Diversity & Inclusion

Based on the input of its students, researchers, and employees the University of Basel has defined the following guiding principles, which are integrated in the Strategy (2022-2030) and the Action Plan (2022-2025):

• Employing more women
  The University of Basel specifically promotes the careers of women. Effective gender equality tools and career models contribute to increase the proportion of women at all academic levels, especially at the level of professorships.
   
• Adopting a family-friendly approach
  The family service  provides students, researchers, and employees information and advice in the area of the compatibility of studies, career and family at the university.

• Protecting personal integrity
  The University of Basel is committed to a respectful work culture in which the personal integrity of students, researchers and all employees is respected and protected.

• Strengthening intercultural skills 
  The University of Basel considers intercultural skills as an important qualification in the global higher education and scientific system and promotes existing competencies. This effort has been recognized with the Certificate of Intercultural Competence.
   
• Promoting diverse careers
  The availability of individual support programs enables diverse career paths in studying, teaching, research, administration and management. The University of Basel is promoting an inclusive and life-phase-related human resource management.
   
• Facilitating accessible study
  The service point Studying without Barriers – StoB helps students with a disability or chronic illness to study without barriers and offers a broad range of information and consulting services.