Compatibility of Family and Career

Studying, completing a doctoral degree or working with a child

Regardless of whether they are studying, doing a doctorate or pursuing a career, parents — and mothers in particular — face particular challenges and burdens when they have a child. As before, it is mainly women who adapt the extent of their employment to their changed family situation following the birth of children.

In order to support parents, and mothers in particular, in the balancing act between studies, a doctoral degree, or career on the one hand and family life and childcare on the other, we have established various offers in Computer Science. In addition, the Office of Family Services of the university, also supports students, doctoral candidates and working academics with children.

Our Offers to Better Combine Family and Career

We know that studying, doing a PhD or working with a child can be a real challenge. Not only balancing your career and family life, but also finding adequate childcare can sometimes cause you to stumble. With our various offers, we try to make it easier for you to balance your family and career.

Maternity Protection

Maternity protection applies to employees, doctoral candidates and students at the University of Bonn and all other university institutions. Together with the University's Office of Family Services, we offer advice on contact points and, if necessary, will work with you to find a suitable study plan for you.

You can find everything you need to know about maternity protection on the website of the Office of Family Services of the University of Bonn.

The KidsBox — the mobile parent-child room

We know that childcare can sometimes be a real challenge. The childminder is ill, the kindergarten is closed and the grandparents or partner can't help out either? No problem. You can simply book one of the mobile KidsBoxes.

The KidsBox is a cabinet on wheels which, when opened, provides play and changing facilities as well as a travel crib.

Suitable for children between 1.5 and 7 years old
usable for students and employees
to borrow from the Gender Equality Office

The Upswing Program

Doctoral students, postdoctoral researchers and professors in temporary positions with children can apply for a financial grant for childcare or travel expenses for an accompanying person when actively participating in an external university event or research visit.

You can easily apply for Upswing funds using the form below.

The Upswing Committee evaluates the application and normally decides on approval.

To the form

Guide to Reconciling Family and Academic Qualifications

A wide range of measures offered by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), the German Research Foundation (DFG) and other organizations are intended to significantly improve equal opportunities in the compatibility of family and academic qualification. This guide by the Gewerkschaft Erziehung und Wissenschaft (GEW, engl. "education and science union") serves as a source of information for (prospective) academics about their own rights and existing opportunities to reconcile family and career so that they can actually claim and exercise them.

More (in German)

Various Childcare Options at the University of Bonn

The University of Bonn offers various childcare options. These range from places in kindergartens, emergency childcare and childcare during events to vacation childcare during the Easter, summer and fall vacations.

Office of Family Services: Newsletter

The University's Office of Family Services offers a newsletter with lots of useful information about working and researching with children.

Find out more about exciting new tools and gadgets, podcasts and legal topics, or the registration deadlines for the daycare centers cooperating with the University of Bonn.

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Your Contact Persons

GIDIS
Strengthening equality in information technology
Equal opportunities working group for Computer Science

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Office of Family Services
of the University of Bonn

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