Documentation of 9th Ingenieurinnen-Sommeruni from August 07 to 25, 2017 at Bremen University, Germany

 

 

Ingenieurinnen-Sommeruni – the 9th international summer university for women students and professionals in engineering and technology was organized by University of Bremen in Germany from August 7 to 25, 2017.

They experienced three weeks of professional studies and established a network with women having manifold backgrounds in a friendly and stimulating environment at the University of Bremen. Various topics from engineering were covered: electrical engineering; information technology, production engineering, mechanical + process engineering.

 

In parallel to the 9th Ingenieurinnen-Sommeruni, participants could join all courses of the 20th Informatica Feminale - the summer university for women in computing. More than 230 women students of all disciplines, all terms and grades, of all types of colleges or universities as well as women professionals and women learners from all over the world came to Bremen!

 

Over 60 courses were taught with one-week and half-a-week length, as well as short workshops. There were specific courses for student beginners as well as for advanced students and for practitioners who got further education on a current academic level.

 

Our extensive cultural and touristic program, including lectures, discussions and evening events got lots of positive echos. Field trips to research institutes on campus and to tech companies in Bremen offered direct contacts to researchers. Several local companies invited participants to networking events. Cultural highlights were the visits of several museums in Bremerhaven, the Submarine Bunker Valentin and the Bremen Cotton Exchange.

 

Thanks to everybody who advises women students or colleagues to take part at our summer universities and who supports them financially.

 

Thanks to all who helped to make this a successful Ingenieurinnen-Sommeruni!

 

The Summer University Team 2017

Henrike Illig, Eileen Jahn, Jessica Krooß, Nina Merkl, Veronika Oechtering, Sabine Schulz, Diren Senger, Greta-Marleen Storath


Center of Excellence Women in Science and Technology,

University of Bremen