A lot is already taking place in the field of integrity at our university, but one thing is crystal clear for Ingrid Heynderickx, TU/e's integrity ambassador. "I want to bring all of the initiatives around integrity together and make visible what is already being done and by whom. The goal is that they can be found better because what they're doing is very important for our university."
Integrity. A word that can take on many forms and that plays a role in all places and at all levels at our university. For Ingrid Heynderickx, the bottom line of this umbrella term is "that you can work together with one another and with the outside world in a pleasant, honest and respectful manner." This applies to everyone at TU/e: students, academic staff and support staff.
In her first months as TU/e's integrity ambassador, Heynderickx has found that integrity is an incredibly broad concept and that, in many cases, you cannot separate scientific or business integrity from social safety. As a result, she focuses on integrity in the broadest sense of the word, which includes organizational integrity, scientific integrity, inclusiveness and social safety. "That's all part of working and communicating with one another in a safe and sensible way."
What is integrity?
When Heynderickx discusses integrity, she is talking about:
