Jun 19, 2024
TUD certified as a family-friendly university for the sixth time
Federal Minister for Family Affairs Lisa Paus (l.) presented the certificate to CCO Marion Schmidt (2nd from right) and representatives of other universities.
TU Dresden has once again received its certificate in the "family-friendly university audit". This is the sixth time that TUD's family-friendliness has been officially confirmed. The award recognizes the many years of work TUD has invested in creating optimal conditions for both employees and students with children or care-giving responsibilities. Marion Schmidt, TUD's Chief Communication Officer, accepted the certificate in Berlin on June 18, 2024.
Balancing family life with work or studies is a particular challenge for universities, and one for which TUD is actively seeking solutions. A particular focus of the new action program is on strengthening the role of fathers and the opportunity to take on family responsibilities on an equal footing. Overall, the new action programme, which explicitly recognizes the diversity of all family constellations, aims to create an even broader awareness of the topic of family-friendliness at the university and to anchor it even more firmly in our management culture.
At TU Dresden, the family-friendly university initiatives are coordinated by the Vice-Rectorate University Culture and the Directorate University Culture. All activities on this topic are overseen by Franziska Schneider, Family Friendliness Coordinator. You can find all information, initiatives and offers at https://tu-dresden.de/chancengleichheit/familienfreundlichkeit
About the audit
The audit family-friendly university is a tool for implementing and advancing family-friendly working and study conditions. Based on the particularities of university organization, the audit family-friendly university initiates and accompanies a process: The goal is to achieve an improved balance between work/study and family for all member groups from academia, research, education, technology and administration. TU Dresden received its first certification in 2007 and has been able to confirm it every three years since then. http://www.beruf-und-familie.de
Contact
Franziska Schneider
Unit Diversity Management
Family Friendliness Coordinator
Tel.: +49 351 463 39772