TUM Diversity Week – How can you participate?
Life is more than a schedule. It’s a system of interconnected roles and responsibilities, purposes and passions.
During this year’s TUM Diversity Week from June 8-12, we invite you to explore what true integration really means in today’s world. Beyond balancing work and family, we will look at the full spectrum of life: research and study, work and career, relationships and caregiving, health and hobbies, personal growth and community.
Academic excellence does not exist in isolation. It is shaped by the conditions in which we live, work, and collaborate.
- How do we navigate competing expectations?
- How do we create space for what (and who) matters to us?
- And how can our TUM culture support sustainable, multidimensional lives?
TUM Diversity Week is not just a series of events – it is a shared space for dialogue and reflection, and an open invitation to engage.
We encourage you to:
- Join our sessions, workshops, and discussions
- Share your experiences and perspectives through your own proposed event format
- Contribute as a speaker, facilitator, or host
Diversity thrives when we bring our whole selves – and when we acknowledge that each dimension of life deserves visibility, respect, and structural support. Let’s shape a culture that reflects the reality, the complexity and the richness of our lives!
Contact
diversity@tum.de
Main event: TUM Diversity Day June 11, 2026
***Registration necessary, please sign up here ***
11:30 Doors Open
12:00
Welcome by Prof. Dr. Claudia Peus (Executive Vice President for Talent Management & Diversity @ TUM) and Dr. Alina Gales (Head of Staff Unit Diversity & Inclusion @ TUM)
12:15
Keynote by Magdalena Rogl about “Ctrl+Alt+Balance: Restarting the Way We Work”
13:00 (1pm)
Panel with Prof. Dr. Claudia Peus (Executive Vice President for Talent Management & Diversity @ TUM), Bettina Dietsche (Group Chief People and Culture Officer @ Allianz SE) and Dr. Laura Sophie Dornheim (CDO and IT Officer @ City of Munich) on “Reaching the Top, Staying True: Leadership in Science, Business and Politics”
14:00 (2pm)
Break with coffee & cake
15:00 (3pm)
Between Theory and Practice: Dual talk by Dr. Luise Koch (Professorship of Global Health) and Meldestelle REspect! [requested] on “Digital Violence: Evidence, Impact, and how we can Respond”
16:00 (4pm)
Award of the TUM Diversity Research Prize 2026
and
Award of the TUM Lead with Care Awards 2026
17:00 (5pm)
Impulse with Q&A by Bettina Weiguny (Economic journalist, publicist and columnist), Author of “Machtgebiete: Was Managerinnen erleben und wie sie gegenhalten” [translation: “Power zones: What female managers experience and how they counteract it”] on “Power = male? How female executives overcome biases and barriers”
18:00 (6pm)
Networking over Finger Food and Drinks
Main information
- June 11, 2026
- 12:00 - 19:00 (12 to 7pm)
- in English
- Vorhoelzer Forum TUM main campus
- For everyone
- Please register here
Events on June 9, 2026
- LGBTQ+-families & Co-Parenting in Germany
- Dr. Julia Teschlade, Prof. Dr. Christine Wimbauer, Prof. Dr. Mona Motakef (Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, TU Dortmund)
- June 9, 2026
- 12:00 -13:00 (noon - 1pm)
- in German
- online (talk) & / discussion in person
- For everyone
- Registration
Events on June 11, 2026
- One Team, Many Voices: Leading by Embracing Differences
- Prof. Tanja Hentschel via faculty@TUM (TUM Institute for LifeLong Learning)
- June 11, 2026
- 09:00 am - 12:00 pm
- in English
- online
- For faculty
- Registration