In dialog with successful engineers
The cooperative event offered personal discussions in an informal atmosphere for exchanging experiences.
The first dialogue evening organized by the VDE University Group and the Electrical Engineering Faculty Student Committee took place on October 29, 2019, at the Salzhaus in Zittau.
Thirty-nine students majoring in electrical engineering, Mechanical Engineering, and Engineering Management accepted the invitation to this informal event to engage in personal discussions with experienced engineers. The panelists for the evening were Dr. Ralf Bergmann (High Volt), David Havlat (Havlat Präzisionstechnik), and Gunar Schmidt (Stadtwerke Jena Netze). The evening was moderated by Marcus Wöckel, a KIA pro student specializing in electrical energy systems at Stadtwerke Jena.
"With this event, we want to give prospective engineers and high school graduates the opportunity to be inspired by the experiences of successful engineers and promote intrinsic motivation." (vde.com)
”Topics of the dialog evening:
- The challenge & Experiences from engineering studies,
- Perspectives & Requirements for young graduates in professional life and
- Work-life balance and time management as well as
- Career and family.
The evening came to a relaxed close with in-depth discussions in individual group rounds with snacks and drinks. The newly founded VDE University Group Zittau and the Faculty Student Committee for Electrical Engineering were also in high demand among the participants and presented their current projects and topics. The participants expressed their thanks for the lively exchange and would like to see more events of this kind.
The event was supported by the Saxony5 transfer project
