Whistleblowing system
FH Aachen stands for excellent research and teaching and is a competent research and development partner for public institutions and companies.
In addition, it cooperates with numerous business organisations, social and cultural institutions as well as social actors from the fields of practice and science. In this way, FH Aachen makes an important contribution to society and the community.
WE take this responsibility very seriously, also towards our employees.
What is the Whistleblower Protection Act?
The Whistleblower Protection Act (HinSchG for short) serves to implement the Whistleblower Directive (Directive (EU) 2019/1937).
The aim of the HinSchG is to protect persons who obtain information about irregularities and violations in the course of their professional activities and report them.
In this context, he Compliance Ombudsperson (in short: Ombudsperson) appointed by the FH, Dr Johannes Dilling, will accept your information as an independent contact.
How to contact the ombudsperson?
You can contact the ombudsperson in any conceivable way (telephone, e-mail, fax, post or via the whistleblowing system www.safewhistle.info). It is also possible to meet in person, including via video and audio transmission if desired.
The messenger services Signal and Threema are available for encrypted communication, as is Protonmail for encrypted email communication.
You can find more information about the process at www.safewhistle.info
The contact details are as follows:
Lawyer Dr Johannes Dilling
Landgrafenstraße 49
50931 Cologne
Telephone: +49 (0) 221 933 107 40
Mobile phone: +49 (0) 163 347 6111
Fax: +49 (0) 221 933 107 42
Threema ID: 3P9X97PS
Email: infora-dilling.de; [email protected]
What happens to your tip?
Any information received is checked for plausibility by the ombudsperson, processed and forwarded to the university in confidence.
Within the university, a working unit consisting of representatives from the Compliance, Internal Audit and Legal Departments as well as the Chancellor's Consultant will take care of further processing.
Finally, you will receive re-registration from the ombudsperson.
What other external reporting centres are there?
Whistleblowers can also choose to report information about offences to external reporting offices.
Federal Office of Justice
The external reporting office is generally the
Federal Office of Justice
Adenauerallee 99 - 103
53113 Bonn.
Information and the online reporting procedure at the Federal Office of Justice, to which reference is made in accordance with Section 24 (4) sentence 1, 2 HinSchG, can be found here.
Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin)
The competent external reporting office for notifications pursuant to Section 21 No. 1 and No. 2 HinSchG is the
Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin)
Graurheindorfer Straße 108
53117 Bonn
Information on the reporting procedure of the Federal Financial Supervisory Authority, to which reference is made in accordance with Section 24 para. 4 sentence 1, 2 HinSchG, can be found here.
The online reporting procedure can be found here.
Federal Cartel Office
The competent external reporting office for notifications pursuant to Section 22 para. 1 HinSchG is the
Federal Cartel Office
Kaiser-Friedrich-Straße 16
53113 Bonn
Infringements can be reported at any time, regardless of the outcome of proceedings via an internal report.
Information on the Bundeskartellamt's reporting procedure, to which reference is made in accordance with Section 24 para. 4 sentence 1, 2 HinSchG, can be found here.
The online reporting procedure can be found here.
European Anti-Fraud Office
Whistleblowers can also report possible cases of fraud or other serious irregularities with potentially negative consequences for EU funds to the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) - anonymously if desired:
European Commission
European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF)
1049 Brussels
Information on the reporting procedure to the European Anti-Fraud Office, to which reference is made in accordance with Section 24 (4) sentence 1, 2 HinSchG, and the online reporting procedure can be found here.
