Role model for inclusion in the workplace: University of Graz receives Diversitas Award
How can people with disabilities find a suitable job at the university? The University of Graz has an answer to this question. In 2016, it launched the "Uniqability meets University" project to attract more people with disabilities as employees and to offer them the best possible conditions. The initiative has been very successful and is a model project throughout Austria. On 2 December 2024, it was awarded a Diversitas prize by the Federal Ministry of Education, Science and Research for this project, endowed with 12,500 euros.
Barbara Levc has been supporting students with disabilities for 30 years
3 December is the International Day of Persons with Disabilities. The United Nations established it in 1993 to raise awareness of the concerns of people with disabilities. Thirty years ago, Barbara Levc was the first disability officer at the University of Graz to set up a counselling centre and improve the conditions for the target group. As a blind student, she knew what hurdles had to be overcome and that this task would require a lot of time, energy and perseverance. For 20 years now, she has headed the Disability Resource Centre, which offers a comprehensive range of services for disabled and chronically ill students.