Annual report from the Committee for Diversity and Inclusion
The annual report from ITU’s Committee for Diversity documents progress on a wide range of initiatives outlined in the committee action plan. This year, the committee is also announcing new members as well as a name change.
Written February 28, 2025 by Per Bruun Brockhoff
The past year, the Committee for Diversity and Inclusion has worked on implementing the various initiatives on the 2024 action plan, the results of which are now available in the committee’s annual report.
Read the full report here.
Among other things, ITU has completed a comprehensive draft of faculty recruitment recommendations with an eye towards fostering greater diversity, SAP has worked to improve learning conditions for students with impairments, the Hidden Disabilities Sunflower Programme was adopted (and implemented in early 2025), and ITU has made menstrual hygiene products freely available on campus.
In the coming year, the committee will feature two new members, Sanna-Maria Marttila (DDG section leader), Pınar Tözün (DSAR section leader), as well as Luís Cruz-Felipe (head of education), whom we very much look forward to welcoming around the table. We would also like to extend our gratitude to Peter Sestoft (SE) and Viktoria Hofbauer (SAP) who are leaving the committee.
Going forward the committee will be the Committee for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. The decision to include “equity” is in recognition of the fact that fairness and unbiased decision-making are key factors for achieving true equality.
The committee wishes to acknowledge the ITU community for contributions, feedback, and suggestions for present and future initiatives. We hope that you will all continue to make your voices heard, and we would like to invite alle students and staff to submit suggestions for next year’s action plan via the committee mailbox: diversity-inclusion@itu.dk
The deadline for submissions is 12 March.