Principles

h_da is part of a complex, dynamically changing higher education and research landscape. We want to be transparent and predictable for our partners and make a point of acting in accordance with the applicable guidelines. That is why we set certain frameworks for our scientific work and commit ourselves to certain guidelines and rules. The most important of these can be found below as links or downloads.

• Statutes for Safeguarding Good Academic Practice (DE), July 2022

• Code of Good Practice at Hessen's Higher Education Institutions (DE), December 2021

• Publication guidelines of the h_da (DE), June 2020

• Statutes on Informing the Public About Research Funded by Third Parties (DE), December 2018

• Guidelines for handling research data at the h_da (DE), October 2018

• Mission Statement of Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences (DE), November 2017

• Berlin Declaration on Open Access to Knowledge in the Sciences and Humanities, September 2015

• Open Access Resolution of the h_da (DE), August 2015

Also worth mentioning in this context are ...

• the establishment of research data management,

• the establishment of a research information management system, and

• the appointment of an ombudsperson in accordance with §§ 7 and 8 of the Statutes for Safeguarding Good Academic Practice.