Despite significant advances in higher education, women remain underrepresented in STEAM disciplines, particularly in the early stages of study and in the transition to research and professional careers. AIMS addresses this challenge by tackling barriers such as a lack of role models, imposter syndrome, limited access to mentoring, and gaps in mathematical and digital competencies.
OBJECTIVES:
AIMS develops an AI-based mentoring system that provides individualized support for women in STEAM study programmes in order to:
- enhance digital competencies and resilience in higher education,
- promote equal opportunities through gender-sensitive learning pathways,
- integrate STEAM methodologies linking technology, creativity, and ethics,
- establish AI literacy and responsible AI use in higher education teaching.
The first initiative to combine AI-driven mentoring with a STEAM approach for gender inclusion in higher education, AIMS introduces an AI Companion that uses adaptive learning algorithms and responsible AI frameworks to offer transparent, bias-aware, and ethical mentoring.
PARTNERS AND PROJECT TEAM:
Lead: Technical University of Dresden, Center for Interdisciplinary Digital Sciences (Germany)
Dr. Sandra Hummel
Mana-Teresa Donner, MSc MA
Gitanjali Wadhwa, MSc
Syed Hur Abbas, MSc
Middle East Technical University, Center of Applied Ethics (Türkiye)
Prof. Dr. Halil Turan
Dr. Gülizar Karahan Balya
Assoc. Prof. Ezgi Pehlivanli
Dr. Büşra Akkökler Karatekeli
Dr. Hüseyin Aydın
University of Graz (UG), Competence Center for Higher Education (Austria)
Prof. Dr. Rudolf Egger
Carina Koch, BA
Anneliese Pirs
Associated Partners:
BILTEMM, METU
SisterLab, Türkiye
Bildungsportal Saxony, Germany
Gesellschaft für Medien in der Wissenschaft (GMW), Germany
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