| 1998 | Family Circumstance and Life Concept | Holiday programs for elementary school children are introduced. Today the Family Support Centre offers a program for primary school children on seven holiday weeks per year. |
| 1996 | Physical and Mental Abilities | MUHS elects for the first time a Commissioner for students with disabilities and chronic diseases, Prof. Dr. med. Matthias Franz. |
| 1996 | Inter-/Nationality and Culture | Department for international students of the Students’ Union (AStA) is founded. |
| 1992 | Family Circumstance and Life Concept | The booklet "Study with a Child" is published for the first time and is reviewed and revised annually. |
| 1990 | Sex and Gender | MUHS gets a women's representative for the first time, Dr. Ariane Neuhaus-Koch. |
| 1987 | Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity | Department for lesbian and bisexual students (LesBi) of the Students’ Union (AStA) is founded. |
| 1983 | Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity | Department for bisexual and gay students of the Students’ Union (AStA) is founded. |
| 1978 | Sex and Gender | Women's Department of the Students’ Union (AStA) is founded. |
| 1975 | Physical and Mental Abilities | The Council of Employees with Severe Disabilities is established in order to create jobs for severely disabled people in cooperation with other agencies in the city of Gelsenkirchen. |
