As the highest decision-making body, the Faculty Council (FBR) advises on the common interests of Faculty 07. It is chaired by the Dean and usually holds four meetings per semester as well as a vacation meeting for urgent decisions. Additional specialist committees make recommendations to the FBR.
The Equal Opportunities Officer and her team take part in the FBR and, in particular, in personnel decisions such as appointments. The diversity team promotes equal opportunities and equal participation for all at the university as well as minimizing discrimination and exclusion.
The examination committees advise contact persons at institute level in cases of doubt relating to examinations.
Gender equality supports all genders. In our team, we attach particular importance to the inclusion of all gender equality issues, so we have identified people who can help you with a small number of problems and support needs.
The members of the team are generally available to you in all matters relating to equal opportunities. They also have their own areas of focus. In addition to providing advice on careers and promotion, reconciling family and career, carers and migrant backgrounds, our tasks in the specialist area are as follows:
- Information and advice for women students and employees
- Information and advice for male students and employees on gender equality issues
- Representation of the interests of female students, employees and professors
- Information and advice in the faculty council
- Information and advice in appointment committees
- Development and implementation of a plan for the advancement of women
- Initiation and implementation of further measures and projects to promote women
In accordance with Section 72 (5) of the Higher Education Act, the Equal Opportunities Officers of the faculties fulfill similar tasks to the Equal Opportunities Officer of the Senate at faculty level. In addition to participating in departmental committees, the Equal Opportunities Officers take part in appointment procedures in particular. Projects initiated by them have so far been made possible by funds from the incentive system, among other things. The work of the Equal Opportunities Officers in the departments is carried out on a voluntary basis.
Here you can find the department’s target agreement to promote the implementation of gender equality in accordance with the framework plan for gender equality at JGU Mainz.
The Diversity Team of Faculty 07 aims to contribute to JGU’s goal of realizing equal opportunities and minimizing discrimination and exclusion. Regardless of age, gender, social background, origin, religion, sexual identity and orientation, physical abilities and life situation, all members of JGU should be given the best possible participation in university processes, structures and resources.
Following on from this, we offer all members of Faculty 07 advice on all aspects of equal opportunities and see ourselves as a point of contact for issues relating to equal opportunities and discrimination. In addition to providing information on funding opportunities and other advice centers, we aim to promote and maintain respectful interaction with one another and identify and initiate the necessary measures to achieve this.
Click here for the JGU’s diversity strategy.
In addition to the departmental committees, there are also the following interest groups:
The University-wide Representation of Doctoral Candidates (DoV ) is a representation elected by doctoral candidates from all faculties and currently consists of 21 members. It is firmly anchored in the Higher Education Act of the state of Rhineland-Palatinate and is therefore an official body of Mainz University. You can contact the representatives of Faculty 07 here.
