Uni Kassel ensures gender -friendly exams: New concept presented!

Uni Kassel ensures gender -friendly exams: New concept presented!

The discussion about gender -friendly language has won new dynamics at the University of Kassel. In particular, the directors of the Center for Teachers: Interior formation pursue the goal of promoting inclusive communication with a proposal for the use of gender -sensitive names in exam tasks. While some members of the university are stipulating the proposal as a joke, he was seriously submitted to examiners and then legally checked. The managing director of the center, Ellen Christoforatou, confirmed that the proposal for application should be used in scientific homework and exams. The intended wording "Students, non-binous learners in schools as well as those who do not want to assign themselves to any gender category" should serve as a replacement for the conventional wording "fit the task below to the lessons for students" that was previously used. The new approach has received a predominantly positive feedback from the teachers.

A key point of the discussion is the ban on using the internal double point by the black and red government in Wiesbaden in official documents. Instead, it is recommended to use the wording "students". However, the Presidium of the University is benevolent. The Hessian teaching academy also interprets the decree of the Ministry of Culture in such a way that the prohibition of gender -sensitive language also applies to scientific work. Although the Ministry of Culture did not comment on the new proposal, the importance of easy -to -read and understandable texts was emphasized.

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In the context of the gender-friendly language, the University of Kassel has also updated general welcome and shape forms. Various greets are proposed, which are appropriate depending on the situation, such as "good day [first name last name]" or "dear*r [first name last name]". There are other adapted shape for specific groups, including "Dear members of the XYZ" or "Dear participants of the XYZ". These measures should help not to burden trans*, inter- and non-bober-located people in university communication.

The university also encourages to supplement its own pronouns in email signatures and name signs in order to make communication even more inclusive. For example, the presentation in the signature could look as follows: "First name last name [you/your]" or "first name last name [er/her]". In the sense of inclusion, the University of Kassel declares that it endeavors to keep communication as discriminatory as possible. A recommendation for demand regarding the preferred salutation is also given.

The step of the University of Kassel towards a gender and inclusive language meets a mixed echo, but the commitment to this topic remains unbroken. For interested parties and further information on the gender-friendly language and inclusive education, reference should also be made to the publication of the Inclusion mirror initiative, which offers comprehensive details explained .