On 13 – 14 May 2025, the Austrian Computer Society (OCG) and CEPIS hosted a major international symposium in Vienna under the theme “Computer Science in Higher Education.” Over the two days, the event gathered renowned experts, policymakers, and educators from across Europe to explore the future of informatics education, with a strong focus on equality, inclusion, and digital skills in universities. The symposium explored how computer science education can empower citizens in the digital age, focusing on three main themes.
Despite significant investment and prioritisation in EU policies, the percentage of women working in ICT professions has only grown from 17% to 18.5% in the last 7 years. We gathered on 14 May in Berlin for a free one-day conference to try to find solutions to this lack of meaningful progress in retaining female tech talent.
Save the date for the free conference ‘Stay in tech! – Policies and practices of attracting and retaining female tech talent’ on 14 May 2024 in Berlin, organised by the DiversIT Charter and the German Informatics Society!
Join us on Thursday 30 November at 11:00 CET for a short info session about all things DiversIT Charter. The primary goal is to provide practical details about the DiversIT Charter, application process and more.
Join the conversation with Dr Alexander Serebrenik from Eindhoven Technical University on 25 October from 14:00 to 15:00 CEST online to learn about community smells and what to do to ‘clear the air’ in your team (hint – making your SD team more diverse helps)!
Friday, 23 June 2023, 12:00 CEST Join CEPIS for a webinar on the exciting question of the ethics, risks, and potential benefits of generative AI tools like OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Google’s Bard. CEPIS Board Member, Associate Professor Dr Eryilmaz will be joined by Dr Huma Shah of Coventry University for a discussion, followed by a …
Join us on 29 June at 10:00 CEST for a free, interactive online workshop to discover the impact of inclusive language on fostering diversity, equality, and empowerment at work.
Our 3rd annual event took place on 29 November 2022 from 10:00 to 13:00 CET online. This year we gathered together to answer the question “Can we work together?” How can a multi-stakeholder approach help increase gender equality in tech?.
CEPIS and Slovak Society for Computer Science (SSCS) will host the mini conference: Strategies for Informatics Teachers Education to be held on 21 June 2022 in Bratislava. It is organised by CEPIS and the Slovak Society for Computer Science in cooperation with the Faculty of Mathematics, Physics, and Informatics of the Comenius University in Bratislava. …
Join us on 9 March at 10:30 CET online to learn about micro-behaviours which drive the Impostor Syndrome and how to counter them. This is the first in a series of short practical webinars on specific issues that affect the number of women in tech jobs, which the DiversIT Charter team will be organising this year.
