Goal 5: UiA is characterized by openness, knowledge and inclusion of people and groups associated with national minorities and other grounds of discrimination.
Goal 6: Discrimination, harassment, racism and sexual harassment of students and staff does not occur. All students and staff are aware of UiA's zero tolerance policy and speak up if they become aware of discrimination or harassment.
Measures to support goal attainment in the working environments
Increase visibility
- The grounds for discrimination must regularly be a topic in the university's activities and in internal dissemination.
Responsibility: Dean - UiA will increase employees' knowledge of the grounds for discrimination, both visible and invisible, in their work and in recruitment.
Responsibility: Division of Academic Affairs/Division of Human Resources
Recruit and retain
- In recruitment, awareness of the grounds for discrimination shall influence the work on the advertisement of new positions, including when advertising management positions.
Responsibility: Recruiters
Develop
- Management training, as well as courses for employees, will be carried out on the grounds for discrimination and various forms of harassment that can occur within the working environment and the learning environment.
Responsibility: Division of Human Resources/Division of Academic Affairs - New employees must be informed about UiA's zero tolerance policy for discrimination and harassment, including unwanted sexual attention and racism.
Responsibility: Division of Human Resources/Leadership
The grounds for discrimination are defined in the Equality and Anti-Discrimination Act as gender, pregnancy, leave in connection with birth or adoption, care tasks, ethnicity, religion, beliefs, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age and other significant aspects of a person.
Measures to support goal attainment in the learning environments
Research and learning environment
- Campaigns, aimed at buddies and students at UiA, will be arranged at the start of the semester to address identified challenges among students.
Responsibility: Division of Communication - Information for new students must include information about ethical guidelines and the possibility of adaptation.
Responsibility: Division of Academic Affairs - The departments will thematize bullying and harassment as part of the 1st semester content and work to create psychologically safe learning environments.
Responsibility: Dean/Division of Academic Affairs - In the development and use of AI, UiA will highlight and evaluate the consequences and challenges in relation to the grounds for discrimination.
Responsibility: Academic environments
Teaching
- Relevant education shall provide students with sufficient knowledge and understanding of the living conditions and rights of minorities.
Responsibility: Dean
The grounds for discrimination are defined in the Equality and Anti-Discrimination Act as gender, pregnancy, leave in connection with birth or adoption, care tasks, ethnicity, religion, beliefs, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age and other significant aspects of a person.
The responsibility for ensuring follow-up of measures in the plan is specified for each measure, but all units at UiA have a shared responsibility.