Achievements
Lore-Agnes Award
Every two years, this 15,000 euros award is presented to excellent, innovative projects on gender equality by the university’s rectorate. Its aim is to make these equal opportunities projects visible and financially support them. The award has been named after Lore Agnes (born June 4, 1876 in Bochum), social-democratic politician and women’s rights activist.
Award winners 2011
In 2011, the Department for Industrial Sales Engineering and the "Arbeitskreis Sekretariatsmanagement" (Working Group Secretariat Management) received the Lore-Agnes Award.
Aim of the Working Group Secretariat Management is to create a network between the employees in the many secretariats of the university to ensure an optimal flow of information.
The Department for Industrial Sales Engineering supports female students in Engineering with the programme "Women encourage women. Women stay women" ("Frauen stärken Frauen. Frauen bleiben Frauen“).
Awards
- 2009: Professorinnenprogramm des BMBF
- 2009: Re-Audit Familiengerechte Hochschule
- 2009: Paktpartner „Komm Mach‘ MINT“
- 2008: Professorinnen-Programm des BMBF
- 2006: Auszeichnung des Bundesfamilienministeriums im Rahmen des Wettbewerbs „Fort-Schritte wagen – Neue Wege für Jungs“ für JIPPPPP – Projekte für Jungs
- 2006: Best Practice Example in the EU project "Science Ambassador and science mentoring schemes across Europe" (MINT projects for female school-goers)
- 2006: Audit Familiengerechte Hochschule
- 2005: „Get the best – Mehr Frauen für die Forschung!“ der Initiative D 21