Counseling and Support for Students Experiencing Discrimination

Please contact

• the Equal Opportunities Office
• the Anti-Discrimination Office (anonymous contact possible)

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• The website What is discrimination? provides information on discrimination and on what constitutes sex discrimination.
• Sexualized discrimination & violence usually results in psychological stress. In such cases, students can turn to the RUB's Psychological Counseling Service.

Please contact

• the Equal Opportunities Office
• the contact point for transgender and intersex individuals (anonymous contact possible via trans-inter@rub.de)
• the Anti-Discrimination Office (anonymous contact possible)
• the Queer at RUB discussion group for queer university members

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• The website What is discrimination? provides information on discrimination and on what constitutes gender discrimination.

Please contact

• the AStA Autonomous Gay Department
• the AStA Autonomous Women’s and Lesbian Department
• the Anti-Discrimination Office (anonymous contact possible)
• the Queer at RUB discussion group for queer university members

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• The website What is discrimination? provides information on discrimination and on what constitutes discrimination due to sexual orientation.

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• the RUB parents’ network
• the counseling center Student Parents run jointly by the Student Advice Centre and the mental health counseling office.

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• The website What is discrimination? provides information on discrimination and on what constitutes discrimination based on family status.

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• the AStA Autonomous International Students’ Office
• the Anti-Discrimination Office (anonymous contact possible)

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• The website What is discrimination? provides information on discrimination and on what constitutes racial discrimination.

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• the officer for disabled and chronically ill students
• the AKAFÖ's inclusion advisory service at the Counseling Center for the Inclusion of Disabled Students (BIZ)
• the AStA autonomous department for people with disabilities and impairments

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• The website What is discrimination? provides information on discrimination and on what constitutes discrimination due to disability or illness.

Please contact

• the Anti-Discrimination Office (anonymous contact possible)

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• The website What is discrimination? provides information on discrimination and on what constitutes religious discrimination.

Please contact

• the Student Advice Center
• the Anti-Discrimination Office (anonymous contact possible)

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• The website What is discrimination? provides information on discrimination and on what constitutes discrimination due to age.

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• the AStA social counseling service
• the Anti-Discrimination Office (anonymous contact possible)

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• The website What is discrimination? provides information on discrimination and on what constitutes discrimination due to social background and/or social status.

Are you unable to identify the category of discrimination you are experiencing?

When several discrimination categories overlap, this is known as intersectionality.

• In such cases, contact the Anti-Discrimination Office (anonymous contact possible)

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• The website What is discrimination? provides information on discrimination and on what constitutes intersectional discrimination.