Advice and Representation of Interests in the Context of Equal Opportunities and Anti-Discrimination
On this page you will find an overview of the offices and contact persons at the PH Freiburg who offer advice on equal opportunities and anti-discrimination at the university. You can contact the relevant offices at any time if you have experienced or observed discrimination or harassment at the university. The counselling centres and contact persons are also available to you if you need advice, e.g. due to parenthood or a chronic illness, or if you need special support during your studies or at work. You are welcome to arrange a confidential consultation.
If you have any questions about who the right contact person is for your counseling needs or if you are unable to reach the relevant office, you can contact the Equality Office at any time, who will be happy to assist you: meldestelle(at)ph-freiburg.de
Contact Person for Anti-Discrimination
Dr. Wiebke Scharathow
Target Group
Students and employees
Consulting Topics
Independent initial counselling and referral counselling in cases of racism and anti-Semitism
Contact
Phone +49 761 682-239
E-Mail wiebke.scharathow(at)ph-freiburg.de
Contact person for students with disabilities and chronic diseases
Dr. Ralf Erens
Target group
students with disabilities and chronic diseases
Consulting topics
- compensation for disadvantages during teaching and examinations
- studying with a disability
- severe disability
- accessibility
Contact
Phone +49 761 682 470
E-Mail erens(at)ph-freiburg.de
Contact person for employees with disabilities/ person of trust
Dr. Markus Textor
Deputy representative of severely disabled persons: Thorsten Zinser
Target group
employees of all status groups and applicants
Consulting topics
everything about disability and work
Contact
Dr. Markus Textor
Phone +49 761 682-434
E-Mail markus.textor(at)ph-freiburg.de
Thorsten Zinser (Deputy SBV)
Phone +49 761 682-290
E-Mail thorsten.zinser(at)ph-freiburg.de
Equality Office, Academic Staff Development and Family Support
Doris Schreck, Anja Bechstein
Target Group
Junior researchers, academic staff, and students
Consulting Topics
- advice on issues relating to the compatibility of career or studies and parenthood
- counselling on maternity protection for students ( Important information)
- discrimination due to parenthood or care work
Contact
Phone +49 761 682-375 (Doris Schreck for academic employees and junior staff) or -476 (Anja Bechstein for students)
E-Mail doris.schreck(at)ph-freiburg.de or anja.bechstein(at)ph-freiburg.de
Equal Opportunities Representative
Anja Bechstein
Target Group
non-academic staff
Consulting Topics
- promoting the compatibility of family and career for women and men
- involvement if an application for family-friendly services is rejected
Contact
Phone +49 761 682-476
E-Mail anja.bechstein(at)ph-freiburg.de
Contact Persons for Refugees at the PH Freiburg
Prof. Dr. Albert Scherr, Dr. Rebecca Hofmann
Target Group
Refugee prospective students, students and researchers
Consulting Topics
- questions about residence status
- legal issues
- referral to central information offices
Contact
Prof. Dr. Albert Scherr
Phone +49 761 682-227
E-Mail scherr(at)ph-freiburg.de
Dr. Rebecca Hofmann
Phone +49 761 682-687
E-Mail rebecca.hofmann(at)ph-freiburg.de
Equality Office, Academic Staff Development and Family Support
Doris Schreck, Anja Bechstein, Leona Cordi
Target Group
Academic staff, doctoral candidates, students
Consulting Topics
- discrimination on the basis of gender
- advancement of women
- Referral advice in cases of other experiences of discrimination for which you cannot find the right point of contact or any other point of contact at all (cooperation with internal and external university advice centres)
Contact
Phone +49 761 682-417 (secretary's office)
E-Mail gleichstellung(at)ph-freiburg.de
Equal Opportunities Officer
Prof. Dr. Jennifer Stemmann
Target Group
academic staff (in close coordination with the Equality Office and university management) and students
Consulting Topics
- discrimination on the basis of gender
- advancement of women
Individual requests for consultation may be forwarded to the Equality Office or to the responsible consultation offices, contact persons, and interest groups at the university. The Equal Opportunities Officer is consulted in particular when issues relating to gender equality require clarification at university management level and/or are to be included in coordination and university development processes.
Kontakt
Telefon +49 761 682-316
E-Mail gleichstellungsbeauftragte(at)ph-freiburg.de
Equal Opportunities Representative
Anja Bechstein
Target Group
non-academic staff
Consulting Topics
- career advancement of women
- representation of women's concerns and interests towards the department
- contact person if women are disadvantaged in the workplace
Contact
Phone +49 761 682-476
E-Mail anja.bechstein(at)ph-freiburg.de
Care Guide
Manuela Pluche
Target Group
employees and students
Consulting Topics
- legal regulations in connection with caring for dependants
- compatibility of work/studies and care
Contact
Phone +49 761 682-628
E-Mail manuela.pluche(at)ph-freiburg.de
Contact Persons for Psychosocial Counseling at the Studierendenwerk Freiburg
The therapeutic team in Freiburg consists of doctors and graduate psychologists with in-depth psychotherapeutic training. (For contact persons see Homepage)
Target Group
Students at Freiburg universities
Consulting Topics
If you have personal or study-related problems, you are not alone. Many students experience crises in the course of their studies. In such cases, it is good to have professional support to help you see the path ahead more clearly. Often a short conversation helps.
The Psychotherapeutic Counseling Service of the Studierendenwerk (PBS) is the right place of contact in such cases.The focus of the work is on counseling in the form of one-to-one sessions. registration is required for this. There is also an open consultation hour once a week, which you can attend without making an appointment.
Counseling sessions are also available in English, French, Arabic, Chinese and Slovenian.
Of course, all consultations are subject to confidentiality.
Contact
Psychotherapeutic counseling (PBS)
Studierendenwerk Freiburg
Baslerstraße 2, 79100 Freiburg
Phone +49 761 2101-269
E-Mail pbs(at)swfr.de
Office hours Mon-Fri 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Contact Persons for Sexual Harassment
Doris Schreck
Marcel Hinderer
Target group
Students and employees
Consulting Topics
Information, advice and identification of possible courses of action in cases of sexual harassment in strict confidentiality
Contact
Doris Schreck
Phone +49 761 682-375
E-Mail doris.schreck(at)ph-freiburg.de
Marcel Hinderer
Phone +49 761 682-302
E-Mail hinderer(at)ph-freiburg.de
AGG Complaints Office
In addition to the contact persons and counseling services listed here, there is a complaints office at the PH Freiburg in accordance with the General Equal Treatment Act (AGG). As part of a formal complaints procedure, the complaints office examines whether there is a violation of the prohibition of discrimination § 7 AGG, i.e. discrimination under the AGG. The AGG Complaints Office does not provide advice on matters of discrimination. For a confidential consultation, you can first contact one of the counseling centres listed above or one of the interest groups listed below.
Complaints relating to the provisions of the AGG must be sent to the central Equal Opportunities Officer Prof. Dr. Jennifer Stemmann and/or Chancellor Hendrik Büggeln.
Interest Groups
Here you will find an overview of the interest groups at the PH Freiburg. These represent the interests of employees, doctoral candidates, and students. Further information on the target groups and the main responsibilities can be found below.
Chair of the Doctoral Convention
Antonia Appel, Karina Demmler
Contact persons represented in the individual faculty councils, in the senate and in the senate committees, see website.
Target Group
All doctoral candidates of the PH Freiburg
Main Points
Representation of the interests of doctoral candidates, especially:
- promotion of networking and exchange with each other
- spokesperson with voting members in faculty councils, in the university senate and in the senate committees
Contact Persons Staff Council
Chair: Monika Löffler
Deputy: Petra Bartholomé
Board member: Thorsten Zinser
Other members
Target Group
All employees of the university (all status groups), including:
- employees
- apprentices
- officials
- tutors
(Exception: professors, lecturers)
Main Topics
Legal representation of the interests of the above-mentioned groups of employees, key consulting services:
- middle management committee (Carmen Schelb & Monika Löffler / committee of staff councils of the PHs in BW)
- occupational safety (Bernd Mössner)
- data security & protection (Elmar Graf)
- classification (Carmen Schelb)
- inclusion (Monika Löffler)
- conflict management (Monika Löffler & Florian Weitkämper)
Contact Persons (VS Secretariat)
Isabella Finocchiaro, Johanna Meyer
Target Group
All students of the PH Freiburg
Main Focus
Representation of student interests, in particular improvement of study conditions, for this purpose student contact point e.g. for problems with:
- study regulations
- internship
- teaching staff