Conference

29. - 30. October 2009

RWTH Aachen University in cooperation with Imperial College London, ETH Zürich and TU Delft

Today’s world is rapidly changing regarding economical, legal, social and cultural conditions. Internationalisation and globalisation, modern and individual lifestyles, demographic changes, migration and labour shortage, as well as urgent issues like climate change, shortage of resources and the collapse of the international finance markets are only a few aspects of the changes we experience. These challenges are framed by progressive political and legal decisions that have shaped the world in the last decades, including matters on equal opportunities and equal rights.

Globalisation is a challenge for working life. Today’s labour markets require flexibility and mobility, yet at the same time employers, universities and companies alike, compete for skilled staff and sales markets. To be successful, they need to acknowledge the diversity of their potential students, employees and customers, and foster a creative, fruitful and respectful working environment. Both in science and business diverse teams produce more innovative solutions and perform better. Hence, it is essential to make equality, gender and diversity important elements of organisational and human resources development. The conference will focus on all aspects of gender and diversity in science, technology and business. It will especially discuss these themes.

“Going Diverse: Innovative Answers to Future Challenges” is the final event of the project TANDEMplusIDEA; an international programme that fosters gender equality in science and implements international mentoring as an instrument of gender-fair human resources development.

^{TANDEMplusIDEA is a project funded by the Community's Sixth Framework Programme for Research and Technological Development. The information contained on this website does not necessarily reflect the position or opinion of the European Commission.}