What is diversity for us?
To the Career CentreFor us, diversity means: valuing differences, utilizing potentials
TH Wildau already promotes diversity in many areas. It has joined the campaign "Universities against xenophobia" and has been certified as a family-friendly university since 2009. The Group for Diversity and Inclusion at the university pools activities and measures in the area of diversity and since April 2025, the university has had a diversity manager, Ray Trautwein.
The Career Centre for Professorial Development addresses the topic of diversity at professorial level - because the higher up the career ladder, the greater the structural mechanisms of exclusion.
Unless the entire diversity of society is also reflected at the professorial level, the university will miss out on valuable potential. On the other hand, diverse professors enrich the university - both in terms of research quality and in cultural terms.
This is why the Career Centre for Professorial Development aims to promote diverse career paths. We believe that differences in origin, socialization, gender identity, health, family models or religious beliefs are individual assets.
It is our concern to compensate for structural disadvantages and to reduce barriers in the appointment to professorships. A particular focus is on attracting women to professorships in the STEM subjects, as they are still underrepresented in this area at TH Wildau.
