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How's it going at HU? - Employee and student survey

Let's promote health at HU together!

From 10 November to 14 December 2025, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin University Health Management (Hochschulisches Gesundheitsmanagement, HGM) will conduct a comprehensive survey of employees and students once again. The aim is to gain an up-to-date picture of working and study conditions, as well as the current health situation at HU.

How can I access the employee and student surveys?

Click here for the survey (until 14 December 2025)

Completing the questionnaire counts as working time and takes about 20 minutes.

Why is the survey being conducted?

The HGM is committed to the health of university members and takes a holistic approach. Accordingly, the survey examines working and study conditions, as well as health and health-related behaviours. The aim is to identify the available resources and potential issues at both levels, in order to develop health-promoting services that are tailored to the needs of HU employees and students, based on the results of the survey.

Why should you participate?

Every work and study area at HU involves different challenges. You are best placed to assess where things are going well and where action may be needed, which is why your opinion matters. We also want to find out if there is a need for health-promoting services among university members. By participating in the survey, you will help to ensure that suitable, needs-based health services are developed for staff and students at HU.

Following the last staff and student survey in 2022, several measures were implemented, such as psychosocial counselling for staff and free workshops, events and festivals on topics such as nutrition, mindfulness, mental health and physical activity. As part of a pilot study, a movement-friendly teaching room was created at the School of Business and Economics, as well as an additional lecture hall cinema at Campus Nord.

Will my data be kept confidential?

This survey is conducted in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). You can find detailed information on data collection and processing in the privacy policy at the beginning of the questionnaire. Key aspects include:

  • Participation is voluntary and anonymous.
  • You can discontinue your participation at any time without stating a reason.
  • No personal data that could enable direct identification is collected or processed.
  • Data is not evaluated at an individual level, but only for groups of at least ten people with the same feature combination.
  • No data is passed on to individual HU units or unauthorised third parties.

Who can I contact if I have any questions?

If you have any questions or feedback about the employee or student survey, please contact the HGM team at gesund.hgm@hu-berlin.de.

If you feel you are at risk or in need of counselling, please contact:

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