Why MINT?

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What exactly is STEM?

In a nutshell: STEM comprises the four areas of mathematics, computer science, natural sciences and technology.

Ok, that sounds very theoretical and not so exciting.

Does artificial intelligence, autonomous driving, medical technology or forensics sound more interesting?

Oh yes, is that STEM too?

Yes, STEM encompasses a lot, everyone can find something that suits them. At the University of Kassel, for example, there are the fields of laboratory astrophysics, developmental genetics, animal physiology, solar and systems engineering, human-machine systems engineering, software engineering, sustainable resource management, hydrogeology, digital technology and much more. You see very different things, but all STEM.

Okay, that sounds exciting. But also quite complicated. And why exactly is all this so important now?

Quite simply, STEM is needed to solve many of today's problems. One example is the energy transition. In general, everything that has to do with energy belongs to STEM.

Ah ok, are there any examples that I am directly involved with in my life?

Of course, your smartphone, for example, or cars. All of that is also STEM.

So STEM is almost everywhere?

Yes, exactly, and that's why we need a lot of people working in it. The shortage of skilled workers is a big problem, even though the career prospects are so good, not only now but also in the future.

I see, so I'm going to look into STEM and take a closer look at this website.