About us
Current Board of feMTEC
- chevron_right Alina Gerlach (Co-president)
- chevron_right Ana Procopio Barbosa Schön
- chevron_right Aniko Kahlert
- chevron_right Daniella Laureiro Martinez
- chevron_right Monica Hidajat (Co-president)
- chevron_right Petra Schmid
- chevron_right Sarah Godehardt
- chevron_right Sebastian Tillmanns
- chevron_right Sophie Kerstan
- chevron_right Stefani Stefanova
- chevron_right Stefano Brusoni
- chevron_right Valerie Caubergh
Our mission
At feMTEC we strive to support community building among D-MTEC students and employees, while placing a focus on gender equality and cross-cultural awareness. Through our activity we encourage the participation of under-represented groups in academia, raise awareness on issues related to conflict solution, and provide support to aspiring scientists and industry professionals.
Our story
feMTEC was founded on May 10, 2021 by doctoral students Anna Kulakovskaya and Stefani Stefanova with the main objective to apply an inclusive-of-all approach to community building and promotion of gender equality at the departmental level. A survey following the association's launch identified activities which could improve our knowledge and skills along various domains, while reflecting the needs and interests of our female community. Based on the survey results, the feMTEC activity focused on five main areas: (i) topical discussions; (ii) guest talks and seminars; (iii) networking and team building; (iv) workshops and targeted training, and (v) diversity and sustainability initiatives. feMTEC grew rapidly from idea to reality thanks to the great team effort of its members reflecting on the motivation and drive of the D-MTEC community.