Project Duration: January 1, 2024 – September 30, 2027
The collaborative project “STARK-MIT-DIBI” aims to sustainably improve educational opportunities for girls with a migrant background through digital education. The focus is on promoting digital skills, strengthening self-efficacy, and broadening perspectives regarding vocational training, higher education, and the job market.
Research and practice work closely together to systematically examine the effectiveness of digital educational programs and the conditions for their success, and to further develop them in a practical manner.
The main learning location is the TUMO Center for Creative Technologies, an innovative digital learning center in Mannheim (https://mannheim.tumo.de/ ). There, up to 1,000 young people aged 12 to 18 can follow individualized learning paths each week, guided by coaches, to acquire skills in areas such as programming, graphic design, and 3D modeling.
The insights gained are to be transferred to other regions and contexts. The goal is to create a learning program that contributes to promoting equal opportunities in education nationwide.
Project Goals
- Enable access to digital educational opportunities for girls with a migrant background
- Strengthen the self-efficacy of girls with a migrant background in the field of digital education
- Examine and implement mechanisms for sustained participation
- Involve various stakeholders from research, university teaching, and educational institutions through co-constructive and collaborative partnerships
An Overview of the Four Areas of Work
(1) Understanding selection and facilitating access
(2) The effectiveness of digital learning opportunities for girls with a migrant background
(3) Promote continuous participation and understand effectiveness
(4) Creating cooperation and networking structures and facilitating knowledge transfer
Cooperation Partners
AB Empirical School Research, RPTU Landau
- Research and knowledge transfer activities, consortium coordination, and project management.
ZEW – Leibniz Center for European Economic Research, Mannheim
- Analysis of empirical correlations and the mechanisms of action of the measures, and evaluation of their effects on educational and participation opportunities.
- Bridge between academia and educational practice.
The "STARK-MIT-DIBI" project is funded by the Federal Ministry of Education, Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth and the European Union via the European Social Fund Plus (ESF Plus) as part of the "Integration through Education" project.
The project started in October 2024 and will run for 3 years.
