Info event
Munich Onboarding - Open House: Empowerment in the workplace: dealing with diversity and discrimination
Wed, 08.10.2025
6:00 PM
- 9:00 PM
Volkshochschule München: Pavillon des Sprachenzentrums
This talk sets the focus on diversity in the workplace and how to stand together against discrimination and racism. You will gain insights in how to value diversity as a strenght, learn strategies for addressing discrimination, and explore ways to create a respectful and inclusive work environment.
You will be given specific methods to help you deal with discrimination.
18.00 Uhr: Meet and Greet, Beratung und Informationen zu Arbeit und Leben in München
19.00 Uhr: keynote - Hedda Ofoole Knoll „Employers for Equality“ / keynote and information in German and English
20.00 Uhr: Raum für Fragen, Beratung und Austausch
The Open House is a weekly programme for local and international young professionals and skilled workers with a changing focus on professional, social and cultural integration in Munich. An offer for
people who are looking for vocational training or work
international and local professionals and young professionals who are new to Munich
accompanying partners and family members of skilled workers
companies based in Munich that want to integrate new employees in the long term
An initiative of the Munich Employment and Qualification Programme (MBQ) of the Munich Department of Labour and Economic Affairs (RAW) in cooperation with the Münchner Volkshochschule MVHS and the Goethe-Institut.
The project is co-financed by the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund (AMIF) and is aimed at third-country nationals in Germany and about to enter Germany. Students are not part of the target group.
You can register if you are a third-country national and if you have one of these residence permits:
Residence permit to carry out vocational training, search for a training place, recognition of foreign professional qualifications, work, job search, spouse or family reunification
EU Blue Card
Opportunity card visa (Section 20a AufenthG) or Visa to look for a training place (Section 17 (1) AufenthG)
Residence permit in accordance with Section 24 (1) AufenthG
Persons who are still in their country of origin and/or do not yet have one of the above residence permits can identify themselves with their national ID card or passport.
