The meccanica feminale is a project of the Ministry of Science, Research and the Arts Baden-Wurttemberg.

meccanica feminale

meccanica feminale is the winter school for female students and specialists in mechanical engineering, electrical engineering and engineering sciences. It takes place every year in February at the Uni Stuttgart or at Furtwangen University (Schwenningen campus). Of course, women from other STEM subjects are also very welcome!

The participants

Female students make up the majority of participants at meccanica feminale. However, the participants not only come from universities, universities of applied sciences and universities of cooperative educationbut also from industry and practice and already have some professional experience.

The winter school gives them the opportunity to learn more about current topics in one- or three-day courses for small groups. Each participant can put together her own timetable of courses, workshops and events in the supporting program according to the modular principle.

The Lecturers

The lecturers at meccanica feminale are also all women. They come from both academia and industry and pass on their knowledge to the next generation. Some already have a lot of experience from teaching or coaching activities, others are taking their first steps.

The Courses

The program advisory board puts together an up-to-date and varied program from the wide range of offers received by Call 4 Lectures every year. Because not only specialist knowledge counts for a successful career, meccanica feminale also offers many opportunities to work on your own soft skills.

networking,

Building and maintaining a network of helpful contacts is at least as important as specialist knowledge. Many women are exotic in a male-dominated environment during their studies or in their field of work. With us, they have the opportunity to make new contacts and learn from role models. The supporting program offers plenty of opportunity for networking, where you can meet up after an interesting day of study. Our cafeteria is an important meeting place during the breaks.

The Organisers

The Winter School meccanica feminale has been taking place since 2010. It is a project of Ministry of Science, Research and the Arts Baden-Wurttemberg. The "Netzwerk F.I.T" is organising the event as project management agency under the direction of Prof. Dr. Ulrike Busolt. The project is part of the state initiative "Women in MINT Professions in Business, Science and Research".