Equal opportunities

• Tips on planning studies and careers
• Arranging internships
• Assistance with applications
• Establishing and expanding networks
• Sharing experiences abroad
• Personal contacts with women in companies and fellow female students
• Interesting seminars and workshops
• Coaching sessions on career development, free-of-charge 
• Group activities to strengthen character, and
• Visits to local companies.

This can take place at either “Junior” level, for female students in their 1st to 3rd semester, or at professional level, or “Professional” level for female students from the 3rd semester upwards.

The current mentoring series started in October 2025 and will run until June 2026.  

The Junior Programme is aimed at students of STEM subjects in their first semester. They are paired with a student in a higher semester on their degree programme for guidance and support as they start studying.

The Professional Programme is for STEM students from the third semester on. A mentor from a local company will support you for one year as you embark upon your career, offering you valuable insights into working life. Make the most of this unique networking opportunity!

You can sign up for the programme now at https://bayernmentoring.matorixmatch.com/.

Confirmed events

Kick-off event in October
Workshop for Junior mentors
Ready to mentee – Professional mentees
Ready to mentor – Professional mentors
Applying with the WOW effect
Visibility without distorting yourself – empowerment through strengths for women in the STEM world
Pension provision and financial investment for women
Christmas party and regular get-togethers
Company tours (at Goldhofer in January)
Voice training with actress Birgit Reutter
Workshop on presentation techniques
and much more besides 

Experienced women managers from prestigious local companies help students from the third semester on to tackle the challenges of studying and embarking upon a career. The Professional mentoring programme kicks of each October, lasting two years.

Who can take part?
Mentees: You must be studying in your third semester or above in one of the STEM faculties at Kempten University of Applied Sciences, have at least one year left until the end of your studies, and want a smooth transition into a successful professional life.

Mentor: You must have an engineering or computer science degree, hold a professional position, and be interested in helping young women with their personal development and planning their pathway in life. You should also be keen to make direct contact with fresh graduates and other professionals in your field via the mentoring network.

How does it work?
The programme kicks off in mid-October with a getting-to-know you event. This is followed by visits to companies, a range of seminars, coaching, regular meetings and group activities. There’s a feedback event at half-time and a final event for all participants.

Students in their first semester (junior mentees) are supported by those in higher semesters (junior mentors) studying the same subjects to help them find their feet at Kempten University of Applied Sciences quickly and easily. Junior mentors are on hand to advise on any personal, organisational or subject-related questions about studying. The Junior mentoring programme runs in small groups every year from October to June.

Who can take part?
Junior mentees: You must be in your first semester in one of the STEM faculties (electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, computer science) at Kempten University of Applied Sciences and would like support from an experienced student in your field at the beginning of your studies.
Junior mentors: You must be studying in least your third semester in a STEM faculty at Kempten University of Applied Sciences and would like to actively support other students just starting out.

How does it work?
The Junior mentoring programme commences in mid-October with a kick-off event. After that, the students meet in small groups on a regular basis, go on visits to companies, and attend seminars and other events. It winds down at the end of the first semester.