Professor, Vice President for Studies and Teaching
Commissioner against anti-Semitism
Nordhausen University of Applied Sciences (HSN) is firmly committed to combating discrimination and anti-Semitism.
Against the backdrop of the sharp rise in anti-Semitic incidents since 7 October 2023, it is specifically raising awareness of the historical roots and current manifestations of anti-Semitism. In doing so, the HSN relies on both preventative awareness-raising measures and ad hoc interventions. It supports the Demand paper of the German Rectors' Conference of 15 November 2023.
The Commissioner against Anti-Semitism uses the Working definition of antisemitism - IHRA (International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance). This working definition refers to both classic and contemporary manifestations of antisemitism, such as Israel-related or post-Shoah antisemitism.
The HSN organises its work in the prevention of antisemitism on the basis of and in accordance with the Combating anti-Semitism | thueringen.de and cooperates with the State Commissioner for Jewish Life in Thuringia.
Raising awareness of manifestations of anti-Semitism is an ongoing educational mission for the HSN. Through contemporary formats such as workshops, seminars and dialogue opportunities in academic areas, awareness of the persistence of anti-Semitic resentment and world views is to be raised and criticism of anti-Semitism strengthened. The aim is to promote a differentiated, content-led discourse.
The HSN sees it as its duty not only to face up to the social challenges of the present, but also to critically reflect on the history of the region and at the same time to carry out forward-looking work in prevention. The formats offered here complement the existing offer to sensitise people to forms of discrimination.
Anti-Semitism is an independent, historically evolved social phenomenon with specific ideological, cultural and structural characteristics. Due to its complexity and mutability, it represents a particularly complex form of discriminatory behaviour, the analysis, classification and effective combating of which require special attention and proven specialist expertise.
WORT Nord - cosmopolitan region of Thuringia: Prof. Dr Cordula Borbe, Prof. Dr Maik Arnold, Prof. Dr Sebastian Voswinkel, Thuringian Ministry of Social Affairs, Health, Labour and Family Affairs
Free space:, Click, Think, Reflect - Interactive design of the Moodle course Diversity and Service Learning
Research areas:
Memorial work and social work
Diversity in systemic counselling
Resilience in rural areas
Social space-orientated approaches
Diversity and intersectionality
Care needs of mentally ill people
Equality
Further training
Time
Training / studies / job
1997-1998
Further training in "curative vaulting"
1997-2000
Further training in "Systemic therapy and counselling"
2007
Training at Hospizverein Wolfsburg e.V.: "Accompanying dying people"
2010-2012
Further training in "Systemic supervision and coaching"
2015-2016
Further education "Social Justice and Diversity Trainer" at the Potsdam University of Applied Sciences
Expertise
Science Council in favour of system accreditations
Third-party funded projects
Residential rehabilitative care needs of mentally ill people in the Altenburger Land on behalf of the Evangelische Lukas-Stiftung Altenburg(with M. Steffens) (05/2015 - 06/2016)
Preparation of a project report on the youth promotion plan: Meta-analysis of data from the Youth Promotion Plan / Eichsfeld Youth Welfare Office (February 2019)
District Office Eichsfeld / Quantitative survey: Youth club use and participation of young people in the Eichsfeld district (June 2019)
Resilience in rural areas through citizen participation using the example of the Donnersberg district, Rhineland-Palatinate (10/2017 - 09/2019)
Inverted classroom for action concepts in social work (ICfürHaSozA) (04/2023 - 09/2023)
Initial accreditations
BA Nursing Education / BA Nursing Management / HAWK Hildesheim
Continuing education MA Memorial work and human rights education in social professions / Nordhausen University of Applied Sciences
Re-accreditations
Re-accreditation of the BA degree programmes in Health and Social Services, Special Education,
MA programmes in Therapeutic Social Work, Transdisciplinary Early Intervention
Courses
What remains? What does it (still) concern us? Contemporary reflections on the Nazi era
Impulses for public historical work on National Socialism / Tasks of social work
Diversity and social justice in social work
Diversity and service learning
Diversity in systemic counselling work
Ethics in social work / curative education
Methods of social work
Fields of work and institutions of social work in the healthcare sector
Reflection on own emotions and resources
Practice evaluation
Supervision for students in their practical semester
Counselling approaches
Case management
Resilience in rural areas through citizen participation
2025|University social work as a resource for academic success. (With Jahne, I.) In: The New University (2025-6). P. 20-23. Bonn: hlb-Bundesvereinigung e. V.
2023|Service Learning and Professionalism - Opportunities and Challenges for Social Work. (With P. Harth) In: Görtler, Michael; Taube, Gabriel; Thielemann, Nurdin (eds.): Soziale Arbeit und Professionalität: Reflexionen zwischen Theorie, Lehre und Praxis. Verlag Barbara Budrich GmbH (Opladen, Berlin, Toronto).
2022|Cultural remembrance work as a task for the theory and practice of social work in the immigration society after 1989. (With K. Hahnemann) In: Hannah Arendt Institute for Totalitarianism Research Dresden (ed.): Totalitarianism and Democracy. Journal for International Dictatorship and Freedom Research. Volume 18, 2/2021. online: www.vr-elibrary.de/doi/epdf/10.13109/tode.2021.18.2.227
2020|Concept of practice integration and support. (With D. Skyba) In: Debiel, Stefanie; Lamp, Fabian; Escher, Kristin; Spindler, Claudia: Fachdidaktik Soziale Arbeit - Fachwissenschaftliche und lehrpraktische Zugänge zur Vermittlung von Disziplin und Profession. (Accepted for publication)
2019|Healthy in the Donnersberg district. Resilience in rural areas through citizen participation using the example of the Donnersberg district (Rhineland-Palatinate). Research report. (With K. Hahnemann, M. Hünninghaus, V. Jendricke, M. Steffens, P. Harth, C. Bandey)
2018|Resilience in rural areas through participation. In: The new health in the village. Palatinate Clinic. E-book: www.openaccessgovernment.org/resilience-in-rural-areas-through-participation-insight-from-a-mental-health-provider/54529/
2017|Diversity versus populism - ideas for the "human family" / Suggestions for an expanded concept of inclusion in the context of social welfare. In: Journal of the Kirchröder Turm Diaconal Organisation
2016|Inclusion! What? How? Perspectives on a complex subject. (With Möller-Dreischer, S.; Seidel, A.)
2015|Gender and diversity in teaching and research. (With Müller, A. / Thüringer Kompetenznetzwerk Gleichstellung)
2014|Family and mental health - aspiration and reality. (With Steffens, M.; Jendricke, V.)
2014|Couples and their therapists: The Relational Mind Project. (With M. Borcsa; J. Hille; D. Skyba) In: Stein, B.; Wilms, B.: Paartherapie. Psychotherapy in dialogue
2014|Supervision as a possibility for meaningful reflection in the case management approach. In: Professional journal Case Management
2013|Work-life balance as care of the self. Or how the intertwining of professional and private life finds meaning. Journal: Healing Professions 05/2013
2012|Gender and diversity aspects in the presentation of learning outcomes - university didactic practice research using the example of part-time nursing management and nursing education programmes (planned for the anthology on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the Centre for Interdisciplinary Women's and Gender Studies (ZIF) at the HAWK Hildesheim/ Holzminden/ Göttingen)
2011|Successful cooperation - Lifelong learning at the Werner School of the DRK in co-operation with the HAWK. The Red Cross Nurse, 01/2011
2010|Circular questions for grieving people. Journal Pflege: palliativ, No. 07/10, Friedrich Verlag: Seelze
2008|Frauengestalten. Article in: Women teaching and researching at the HAWK
2006|Dissertation printing: Developmental tendencies of systemic counselling for chronic diseases in childhood and adolescence. Olms-Verlag: Hildesheim / Zurich / New York
2006|Efficiency and effectiveness at the behavioural level. Institut für Therapeutisches Reiten e.V., Heilpädagogik und Soziale Arbeit - der Einsatz des Pferdes in der Behinderten- und Jugendhilfe: www.hawk-hhg.de/sozialearbeitundgesundheit/media/HeilpaedagogikUndSozialeArbeit.pdf
2000|Documentation at the behavioural level in therapeutic vaulting. Journal Therapeutic Riding, 1/2000
Lectures
Borbe, Cordula (2018): Results of social space inspections in rural areas. Lecture as part of the citizens' forum on the project "Resilience in rural areas through citizen participation using the example of the Donnersberg district". Rockenhausen (29 May 2018)
Borbe, Cordula (2018): Interviews with citizens of the Donnersberg district. Lecture as part of the citizens' forum on the project "Resilience in rural areas through citizen participation using the example of the Donnersberg district". Rockenhausen (13 June 2018)
Borbe, Cordula (2018): Exchange market "Tausch Dich gesund". Lecture as part of the citizens' forum on the project "Resilience in rural areas through citizen participation using the example of the Donnersberg district". Rockenhausen (24 October 2018)
Borbe, Cordula (2018): Recommendations for action on the topic of municipal resilience. Presentation as part of the citizens' forum on the project "Resilience in rural areas through citizen participation using the example of the Donnersberg district". Rockenhausen (8.11.2018), presentation on 3-4 September 2019 as part of a final public presentation (see press release from the resilience initiative and the Rockenhausen weekly newspaper at http://www.resilienz-pfalz.de/news/detail/mit-vernetzung-kann-veraenderung-gelingen-gesund-im-donnersbergkreis-praesentiert-abschlussbericht/)
Borbe, Cordula; Steffens, Markus (2018): Resilience in rural areas through citizen participation using the example of the Donnersberg district. Presentation at the closed meeting of the Pfalzklinikum resilience initiative. Rockenhausen (31 October 2018)
Borbe, Cordula (2019): Understanding intersectionality - finding options for action. Introduction to the concept of intersectionality. 4th Symposium of the Institute for Social Medicine, Rehabilitation Sciences and Health Services Research (ISRV) "Understanding intersectionality - finding options for action", 25 May 2019, Nordhausen University of Applied Sciences
Borbe, Cordula (2019): What keeps us healthy - Presentation of the results of municipal resilience research. Symposium "Healthy Villages - Healthy People" Göcklingen, in cooperation with the initiative "Die Pfalz macht sich / Dich stark - Wege zur Resilienz" (16 November 2019)
Understanding intersectionality - finding options for action 2019: Introduction to the concept of intersectionality. 4th Symposium of the Institute for Social Medicine, Rehabilitation Sciences and Health Services Research (ISRV) "Understanding Intersectionality - Finding Options for Action", 25 May 2019, Nordhausen University of Applied Sciences; https://hs-nordhausen.de/forschung/isrv-institut-fuer-sozialmedizin-rehabilitationswissens/veranstaltungen/
InkluWas?: 2015: Inclusion from the perspective of social work. 3rd symposium of the Institute for Social Medicine, Rehabilitation Sciences and Health Services Research (ISRV) "InkluWas?", 7 November 2015, Nordhausen University of Applied Sciences.
Faculty Day Social Work
German Society for Social Work (DGSA)
Federal Association of Psychosocial Centres for Refugees and Torture Victims (BafF e.V.)
Time
Activity
10/2014 - 09/2016
Member of the Executive Board of the ISRV
10/2016 - 03/2020
Vice Dean's Office for the Department of Health and Social Services
Since 10/2016
Member of the Faculty Council
Since 20/2016
Programme representative for the Health and Social Care degree programme
Michelle Robertson, Assistant Social work professor
As Commissioner against anti-Semitism Prof Dr Borbe is the central contact person for anti-Semitic incidents and questions relating to the topic of anti-Semitism at the HSN.
Prof Dr Cordula Borbe
Prof Dr Cordula Borbe
Professor, Vice President for Studies and Teaching
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