Organizational Culture

The Diversity & Inclusion Office plans, implements and evaluates projects intended to improve the way in which degrees, research and administration are designed in terms of gender, diversity and family compati-bility. Focal points include actively promoting female excellence and establishing the university as a family-friendly organization and a serviceoriented employer within the international academic community.

Leadership & Development supports the university as a future-oriented learning organization in its cultural development. The department promotes an appreciative leadership and cooperation culture in all areas and offers individual counseling and coaching for all employees as well as support for teams, departments or organizational units. It develops a training program focused to university needs and is committed to health promotion and communication. 

In the reform of employment and working conditions of doctoral and postdoctoral researchers, existing reform requirements will be collected, evaluated, and implemented in a systematic manner while considering the possibilities and feasibility of implementation.

The project is taking a two-pronged approach: identifying and exploring measures that can be implemented in a resource-neutral manner, and identifying measures that require additional funding. For the latter, funds have been requested from the supporting cantons as part of the global contributions 2026-2029.