The mission statement of Nordhausen University of Applied Sciences with detailed information can be found on our website.

PERSONAL - INNOVATIVE - DIVERSE

Based on its mission statement, Nordhausen University of Applied Sciences has set itself ten strategic goals:

• Excellence and innovation in teaching

• Research as a driver of innovation for the region

• Future-oriented and agile university organisation

• Identification with the university

• Good work

• Equal opportunities and non-discrimination

• Regional and supra-regional impetus for business, administration, politics and society

• Internationalisation

• Ecological, social and economic sustainability

• Shaping the digital transformation

The complete strategy with detailed information on the individual objectives serves as a basis for action by the university.

We use a corporate design to ensure that Nordhausen University of Applied Sciences presents and communicates a uniform visual image to the outside world. For the realisation of this you will find in the Intranet section on Moodle corresponding templates, logos, colour codes, instructions for creating an e-mail signature, the font to be used, etc.

Nordhausen University of Applied Sciences has signed the „Diversity Charter“ and is committed to the objectives set out therein. Our aim is to foster a teaching and learning culture that embraces diversity, offering all members equal opportunities and protection from discrimination, regardless of their background or circumstances. At the same time, treating diversity with respect can help counteract exclusionary and discriminatory mechanisms and tendencies within higher education institutions.

The aim is to develop structures, tools and measures to ensure that everyone is included in everyday university life. By designing teaching and study programmes, as well as student advisory and support services, in a way that is sensitive to diversity, we aim to make a significant contribution to improving equality of opportunity.

Since February 2025, our university has held the BMBF’s „University with a Strong Commitment to Gender Equality“ designation as part of the Programme for Women Professors. This award recognises our commitment to equal opportunities and the targeted support of female researchers.

By using diversity-sensitive language, we want to honour the diversity of students, staff and lecturers at the university and counteract any discrimination. For external communication (e.g. on the homepage, in emails, in marketing content, on social media channels, etc.) and in official university documents (e.g. notifications, contracts, agreements, etc.), the extended Executive Board recommends using gender-neutral wording (e.g. students). If this is not possible, the formulation in pairs (e.g. professors) should be used.

In exceptional technical cases, a formulation with an asterisk „*“ (e.g. professors) can be used instead of the pair formulation. As an application aid, the "Guidelines for gender-sensitive language at Thuringian universities - ‘Sag's doch GLEICH“ from Thuringian Equality Competence Network recommended.

Internal university communication remains unaffected by this regulation.