WoBio Anniversary - Celebrating a 10-Year Journey
Details:
- Date: Tuesday, June 3rd 2025
- Time: 5:00 -7:00 pm, get together at the buffet afterwards
- Venue: University Biology Building, Lecture Hall 2
- Target group: everyone welcome (all genders and career stages).
- On-site childcare available upon registration!
Program:
- 5:00 pm: Welcome
- 5:10 pm: Mag.a Sylwia Bukowska - Past Milestones and Future Horizons: Women at the University of Vienna
- 5:40 pm: Dr.in Hilde Janssens - (How) can we reach more gender Equity, Diversity and Inclusion in academia? + Interactive Discussion
- 6:40 pm: Prof.in Monika Bright - Wobio - 10 years
- 7:00 pm: Get together at the Buffet
Guest Speakers
Mag.a Sylwia Bukowska
- Affiliation: Head of Culture and Equality unit, University of Vienna
- Background: With a background in Law and Legal Gender Studies and advanced training in diversity and change management, Sylwia Bukowska brings a thoughtful and practice-oriented perspective to transformation in higher education. At the University of Vienna, she plays a key role in the SAP HR implementation, acting as a vital interface between the system and its users. Her work emphasizes meaningful knowledge exchange, user-centered communication, and fostering a culture of change rooted in respect, critical reflection, openness and a sense of humor.
Dr.in Hilde Janssens
- Affiliation: Equity, Diversity & Inclusion Office, Institute of Science and Technology Austria
- Background: Hilde is a biologist by training and was an academic researcher for 15 years, with a PhD in Switzerland, Postdocs in the USA and a lab management position in Spain. Throughout her scientific career, she gained long-standing experience as a freelance trainer and mentor in the fields of Gender Equity, Interpersonal Communication and (Self-)leadership skills exclusively for scientists. She has substantial experience with conflict management in academia. Since Fall 2016, she supports ISTA with Equity, Diversity & Inclusion.
Organising Team
Djerassiplatz 1 (UBB)
1030 Wien
Room: 5.118