Family

The Viadrina is a family-friendly university where students and employees with caring responsibilities are welcome and receive support. The Family Affairs Officer advises students and employees with child(ren) and relatives in need of care on all questions relating to the compatibility of studies or work and family.

 

The tasks of the Family Affairs Office include:

• Counselling for students and employees with children and relatives in need of care
• Designing and implementing family-friendly measures at the Viadrina
• Communication with project partners inside and outside the university
• Arranging childcare
• Organisation and implementation of workshops and events for university members with family responsibilities
• Cooperation with the Gender Equality Office / participation in the Equal Opportunities Council

The Family Affairs Office invites all academic staff to the information and exchange session

‘Achieving work-(family)-life balance – information from the Family Affairs Office for researchers with care and familiy responsibilities’.

The one-hour online event will take place via ZOOM on 6 November 2025 from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m.

Key topics include:

•    Parental leave (deadlines, procedures, etc.)

•    Childcare options (during university events and in emergencies) and reimbursement of costs

•    Contract extension opportunities („family policy component“ and third-party funding contracts)

Following the presentation, there will be time for questions to me and/or Ms Tetzlaff from the Division of Human Resources. For any questions or suggestions for further topics, please feel free to send an email to familie@europa-uni.de.