Active promotion

09/25/2022

University of Music Würzburg participates in the program for female professors III

Prof. Christianne Stotijn
Prof. Christianne Stotijn | © Ab Vos

The program launched by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research pursues a dual strategy:

On the one hand, initial appointments of women to professorships are supported through start-up funding - the program thus directly increases the proportion of women in professorships.

On the other hand, the universities qualify for participation in the program by means of equal opportunity concepts. Through these concepts, women are supported at various stages of their academic careers. In this way, the program strengthens the overall equality policy structures at the universities and a sustainable cultural change for more equal opportunities is initiated.

The equality concept submitted by the University of Music Würzburg convinced a panel of experts, which made participation possible. As a first result, the appointment of Prof. Christianne Stotijn has made additional funds available for gender equality measures at the university.

The contact person for all initiatives and questions regarding the Professorinnenprogramm III is Sandra Kloiber.