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TUM Diversity Month 2025

The German Diversity Day takes place every year since the initiation through the association Charta der Vielfalt e.V. This year, we celebrate the TUM Diversity Month in June.

TUM was the first university to sign the Charta of Diversity in 2007. With this act TUM committed itself to create a working space which is free of prejudices and exclusion. A working culture, which is open and based on respect, is supported.

TUM Diversity Month – How can you participate?

At the Technical University of Munich, we believe that true inclusion starts with allyship. That is why we are celebrating the TUM Diversity Month June 2025 in the spirit of “Bridging the Gap: Allyship for an Inclusive Organization” – a month-long initiative dedicated to fostering meaningful conversations, learning, and action. Allyship is not just about supporting others; it is about actively creating a workplace where everyone feels valued, heard, and empowered. Throughout the month, the Staff Unit Diversity & Inclusion will be hosting a series of events designed to spark dialogue, build connections, and inspire change. But this initiative is not just ours – it is yours, too! 

We invite every team, department, and individual to join us in shaping this journey by organizing their own events, workshops, or discussions under the “Bridging the Gap: Allyship for an Inclusive Organization” theme. Together, let us turn intention into impact and live a truly inclusive organization!

Contact
diversity(at)tum.de 

More about (Male) Allyship at TUM here.

Events, workshops, activities around the TUM Diversity Month

  • Caregiving for dementia
    • Prof. Timo Grimmer, Dr. Ricarda Böhle & Vildan Dogan (Department of psychiatry and psychotherapy, TUM university hospital)
    • June 2, 2025
    • 12 p.m.
    • in German
    • online
    • Participation counts as working time for the employees. 
  • First aid on children (in connection with TUM4Kids)
    • Astrid Brandau (Johanniter-Unfall-Hilfe e.V.)
    • June 4, 2025
    • 5:00 - 8:15 pm
    • English or German (depending on the preferences of the participants)
    • in person at TUM Campus Heilbronn
    • Registration by email 
  • Wheelmap Aktion rund um die TUM
    • Jana Scheidemann | Lehrstuhl für Forschungs- und Wissenschaftsmanagement | TUM School of Management
    • June 16, 2025
    • 2.00 - 4.00 p.m. (14:00 - 16:00)
    • in German
    • in person
  • Inclusive Leadership
    • Dr. Anna Brzykcy
    • June 18, 2025
    • 12.00 - 01.30 p.m. (12:0 - 13:30 Uhr)
    • in English
    • for professors only
    • online
  • Wo/Men in STEM Round Table - Unlocking Potential: Empowering Women in STEM
    • June 18, 2025
    • 5 - 7 p.m. (17:00 - 19:00)
    • in English
    • in presence

 

Offers by the Central University Sport (Zentraler Hochschulsport)

  • Karatedo Doshinkan
    • Karatego Doshinkan is a traditional martial art that not only teaches self-defence techniques, but also promotes discipline, respect and self-confidence. This course is a unique and inclusive offer, to bring together people with and without disabilities. Our approach is designed to recognise and support the individual abilities of each participant. Doshinkan is strictly non-competitive.
    • April, 28 - July, 26, 2025
  • Wheelchair basketball
    • Wheelchair basketball is a paraolympic sport. We train performance and joie de vivre, strengthen self-confidence and self-determination. At the same time, the sport should always be fun, and exercise should also be an encounter. Above all, we want to enable our young players to experience the positive effects of a team sport and encourage them to shape their lives independently and with self-determination.
    • April, 28 - July, 26, 2025

OPEN-vhb courses

Via the Bavarian Virtual University (vhb), people can take part in courses developed by universities free of charge without any restrictions (e.g. place of residence, level of education, age...). The aim is lifelong learning. An initial registration is required to participate in the online courses. TUM staff or students can also register with their university ID. Depending on the course, there are offers in German and English. 
Here you can find some courses in the areas of diversity and inclusion (German only): 

  1. Interkulturelle Kompetenz, interreligiöse Bildung, interkulturelle Öffnung
    https://open.vhb.org/blocks/occoursemetaselect/detailpage.php?id=319
     
  2. Diversity Management in sozialen Organisationen
    https://open.vhb.org/blocks/occoursemetaselect/detailpage.php?id=328
     
  3. Inklusion und Partizipation
    https://open.vhb.org/blocks/occoursemetaselect/detailpage.php?id=70
     
  4. Ressourcenorientiertes Arbeiten
    https://open.vhb.org/blocks/occoursemetaselect/detailpage.php?id=246
     
  5. Sozialepidemiologie: Reich ist gesund, arm bleibt krank? 
    https://open.vhb.org/blocks/occoursemetaselect/detailpage.php?id=196

TUM Diversity Research Prize

The Staff Unit Diversity & Inclusion awards one bachelor's thesis and one master's thesis as well as one doctoral thesis per semester at TUM that takes gender and / or diversity aspects into account. The price is endowed with € 1.000 each.

 

The application must be made by the bachelor / master student or PhD candidate together with their supervisor. To do this, please bundle the following content into 1 PDF document:

  • Abstract of the thesis
  • Grading of the thesis
  • Explanation of the gender or diversity aspects taken into account
  • Contact details of the submitting and supervising person

This document must be signed by the student and the supervisor. Please attach the bachelor's / master's / doctoral thesis in an additional PDF and send your application to diversity(at)tum.de.

The application deadline is March 31 for the winter semester and September 30 for the summer semester. Works that were graded up to 12 months before the respective application deadline can be considered.

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