On the subject of "Family friendliness and equality", you will find information on the following points here:

• General Equal Treatment Act
• Work and Family
• Equal Opportunities and Diversity
• Ethical Principles
• Child Benefit
• Childcare and Vacation Care

The General Equal Treatment Act (AGG) is aimed at preventing or eliminating any discrimination on the grounds of race or ethnic origin, gender, religious denomination or philosophy, handicap, age or sexual identity. Therefore, persons protected by the AGG have rights or legal claims against the employer in case of violations of the statutory prohibition of discrimination.

Please refer to the following fact sheet to find out in which specific cases this is the case:

Fact sheet AGG

As a family-friendly employer, KIT supports its members in reconciling work and family life. In particular, they are supported and relieved by flexible working hours, childcare services or positions to return to work at KIT. In particular, all supervisors and managers are responsible for providing their employees with support in this regard. In addition, parents who study or work at KIT have the opportunity to obtain all important information on the topic of "family" via the family portal.

You can find current information on this and the relevant contact persons under this link and under the keyword "Equal Opportunities".

You can find further information on the topic of "Work and Family" here:

• Teleworking and Mobile Work

Teleworking and Mobile Work

The Executive Board of KIT and the staff councils of the two offices in Karlsruhe and Garmisch-Partenkirchen signed the "Works Agreement on Teleworking and Mobile Working" in April 2022. To further improve the work-life balance at KIT, it is possible to use both teleworking (only partly in English) and mobile working (only partly in English) for flexible working hours. All KIT employees may be granted the option of teleworking and mobile working in accordance with the provisions of this works agreement, provided that this is compatible with the respective official interests and the work organization requirements are met. However, there is no entitlement.

You will find an overview of the topic “Equal Opportunities and Diversity” as well as the respective contact persons by following this link.

Equal opportunities are anchored within KIT's legal structure in Art. 16 of the KIT Act and in the “Satzung für die Chancengleichheit für Frauen und Männer am Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (Chancengleichheitssatzung)” (statutes on equal opportunities for women and men at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology – equal opportunities statutes, in German only), which was adopted by the KIT Senate and came into force in September 2014. Creating equal opportunities for women and men in research, teaching, innovation, technology, and services as well as providing opportunities to develop and use their qualifications are therefore part of the declared goals of KIT. To this end, KIT has developed a series of measures aimed at different target groups, such as measures to reconcile work and family life. In accordance with KIT´s current Equal Opportunities Plan (in German only), we aim to increase the proportion of women in all areas, including professorships.

​​​​​You can find an overview of the services on offer, the Equal Opportunities Officers and locations for Equal Opportunities as well as information on the topic of "family" from the family portal via the corresponding links.

At KIT, we are aware of the diversity of our employees and students and actively promote it - because it is precisely this diversity that forms an important foundation for scientific progress and excellence. The opportunity for all employees to fully exploit their potential, to work with satisfaction at KIT, and to participate in its development is at the heart of the diversity-oriented culture at KIT. We therefore actively promote diversity (particularly with regard to equal opportunities for men and women and internationality), support the individual lifestyles and needs of our employees, create a working environment with fair and transparent framework conditions, and train our employees to become diversity-competent top performers. For this purpose, a Diversity Statement (in German only) was adopted and the Diversity Charta was signed.

Female researchers also receive support from the Human Resources Development and Vocational Training Business Unit (PEBA) when applying for funding as part of external calls for proposals on the topic of “promoting women and reconciling work and family life” (e.g. for special research areas or graduate schools) as well as with the targeted use of the financial resources approved for this topic. You can find more information about this and the relevant contact persons here (in German only).

The KIT Senate approved the “Guidelines for Ethical Principles of Karlsruhe Institute of Technology” on 17 October, 2016. These ethical guidelines are addressed to all members and affiliates of KIT and – against the background of the freedom of art, science, research, and teaching enshrined in Art. 5 (3) of the German Basic Law – set standards and obligations for ethically responsible actions of KIT by its bodies as well as its members and affiliates.

You will find the Guidelines for Ethical Principles of KIT as well as information on the Ethics Committee and Ombudspersons for the Ethical Principles under the corresponding links.

The Family Benefits Office of the Federal Employment Agency is responsible for processing all questions relating to child benefit for professors with civil servant status and professors not covered by collective agreements.

For information and queries, please contact your regional family benefits office directly. Information on the subject of "child benefit" and the contact details of the responsible family benefits office can be found on the homepage of the Federal Employment Agency (Geman language).

KIT offers its employees at Campus South and Campus North various childcare options.

Comprehensive information on the daycare centers and vacation care for school children at KIT can be found via this link (in German only).