Page 5 - Diversity@TUD | Factbook 2023 Gender - Family - Diversity

Foreword

A university's campus is more than a place of scientific progress — It is also a reminder that this
progress would be inconceivable without the individuals who are teaching, learning and con-
ducting research here every day. It is a place where people with varied perspectives can meet to
discuss contrasting ideas. Knowledge arises from this particular intersection of ideas, and since
knowledge is born from diversity, diversity enriches the scientific landscape. The TU Dresden
therefore wishes to highlight and amplify the diversity of its members.

To this end, I am pleased to present the latest edition of our Factbook "Diversity@TUD". In the
spring of 2021, we presented you with some facts and figures on this topic. For the first time, an
overview of the data on the current state of affairs was made available to anyone interested. The
successes of recent years, as well as areas where a better effort must be made, became public.
We strive for improvement by taking a critical look at the status quo, and the updated edition of
© Robert Lohse the Diversity Factbook is part of this. The Factbook is an important building block in highlighting
the diversity of university members, and we hope it will shed light on underrepresented groups
in the university community. At the same time, the Factbook can be seen as a tool for esta-
blishing new measures for a cultural shift on the path to greater equality.

I kindly invite you to use this Factbook to engage with diversity at our university to join us in
pursuing this goal.

Prof. Dr. Roswitha Böhm
in
in
Vice-Rector University Culture

5