29. April 2024
FAU is participating in this year’s German Diversity Day with an interesting program, and we would like to cordially invite you all to take part!
When: Tuesday, May 14, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Where: Multifunctional room on the ground floor of Mensa Süd (Erwin-Rommel-Straße 60, 91058 Erlangen)
Language of the event: English
Together with the Vice President People, Prof. Dr. Andreas Hirsch, the Office of Equality and Diversity and student representatives, we are organizing a Diversity Day with a focus on internationalization and racism. Please find the program in the attachment.
We would like to get into conversation with you! Together with experts from the faculties and central strategic projects as well as students, we will discuss opportunities and challenges in the field of internationalization and critically self-reflect the issue of racism, which we are also confronted with at FAU. Initiatives and research contributions from students, academics and the Office of Equality and Diversity will highlight manifestations of racism as well as possibilities for intervention and open up space to discuss how we can and want to shape our work and study environment at #FAUtogether.
By signing the
Charta der Vielfalt (Diversity Charter) in 2012, FAU Erlangen-Nuremberg is committed to valuing and promoting diversity in its organization, and it has been re-certified as part of the Stifterverband’s “Shaping Diversity“ audit in 2023.
We have already succeeded in getting some improvements on the way, but there is still a lot to do. In our Diversity Concept 2022-2027, we present the most important milestones and future strategic fields of action.
We look forward to welcoming you and hearing your ideas and suggestions!
Program:
9:00 – 10:40
Welcome
Harriet Ziegler, Diversity Management
Panel discussion: #FAUtogether: Shaping an international University
Prof. Dr. Andreas Hirsch, Vice President People
Prof. Dr. Maria Rentetzi, Internationalization Officer
Shima Hosseinzadeh, Doctoral Candidates’ Representative (Faculty of Engineering)
Kerstin Sommer, Head of the Welcome Center
Moderation: Dr. Henni Appell, Strategic Projects
10:50 – 11:45
FAU goes Europe: Explore your international opportunities with EELISA
Johanna Hojer, EELISA
Jonathan Kolb, EELISA Student Representative
11:45 – 12:30
Walk & Talk & Snack
Networking with light catered lunch
Let’s Talk: Research on and Initiatives against Racism at FAU
12:30 – 12:45
Introduction
Harriet Ziegler
12:45 – 13:15
What´s up with your privilege?
AG Antirassismus Medizin, Student Initiative (Faculty of Medicine)
13:15 – 14:00
Introduction of the Staff Network MosaicFAU – Community of PoC
Noran Omran, Initiator of the Network
New Alman Écriture
Noran Omran, PhD Candidate & Speaker of the GRK Literatur und Öffentlichkeit Laura Sturtz, PhD Candidate of the GRK Literatur und Öffentlichkeit
14:00 – 14:15
Break
14:15 – 14:45
What do I care? – Anti-racist educational work with young people using the exam- ple of the radio-project “Warum hört das nicht auf zu brennen? Auf den Spuren des NSU.”
Bernadette Rauscher, Student of the master’s program Theater – Forschung – Ver- mittlung, FAU Innovator 2023
14:45 – 15:00
Prospect and Farewell
Harriet Ziegler
