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Diversity

Photo: WIAS | from the video clip: Mathematics is our universal language!

The Forschungsverbund Berlin e.V. (FVB) sees the proactive promotion of diversity among its employees as an important goal. The Diversity and Inclusion Strategy* adopted in 2022 serves as a guideline for the FVB and its seven member institutes to create a welcoming, diverse and inclusive working environment.

We are aiming to:

  • Promote diversity and inclusion and equal opportunities for all employees
  • Build an inclusive environment for a safe, supportive and respectful working environment
  • Nominate one diversity officer per institute
  • Establish visible conflict counselling structures and transparent complaints processes
  • Invest resources in training and setting up diversity-promoting recruitment and career development processes

*The diversity and inclusion strategy guides our academic and non-academic staff – regardless of their individual, social and structural diversity – to recognize differences in privilege, reduce prejudice and bias and create opportunities for underprivileged colleagues.

In execution of the FVB strategy and the requirements of the Charta der Vielfalt, which the FVB signed in September 2024, we have the following action plans within the FVB: