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Ombud Office, Student Services & Equal Treatment

The Danube Private University (DPU) considers it important that students are always well supported and therefore offers topic-specific contacts within the private university for all study-related concerns, questions or complaints.

All students may therefore contact the Ombuds Office and various designated contact persons with their concerns in order to work together to find solutions.

Further information on the duties of an Ombuds Office for students can be found at: https://hochschulombudsstelle.at/

DPU Ombuds Office for Academic Affairs

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Univ.-Prof. MR HR Dr.
Robert Fischer

DPU Student Services – Department of Dentistry

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Susana Claro Spitzer

Head of Administration for the Diploma Programme in Dentistry Dr. med. dent. at DPU

Tel.: +43 676 842 419 350

DPU Student Services – Department of Human Medicine

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Franziska Gruber

Student Services and Academic Advising for the Consecutive Medicine Programme Dr. med. univ. at DPU

Tel.: +43 676 842 419 328

DPU Equal Opportunities Office

Documents on Equality and Gender-Inclusive Language

Gender equality means ensuring the same opportunities and conditions for all people, regardless of gender. This means equality in the legal sense, the economic sense, in personal development, and professional development.

In Austria, there are legal frameworks to ensure such equality, but such frameworks only provide a foundation for sociological change. This is an issue that impacts both professional and private life.

Access to education, science, and research is an enormous part of this change. As a private university, as well as an educator of young doctors, DPU is committed to making a contribution to gender equality.
We aim to integrate this commitment to gender equality at all levels of the organization. This concerns not only teaching and research, but also administration, management, and clinics.
DPU is committed to the principle of gender equality and the advancement of women, especially young female academics. This has already been enshrined in its articles of association, which also puts a strong focus on anti-discrimination and diversity.

DPU also drafted a Gender Equality Plan in 2022, not only to commit to gender equality, but also to track plans and progress in this area. The Gender Equality Plan includes the six thematic areas in line with European Commission recommendations:

  1. Work-life balance and culture of the organization

  2. Gender balance at management & decision-making levels

  3. Gender equality in staff selection and career progression

  4. Integration of the gender dimension in teaching

  5. Integration of the gender dimension in research content

  6. Gender-based violence including sexual harassment