Empowering Women in Science! International Day of Women and Girls in Science at TUD

Various institutions of TUD Dresden University of Technology are getting actively involved in the International Day of Women and Girls in Science by hosting a range of events and campaigns. In 2015, UNESCO proclaimed February 11 as the official anniversary day to commemorate the crucial role of women and girls in science and technology and to make the important and inspiring role of women visible.

Events and campaigns taking place on February 11, 2026:

• February 11, 2025: Workshop: "Who am I and what brought me here" from 3:00 - 6:00pm in the Fritz Foerster Building on the interplay of science, technology and society, and the question of how gender, diversity and social inequalities structure, hinder or promote scientific careers, knowledge processes and research practices.
• From February 11, 2026: Interactive Exhibition: Faces of Computer Science in the foyer of the Fritz Foerster Building
• February 11: Introducing five inspiring women researchers in a social media campaign by the FrauenUmweltNetzwerk (FUN*)

Women@DDc Netzwerk

Within the DRESDEN-concept research network, women researchers belonging to all status groups and science managers have the opportunity to get in contact with one another via the Women@DDc Network. It offers over 500 members a platform to exchange information about their professional careers, potential career paths and challenges in science.

Upcoming events:

• Breakfast for Women Professors on March 18, 2026, from 8:00 to 10:30am
• Workshop: Positioning in power arenas on March 4 and 5, 2026, from 9:00 to 5:00pm and 9:00 to 12:00pm respectively

Highlighting the achievements of women in science

TUD is strongly committed to highlighting and celebrating the achievements and the role of women in science. The inauguration of the first Place of Women’s History at TUD in May 2023 in honor of Johanna and Gertrud Wiegandt was a particularly significant milestone. The names of other women who shaped our university through their work and blazed extraordinary trails as pioneers in science live on in the Johanna Weinmeister Campus and the Charlotte Bühler Program, for example. TUD Dresden's Diversity Management also presents pioneers and excellent women at our university in the HERStory calendar.

TryING trial course

Young women who are interested in studying engineering can now register for the taster course tryING. With the opportunity to get involved in workshops, excursions and networking in summer 2026, the course offers a comprehensive insight into what studying engineering at TUD entails.

Background

The International Day of Women and Girls in Science was proclaimed by the United Nations General Assembly on December 22, 2015. It is celebrated annually on February 11 and is intended to recognize the critical role that girls and women play in science and technology. At the international level, UNESCO and UN Women organize the annual celebrations in collaboration with institutions and civil society partners that aim to promote women and girls in science.

Contact

Unit 9.3 Diversity Management
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