Corruption Prevention Officer of the University of Münster

Effective corruption prevention requires a point of contact where employees, business partners and third parties can express their questions, concerns or even suspicions.

Since May 2021, the Compliance Office has been both a service centre for regulatory issues and a central internal reporting office for reports of misconduct and a complaints office for employees in accordance with Section 13 of the General Equal Treatment Act (AGG).

Since 1 February 2025, the head of the Compliance Office has also been appointed as the Corruption Prevention Officer (CPO) for the University of Münster. The CPO is appointed for a term of two years and reports annually to the Rectorate.

Tasks of the Corruption Prevention Officer

The CPO acts as both a service centre for questions about corruption prevention and a reporting centre for reports of suspected corruption. The CPO receives reports confidentially, reviews them and, if possible, takes further steps in consultation with the person making the report, their supervisor and/or the university management.

The CPOs tasks also include, in particular:

• Educating, raising awareness and providing further training for employees in the field of corruption prevention,
• Developing recommendations for corruption prevention measures for the Rectorate,
• documenting and implementing legal requirements in the field of corruption prevention,
• carrying out risk analyses and compiling a risk atlas,
• auditing and spot-checking areas at risk of corruption, where necessary to maintain corruption prevention standards.