Gender Equality Plan 2026-2028
Design Academy Eindhoven (DAE) is committed to providing an environment that is inclusive and equitable for all people, regardless of their gender identity or sex characteristics. It is an environment where every individual member of our community is valued and respected, irrespective of their social, cultural, economic, or demographic background.
This Gender Equality Plan outlines the ongoing and future efforts to promote sex and gender equality as part of the broader commitment to foster, embed, and advance diversity and inclusion, as described in the vision, mission, and strategic themes of the DAE Institutional Plan 2025–2028.
Background: Gender equality developments at DAE 2020-2025
Since 2020 diversity and inclusion, including gender equality, has received much attention within DAE. These developments were driven by a desire from the board and management team, staff, tutors and students to foster a welcoming environment where students and staff collaborate together to make transformative contributions to a pluralistic inclusive society (as expressed in the vision and mission statement from institutional plan 2020-2025).