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Department 1.1 Occupational health and safety

We want you to work safely and healthily at all times.

Campus Unteres Schloss. Vogelperspektive: Schlossplatz, Siegberg und Krönchen im Hintergrund.

Our tasks

  • Advising the management, specialist managers and employees of the University of Siegen on all matters relating to occupational health and safety.
  • Supporting the management in the implementation of occupational health and safety legislation applicable to the University of Siegen.
  • Position of the University's fire safety officer.
  • Coordination of health protection/health promotion.
  • Implementation and coordination of tasks
    • in accordance with §6 of the Occupational Health and Safety Act between the department management and the Occupational Health Center (AMZ) as well as the authorities responsible for occupational health and safety, e.g. the occupational health and safety administration of the Arnsberg district government.
    • arising from the Radiation Protection Ordinance and the X-Ray Ordinance.
    • relating to legal regulations in fire protection matters.

Do you have any questions on the above topics? Just get in touch with us! We are at your disposal.

Our services

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Information and advice at the Siegen University Library

German/English

The Central Information Desk is the first point of contact for all questions relating to the library and its services.

Inner university network (LAN)

The ZIMT manages the university's inner network by operating network hardware and patching network sockets.

Innovation lab

The Innovation Lab (Innolab) in room AR-Z 008 of the Center for Information and Media Technology (ZIMT) at the University of Siegen offers a versatile environment for exploring and using innovative technologies, such as virtual reality.

The lab is designed to familiarize students and employees of the University of Siegen with the latest developments in media technology and media production. It plays a central role in supporting courses and digital teaching by providing modern technologies and promoting their integration into teaching and learning processes. By using advanced media and IT solutions, the innovation lab helps to improve the quality of digital teaching and develop innovative teaching methods.

In addition, workshops on various ZIMT media and IT topics are held regularly in the innovation lab.

The Innovation Lab is open to all interested members of the University of Siegen. Dates for the workshops and training courses will be published here shortly. For further information and service requests, please contact the ZIMT.

Issue outgoing invoices with the ARES Fiori app

German/English

Authorized persons can use the ARES Fiori app to write outgoing invoices on behalf of the University of Siegen. Examples of applications include economic research projects, conference contributions or the sale of services and products.

Italian

Our Italian courses help you better understand the country, its culture, and everyday life—from Italian movies and music to food, fashion, and daily life at university in Italy. In our courses, you’ll practice speaking, listening, reading, and writing in real-life contexts and can put what you’ve learned to the test right away—whether you’re traveling, studying, or interacting with Italian students.

Japanese

The Language Center offers Japanese courses at various proficiency levels (e.g., A1–B1). The courses teach basic spoken and written language skills and prepare students for further study. The courses are based on the international proficiency levels of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.

Key Competencies

Communication is a key skill that is naturally an integral part of the Language Center’s language courses. Intercultural competence, giving presentations and conducting conversations in (foreign) languages, written communication in various situational contexts, and much more are all part of the action-oriented acquisition of a language.

In addition, the Language Center also offers courses on specific aspects of communication that are open to students from all Schools and can be used as additional qualifications, as part of the required-elective curriculum, or as components of certificates.

Language café

The language café is not just for playing games together, but also for talking about personal matters, culture or regional studies, with the language café team providing moderation and support.

Language learning tandem

Language learning in tandem is a form of autonomous and intercultural learning. Language learning tandems offer the opportunity to improve your foreign language skills in contact with first language speakers and gain intercultural insights at the same time. You can also choose your own topics in your own area of interest and work specifically on certain skills.

Legal advice on studying and teaching, examination law

German

Advice on legal issues in studying and teaching and in particular on examination law issues