Gender & Diversity

At the TUM School of Social Sciences and Technology we strive to create a working environment that is attractive to all employees and students regardless of gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, sexual orientation, mental or physical disability, medical condition, race, ethnicity, ancestry, culture, national origin, religion, marital status, or any other form of human diversity. Furthermore, we incorporate the dimensions of gender and diversity into our learning and discovery processes.

Our efforts support the efforts of TUM’s Gender Equality Office as well as the Staff Unit Diversity and Equal Opportunities:
Gender & Diversity at TUM.

Our Services

Our Deputy Gender Equality Offers also serve as first point of contact for all gender and diversity matters at their respective department and for different career levels.

Department of Educational Sciences

Dr. Efe Bozkir (Postdoctoral Researcher)
Department of Educational Sciences

Prof. Dr. Anna Keune
Department of Educational Sciences

Alexandra Ochs (Doctoral Candidate)
Department of Educational Sciences

Prof. Dr. Sascha Poquet
Department of Educational Sciences

Prof. Dr. Azzurra Ruggeri
Department of Educational Sciences

Department of Governance

Auxane Boch (Doctoral Candidate)
Department of Governance

Prof. Dr. Florian Egli
Department Governance

Krikis Konstantinos (Doctoral Candidate)
Department of Governance

Department of Science, Technology and Society

Dr. Cansu Güner (Postdoctoral Researcher)
Department of Science, Technology and Society

Dr. Joakim Juhl
Department of Science, Technology and Society

Prof. Dr. Jörg Niewöhner
Department of Science, Technology and Society

Nadine Osbild (Doctoral Candidate)
Department of Science, Technology and Society

Prof. Dr. Sebastian Pfotenhauer
Department of Science, Technology and Society

Idea and target group

Many parents* are familiar with the situation: During a meeting or a class you have no possibility to care for your child. However, it is difficult to take your child with you because smaller children have hardly any opportunities to play in typical university rooms. Therefore, the TUM School of Social Sciences and Technology has set up a children's room in room 132, 1st floor, which can be used flexibly by staff and students with children. This measure supports the compatibility of work and family in a special way.

Using possibilities

study room, where parents work and the child plays independently
Meeting room with (few) collaborating persons or students, during which the child works independently
Scope for bridging waiting times
Stay of children with care by professional staff

If there is a need for a rest room for expectant and nursing mothers, please contact us.

Please note that self and external childcare in the same nursery at the same time is not possible. Third-party care has priority over self-care.

Support

Childcare takes place in collaboration with the RUF agency in the children's room of our faculty (Marsstraße 20, room 132, 1st floor). Care requests require at least three days notice for processing.

Please note the information for parents on the use of flexible short-term care.

The minimum supervision time is 2 hours (plus handover time). Due to subsidies, the costs for one hour of supervision are currently 5 Euros for students of SOT and 7 Euros for university staff of SOT, which are invoiced quarterly. There is a maximum of 60 external supervision hours per semester. For students and staff who do not study/work at the TUM School of Social Sciences and Technology, the cost clarification must be discussed with the respective school in advance.

Please have a look at our flyer for further information. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us at the email address mentioned above.

The booking is made via the e-mail address nursery(at)sot.tum.de.

Please contact Prof. Dr. Allister Loder (Gender Equality Officer) for further information.

*The term parents stands here for all those responsible for childcare.

Orientation and support for schoolgirls - from hands-on courses to support for the gifted

MentorING - Mentoring program for female students and networking, seminars and workshops such as "Managing Gender & Diversity"

TUM Mentoring from alumni for students

Parity Jour Fixe - platform for the promotion of an equitable, diverse and inclusive work and research culture at the Department of Architecture

Family-friendly facilities at TUM

Campus Munich

Campus Garching

Family room at the Department of Mechanical Engineering

Important contacts

Contact for parents (employees and students) at TUM School ED: eltern.diversity(at)ed.tum.de

TUM Family Service

Childcare

Holiday Childcare through TUM family

#equal opportunities - parent networking via Moodle or Rocket.Chat-Kanal

Munich Student Union - Advisory Service for pregnant women and students with children

Deutscher Hochschulverband (2015) - Infos Rechtlicher Rahmen für Mutterschutz, Elternzeit, Teilzeit und Beurlaubung aus familiären Gründen für wissenschaftliches Personal an der Hochschule