HRW as an employer

HRW offers fair and transparent working conditions.

It is a public corporation and as such offers the benefits of public service.

In addition, there are further advantages through the framework agreement on good employment conditions for university staff.   

Students, cooperation partners and employees from teaching, research and services consciously choose HRW because we are innovative and our students are empowered to recognize opportunities, take initiative and further develop our society - technically, economically, ecologically and socially.

It has always been a matter of course for HRW to promote gender equality and diversity within the university - both among students and employees. 

HRW attaches great importance to personal and professional development.

The first and one of the most important steps in working at the HRW is the onboarding and professional induction of new colleagues.

Training officers and the HR and Organizational Development team also support employees and their supervisors in matters of personal and professional development during their current employment relationship. 
 

The family office also supports employees in matters relating to work-life balance.

Other important elements are flexitime and the option of hybrid working.

New Work is not just a buzzword at HRW.

We deal intensively with the relevant topics and implement many of them.

Our employees' workplaces are well-equipped and modern and enable hybrid working, among other things.

Participation in the self-administration of the university is one of the rights and duties of its members.

Employees are entitled to vote actively and passively in the university's committees. In this way, they can help shape the university.

In addition to the committees under the Higher Education Act, various interest groups also represent the interests of HRW employees.

In addition to the staff councils, these also include the Equal Opportunities Officers.

Against the background of its social relevance and its own specialist expertise, Ruhr West University of Applied Sciences is increasingly focusing on the topic of sustainability.

Through its sustainability management, HRW aligns its activities in teaching, research and transfer as well as in the organization with the sustainability goals of the United Nations. 

Many university sports activities are open to HRW employees as well as students.

HRW Vital also makes a contribution to workplace health promotion.