Bochum and HSHL start promising cooperation for MINT talents!

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The Hamm-Lippstadt University of Applied Sciences and the Erich Kästner School Bochum are closing a cooperation agreement on the MINT funding.
The Hamm-Lippstadt University of Applied Sciences and the Erich Kästner School Bochum are closing a cooperation agreement on the MINT funding. (Symbolbild/ANAG)

On February 12, 2025, an important cooperation agreement between the Erich Kästner School and the Hamm-Lippstadt (HSHL) University of Applied Sciences was signed in Bochum. The handover of the contract, which was led by specialist teacher Fabian Wüst and HSHL professor Petra Rolfes-Gehrmann, marks the beginning of a valuable partnership to promote MINT formation (mathematics, computer science, natural sciences and technology). This commitment is made by headmaster Dr. Ludger Jonischeit and HSHL President Prof. Dr.-Ing. Kira Kastell supports the importance of promoting young scientists in engineering areas.

The partnership between the Erich Kästner School and the HSHL represents the 29th school partnership of the university. The aim of this cooperation is to promote interest in MINT subjects and the professional and study orientation of the students. Events and laboratory visits to the HSHL are planned as part of the collaboration. The Erich Kästner School offers a modern, practical learning environment, including a specialized MINT profile class and digitally supported teaching forms. This school is particularly designed to promote the next generation of MINT talents and has already been awarded the German School Prize.

MINT formation in Germany strengthen

The initiative to promote MINT skills in Germany is also supported by the MINT action plan 2.0, which was launched by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF). This plan aims to strengthen the MINT formation from daycare to the university as well as in training and further education. Important aspects are the strengthening of the cooperation between school and extra-curricular MINT activities, the support of qualitative educational offers and the involvement of parents in the mint formation of their children.

Currently there are around 70 MINT clusters in Germany that promote low-threshold, everyday mint training opportunities. These clusters serve to network educational institutions, science and business and should increase the equality of opportunities in particular for girls and young women in MINT professions. BMBF invests an additional 45 million euros in this legislative period to develop sustainable structures in MINT formation.

future prospects for mint graduates

The importance of MINT formation for coping with global challenges is increasingly recognized. MINT skills are crucial for social participation, educational success and economic performance. The promotion of girls and young women in these areas is important because the proportion of women among new students in the MINT sector from 31% in 2002 rose to 35% in 2022, but is still underrepresented.

Various initiatives, such as "Missionmint-Figure Women's Future" and the Girls' Day program, aim to win more women for MINT courses and to promote cliché-free professional orientation. These programs are part of the MINT action plan, which offers clear guidelines for further integration and support for women in the MINT training and professional world.

In summary, it can be said that cooperations such as those between the Erich Kästner School and the HSHL as well as comprehensive initiatives such as the MINT action plan 2.0 are decisive steps to increase the interest in technical professions and to optimally prepare the future generation for the challenges of a digitized and subjected world. Further information can be found at BMBF here and on the platform mint network here .

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