Initiatives and Cooperation

European Charter for Researchers

Heidelberg University engages in the European Charter for Researchers. The Charter is a recommendation of good practice brought out by the European Commission that comprises the rights and duties of researchers and their funding institutions. It is published together with the ‘Code of Conduct for the Recruitment of Researchers’.
 

EURAXESS – Researchers in Motion

The university is involved as well in the mobility programme EURAXESS – Researchers in Motion. This European Commission initiative is directed at researchers from Europe and other continents who intend to continue their career abroad. In addition to information about jobs and project financing, the programme provides current information about administrative and legal matters concerning life in the country of choice.
 

Bündnis für Familie Heidelberg (Heidelberg Alliance for the Family)

Heidelberg University is one of the over 200 participants taking part in the Bündnis für Familie Heidelberg (Heidelberg Alliance for the Family). The Bündnis presents itself as a network of family-friendly enterprises that shows commitment for the compatibility of job and family, and actively contributes to attract more interest in family-related questions in the working world.
 

DCNG - Dual Career Network Germany

In order to support dual career couples optimally, Heidelberg University cooperates with the Dual Career Network Germany (Dual Career Netzwerk Deutschland).
 

LERU - League of European Research Universities

Heidelberg University is one of the 21 members of the LERU (League of European Research Universities). The LERU is an association of leading research-intensive European universities that share the values of high-quality teaching within an environment of internationally competitive research.