Swiss TecLadies

On 28 February 2018, the Werner Siemens Foundation launches its latest education project: the mentoring programme “Swiss TecLadies” of the Swiss Academy of Engineering Sciences. The programme, which is designed for young women interested in technology and informatics, provides mentees with an in-depth look into the everyday working life of their (female) mentors and prepares young women for a successful career in a technical field.

May 2023 – Academically gifted girls explore technical professions under the guidance of…

Photo of girls with a flair for technology of the mentoring programme Swiss TecLadies.

September 2019 – Mentee Rahel and other “Swiss TecLadies”

Photo of the pupil Mina and her mentor Stefanie Burri (civil engineer) while programming a robot arm.

September 2018 – The mentoring programme “Swiss TecLadies”

Civil engineer Stefanie Burri at a construction site.

September 2018 – Stefanie Burri, civil engineer and mentor

Information technologist Gerardina Bello, director of the SAP Support Team at Swiss Post.

September 2018 – Gerardina Bello, information technologist and mentor

Particle physicist Lea Caminada, who worked on the experiments proving the existence of the Higgs boson in 2012 at CERN.

September 2018 – Lea Caminada, particle physicist and mentor

Swiss TecLadies

In tandem for technology

All in: girl power for technology

Mina wants to be an engineer

“Creating a positive dynamic”

“The tech world is more than a series of 0s and 1s”

“Women often have to prove themselves first”

Swiss TecLadies

In tandem for technology

All in: girl power for technology

Mina wants to be an engineer

“Creating a positive dynamic”

“The tech world is more than a series of 0s and 1s”

“Women often have to prove themselves first”

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