About us
At the University of Vienna, several offices and stakeholders are engaged in promoting equality, diversity, and inclusion, each with distinct roles and responsibilities. The shared goal is to shape the university as an inclusive, discrimination-sensitive, and diversity-oriented institution.
On this page, you will find an overview of all relevant offices, stakeholders, and initiatives at a glance.
Inclusion and accessibility
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enable:univie
- Promotion of employment opportunities for persons with disabilities entitled to preferential status
- Unsolicited applications, matching, and advisory services
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Representatives for Employees with Disabilities
- Representation of the interests of employees with disabilities, in close cooperation with the Works Council
- Focus on economic, social, cultural, and health-related matters
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University of Vienna Accessible Portal
- Accessible infrastructure, teaching, and communication
- Information, contacts, and support for students and staff
- Gender Platform
Platform of offices for the advancement of women and gender research at Austrian universities - Unikid-Unicare Austria
Network for reconciling work/study and family caregiving responsibilities at Austrian universities - ArgeGluna
Working group for equal treatment and equality at Austrian universities
- Departmental Library of Cultural and Social Anthropology
Working group “Colonial Contexts in Libraries – Decolonize the Library!” - Faculty of Earth Sciences, Geography and Astronomy
Initiatives on" Gender- and Diversity" - Faculty of Mathematics
Initiatives on “Diversity, Equity, Inclusion” - Faculty of Physics
Initiatives on Equality and Diversity - Faculty of Psychology
Ombudsteam for early career researchers - Faculty of Catholic Theology
"Schau hin! Gemeinsam gegen sexuelle Belästigung, Diskriminierung und Mobbing" - Vienna Doctoral School of Social Sciences
Platform on : “Navigating Intersectionalities and Creating Opportunities in Academia”
Tell us about your initiatives!
Are there initiatives within your organizational unit that address equality, diversity, inclusion, and/or the reconciliation of work/study and personal responsibilities among members of the university? We would be glad to hear from you. Please send us the following information by email:
• Organizational unit
• Name/title of the initiative
• Brief description (1–2 sentences), including the target group, if there is a specific one
• Link to further information and/or a contact person