What about religion? This question is not easy for universities and higher education institutions (HEI) to answer. Despite all efforts to offer the different religions and world views an appropriate space for the structuring of their religious forms of expression, questions arise again and again in everyday life in dealing with religious diversity on campus. At the Universität Hamburg, for example, the practice of religion has repeatedly led to conflicts in recent years, so that it has finally established an official code of conduct on the practice of religion. This is certainly under criticism.
Diversity or Regulation?
Questions arise at the university and the HEIs in the state of Bremen as well: Can religion be visible at an institution of science? Does Bremen need a code of conduct for religious practice like the Universität Hamburg? And what does neutrality actually mean? In order to discuss this topic, the Faculty of Educational Sciences, the Department of Intercultural Education, and the Officer for Diversity Management at the University of Bremen are hosting a panel discussion entitled “Everything Neutral, Right? Ideological Diversity at Higher Education Institutions” with an all-star cast:
• Professor Yasemin Karakaşoğlu, Head of the Department of Intercultural Education, University of Bremen
• Professor Thomas Pawlik, Vice President for Academic Affairs at the Bremen University of Applied Sciences
• Betül Yavuz, Chairwoman of the IHB, the Islamic federation of HEIs in Bremen (IHB)
• Dr. Andreas Quade, Protestant Student Community (ESG) Bremen
• René Wells, Head of Campus Life, Jacobs University
• Moderator: Dr. Christoph Fantini, Faculty of Educational Sciences, Department of Intercultural Education, University of Bremen
Additional Information:
www.uni-bremen.de/diversity
www.bremerintegrationswoche.de
www.uni-bremen.de
Contact:
Dr. Christoph Fantini
Faculty of Educational Sciences
University of Bremen
Tel.: +49 421 218-69123
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