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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Are Our Guiding Principles.

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Are Our Guiding Principles.

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Our offers to support diversity

Here to read: Guideline for foreign staff to have a smooth start working in Munich.Helmholtz Munich | ©Pablo Zaldívar
Here to read: Guideline for foreign staff to have a smooth start working in Munich.
  • Flexible working hours and working time models
  • Mobile work options
  • Elder care consulting from our partner Amiravita
  • Family office
  • Company family service through our partner Markus Paul GmbH, including
    • Individual advice
    • Online parenting guide with all the important information about being and becoming a parent
  • Child care center and holiday child care at main campus
  • Workshops for (expecting) parents 
  • Parent-child room/quiet room/breastfeeding room at the Helmholtz Center

 

“Healthy employer” award 2024/25Helmholtz Munich | ©EUPD Research
“Healthy employer” award 2024/25
  • Health management services on site and online, including
    • sports courses,
    • physiotherapy,
    • Health lectures etc.
  • Company doctor
  • Mental health first aid
  • Psychosocial counseling
  • Increasing barrier-free internal communication
  • Company integration management provides support in
    • restoring and
    • maintaining the ability to work and
    • securingthe workplace through individual action planning
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Here to read: 5. Gender Equality Plan
  • Trainings, Coaching, Mentoring Program, e.g. advice on applications
  • Gender Equality Plan with target quotas
  • Women's advancement programs in science
  • Creating visibility for women in science through various activities/events (e.g. STEM Passion exhibition)

More about Equal Opportunity

 

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Helmholtz Munich Receives "Shaping Diversity" Certificate
Be part of it: Employee working group on the Diversity Charterwww.charta-der-vielfalt.de
Be part of it: Employee working group on the Diversity Charter
  • Workshops for younger or older employees, e.g.
    • Active time management
    • Communication skills training
  • Career support programs and coaching for every age
  • Flexible working-time models to suit your personal life stage
  • Employee working group to plan and implement activities as part of the “Diversity Charter”
  • Diversity management

More about further Training Opportunities

Here to read: Guideline for foreign staff to have a smooth start working in Munich.Helmholtz Munich | ©Pablo Zaldívar
Here to read: Guideline for foreign staff to have a smooth start working in Munich.

  • Flexible working hours and working time models
  • Mobile work options
  • Elder care consulting from our partner Amiravita
  • Family office
  • Company family service through our partner Markus Paul GmbH, including
    • Individual advice
    • Online parenting guide with all the important information about being and becoming a parent
  • Child care center and holiday child care at main campus
  • Workshops for (expecting) parents 
  • Parent-child room/quiet room/breastfeeding room at the Helmholtz Center

 

“Healthy employer” award 2024/25Helmholtz Munich | ©EUPD Research
“Healthy employer” award 2024/25
  • Health management services on site and online, including
    • sports courses,
    • physiotherapy,
    • Health lectures etc.
  • Company doctor
  • Mental health first aid
  • Psychosocial counseling
  • Increasing barrier-free internal communication
  • Company integration management provides support in
    • restoring and
    • maintaining the ability to work and
    • securingthe workplace through individual action planning

wooden cube with unequal symbol changing to equal signTania - stock.adobe.com
Here to read: 5. Gender Equality Plan
  • Trainings, Coaching, Mentoring Program, e.g. advice on applications
  • Gender Equality Plan with target quotas
  • Women's advancement programs in science
  • Creating visibility for women in science through various activities/events (e.g. STEM Passion exhibition)

More about Equal Opportunity

 

SV_Logo_Vielfalt_Gestalten_Diversity-Audit-Zertifikat_2025_RGB© Helmholtz Munich
Helmholtz Munich Receives "Shaping Diversity" Certificate
Be part of it: Employee working group on the Diversity Charterwww.charta-der-vielfalt.de
Be part of it: Employee working group on the Diversity Charter
  • Workshops for younger or older employees, e.g.
    • Active time management
    • Communication skills training
  • Career support programs and coaching for every age
  • Flexible working-time models to suit your personal life stage
  • Employee working group to plan and implement activities as part of the “Diversity Charter”
  • Diversity management

More about further Training Opportunities

Helmholtz Munich - Be part of the change

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Porträt Matthias Tschöp and Michael Frieser
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“We believe that diversity is the key to groundbreaking research and innovative solutions at Helmholtz Munich. Our flexible working models and remote options create a supportive environment for balancing work and personal life. For us, contributing to a healthier society in such an inspiring workplace is truly meaningful.“

 

Board of Directors Matthias Tschöp and Michael Frieser

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Gülcin Abbaszade quadrat
Helmholtz Munich | ©Petra Nehmeyer

"We all have the same rights and should therefore be treated equally. That's why I stand for respectful, non-sexist, non-discriminatory and equal treatment."

Gülcin Abbaszade, Equal Opportunity Officer

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Articles, interviews and videos to learn more

Article: Helmholtz Munich Receives "Shaping Diversity" Certificate  Article: Women in Leadership Positions - In the Front Row  Interview: Equal Opportunities Officer Gülcin AbbaszadeRecording of panel: International Women’s Day Helmholtz Munich 2023Recording of panel: International Women's Day at Computational Health 2022 @Helmholtz Munich

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

Charta der Vielfalt Signed EN

The Charta der Vielfalt e.V. has set itself the goal of promoting diversity in the world of work. By signing the charter, companies commit themselves to create an appreciative working environment for all employees.

Logo of Total E-Quality award

Since 2005, we carry the TOTAL E-QUALITY award for exemplary action in the sense of an equal opportunity organizational culture. Helmholtz Munich is actively committed to diversity and inclusion in practice and is sustainably committed to equality.