Dear partners and colleagues,
 
It is our pleasure to invite you to the 1st  International Staff Week at University of Duisburg-Essen (UDE). The staff week is focused on diversity and diversity management at universities. Throughout the week we would like to share our experiences and introduce you to diversity initiatives across various faculties and organization levels of our university. The programme will give the opportunity for in-depth discussions within the various fields of diversity and diversity management such as equal opportunities, internationalisation at home, advisory services, diversity monitoring, communications etc. Therefore we highly appreciate presentations from the participants. We are very eager to learn about your institutions diversity policy and good practices!
 
Where: University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany
When: 23.11.2015 – 27.11.2015
Who: Non-academic university staff working in diversity management in their respective field of work. This includes central university administration, faculty level, decentral   support units, project level.
Application: If you are interested in participating in the staff week, we kindly ask you to fill in the application form and send it to staff.week@uni-due.de. The deadline for applications is 30th September 2015.
Costs: The staff week is free of charge. Participants are expected to cover their travel, accommodation and living expenses through the ERASMUS+ staff mobility funds or otherwise. UDE will cover the costs for the welcome dinner, coffee breaks and a guided tour

Please check our website for further information and don’t hesitate to contact us if you have any questions.
Please feel free to forward this invitation to interested colleagues!
 
We are looking forward to meeting you in Duisburg and Essen!
 
Sincerely,
Ira Terwyen and Verena Heuking
UDE International Office