Important Dates

Time: 09:00 am - 04:30 pm

Trainer: Prof. Dr. L. Narku Laing
Language: German or English depending on the participants. The language will be announced before the start of the workshop.
Registration: until 02 February 2024 with diversity@uni-bayreuth.de. Please specify whether you are able to participate in German and/or English.

Description

• Diversity in practice: What role do the discrimination categories of ethnic origin and racism, gender, religion and belief, disability, age and sexual identity play in the university context?
• Self-reflection: What is my position within these categories? What structural privileges and disadvantages are associated with them?
• Anti-bias strategies: How can stereotypes distort my perception and affect my professional communication? How can I avoid disadvantaging others in everyday university life? How can I communicate with colleagues, students and employees in a diversity-sensitive way?

Prof. Dr. L. Narku Laing has repeatedly inspired Bayreuth professors for this topic in his previous UBT workshops:

• “Colleague Prof. Laing has a great expertise on the topic. His examples and background knowledge were fascinating.”
• “Apart from being highly informative, Prof. Laing made the course incredibly fun.”
• „The highly entertaining workshop with Dr. Narku Laing made me more aware of how to deal with diversity at university and with people who have experienced discrimination. What I liked most were his numerous practical tips for everyday university life.“

Trainer
Prof. Dr. L. Narku Laing is Professor of Social Sciences and Racism Research at the Evangelische Hochschule Bochum and the managing director of Vielfaltsprojekte GmbH. He is a dynamic and humorous diversity trainer with a vast experience in advising academic institutions and training executives. He will discuss the workshop topics with you in an academically profound way.

Read a short vita of Prof. Dr. L. Narku Laing on his website (please scroll down for the English version).