"When diversity wins, Germany wins" – Diversity Day 2025

Excellent universities need diverse perspectives

Constantly setting an example for diversity and equal opportunities is more important than ever, as the social and political situation remains challenging. Social background, disability, race, sexual orientation or gender are still and increasingly becoming reasons why people are marginalised and belittled. People who campaign against discrimination and misanthropy and in favour of more democracy and togetherness must also expect resistance and are even scrutinised by politicians.

These developments are not compatible with the values of an open-minded university that stands for educational equality and equal opportunities. Excellent education, research and science need diverse perspectives! As a university, we bear responsibility for social coexistence - and we take this seriously. That is why we support this year's motto of the Diversity Charter: "When diversity wins, Germany wins".

Das Bild zeigt eine gehisste Regenbogenflagge. Im Hintergrund ein Gebäzude des Campus Sontheim.

Our Programme

22-28 May: Diversity Days at Heilbronn University of Applied Sciences

The Diversity Days at HHN are intended to be fun, thought-provoking and, above all, to show that diversity means us all: Diversity means all of us! That's why we travelled to all of the university's campuses for the first time in 2025. We started on 22 May at the Künzelsau and Schwäbisch Hall campuses, followed by two further days of action at the Bildungscampus and TechCampus on 27 and 28 May. Online offers complemented this programme.

We are delighted that, in addition to our external partners such as LIV, mentoring programme WoMent, Arbeiterkind etc., the International Office of HHN also took part with a hands-on station.

The "New Right" is currently regarded as one of the greatest threats to democracy in Germany. This is an informal network of groups, individuals and organisations in which national conservative to right-wing extremist forces work together. The "new" right wing presents itself as intellectual and modern, focuses on pop culture topics and works intensively via social media. In his lecture, speaker Furkan Yüksel will explain how the "new" right is attempting to position right-wing narratives in the centre of society, undermining central principles of the German constitution such as human dignity, equality, freedom of the press and freedom of religion.

This lecture will be in German.

Furkan Yüksel was born in Heilbronn, studied history and philosophy in Tübingen and works in historical-political education on anti-Semitism, racism, right-wing extremism and cultures of remembrance. As an educational consultant at the Anne Frank Educational Centre, he focuses on "Racism and anti-Semitism in the migration society".