Various institutions of TUD Dresden University of Technology are participating in the International Day of Women and Girls in Science by hosting a diverse range of events. UNESCO proclaimed the day in 2015 to honor the critical role of women and girls in science and technology and to promote their equal participation and contribution to science each year on February 11.

TU Dresden 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 once again presents pioneers and excellent women at our university in the HERStory calender.

Additional initiatives are underway to continue to underscore the significant and inspiring role of women both in the past and present of TU Dresden. For this reason, the TUD is committed to inspiring women and girls for science at selected events.

Events to mark February 11, 2025

• February 11, 2025: Engineering Sciences networking event
• February 11, 2025: Women@DDc network workshop: My Visibility as a Scientific Expert on LinkedIn & ResearchGate
• February 16, 2025: Mother-daughter workshop by the CeTI Cluster of Excellence
• From March 8, 2025 Exhibition "RETHINKING PHYSICS. 100 years of quantum mechanics -time for a female perspective!" in Technische Sammlungen Dresden

TryING trial course

Young women who are interested in studying engineering can complete a trial course of study at TU Dresden in the summer 2025. For more information, first-hand reports and registration for the tryING trial course go to: https://tu-dresden.de/ing/trying

Background information

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

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