Committees and representatives

The Art in Architecture working group deals with existing works of art at the university (façade, interior or exterior), their relevance, authorship and locations. Sub-areas include "art in architecture", new placement of existing works of art or the placement of new works of art. To begin with, the working group is aiming to produce a brochure on the historical works of art.

The Ethics Committee (EC) of Coburg University of Applied Sciences has the task of assessing research projects that touch on ethical issues and issuing opinions on them. The assessment of ethical relevance is the responsibility of the researchers and those involved in the research projects they are conducting. Supervisors, doctoral candidates and students (final theses) are fully responsible for compliance with the ethical principles of Coburg University of Applied Sciences. This essentially concerns research projects involving human subjects. As a result, it is not necessary to apply for an ethics vote for every study or thesis that involves a survey, for example.

Coburg University of Applied Sciences attaches great importance to fair and respectful interaction with one another. All members of the university – students and employees alike – are called upon to work together respectfully at all levels and to cultivate a culture of respect. Coburg University of Applied Sciences does not tolerate violence, harassment or direct or indirect discrimination on the grounds of race, ethnic origin, gender, religion or ideology, disability, age or sexual identity. For this reason, the university established the position of anti-discrimination officer.

In accordance with Art. 25 BayHIG, the anti-discrimination officer is independent of instructions.

The tasks include:

• Confidential initial and referral counseling in all cases of discrimination,
• Advice, receipt, fact-finding and coordination in formal complaints proceedings under the General Equal Treatment Act (AGG)
• Development of preventive and curative measures to raise awareness and avoid discrimination of all kinds.
• Creation of an anti-discrimination guideline. This sets out recommendations and options for action in the event of behavior that violates boundaries. Among other things, the anti-discrimination guideline names contact points for those affected and those seeking help and regulates the handling of complaints.

Representatives for employees with disabilities are elected representatives who are responsible for the interests of university employees with disabilities
. Their task is to ensure that the rights and needs of people with disabilities are safeguarded in the workplace.

The election takes place every 4 years in November. Only severely disabled employees are eligible to vote – the appointee does not have to be severely disabled.

The legal basis for commissioning is set out in Book IX of the German Social Code (SGB).

All information on the"Representative for Students with Disabilities or Chronic Illnesses" can be found at:

Representative for Students with Disabilities | mycampus

In their function, the Biological Safety Officers (BBS) are responsible for monitoring the genetic engineering facilities and advising the responsible superiors.

Legal basis of the order:

All information on the"Data Protection Officers" and the topic of data protection can be found at:

Datenschutz | mycampus

The Diversity Officer is responsible for promoting diversity, strengthening equality and equal opportunities, monitoring the implementation of equality policies and advising managers and employees on diversity issues and at Coburg University of Applied Sciences.

Further information on diversity can be found at Diversity | mycampus

All information on the topic of"Equality of Women in Science and Art" and the appointment can be found at Women's Representative | mycampus.

The legal basis is the Bavarian Equal Opportunities Act (BayGlG).

The duties of an equal opportunities officer in accordance with the Bavarian Equal Opportunities Act (BayGlG) cover various important areas:

1. Advice and support: The Equal Opportunities Officer advises and supports employees and university management in all matters relating to gender equality.
2. Monitoring equality: It monitors compliance with the regulations on protection against discrimination on the basis of gender and actively promotes equality at the university.
3. Public relations: The officer informs and sensitizes the public about gender equality issues and the implementation of gender equality policy in the institution.
4. Representation of interests: It represents the interests of women at the university and campaigns for their interests, for example by participating in personnel and organizational measures.
5. Reporting system: The Equal Opportunities Officer regularly reports on the implementation of the equal opportunities policy and makes recommendations for further development.

These tasks are intended to ensure that equality between women and men is promoted in the world of work and that discriminatory practices are avoided.

The legal basis for the activities of the ISB are the guidelines and recommendations of the Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) and the State Office for Information Security (LSI).

The role of the Information Security Officer (ISO) is to make a significant contribution to ensuring that the confidentiality, integrity and availability of sensitive information at our university can be guaranteed in the long term.

The ISB works closely with the ITZ, the data protection officer and the internal audit department
. An exchange is also to take place as a member of the IT Steering Board.

Professional conflicts between scientists can also arise in the scientific community. For this reason, a neutral ombudsperson is appointed who can advise the parties appropriately and mediate between them. The ombudsperson also advises on issues of "good scientific practice" and scientific misconduct.

As ombudspersons, Prof. Dr. Andrea Schmelz and Prof. Dr. Jens Grubert are obliged to treat all concerns confidentially. For the protection of the persons involved, this also applies beyond the conclusion of a case. In their work, they are guided by the DFG Code of Conduct "Guidelines for Safeguarding Good Scientific Practice"

The German Research Foundation (DFG) has also set up an online portal "Scientific Integrity". This portal contains the guidelines and corresponding explanations. In addition, there are comments on specific scientific fields, case studies, an overview of frequently asked questions, references to laws and other standards, associated DFG statements and external sources. However, the DFG itself does not participate in processes at Coburg University of Applied Sciences.

The ombudspersons are completely independent in their function and work on a voluntary basis.

Further information on the rules of good scientific practice can also be found on the pages of the Research Strategy and Quality Management Unit.

The University Representative for Continuing Education is a specialist project manager in the respective business area who provides content-related support and operational management.

He is responsible for the following tasks:
– General: needs-based advice to the university management in the context of continuing education
– Strategic development of continuing education courses, taking into account the university strategy and regional
labor market needs
– Potential analysis and expansion of the range of continuing education courses via digital formats
– Advising the faculties on portfolio development in continuing education