To make our learning and working environments even more inclusive, VU Amsterdam tackles points for improvement with targeted projects. Some projects are developed by the Diversity Office (DO). The DO signals bottlenecks, for instance as a result from research, and designs a project to tackle these challenges. Once the project runs successfully, the DO hands it over to a different department, faculty or team within the university.
Other projects are set up by faculties or service departments or by one of their teams. In these instances, staff members have noticed issues that require attention and have taken action to deal with these issues. To aid these initiatives, the DO offers its knowledge, expertise and support.
This work method allows the DO to encourage VU Amsterdam to turn diversity and inclusion into topics that are relevant for the entire university, as it takes an entire university to make a more inclusive learning and working environment for our students and staff.