The BMS sets the explicit goal to reach a gender-balanced student body which reflects our society's reality. In addition, the BMS strives for a broad diversity in nationalities and cultures. At least 50% of BMS students come from outside of Germany. The following measures are being taken to achieve these goals:

Applications and Admissions

We do our best to explicitly motivate non-male students in our application form to confidently write about their achievements. Our Admissions Committee attends an Unconscious Bias Training before the first meeting every year. In the first evaluation step, all Phase I applications are sorted by the country of the applicant's last or current degree. This allows us to compare applications within a region first to set fair standards. In the second evaluation step, we separate the applications by gender because we are aware that female and non-binary students often receive worse grades and less enthusiastic recommendation letters than their male peers (across all regions). This allows us to pay special attention to non-male applications and create equal opportunities for the interview stage.
Unfortunately, we still only receive about 25% of our applications from female and non-binary students.


BMS Offers

The BMS offers informal meetings once a month during the lecture period called "BMS Breakfasts" for LGBTQIA+ students and their allies with the intention of fostering networks and offering safe spaces to exchange experiences.

The Gender & Diversity Manager serves as contact person at the BMS for equal opportunity, diversity and student parents. In addition to her duties at the structural level, she provides confidential support in cases of gender-based discrimination as well as sexualized discrimination and violence.

MATH+ is a member of METIS, a platform to promote gender equality, diversity and family friendlyness in academic work environments.

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