- punishable by law;
- subject to fines (insofar as the regulations violated serve to protect the life, limb, health, or rights of employees or their representative bodies); or
- against federal and state law, or directly applicable legal acts by the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community in specified legal areas (e.g. anti-money laundering, environmental protection, procedures for the award of public contracts etc.).
The contact point is open to any natural persons who, in the course of or in preparation for their professional activities, become aware of the above-mentioned violations and wish to report them.
At Friedrich Schiller University Jena (central university), the Internal Contact Point for Whistleblowers (in accordance with Section 12 of the Whistleblower Protection Act [Hinweisgeberschutzgesetz, HinSchG], Federal Law Gazette, No. 140 LinkExternal link) is part of the Internal Audit Office. Any violations or information about violations in a professional context can be reported to this office under the Whistleblower Protection Act. This law acts to ensure the protection of any natural persons who, in the course of or in preparation for their professional activities, become aware of violations and wish to report them to the designated contact point.
In work-related contexts, whistleblowers enjoy special protection under law if they report violations related to money laundering, terrorist acts, radiation and environmental protection, consumer and data protection, or procurement and tax law.
Please use the following email address to submit your report:
hinweisgeber-meldestelle@uni-jena.de
Your report and personal data will be treated with the utmost confidentiality. However, please note that there are some exceptions in accordance with Section 9 of the Whistleblower Protection Act. Only the following persons are authorized to receive your report, provide feedback, and initiate subsequent measures:
- Roland Popp (Head of Internal Audit Office, Deputy Anti-Corruption Officer, see contact details below)
- Dr Nico Herrmann (Deputy Head of Internal Audit Office, see contact details below)
- Dr Stefan Danz (Head of Legal Office, Anti-Corruption Officer, see contact details on the website of the Legal Office de)
- Dr Anja Schlage (Deputy Head of Legal Office, see contact details on the website of the Legal Office de)
Letters should be addressed to: Interne Meldestelle c/o Innenrevision, Fürstengraben 1, 07743 Jena, Germany. To submit your report, you can also use the Internal Audit Office’s postbox which is located at the University’s Post Office at Carl-Zeiss-Str. 3.
You may also submit your report orally (by telephone), arrange for a personal consultation, or report externally to a competent authority of the federal state, central government, or EU.
For more information on the Internal Audit Office and the Whistleblower Protection Act, please refer to the University’s administrative manual HanFRIED which is available on the University’s intranet (HanFRIED -> Dezernat 5 -> Geschenke_Korruptionsbekämpfung -> FAQ Hinweisgeberschutz und interne Meldestelle, direct linkpdf, 306 kb · de).
