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The Data Protection Officer advises and monitors the university, staff members, and students with regard to data protection issues. Data protection at Berlin International covers all activities in which personal data is processed.

For all data protection concerns, you can contact our Data Security Protection Officer.

Contact

Orhan Kalay
Data Protection Officer
Email: it@berlin-international.de

Diversity lies at the core of Berlin International’s founding philosophy. Diversity is embodied in the multinational & multicultural team and student body, and its focus is on international and intercultural cooperation. These thrive in an environment that fosters equal opportunity and inclusion for all members of the University of Applied Sciences, irrespective of gender, origin, culture, religion, sexual orientation, age, or whether they are persons with disabilities.

Our Diversity Officer at Berlin International is available to all members of the BI community (students, staff or guests) on the subject of diversity and anti-discrimination.

Tasks of the Diversity Officer:

• Consultation
  Confidential counseling if you have been discriminated
• Prevention
  Raising awareness about diversity and all kinds of discrimination through events and participative projects
• Complaints
  Recording and documentation of discrimination and/or unequal treatment cases in formal complaint proceedings under the General Equal Treatment Act (AGG)

Contact
If you have been treated unequally, feel discriminated against, or have any questions or suggestions for this topic of diversity, please do not hesitate to contact our Diversity Officer via email or phone.

In-person consultations by appointment are also possible.

David Harris, B.A.
Diversity Officer
Email: diversity@berlin-international.de
Phone: +49 030 810 58 080

Stefanie Pradel
Fire Protection Officer (I)
Email: work-safety@berlin-international.de
Phone: +49 030 810 58 080

Dipl.-Des. Holger Janke
Fire Protection Officer (II)
Email: work-safety@berlin-international.de
Phone: +49 030 810 58 080

Daniel Valencia, B.A.
Fire Protection Officer (III)
Email: work-safety@berlin-international.de
Phone: +49 030 810 58 080

J. Robertson McIlwain, M.A., MLIS
Fire Protection Officer (IV)
Email: work-safety@berlin-international.de
Phone: +49 030 810 58 080

Berlin International acknowledges its responsibility and is committed to providing first aid services for staff, students, and visitors.

Duties of nominated First Aid Officers include:

• Performing first aid on campus
• Ensuring that the workplace has been provided with adequate first-aid resources
• Maintaining first aid equipment in a satisfactory and usable condition

The first aid procedure at Berlin International is as follows:

• Ensure your own safety in the situation
• Tend to the injured person as required by first aid procedures
• Dial 112 in life-threatening emergencies
• Assist the injured person to a medical center/hospital for treatment by a doctor
• Remain with the injured person until medical aid arrives or you have reached a medical center/hospital

Contact

Esra Altuntabak, LL.M.
First Aid Officer (I)
Email: altuntabak@berlin-international.de
Phone: +49 030 810 58 080

Dipl.-Des. Holger Janke
First Aid Officer (II)
Email: work-safety@berlin-international.de
Phone: +49 030 810 58 080

At Berlin International University of Applied Sciences, we are aware of the difficulties that studying abroad can bring: leaving home, making new friends, financial burdens, and pressure from increased workloads. These are stressors that can lead us into difficult moments.

As an educational institution, it is our responsibility to help our students cope with adversity and performance anxiety and to provide them with resources to cope with stress.

For this reason, we offer students access to a Mental Health First Aid Officer, who is happy to provide them with some tools, contacts, and techniques, refer them to the appropriate professionals when necessary, and help them find the best possible solutions.

Contact
For any urgent issues or If you would like to make an appointment, please contact our Mental Health Officer via email or phone. Please note that any consultation or conversation with the Mental Health Officer will be treated confidentially.

Thomas Florio
Student Counselor - Heilpraktiker für Psychotherapie
Email: thomas@englishtherapyinberlin.com
Phone: +49 030 810 58 080

Our Internship Officers focus on the maintenance and expansion of the existing connections and networks with the German and international labor markets. These efforts are meant to support sustainable career opportunities for our students that go beyond the study period.

The main tasks of our Internship Officers are:

• assisting our students with getting an internship  
• networking with internship hosts
• expanding the network of potential internship hosts for BI students
• creating connections between Berlin International and relevant German and international companies and organizations
• organizing events with companies and organizations on and off campus

Contact

Prof. Adrian von Starck
Internship Officer at the Faculty of Architecture & Design
Email: von-starck@berlin-international.de

The Student Affairs Office is a central point of contact for students at Berlin International University of Applied Sciences, dealing with all questions in connection with your studies.

Our Student Affairs Specialists support you and assist you with the choice of your program and during the application process as well as throughout your studies at Berlin International from matriculation and the organization of your studies up to your graduation and beyond.

At the Student Affairs Office, you can:

• get information about your studies
• collect information materials
• take care of most formalities and organizational matters
• get a personal counseling
• get a referral to the relevant contact person if an inquiry cannot be answered directly

Contact

Stefanie Pradel
Director of Student Affairs and Admissions
Email: studentaffairs@berlin-international.de
Phone: +49 030 810 58 080

Joeley Beckett, B.A.
Student Affairs Specialist
Email: studentaffairs@berlin-international.de
Phone: +49 030 810 58 080

The BI Women's Affairs Officer is committed to the promotion of women and the elimination of disadvantages for female students and female members of the teaching staff at our University of Applied Sciences.

You can contact our Women’s Affairs Officer if:

• you believe you have been disadvantaged or discriminated against as a woman and want to discuss potential solutions
• you are experiencing conflicts with schoolmates or teachers or have been bullied
• you feel that you have been offended or sexually harassed as a woman and wish to discuss the matter with a neutral party
• you would like to discuss any other matters related to women’s affairs

Contact

Maryam Idris
Women’s Affairs Officer
Email: womensaffairs@berlin-international.de

Stefanie Pradel
Work Safety Officer
Email: work-safety@berlin-international.de
Phone: +49 030 810 58 080

Esra Altuntabak, LL.M.
Work Safety Officer
Email: work-safety@berlin-international.de
Phone: +49 030 810 58 080