In accordance with the General Equal Treatment Act (Allgemeines Gleichbehandlungsgesetz, AGG), all members and relatives are protected by the University against discrimination, including sexual harassment.
This applies to all employees (according to AGG) as well as to matriculated doctoral candidates and scholarship holders (according to Lower Saxony Higher Education Act (Niedersächsisches Hochschulgesetz, NHG §42, 6).
You will receive advice and support both as a person affected and as a supporter of those affected, for example from the Equal Opportunities and Diversity Unit of the University. Don´t hesitate to contact us first and we will then approach the next steps and considerations together. If you are seeking advice, everything will be treated strictly confidential.
Protection Against Discrimination
Sexual harassment/abuse
Information about counselling on sexualised assaults and harrasment, discrimination based on sex can be found on the homepage of the Equal Opportunities and Diversity Unit of the University. On their webpage www.uni-goettingen.de/stop, you will find the key points about getting advice and reporting sexual harassment and violence.