Please contact the Gender Equality Office if you have any questions regarding the discrimination of women.
The Ombudsperson Respect within TUM Compliance Office is available to assist you as a point of contact for any questions or concerns regarding unacceptable behavior, contact via compliance@tum.de.
Legal basis: Allgemeines Gleichbehandlungsgesetz (AGG).
Legal advice in a case of discrimination or sexual harassment from the Federal Anti-Discrimination Agency
TUM has appointed Prof. Winfried Nerdinger as its Antisemitism commissioner. Nerdinger, professor emeritus of architectural history and founding director of the Munich Documentation Center for the History of National Socialism, supports and advises the university in preventing antisemitism. Contact via antisemitismus@tum.de.
All members and partners of the university can reach out to the TUM Compliance Office (TUM CO) in case of a potential violation of the applicable regulations and standards. The TUM CO operates independently and neutrally according to formal procedures and examines all complaints thoroughly by verifying statements and counter-statements. All information issued to the TUM CO is treated with strict confidentiality in order to protect the informant and the persons affected by allegations. In case of a potential academic misconduct, the Ombudspersons examine the complaints and introduce formal Ombudsverfahren if applicable. The Ombudsperson TV-L gives advice on clarifying conflicts in reference to freedom of academia and conscience.
Contact via compliance@tum.de or this reporting platform.
If you have any questions about health in the workplace, please contact TUMgesund. , the organizational health management at TUM. If you have any health concerns, the organizational medical service and the organizational psychological service are at your disposal. Students and doctoral candidates enrolled at TUM can also seek advice from the Munich Student Union or the student health management service TUM4health in its broad advisory network.
The Violence Prevention Coordination Office is here to assist you in the event of a dangerous situations or violence. Contact via care@tum.de.
The primary task of the Gender Equality Officer is to enforce real equality of women and men at TUM. She is the contact person for students and research staff, whereas the Equal Opportunity Officer is the contact person regarding all equality issues of non-scientific staff.
The ombudspersons of the TUM / TUM Compliance Office are available to answer your questions about good scientific practice and scientific misconduct.
Regarding the representation of their interests, TUM employees can contact the employee representation: Personalvertretungen an der TUM.
Legal basis: Bayerische Personalvertretungsgesetz (BayPVG).
- The Diversity & Queer Department of the General Students' Committee offers a platform for students who do not find themselves within the current sexual and gender norm or belong to other minorities.
Outside TUM:
- Strong! - the LGBTIQ* center for anti-discrimination and violence in Munich and Bavaria
- Queeres Netzwerk Bayern (QNB) - a central platform for LSBTIQ* in Bavaria
In the case of disability or chronic illness, you can contact the Disabled Persons Office of TUM for employees (Schwerbehindertenvertretung der TUM).
In legal and employment contexts, Schwerbehinderung refers to a legally recognized level of disability that entitles individuals to certain rights, protections, and support measures under German social and employment law.
Students with a disability and chronic illness can find information and support at TUM Center for Study and Teaching.
As a first point of contact for victims or observers of sexual harassment / sexualized violence of any gender, you can turn to the TUM-internal contact persons. Men can also contact the help hotline for violence against men.
The TUM Family Service is available as a point of contact for all TUM members with questions regarding the compatibility of family and career/studies. The Munich Student Union also provides advice on studying with children.