Karlsruhe University of Applied Sciences will celebrate the week of 12–16 May 2025 as “Diversity Week”. As a member of the INGENIUM European University, we are organizing a series of events as part of the “INGENIUM Diversity Week”, which will take place simultaneously at all ten partner institutions of the European university network. The program includes a wide range of events focusing on the topics of diversity and inclusion.
Program highlights at HKA
12 May 2025: Living Diversity – Kick-off event for INGENIUM Diversity Week
17:30, foyer building B
The INGENIUM Diversity Week will officially kick off on campus at HKA with the event “Living Diversity.” Guest speakers will offer brief insights into the topic of diversity and inclusion from a variety of perspectives. Following these contributions, comedian Kai Bosch will take the stage with his performance "Prejudices: Totally retarded!", in which he shares his very personal and humorous take on inclusion in everyday life.
Free entry!
More information about “Living Diversity”
13 May 2025: AStA movie night “Hidden Figures”
17:30
Location will be announced shortly
14 May 2025: Crossing Borders
10:00-14:00 between buildings B and N
“Go abroad” information fair organized by the Center of Competence and the International Office
More information about “Crossing Borders”
14 May 2025: Invisible in the saddle? How gender issues shape the cycling world
17:30, auditorium AM 001 (Amalienstraße 81-87)
As part of the lecture series ‘The bicycle as a building block of the transport turnaround: Current Insights into Cycling Research’, Mirjam Brinkmann from ADFC Baden-Württemberg will be speaking on the topic ’Invisible in the saddle? How gender issues shape the cycling world’
More information about the lecture series
15 May 2025: HKA Song Contest
18:00, foyer building B
Students sing live in front of an audience in a language that is not their mother tongue and that they have learnt in a course or during a stay abroad. They can choose whether they prefer to perform an existing song or one of their own. It is also up to them whether they prefer to sing to a karaoke track or bring their own instrument. The main prize: €250. Application deadline: 1 May 2025.
More information about HKA Song Contest
INGENIUM-wide Online Program Highlights
The missing links to the online events will follow shortly.
Mon, 12 May | Tue, 13 May | Wed, 14 May | Thu, 15 May | Fri, 16 May |
| 11:00-12:00 Gender Identity and Gender Expression in the European Sphere (MTU) to the meeting | 10:00-11.30 Ensuring the success of international degree-seeking students (HKA) to the meeting | 10:00-11:00 Teaching your language as a second language (UNIOVI/HIS) to the meeting | 9:00-10:00 Robots, Ransoms, and Right and Wrong: Real-World (HIS) to the meeting | 9:00-12:00 Info Day Topic: Handicap - cancelled - |
| 12.15-12.45 How to study with disability (HIS) to the meeting | 12.30-13.15 Groupwork and group dynamics (HIS) to the meeting | 14:00-15.30 Inclusive interculturality - session 2 (HIS) - cancelled due to illness - | 10.30-12:00 Online workshops (staff and students) on inclusion and diversity on campus (Xamk) to the meeting | 10.15-11:00 Welcoming international students, presenting HIS's orientation programme (HIS) to the meeting |
| 14:00-15.30 Inclusive interculturality - session 1 (HIS) to the meeting | 16:00-17:00 Johnson & Johnson WiSTEM2D Leadershop Workshop register here (meetinglink will be made available after the registration) | 15.30-17:00 Promoting Female Students in STEM fields with the participation of Johnson & Johnson (URN) to the meeting | 14:00-15.30 Intercultural Communication Teasing of the course by the Expert Team who designed it, with a practical exercise for All - Laptop/computer advised! to the meeting |