Department 1.1 Occupational health and safety

The procurement/purchase of all supplies and services (e.g. equipment, consulting, coaching, software, travel, coach trips) is subject to statutory regulations.

The certificate of attendance from the Language Center is proof of your language skills. If you complete a language course at the Language Center, you will receive a certificate of attendance with credit points if you pass and meet all course requirements. The main purpose of this is to enable you to use the credit points as part of your degree course.

At the University of Siegen’s Language Center, you can learn Chinese and gain insight not only into the language but also into its cultural nuances. The courses foster intercultural skills and offer you the opportunity to gain new perspectives on Chinese communication and culture.

Fees for guest lectures at the University of Siegen: External speakers may be invited to supplement the course offerings and are compensated with a fee (generally up to €500). Accommodation and travel expenses are also reimbursed under certain conditions. Payment is made after the guest lecture has been delivered and in accordance with the applicable guidelines of the North Rhine-Westphalia State Travel Expenses Act.

The legal department team provides you with samples and checks the GHVs/NDAs of your contractual partners.

As a general rule, tasks assigned to the university must be performed by employees of the University of Siegen; this means that entering into a contract for services may not be used to meet staffing needs or to circumvent the establishment of an employment relationship.
Contracts for services and fee-based contracts are intended to meet operational needs; as such, they are generally subject to public procurement law and are therefore awarded in accordance with public procurement regulations.

Efre, ZIM, Horizon 2020, DAAD, BMFTR funding lines, etc.pp.... Regardless of the type of research cooperation, we take care of contract drafting and review partner contracts.

The Language Center offers individual advice for all GFL learners. These include writing advice, which provides support with writing texts, and language learning advice, which teaches methods and strategies for effective German learning.