At DIT, our focus is on health promotion and prevention. We aim to create structures and processes that not only protect staff, faculty, and students from illness but also enhance their activities as health-promoting factors for life quality. The Healthy University team coordinates efforts to create a holistic health-promoting environment. This requires support from various departments and contributions from everyone. Our goal is to develop and implement a sustainable university health management system.

"Health" is the most valuable asset for humans. Maintaining or regaining it in case of illness requires health education and skills in self-observation, self-assessment, and self-reflection.

Values of DIT:

"Our culture is characterised by democracy, flexibility, and dynamism. Our shared values are acceptance, mutual respect, personal closeness, tolerance, and openness. Cultural diversity is desired and promoted. Our family-friendly university community stands for equal opportunities regardless of gender, origin, status, or religion. We promote cultural diversity as well as the physical, mental, and social health of students and staff."

DIT has an equality plan aimed at reducing existing barriers, exclusion mechanisms, and discrimination.

DIT is a member of the Working Group for Health-Promoting Universities (AGH) and the German University Sports Federation (adh).

In the context of health promotion, DIT places great importance on providing both students and staff with opportunities for adequate physical activity.

University Sports
 

Here you will find the extensive sports choices of Deggendorf Institute of Technology, catering to all tastes.

Active Break

The "Active Break" offers DIT staff a chance to interrupt their workday for 20 minutes once a week to take a short, holistic rest and recovery break. This health-oriented short program includes mobilization, movement, and relaxation, and is announced in advance via email. For those unable to participate in real-time, past sessions are available on a platform. It is aimed at everyone seeking an active balance to their workday, whether it's office work, desk jobs, or physically demanding tasks.

Corporate Sport Activities

Our university is not only a place for teaching and research; it is also a workspace and living environment for everyone. Therefore, corporate health promotion is given special importance, with sports being a significant part of it.

In addition to the general university sports, which all enrolled students and full-time staff can participate in, corporate sports are offered within the framework of corporate health management. These activities serve as a balance to professional duties and as a tool for health promotion.

These activities take place exclusively during leisure time and do not focus on performance. The emphasis of corporate sports is on social and athletic interaction rather than achieving high athletic performance. Employees can join corporate sports groups such as yoga, swimming, climbing, walking, or running clubs.

DIT also participates in the German Sports Badge programme every year.

Campus Life
 

Lectures, Seminars, Workshops and Activities on the subject of Health

DIT aims to promote not only the academic qualifications of students but also their health. This benefits students during their studies and in their future professional lives. We regularly inform you via email about lectures, seminars, workshops, and activities on health topics. Additionally, feel free to explore the diverse range of seminars offered by the Career Services.

All students at DIT can access the Campus-Coach. This platform offers exclusive digital services specifically designed to meet the needs of students.

Shaping Campus Life

The campus thrives on your ideas and initiatives! Thanks to our students, we offer activities like a Schafkopf course, book club, and self-defence classes.

We invite all students to actively participate in the Student Health Management (SGM), to shape it, enrich it with ideas, and develop it further. If interested, feel free to reach out to us.

You can find information about psychosocial counselling at DIT and other external support services on the Psychosocial Counselling page.

For help with general or organisational difficulties in your studies, contact the student and academic councelling.

DIT participates in the project "Universities in Dialogue: Mentally Fit Studying," maintaining regular exchanges with other universities to create a health-promoting university culture and enhance academic success.

All DIT staff have access to the Employee Assistance Programme (EAP), offering counselling, coaching, and support for personal development and successful teamwork. If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to us.

As part of its health promotion efforts, DIT places great importance on providing both students and staff with opportunities for adequate physical activity.

• Ergonomics

We spend a significant portion of our lives at the workplace, each presenting unique challenges. Office work involves extensive sitting: at the computer, on calls, in meetings. While acute risks are rare, long-term issues such as tension, back pain, vision problems, shoulder and neck issues, circulation problems, headaches, and stress-related symptoms can develop. It’s crucial to set up your workspace ergonomically to minimise physical strain. We offer individual consultations (both in-person and virtual) with tips on ergonomic workplace design. Regular appointments are available; more information can be found on the intranet.

• Work Equipment

DIT supports its staff with equipment to maintain health at the workplace. Feel free to ask us about the requirements and procedures.

DIT also covers the cost of computer glasses. Contact us for information on the reimbursement process.

You will receive email invitations to various offers, including lectures, seminars, workshops, and activities on topics such as "Nutrition," "Exercise," and "Stress Management."

DIT, as an employer, supports its staff in their professional development through various personal development measures. The Personnel Development Department is responsible for advising employees and managers and for the operational implementation of these measures.

• To ease the transition for new employees, DIT's Personnel Development continuously improves onboarding strategies
• They also provide information on professional development, team-building activities, retreats, digital seminars, and coaching. These resources cover personal development, self-management, health literacy, and more.
• DIT values a respectful leadership culture. In 2022, a leadership program was developed to enhance leadership skills and provide DIT-specific knowledge in leadership.

At DIT, there are various dining options:

In the Mensa, a regularly changing and diverse menu is offered at affordable prices. In the cafeterias in Deggendorf, Cham and Pfarrkirchen, you can enjoy your first coffee, cappuccino, cocoa, or tea early in the morning. Additionally, a selection of freshly prepared sandwiches and other delicious hot and cold snacks is available.

Good to know: The student union aims to act sustainably and continuously improve its ecological balance, for example by...

• the use of organic food from the region and fair trade products from around the world;
• commissioning services only from companies that pay tariff-bound wages and do not use child labour;
• avoiding waste and using reusable systems;
• intelligent logistics in purchasing and distribution to save distances and CO2;
• the use of low-emission or emission-free cleaning agents;
• the use of low-emission or emission-free building materials;
• the use of renewable raw materials, sun, and wind for energy generation;
• investments primarily made in sustainable projects.

What is mensaVital?

mensaVital is a protected menu line in the student unions, developed collaboratively by nutritionists and chefs based on nutritional principles. The student union offers a Vital meal once or twice a week in the Mensa at the Deggendorf Institute of Technology campus.

What's special about it?

• Fresh and natural ingredients
• Vitamin-preserving and low-fat preparation
• Nutritionally balanced composition of dishes
• No fried or breaded foods
• No pre-prepared foods
• Fresh herbs
• Preferably regional products

THD Vital / Health & Wellbeing at DIT: gesunde-hochschule@th-deg.de (Carolin Stadler/ Laura Wiedemann)

University sport: hochschulsport@th-deg.de (Carolin Stadler/ Laura Wiedemann)

Occupational Health and Safety Specialist: Bernd Neumeier, deputy by Jasmin Lerach, Julia Stadler, Dennis Ulrich, Alois Kasberger

Representative for Women's Equality in Science and Arts: Prof. Dr. Stephanie Hecht, Mareike Hechinger

Equal opportunities officer: Tanja Staudinger

Representative for Severely Disabled People: Peter Apfelbeck

Representative for the interests of students with disabilities or chronic illnesses:: Dipl. Ing. (FH) Wolfgang Stern

Social Counselling: Maria Pohl

Psycho social counselling: Ilona Ditze (Deggendorf) and Claudia Nikitsin (Pfarrkirchen)

Student Counselling Service (StuCoS) at ECRI: Claudia Nikitsin

Initiator: Prof. Dr. biol. hum. Horst Kunhardt
 
Company medical service:
BAD – Gesundheitsvorsorge und Sicherheitstechnik GmbH
Hafenstr. 30
94469 Deggendorf
Tel.: 0991 379970 0
E-Mail: bad-321@bad-gmbh.de