On the occasion of the International Day of Women and Girls in Science on February 11, 2026, the Leibniz Institute for Innovative Microelectronics (IHP) invites you to a public afternoon event. The aim is to celebrate the day visibly and to put a stronger focus on women in science at the IHP with their fields of work and career paths.
The focus will be on a program of impulses on visibility and leadership as well as an artistic contribution on the history and recognition of women in science. This will be followed by an opportunity for discussion.
Program
- 3:00-5:00 p.m.: Public afternoon event
- Impulse: Mirtha Valenzuela Vera, Managing Director of IHP Solutions GmbH, speaks in a short contribution on the topic of "Women in Management".
- Short introduction and video series: Anna Herfurth, Head of Human Resources, gives an overview of IHP and introduces the video series "Women in Science", which highlights female scientists at IHP and different career paths.
- Theater monologue: The physicist and science communicator Gabriella Greison presents "Einstein & Me", a theater monologue about Mileva Marić and the question of how recognition, exclusion and structural hurdles shape scientific biographies.
- Afterwards: Shared exchange
"On this day, we want to make research and the people behind it visible and at the same time show how diverse paths in science and leadership can be," says Anna Herfurth, Head of Human Resources at IHP. "The interest shown in recent years encourages us to make women in science visible and to further expand the dialog with the public."
Admission is free of charge and registration is not required.
The event will be held in English.
When and where?
Wednesday, February 11, 2026 | 3:00-5:00 p.m.
IHP – Leibniz Institute for Innovative Microelectronics
(access via the main entrance)
Im Technologiepark 25
15236 Frankfurt (Oder)
The event is made possible by IHP and IHP Solutions GmbH.