Communities in Graben-Neudorf

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The Female Pioneer Network by Next Entrepreneurs is aimed at female students interested in STEM from 9th grade onwards, in an extracurricular setting. Participants take part free of charge in at least eight workshops and soft skills seminars per school year, accompanied by industry experts and STEM students. The focus is on technical topics such as 3D printing, microcontrollers, programming and environmental topics, as well as personal development, teamwork, rhetoric and presentation. Participants gain access to mentoring and networking at evening events and summits in Karlsruhe. The program is run by the non-profit Next Entrepreneurs Organisation gUG.

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Next Entrepreneurs, based in Graben-Neudorf, focuses on supporting young talents - particularly teenagers and young adults - on their path to entrepreneurship. The organization generally offers workshops and interactive events to convey the necessary future skills, especially in the STEM field. It reinforces the goal of inspiring girls for activities in this field and overcoming gender-related biases. No industry-specific focuses are explicitly mentioned; instead, the focus is on the general inspiration and empowerment of young people to implement their ideas.