Social Sustainability
HEIs [Higher Education institutions] train future decision-makers in society. They can implement the resulting responsibility they bear and their function as role models by demonstrating good practice, for example, by reducing existing inequalities of opportunity and creating opportunities for participation.
Guidline DG HochN, p. 41.
Utilizing diversity potential and ensuring equal opportunities are integral parts of TU Dortmund University's daily activities and firmly anchored in the University Development Plan (in German) and the Sustainability Strategy. TU Dortmund University has appointed various officers and persons of trust to represent the rights of different status groups.