Ombudsman's Office and Service for Sudents & Equal Treatment
DPU believes it is important that students are always well looked after. Therefore, contact persons are available within the university for all academic concerns, questions, or complaints.
All students can turn to the ombudsman’s office and to the various contact persons to voice their concerns and find a solution together.
For more information on the functions of an ombudsman's office for students, please visit: https://hochschulombudsmann.at/ueber-uns/
Ombudsman’s Office for Academic Affairs

Univ. Prof. MR HR Dr. Robert Fischer
E-Mail: robert.fischer@dp-uni.ac.at
Tel.: +43 676 6153834
Student Service Center

Mag.a Susana Spitzer
Executive Assistant Department of Dentistry
E-Mail: susana.spitzer@dp-uni.ac.at
Tel.: +43 676 842 419 350

Claudia Ulmer, BA
Admissions office and advisor for dentistry
E-Mail: claudia.ulmer@dp-uni.ac.at
Tel.: +43 676 842 419 312

Katharina Stöller
Admissions office and advisor for dentistry (on maternity leave)
E-Mail: katharina.stoeller@dp-uni.ac.at
Tel.: +43 676 842 419 312

Franziska Gruber
Studies secretariat and advisor for medicine
E-Mail: franziska.gruber@dp-uni.ac.at
Tel.: +43 676 842 419 328
Equal Opportunities Officer

Anja-Celine Raschbach
E-Mail: anja.raschbach@dp-uni.ac.at
Tel.: +43 676 842 419 404
DPU’s Gender Equality Plan
Gender equality means ensuring the same opportunities and conditions for all people, regardless of gender. This means equality in the legal sense, the economic sense, in personal development, and professional development.
In Austria, there are legal frameworks to ensure such equality, but such frameworks only provide a foundation for sociological change. This is an issue that impacts both professional and private life.
Access to education, science, and research is an enormous part of this change. As a private university, as well as an educator of young doctors, DPU is committed to making a contribution to gender equality.
We aim to integrate this commitment to gender equality at all levels of the organization. This concerns not only teaching and research, but also administration, management, and clinics.
DPU is committed to the principle of gender equality and the advancement of women, especially young female academics. This has already been enshrined in its articles of association, which also puts a strong focus on anti-discrimination and diversity.
DPU also drafted a Gender Equality Plan in 2022, not only to commit to gender equality, but also to track plans and progress in this area. The Gender Equality Plan includes the six thematic areas in line with European Commission recommendations:
Work-life balance and culture of the organization
Gender balance at management & decision-making levels
Gender equality in staff selection and career progression
Integration of the gender dimension in teaching
Integration of the gender dimension in research content
Gender-based violence including sexual harassment