Hochschule Karlsruhe Hochschule Karlsruhe - University of Applied Sciences
Hochschule Karlsruhe Hochschule Karlsruhe - University of Applied Sciences

INGENIUM Diversity Week from 12-16 May 2025

Diversity and inclusion events - on campus and online at HKA

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