Family-friendly study conditions

Family-friendly study conditions in the form of flexible study times (relaxation of examination deadlines and times, part-time study options), e-learning offers or the promotion of studying abroad with children support students with child(ren) and/or relatives in need of care in balancing their studies with their family responsibilities.

• Maternity leave for pregnant and breastfeeding students
• Part-time study options
• Extended compensation for disadvantages (§ 14 General Examination Regulations of the TUD)
• Studying abroad with a child
• ERASMUS Social top-up: students with children
• E-learning offers

Further information on family-friendly study conditions, such as leave of absence, can be found on the homepage of the campus office Uni mit Kind.

Family-friendly working conditions

In order to attract and retain excellent, highly qualified employees for TU Dresden, TU Dresden strives to create attractive working conditions. Employees are supported in reconciling work and family life through family-friendly working conditions such as flexible working time regulations, fixed-term employment principles for academic staff, the framework code on dealing with fixed-term employment, the application of the family policy component in accordance with the WissZeitVG, the conduct of annual appraisals taking into account compatibility, the introduction of the handout on equal opportunities in appointment procedures, leaves of absence / leaves of absence, regulations on the place of work.

• Service agreement on mobile working (internal area)
• Service agreement on flexible working hours (internal area)
• Maternity protection for employees / civil servants
• New version of the fixed-term employment principles for academic staff (MR/1/2013) (internal section)
• Framework code on the handling of fixed-term employment and the promotion of career prospects at universities in the Free State of Saxony (RS D2/3/16) (internal section)
• Family policy component according to WissZeitVG (RS D2/2/16) (internal section)
• Annual interviews
• Handout on equal opportunities in appointment procedures

The Directorate Personnel and the Campus Office Uni mit Kind will be happy to advise you on all questions regarding family-friendly working conditions.