"Family events belong on the list of priorities"

What characterizes a family-friendly university? An academic, a member of the admin staff and a student give their views. Volker Gehrau (50) is a professor at the Department of Communication and its deputy Managing Director. In my view a university presents a family-friendly working environment when it is organized correspondingly. Everyone has to be willing to support this and make their contribution to it. My experiences stem from the time when I became a father and a Dean at the same time. The most important decision at this time was to schedule all meetings for the morning. This meant that everyone, regardless of family and of the scale of any job, was able to be involved in decision-making if they wanted.