If you have been harassed

Request a one-on-one conversation with your course coordinator and tell them what has happened. If what has happened concerns the relationship between you and the course coordinator, you can contact the programme coordinator or the head of division/head of department at the department where you are studying. To find out who the manager is, you can search for hv.se or contact the Service Center.

If you do not want to go through a manager, you can instead contact:

• Student Ombudsperson/Student Union
• Student Health Care
• Coordinator for students with disabilities

Accept offers of processing and support if it is deemed important.

If you want to make a formal report of harassment or victimisation, you will find forms and information on where to submit them under the heading Formal report.

Request a one-on-one conversation with your line manager and tell them what has happened. If what has happened concerns the relationship between you and this manager, you can turn to your immediate superior.

If you do not want to go through a manager, you can instead contact:

• HR Specialists
• Union representative
• Safety representative

Accept offers of processing and support if it is deemed important.

If you want to make a formal report of any form of harassment or victimisation, you will find forms and information about where to submit them under the heading Formal report.

A report of harassment, discrimination or victimisation can be made both by the person who feels they have been subjected to harassment or by someone who has observed the abuse.

The report must contain an account of what happened, when and where, who was involved and in what way, as well as information about any witnesses.

You can use this form or submit an oral report:

Submit a written report to registrator@hv.se or to University West, Gustava Melins gata 2, 461 86 Trollhättan.

You can also submit a verbal or written report to someone you trust, such as a teacher or a colleague, or to one of the following functions:

• Lawyer/Investigator
• Head of Human Resources
• HR specialist

The person who receives the report ensures that it is documented and that it is handed over to the person responsible for investigating and taking action. You can, of course, get in touch for advice before you decide whether or not to make a formal report.

A formal report becomes a public document at the university and is registered in our case management system.