University of Jena is a ’University with Strong Gender Equality’

Equality between women and men - that is the aim of the University of Jena. Image: Christoph Worsch (University of Jena) - Friedrich Schiller University Jena is being funded by the federal and state governments as part of the Female Professors Programme (Professorinnenprogramm) 2030. The equality concept for parity submitted for the programme was evaluated positively by an independent review panel. As one of only 22 of a total of 92 successful institutions of higher education, the University of Jena has also been recognized as a "University with Strong Gender Equality" ("Gleichstellungsstarke Hochschule") and can therefore apply for additional funds. "We are very pleased about this," says Uwe Cantner. "The fact that we have once again been awarded the title of 'University with Strong Gender Equality' is confirmation that we as a University have once again made good progress towards gender equality," says the Vice-President for Early Career Researchers and Diversity Management at the University of Jena. He emphasizes the consistency and high quality of gender equality efforts: the University's gender equality concept submitted in the previous funding round was also commended.