Inte­gra­tion Com­mit­tee of Karlsruhe

Inte­gra­tion Com­mit­tee of the City of Karlsruhe

Peo­ple with diverse (migra­tion) expe­ri­ences and influ­ences from cul­tur­al, reli­gious and oth­er social back­grounds call Karl­sruhe their home and enrich the city’s soci­ety on a dai­ly basis.

To ensure equal oppor­tu­ni­ties for all res­i­dents of Karl­sruhe and to high­light the inter­ests and poten­tial of peo­ple with a migra­tion back­ground, the city of Karl­sruhe has estab­lished the Inte­gra­tion Com­mit­tee (InA).

The com­mit­tee advis­es the city coun­cil on mat­ters of inte­gra­tion pol­i­cy and advo­cates for equal par­tic­i­pa­tion of all peo­ple – with or with­out a migra­tion back­ground – in soci­ety, pol­i­tics, cul­ture, and the economy.

The mem­bers of the Inte­gra­tion Com­mit­tee give a voice to Karlsruhe’s cul­tur­al diver­si­ty. They build net­works between migrant asso­ci­a­tions, ini­tia­tives, orga­ni­za­tions, and munic­i­pal insti­tu­tions. In doing so, they pro­mote exchange, strength­en demo­c­ra­t­ic par­tic­i­pa­tion, and active­ly sup­port the process of inter­cul­tur­al openness.

Meet­ings of the Inte­gra­tion Com­mit­tee are gen­er­al­ly open to the pub­lic, and all res­i­dents of Karl­sruhe are warm­ly invit­ed to attend as spectators.

Com­po­si­tion

The Inte­gra­tion Com­mit­tee con­sists of ten expert res­i­dents and eleven mem­bers of the city coun­cil.
Each expert res­i­dent has a des­ig­nat­ed substitute.

The appoint­ment of expert res­i­dents and their sub­sti­tutes to the Inte­gra­tion Com­mit­tee takes place every five years.
The most recent elec­tion was held in Decem­ber 2024.

The expert res­i­dents are each respon­si­ble for one of five the­mat­ic areas, work­ing in pairs.

Sub­ject areas

1. Lan­guage and Education

2. Legal and Eco­nom­ic Integration

3. Cul­ture and Inter­faith Dialogue

4. Inter­cul­tur­al Open­ness and Housing

5. Health, Seniors, and Sports

The the­mat­ic areas of the Inte­gra­tion Com­mit­tee are based on the action areas defined in the ↗ Karl­sruhe Inte­gra­tion Plan.

Future meet­ings can be found at:
↗ Cal­en­dar of meet­ings City of Karlsruhe