KeCK Events

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2023

International women's day 2023: Events celebrating career paths of strong TUM women

On March 8th, 2023 we celebrated the international women's day with a series of events. The motto was "Career Paths of Strong TUM Women". Women who carved their very own path at and through TUM presented their workspaces; the Money Talk informed about financial independence for women; and successful TUM women spoke about their individual career paths on the evening panel.

Read more: Program and further information

Frauen-Nacht-Taxi ("Women-Night-Taxi"): Taxi coupons for women

Additionally, KeCK distributed free taxi coupons worth 5€ each to female students and employees at the MRI in celebration of the international women's day.

The coupon campaign was initiated by the city of Munich to support women financially for taxi rides between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. During this time women can use one taxi coupon worth 5€ per drive to a home address. Until the end of 2023 all women can receive three coupons in every city hall and city office in Munich. More information here (available in German only)

2022

10 years of KeCK: Open day on 2 Dec. 2022

The KeCK Coordination Office celebrated its 10th anniversary! To mark the occasion, we invited all interested parties to our open day on Friday, 2 December 2022.

Fascinating lectures by Prof. Ulrike Protzer, Dr Barbara Cramer from KeCK and Prof. Silvia Lobmaier were held here. It was possible to visit the family room for our flexible childcare, ask questions and get ideas and suggestions for one's own work situation and career planning. There was also time for a pleasant exchange over a buffet and drinks.

Childcare by the KeCK Family Service on the Day of Prayer and Repentance (16  Nov. 2022)

The day started out with colorful name tags: Our experienced childcare workers greeted eight children in the TranslaTUM. The children received delicious breakfast with cocoa and pastry to start out this eventful day. After a little time to paint and to play the group made its way to the Pinakothek der Moderne.

At the museum, an exciting interactive showing to the topic of "faces in art" awaited the kids. Afterwards, they applied these impressions themselves in a workshop, creating amazing pictures. The children and the KeCK team had a lot of fun and were proud to take their own pictures home as memories.

After lunch back at the TranslaTUM, we continued to paint, play and have fun until the parents picked their children up after the end of work.

A big thanks to the children and the KeCK team for this nice and creative day. We are looking forward to the next "KeCK Day of Prayer and Repentance" in November 2023!

Gender Consulting Network: National Conference (20/21 Oct. 2022)

On 20 and 21 October 2022, the "Gender Consulting Network" annual conference was held at the Klinikum of the TU Munich. After a compulsory break due to the pandemic, we were pleased to invite our colleagues to Munich to the TranslaTUM and to host the conference.

The personal exchange was beneficial for everyone and generated new ideas for future networking and WGs. Networking activities, progress and processes at the individual locations were some of the main topics of the event. The highlight was the traditional DFG lecture on Friday morning about the current equality and diversity guidelines of the DFG.

Networking event of the KeCK Mentoring & Training Programme and the Clinician Scientist Programme (Tues., 13 Sept. 2022)

Prof. Dr med. Julia Höfele, acting head of the Institute of Human Genetics at MRI, and Dr med. Dr rer. nat. Christof Winter, research group leader at the Institute of Clinical Chemistry and Pathobiochemistry at MRI, accepted our invitation and reported vividly about their careers. After these reports on their experiences, the participants had the opportunity to ask questions and then to exchange ideas over a buffet.

Workshop - "Unconscious Bias: The Trap of Stereotypes and Generalisation in the Clinical Workday" (Tues., 26 July 2022)

We were very pleased to be able to engage Prof. Thomas Rigotti, a work and organisational psychologist at the Johannes Gutenberg University in Mainz, for this workshop. The content was focused on the role of unconscious biases and other barriers for the career paths of women in the medical/scientific field of work. In addition, examples and exercises from the hospital context as well as concrete suggestions for action for employees were presented and discussed.

Informative event on the promotion of research and women and on the KeCK Mentoring & Training Programme (Wed., 29 June 2022)

At this event, we were able to offer interested parties the opportunity to learn about in-house research funding opportunities at the MRI, both on site and via Zoom. Prof. Vanadin Seifert-Klauss, women's representative at MRI, provided information about the protected research time for women, Prof. Ulrike Protzer and Dr Julia Brandt provided information about research consortia and the KKF Clinician Scientist Programme. Dr Barbara Cramer then presented the KeCK Mentoring & Training Programme together with two mentees. After the presentations, there was time for questions as well as for networking and informal exchange.

2021

Meeting of the departmental representatives (Thurs., 18 Nov. 2021)

This digital event included a presentation of current information by KeCK and the Gender Equality Officers, as well as topics and concerns from the departments discussed in small groups. Participants discussed challenges posed by the current COVID-19 situation and how to deal with parental and maternity leave. In addition, the idea to establish a working group "Surgical Departments" was further elaborated and plans were made on how to increase the visibility of the department representatives in the future.

Kick-off and closing event of the KeCK Mentoring & Training Programme (Wed., 27 Oct. 2021)

The event commenced with greetings from Vice Dean for Diversity & Talent Management Prof. Dr  med. Stephanie Combs and Dean of Studies for Medicine Prof. Dr  med. Pascal Berberat. Prof. Dr  med. Martina Kadmon, founding Dean of the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Augsburg, could be engaged as a speaker and gave an inspiring lecture on the "Courage to seize opportunities! – Career paths are not always straight…". 

Afterwards, the KeCK Mentoring & Training Programme was presented by Dr  phil. Barbara Cramer, Head of KeCK. The mentees Dr  med. Sofie Lückerath and Dr  rer. nat. Markus Tschurtschenthaler complemented the presentation with reports on their personal experiences. The event was rounded off with the awarding of certificates to the previous mentees and a joint exchange at the buffet.

Preliminary vote on election of Gender Equality Officers and meeting of departmental representatives (Wed., 30 June 2021)

At the meeting (face-to-face) of the departmental representatives on 30 June 2021, current concerns regarding the advancement of women and equal opportunities were discussed. Topics included the recommendation of the German Rectors' Conference "Against sexualised discrimination and sexual harassment at universities" as well as the provision of standardised feedback forms for staff interviews. In addition, the preliminary vote for the election of the Gender Equality Officers took place.

Information event on the promotion of research and women and on theKeCKMentoring & Training Programme (Thur., 25 March 2021)

The event took place via Zoom. Prof. Dr  Tilo Biedermann, as the representative for research promotion, gave a presentation on this topic. Dr  Barbara Cramer, Head of KeCK, represented the Women's Representative, Prof. Dr  Seifert-Klauss, and presented possibilities for the advancement of women. She also provided information about the KeCK Mentoring & Training Programme, session 6.

Meeting of the Departmental Representatives (Thur., 25 Feb. 2021)

This event was also held digitally. Laura Vogelgesang, the coordinator of the departmental representatives and the KeCK Mentoring & Training Programme, provided information on the topic of job sharing and dual leadership. Sara Däumling, student research assistant for the KeCK Mentoring & Training Programme, presented studies on COVID-19 in relation to equal opportunities. The moderator was Dr Barbara Cramer.

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