At Linnaeus University there is zero tolerance of discrimination, harassment, and other types of negative special treatment. All students, regardless of social background or group identity should be given equal opportunities and possibilities. This information is aimed at you who are a student and want to learn more about your rights or feel that you have been subjected to discrimination, harassment or other types of negative special treatment.
What is discrimination?
A simplified description of the legal definition of discrimination is that someone is disadvantaged or discriminated against. The disadvantage or discrimination should also be linked to one of the seven grounds of discrimination.
Harassment is acting that violates someone else’s dignity and is linked to one or more of the grounds of discrimination. Harassment can, for instance, be giving expression to ridiculing or derogatory generalisations.
Sexual harassment is harassment of sexual nature. In addition to comments and words it can be unwelcome physical contact, compliments, jokes, invites or proposals, glances or photos with sexual allusions.
How do I report?
As a student, you can turn to the head of department at your department to report any events. The head of department is then responsible for investigating what has happened and for documenting the work. If it is the head of department you feel disadvantaged by, you can contact the dean at your faculty instead.
As a student you can also send a report to the registrar (registrator@lnu.se) at the university. You can also leave an oral report to the coordinator for equal opportunity who then documents the event in writing and sends it to the registrar. The report should contain:
• an account of what has happened • when it took place • the name of the victim and his or her department • the name of the alleged perpetrator and his or her department • any witnesses to the event
Once a report has been received, the manager at the executive o ce appoints an investigator who is commissioned to speedily, objectively and in a legally sound way look into what has happened.
Both the person who has been subject to discrimination and any person who has observed the inappropriate behaviour can make a report.
Discrimination and studying abroad
Are you studying abroad and suspect that you have been subjected to discrimination? Laws governing discrimination issues differ between countries. Linnaeus University can´t investigate cases that took place in another country and organization, but can support you in various ways. Contact the International Office for advice on who to contact on site. Student Welfare Office offers professional counselling free of charge.
Zero tolerance at Linnaeus University
Zero tolerance at Linnaeus University
At Linnaeus University there is zero tolerance of discrimination and negative special treatment in both words and deeds. This approach applies not only for students and employees within the university's activities, but also for students and employees when they meet people from outside the organisation who are in contact with the university. All students and employees have a responsibility to contribute to a good study and working environment.
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