What is DIVERSITY AND GENDER EQUALITY in ENHANCE?
ENHANCE lays the foundation for unrestricted mobility of students, researchers, and staff within the network, the establishment and expansion of transdisciplinary research activities with societal stakeholders, and the joint strengthening of sustainable innovations and start-ups. Diversity and gender equality lead to healthy organisations and to innovation. Educational opportunities and exchange within the European University should be accessible to all, independent of economic background, needs or family circumstances. That’s why diversity awareness and gender equality are core values of ENHANCE. We consider and promote these values in all our activities. We hope that the resources that are listed here inspire everyone on our common journey toward more diversity and equality.
Within the framework of this work we have developed different contents.
Support pack for entrepreneurs and innovators of ENHANCE.
A Concept for Diversity and Inclusion in Sustainable Entrepreneurship and Innovation (D&I in SEI)
Diversity and Inclusion belong to the core values of the ENHANCE Alliance. It is everywhere. Also in SEI. Can you see it? Use this support pack to learn, to make a record of your observations, experiences, thoughts, and feelings during your amazing journey in SEI activities. It is your learning tool and nobody else will read it ! Take notes, spend some time completing this book, use it to help you to discover new insights about diversity and inclusion in SEI and use it to get to know new people to broaden your perspectives and put yourself into the shoes of others. Develop new ideas. You can write, draw, doodle… Use it however you like. It is a tool only for you. Download it here:
ENHANCE Guideline for bias-aware selection
In our working life, we take lots of decisions. Sometimes, our decisions may affect other people’s professional situations directly as well. Think of an application by someone, and imagine that you are the person who will select the “right” candidate. What do you look at first in this application? What would you ask during the interview? Scientific studies have proven that decision-makers might be affected negatively by their unconscious biases when involved in selection processes. These are often based on mistaken, inaccurate, or incomplete information. Reflection and some exercises can assist you in becoming aware of these biases and breaking these habits. This document will help you! This guide has been created for all those who are involved in the selection processes for activities in the ENHANCE Alliance, such as summer schools, staff weeks, workshops, seminars, training offers, mobility activities, or any other cross-border educational activity.
Annual report » Diversity and Gender Equality in ENHANCE» Year 2021
The annual report “Diversity and Gender Equality in ENHANCE” for 2021 demonstrates for the first time the status quo on diversity and gender equality within our Alliance. The report presents three strategic goals of ENHANCE to increase our efforts on diversity and gender equality issues. As a benchmark, this report helps to identify common challenges and monitor progress within our impact-oriented approach.
Annual report » Diversity and Gender Equality in ENHANCE» Year 2022
This report will serve as a benchmark to identify the common challenges and monitor improvements within our impact-oriented diversity approach. The report will spread the word of diversity further into the ENHNACE community.
We also offer related training courses. Consult the courses here
Contact Ombudsman for Diversity and Gender Equality
Do you have any questions or comments about diversity or gender-related issues in ENHANCE alliance? Contact the ENHANCE ombudsman:
Melih Özkardes
melih.oezkardes@enhanceuniversity.eu
+49 241 8090719