Events
Starting the family phase! An event for anyone who is expecting a child.
This course is designed to give participants an overview of the legal basis for maternity and parental leave and returning to work, and to answer any unanswered questions. Various childcare options at the MHH and in Hanover are presented and the requirements for taking advantage of them are clarified.
Contents:
- How long can I take parental leave?
- When do I get parental allowance?
- When can I return to work?
- Can I reduce my working hours after parental leave?
- When can I have my child looked after?
- What childcare options are available at the MHH and in Hanover?
November 27, 2025, 09:00 to 14:00 Information and registration
There is a new event "Bald Papa" for exchange and information for expectant fathers:
11.09.2025, 17.30, location: profamilia, Dieterichsstr. 25 A, 30159 Hannover
Registration via(hengst@mannigfaltig.de)
Events for fathers who study at the MHH and/or are employed at the MHH (expectant fathers are also welcome).
Please also note the joint network meetings for mothers and fathers!
October 29, 2025 from 12:00-13:00: The Diversity Audit of the Stifterverband der Hochschulen at the MHH
Speaker: Susanne Klyk, Equal Opportunities Officer of the MHH Registration
Via the website Vaterherz you can register for further events can be found.
The "Bald Papa" flyer has been specially developed for expectant fathers and a QR code provides you with specific information on dates, venues and cooperation partners for expectant fathers. The Institute for Work with Boys and Men"mannigfaltig e.V."in Hanover is a contact and advice center for boys' and men's work, which is funded as an independent institution by the region and the city of Hanover. In a generalinformation flyercontains various offers, contact details and dates for current events, especially for fathers with children. Please register directly with "mannigfaltig e.V." or with the MHH Parents' School.
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The network meetings for mothers and fathers who work in science and/or in the medical service of the MHH will be organized jointly in 2025.
The aim of the meetings is to establish a network for mothers and fathers from science and medicine.
Exchange and discussions on work and qualification opportunities, taking into account the structural framework conditions for scientists and physicians with children.
October 29, 2025 from 12:00-13:00: The Diversity Audit of the Stifterverband der Hochschulen at the MHH
Speaker: Susanne Klyk, Equal Opportunities Officer of the MHH Registration
If you are interested in regular meetings and would like to be added to our networking mailing list, please send an e-mail to familienservice@mh-hannover.de.
If you have any requests or ideas for topics for further networking meetings, please contact us at familienservice@mh-hannover.de
Nursing for relatives:
An event for all those who (want to) take on the responsibility of caring for relatives. This event provides information on the general conditions as well as the legal rights and obligations of employees and supervisors in the event of an acute need for care for relatives. There will be an opportunity to ask your own questions.
Speakers: A. Wahl, Kaufmännische Krankenkasse, C. Heinrich, Human Resources Management, K. Bugow, Family Service
Next date in spring 2026
You can attend free digital meetings for family caregivers organized by "wirpflegen e.V." free of charge.
famPLUS GmbHoffers virtual events for family caregivers. Participation is free of charge and possible for anyone interested after registration .
Workshops for employees and students who (want to) take on care responsibilities for relatives. The workshops address topics that are relevant to the support of people in need of care.
November 19, 2025 from 4:30-6:00 p.m.: Online via Campus Fam plus (free of charge) Admission: Do and leave - about the challenge of accepting and letting go in Nursing
The need for care presents those affected and carers with major emotional challenges. In this situation, it is crucial to develop resilience. It gives carers the inner strength to cope with stress, recover and even grow in the face of challenges. While physical or mental limitations are often difficult to bear for those affected, Nursing staff experience the loss and change of their loved ones first-hand. This brings with it conflicting feelings - between the urge to help and the powerlessness of not always being able to change anything.
If you would like individual advice or would like to be added to our mailing list, please send an e-mail to familienservice@mh-hannover.de. You are also welcome to send us requests for topics for further workshops.
Women and pensions - What is important for the VBL?
Participants are given an overview of the legal basis of the VBL company pension and VBLextra. The focus will be on questions from women who often do not have a continuous employment history due to family and/or care responsibilities. Men/fathers who share family work as partners are also welcome.
Women and pensions - What is important for the DRV?
Participants are given an overview of the legal basis for pensions and can clarify any questions they may have. In particular, questions from women who often bear the main burden of family tasks and therefore do not have a continuous employment history will be clarified. Men/fathers who share family work as partners are also welcome.
October 30, 2025, 9.00-12.00 Info and registration
Speaker: Beate Dreyer, German Pension Insurance Braunschweig-Hannover
New event: Women and pensions - What is important at ÄVN?
Participants will receive an overview of the legal basis of the medical pension scheme. In addition to information on the benefits provided by the ÄVN, questions from women who often do not have a continuous employment history due to family and/or care responsibilities will be answered. Questions from participants can be clarified during the event or afterwards. Men/fathers who share family work as partners are also welcome.
November 11, 2025, 15:00-16:30
Speaker: Marco Gregori from Ärzteversorgung Niedersachsen
Info and registration
If you would like to attend in your free time, you can alternatively register via Familienservice@mh-hannover.de.
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For a personal consultation, persons with statutory pension insurance can contact Mr. Peter Jung , the oldest insured person. However, you should definitely obtain a digital pension overview To use the digital pension overview, you will need your online ID card and a smartphone or tablet with the ID card app.
Phone Peter Jung: 0160-8866687
Workshop: Unconscious Bias Dates for 2025:
23.04.2025 and 14.05.2025 / 9 am - 1 pm (2 days)
20.08.2025 / 8.30 am - 4 pm (1 day)
19.11.2025 and 26.11.2025 / 2.30 pm - 6 pm (2 days)
Registration possible here.
Target group: (future and current) appointment committee members,
Speakers Anjana Pengel and Johanna Prien-Kaplan
Contents:
- Sensitization of the participants to questions of gender relations
- How do my thought patterns influence my decisions (in the context of appointment procedures)?
- Critical reflection on one's own gender role and what effects this can have on interaction and structures in organizations
- Participants should be able to incorporate the results and experiences of the workshop into their own professional work
- The trainers demonstrate the topicality and relevance of the topic
Objective: Raising awareness of the phenomenon of "unconscious bias" strengthens participants' decision-making and leadership skills. They learn to reflect on their own behavior so that decisions can be made in a more unbiased and therefore more objective and performance-oriented manner. In addition to theoretical knowledge, practical exercises are also carried out.
Trainer: Anjana Pengel, Equal Opportunities Office MHH
- What actually is discrimination?
- How do I notice that I am being discriminated against in everyday nursing work and what can I do about it?
- How can I prevent myself from discriminating against other people without wanting to?
We address these and other questions in the anti-discrimination workshop, which is aimed specifically at trainees in Nursing. In our workshop, trainees learn to recognize and name discrimination and harassment, get to know the MHH's support structures and learn how to defend themselves appropriately. Our training prepares trainees for the challenges they will face in practice and gives them the confidence to handle borderline situations independently.
Dates will be announced via the training academy.
The SEGURO self-safety training at KiKonzept e.V. with Dr. NATALIE MANDEL
Violence against women has many faces
For fear of being harassed, assaulted or even raped, many women do not dare leave the house alone after dark. Others ask to be dropped off or picked up, avoid certain streets or places and accept detours or other admissions. Assaults often begin at a low threshold in everyday (work) situations.
Women discover their strength
The aim of the self-assertion course is to encourage women to be self-confident and to teach them individual self-defense techniques that enable them to defend themselves. The techniques that are trained are based on situations that women experience time and again in everyday life and at work. All women can take part.
Dates:
05.11.2025 15.00-16.30 hInfo and registration
12.11.2025 10.00-11.30 a.m.Info and registration
Self-defense & de-escalation training
Participants are taught self-defense techniques to protect themselves.
No previous knowledge or other prerequisites are required. There will also be no warm-up training or similar.
These courses do not build on each other. Participation is therefore possible at any time.
Various everyday situations (verbal and physical abuse) will be illustrated.
By attending the seminar, employees should be able to cope better with such potentially unpleasant situations. As every stressful situation develops its own dynamic, different methods will be demonstrated during the seminar.
All MHH employees
Anyone can take part in this seminar - regardless of age, gender or physical fitness.
We look forward to your participation!
Address of the MHH gym:
Stadtfelddamm 66
30625 Hannover
Registration is not necessary, just drop by, you can join in at any time.
Trainer: Ricardo Savia
Dates:
22.01.2025, 14:30 - 15:30
05.02.2025, 14:30 - 15:30
12.02.2025, 14:30 - 15:30
19.02.2025, 14:30 - 15:30
26.02.2025, 14:30 - 15:30
05.03.2025, 14:30 - 15:30
12.03.2025, 14:30 - 15:30
19.03.2025, 14:30 - 15:30
26.03.2025, 14:30 - 15:30
02.04.2025, 14:30 - 15:30
23.04.2025, 14:30 - 15:30
07.05.2025, 14:30 - 15:30
14.05.2025, 14:30 - 15:30
All places for the Future Day on April 3, 2025 have already been allocated. You can find more information about Future Day at the MHH here.
Kids & Family sports courses at the Center for University Sports
The offers of the Kids and Family area are aimed at young families and parents within the university landscape. The offers can be booked by all MHH members.
Wen-Do courses offered by the Hannover Women's Emergency Hotline
Doing a doctorate with a child, combining science and parenthood