of contact with diversity in your private and work environment.

Date: 01.07. - 22.08.2025
Further information can be found here.

Change of perspective: short workshop to develop diversity skills

The subsequent short workshop aims to improve your individual diversity competence and teamwork skills and to convey the multidimensionality of diversity.

Date: Tuesday, 26.08.2025 09:00 am - 11:00 am
Further information can be found here.

Gallery Tour: Diversity at TU Dresden

During the Gallery Tour and Follow Up: Diversity at TU Dresden, you will learn about existing strategies, structures and support services that are used to promote diversity and inclusion at TU Dresden.

Date: Wedneysday, 10.09.2025 09:00 Uhr – 11:00 Uhr
Further information can be found here.

Workshop: Understanding and reflecting on unconscious bias - making blind spots visible for a fair and open university

The workshop: Understanding and reflecting on unconscious bias - making blind spots visible for a fair and open university gives you insights into the topic of unconscious bias, supports you in self-reflection and provides strategies for dealing with it in everyday working life, tailored to different university contexts.

Date: Thursday, 06.11.2025 09:00 am - 16:30 pm
Friday, 07.11.2025 09:00 a.m. - 16:30 p.m.
Further information can be found here.

Self-study

In the self-study course, you will deepen your knowledge of the legal foundations of the AGG (General Equal Treatment Act).

Further information can be found here.

Follow Up: Diversity in action

In the Follow-Up: Diversity in Action you will work on your own idea sketch to promote diversity in your workplace.

Date: Wednesday, 21.01.2026 09:00 am - 12:00 pm
Further information can be found here.

Final reflection

The certificate program concludes with an individual written final reflection in the form of the completed idea sketch, which you have already worked on in the follow-up. The idea sketch should be submitted by 09.03.2026.

Depending on your interests, you can choose in-depth courses from the main topics listed below. You can also attend courses that are not exclusively hosted and organized by the ZfW. If you are not sure whether a course can be counted towards the Diversity Certificate, please contact us. It is also possible to receive credit for further training already completed in the respective subject areas no more than four years ago. Please use your personal checklist, which you received at the reflection meeting, for courses for which there is no certificate of participation.

Subject area 1: Language & communication (for all)