Next Generation - Women as STEM leaders

Tailor-made educational program for young women in the field of technology with 1 on 1 mentorship to improve business knowledge and skills.

What will you gain through this program?

Unique set of non-academic skills which will enable you to advance faster in your career.

Soft skills

Learn how to better express your ideas and feelings by using assertive communication skills, how to improve time management and learning how to say no.

Tech skills

Learn new skills by using newest technology in work like no-code tools and social media.

Work skills

Learn how to improve your LinkedIn profile, gain skills that will help you to better present yourself in a job interview, as well as how to build meaningful networking connections.

Perks

1

Learning the tips and tricks that will make your life and work easier.

2

Creating your own curricula based on the topics you are mostly interested in.

3

One on one sessions with a dedicated mentor.

4

Expanding the network of your peers and mutual support during and after the program.

Who can apply?

Participants

Women in their final year of studies or working in the field for less than 2 years.

Mentors

Women with 3+ years of work experience in the field of technology, who are willing to mentor during six one hour long sessions in the summer, upon completion of the program.

Applications are open
until May 4, 2022

Participants will be selected and informed about the outcome on May 10, 2022.
For further information you can email us on: [email protected]

How are the workshops organized?

Participants will attend six workshops (opening and closing workshops will be joint and for the other workshops participants will be able to choose 3 sessions out of 9 according to their preferences) and events during the program, including opening and closing events. They will also have six one on one sessions with their mentor after the completion of the program, during summer months.

Workshops will be held on weekends and participants are expected to dedicate 5 hours to attend the program.

Mentors role

Mentors are expected to attend a 30 minutes long online preparation meeting with program coordinators.

They will also have a pairing meeting with all selected participants in the form of speed dating, during which will be chosen the best mentor-mentee pairing.

After the best pairings are selected mentors will have six one hour sessions with the mentees during summer months.

Timeline

  • Opening Working Session: May 28
  • Workshops on Career Start: June 4
  • Workshops on Career Development: June 11
  • Workshops on Staying on the course: June 18
  • Closing Working Session: June 25
  • Mentoring sessions: July and August

Where?

Online event

The entire program is organized online, through the Zoom platform.

All selected participants will get an access link for the workshops.

*Association SEE ICT and Startit are organizing the program “Next Generation - Women as STEM leaders” with the support of the US Embassy in Serbia.