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Since 2018, CHANCEN eG has been supporting IT courses lasting several months at so-called bootcamps, which enable a quick job entry. Afrae is one of our more than 150 bootcamp graduates. She tells us here how she went from an apprenticeship in the Spanish administration to a five-month web development bootcamp. READ

Equal opportunities in higher education: How the family background determines our educational path. The nonprofit organization “ArbeiterKind.de” encourages students from families without university experience to be the first in their family to study and advises them on issues ranging from financing their studies to starting a career later on. We spoke with founder Katja Urbatsch […] READ

CHANCEN’s offer is expanding: The ISA for living expenses is now available at public universities. Existing financing options such as BAföG are often inadequate to coverthe living costs of students. This is where CHANCEN eG would like to make a contribution and is expanding its range of financing options from 2022. READ

This year’s topics: ISA for living expenses is now available at public universities How the family background determines our educational path: an interview with ArbeiterKind.de The stories of our students: Afrae El Fatuaki The stories of our students: Florence Schimmel Digital teaching – a recipe for success for bootcamps even before COVID: an interview with […] READ

On September 17, 2021, we would like to hold a panel discussion on the topic of educational equity as part of our fifth anniversary. Representatives from science, politics and universities will participate in the discussion, which will be moderated by Birgit Kolkmann, a freelance journalist. In addition to insights from the world of science and […] READ

On June 26th, our annual general meeting of the CHANCEN Cooperative took place. CHANCEN eG board member Florian Kollewijn opened the meeting and gave a brief overview of current developments. READ

Caspar-Fridolin Lorenz is chairman of the supervisory board of the Studierendengesellschaft that has developed the ISA at Witten University, he is a corporate and management consultant and cultural scientist. Additionally, he is also a member of CHANCEN eG’s advisory board. READ

Note: The Annual General Meeting will be held from 4:00 pm to 6:15 pm. For registration please join us already at 15:45 pm. READ

Katharina Beck (*1982) is a senior manager at Accenture Strategy and consults firms, foundations and public organisations in sustainability management. Previously she was the Director of the Institute for Social Banking and the President of oikos International. READ

Niklas Becker (*1983) is co-responsible for the alternative investments division of a major international bank. He has many years of financial and capital market experience in Germany and abroad and, together with Olaf Lampson, designed and placed the student bond in 2014. READ