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The mentor
Tabea Tauscher experiments with young people at DLR_School_Lab Berlin:
She was seven years old when, in 2014, German geophysicist Alexander Gerst returned to Earth after a six-month stint aboard the International Space Station (ISS). Tabea Tauscher was in the process of “inhaling” Die…
HZB wins HR Energy Award 2025 for recruitment campaign
The research institute uses gamification elements to get more young people interested in IT training:
The Helmholtz Centre Berlin (HZB) is breaking new ground in attracting talented young people to IT training. HZB was presented with this year’s HR Energy Award for its “Go for IT! Recruitainment for IT training”…
Two precision mechanics from HZB are Berlin's best trainees
Edgar Lunk and Fiete Buchin completed their training with top results:
Two former apprentices from the HZB workshop have achieved something remarkable: Fiete Buchin and Edgar Lunk completed their training as precision mechanics, taking first and second place in all of Berlin. In this…
“Jugend forscht” award winner completes research internship at IKZ
Internship was granted as a special prize at one of the regional competitions:
This summer, the IKZ was pleased to welcome Antonia Linke, a “Jugend forscht” award winner, for a two-week research internship. The internship was granted as a special prize at one of the state-level “Jugend forscht”…
Studying together what belongs together
The new BA-level study course IMP at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin combines three core scientific subjects: computer science, mathematics, and physics:
When Laura Michaelis sought to enroll at Humboldt University in 2016, she was initially uncertain. She was interested in the natural sciences but didn't want to commit to just one discipline. This was before the…
Locomotive practice pieces
Five-hundred apprentices are being trained at the new Apprentice Workshop of Deutsche Bahn (DB):
The new three-story building of the Apprentice Workshop in Johannisthal is flooded with light and accommodates more than 500 trainees. The space on the premises of the S-Bahn railyard in Schöneweide had become too…
In conversation with Melissa Horchemer
The WISTA project manager wants to show young people career and academic opportunities in the natural sciences:
Coming from a non-academic family living in a socially disadvantaged area of Duisburg, Melissa Horchemer was far from predestined for a career in the STEM sector. Yet, this background didn’t hold her back—it inspired…
Interim tenant with potential
The German Film and Television Academy Berlin is moving to Adlershof:
Early next year, the German Film and Television Academy Berlin GmbH (DFFB) will vacate its premises at Potsdamer Platz, Berlin’s hub for culture and media, as its lease there expires. The DFFB has found temporary…
New Educational Initiative for the German Chip Industry
Ferdinand-Braun-Institut will coordinate a national academy for microelectronics and microsystem technology:
Securing skilled workers for the chip industry – with this goal in mind, the nationwide flagship project “Skilled workers for microelectronics: skills4chips” funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research…
The runner
Jessica Gosse is an engineer as well as an experienced relay runner:
It was the 2013 Girl’s Day, a career event for young girls in STEM subjects, when Jessica Gosse decided on her future career path. The then 14-year-old got a sneak peek into what it meant working for the…
Customized solutions addressing skilled labor shortage
Ferdinand-Braun-Institut and the Aus- und Weiterbildungsnetzwerk Hochtechnologie (Advanced Training Network for High Technology) are committed to promoting young talent:
The Ferdinand-Braun-Institut, in collaboration with the Aus- und Weiterbildungsnetzwerk Hochtechnologie (Advanced Training Network for High Technology) (ANH Berlin), is committed to securing the next generation of…
In conversation with Beate Schultz-Zehden
As vice-rector at the bbw University of Applied Sciences, she is responsible for making teaching future-proof:
“This is exactly where we belong,” is what the management of bbw Hochschule - University of Applied Sciences exclaimed when it moved the Adlershof Technology Park in April 2023. Since then, the roughly 1,200 students…
A career change into the future
The proANH e.V. association is securing demands for skilled staff in microtechnology by offering advanced vocational training to become an electronics manufacturing specialist:
He was looking for a future-proof career opportunity, says Onur Sahin. The 30-year-old was looking to “take a new path.” It was a fabulous stroke of luck that it led him straight to the cleanrooms at…
Oustanding: STEM talent Maximilian Helmbrecht promotes STEM talent
Fischer Nernst Award winner from HU Chemistry is involved in the Humboldt ProMINT Kolleg:
Maximilian Helmbrecht detected antioxidants in foodstuffs as part of his bachelor’s thesis and received the Fischer-Nernst Award of Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (HU) for it. At the same time, the 23-year-old is…
Building blocks for further training
The new WISTA Academy strives to facilitate access to talent and employee retention for companies:
To WISTA, commercial location development is more than plotting land, managing buildings and attracting businesses. It’s also about creating spaces for people to live and work—and to inspire them. After all, success…
Securing skilled personnel in the high-tech sector – internationally recognized
Jens Hofmann (proANH e.V.) honoured with the “IEEE Technical Skills Educator Award” of the IEEE Photonics Society:
Jens Hofmann, Chairman of the Board of proANH e.V., has been awarded the IEEE Technical Skills Educator Award. The IEEE Photonics Society presented the prize yesterday evening at its annual conference in Orlando,…
“I want to be a role model for other women scientists”
About the career paths of two alumni of the Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing:
Two former chemists of the Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing (BAM) tell us about their path into STEM fields, how they deal with prejudice, and why they finally ended up in the private sector. A…
Be open to learning!
Knowledge-hungry people in Adlershof are shaping the future:
Many talk about lifelong learning. But what does that mean exactly? Why is it more necessary than ever? And what are its effects? We asked people in Adlershof who are shaping the future about what they…
The backbone of life
Gegenbauer’s new open apprenticeship showroom:
“Geniuses do not drop from the sky; they must have an opportunity to develop” said August Bebel, a social democrat, more than 100 years ago. The company Gegenbauer has been training people for almost the same amount…
“A wonderful landscape for apprentices”
ANH Berlin is taking care of the highly sought-after new generation of non-academic staff:
The skilled labour shortage is currently a huge issue in Germany. The microelectronics sector develops and produces semiconductor chips for a wide range of applications – from computers to airbag sensors – and is…