The Women Start-up Empowerment Training Series 2025 is an offer for female students, doctoral candidates, (future) female founders and young professionals.
We offer various trainings from six different categories and you can take part in as many trainings as you want.
All trainings are free of charge - thanks to our partners and sponsors - and are conducted by our UnternehmerTUM trainers.

Our Trainings
You will receive access and all content for our trainings in 2025 via our learning platform Cirqus.
After applying once via our registration form you will receive all further information by e-mail.
All trainings are conducted in English.
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13.03.2025 | "EMPOWER - All women - be entrepreneurial!" Online Training
9.00 am - 1.00 pm
Join us for this exciting online training and develop an entrepreneurial mindset that keeps you grounded and connected to your values even when things are tough. If there is one thing you are certain to learn from it is this: The future is yours to create!
We invite all present and future female founders or students interested to develop their skills, networking opportunities as well as their entrepreneurial thinking from all educational and professional backgrounds. Hack your mind and tap into your superpowers to create a lasting impact in your work, your life, and in the world.
Shout out to all aspiring women out there: It is your time to rise and shine!
Learning Outcomes:
- Get empowered and excited for your present or future role as a female entrepreneur and/or changemaker
- Enhance your skills, familiarize yourself with agile project management tools and self-empowerment hacks
- Gather learnings from revolutionary women role models, reflect yourself and proactively develop your own entrepreneurial profile
- Grow your network of women founders and discover further career opportunities
Trainer and facilitator:
Team & Leadership Development Trainer & Coach @UnternehmerTUM XPLORE
Luisa BerganderExpert Educational Design UnternehmerTUM Academy for Innovators
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13.05.2025 | "ENVISION - Design for Impact!" Onsite Training
9.00 am -1.00 pm
@ Munich Urban ColabThere is not one but many possible futures, with some more desirable than others. Together we reflect on our individual and shared goals of possible and desirable futures to derive entrepreneurial steps towards the worlds we want to live in. Throughout the session we use a systemic lens for deep, long-term transformation with the aim of strengthening participants' existing and future innovation and entrepreneurship. We close by committing to first actions within our individual circles of influence.
Learning Outcomes:
- Tools and perspectives of Futures Thinking as a strategic tool for transformation
- Systemic understanding of one’s own entrepreneurial ideas
- Application of models onto own entrepreneurial ideas and scientific projects
- Strengthening personal agency through clarity of one's own circle of influence
Requirements
- First experiences in leading projects
- Most impactful using an own entrepreneurial idea
Trainer and facilitator:
Expert Educational Design @ UnternehmerTUM Academy for Innovators
Apply now for Women Start-up and get access to all trainings
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03.06.2025 | "COLLABORATE - Leverage the Power of Diversity!" Onsite Training
9.00 am - 1.00 pm
@Munich Urban ColabTeamwork can make or break business success. Your team and your culture make you different from others!
But what are the essential ingredients for a thriving team culture and collaboration? This training might just be what you need to learn how to attract and enable diverse talent and steer teams toward success.
We invite all present and future female founders or students interested in the topic of team diversity from all educational and professional backgrounds. Sign up today and find out why raising a diverse team is most likely the best decision you can make for any of your endeavors. Your team and your culture make you different from others!
Learning Outcomes:
- Discover how diversity drives great teamwork and innovation
- Learn the ins and outs of building collaborative and high-performing teams
- Develop your ability to increase engagement within your team and attract fitting new members for your endeavor
Requirements:
First experiences in team & project leading
Self-awareness and curiosity
Trainer and facilitator:
Team & Leadership Development Trainer & Coach @UnternehmerTUM XPLORE
Apply now for Women Start-up and get access to all trainings
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08.07.2025 | "NAVIGATE - Be a strong and authentic female leader!" Online Training
9.00 am - 1.00 pm
We empower women to become leaders and drive positive change towards a more sustainable future. In this training, we aim to equip you with exactly what it takes to grow as a strong and authentic leader and become aware and confident in your own ability to inspire action both in yourself and in others.
This training is open to all present and future female founders or students interested in the topic of humanistic leadership from all educational and professional backgrounds. We invite you to sign up and grab a seat at the table as the transformational role models you are set to become.
Get ready to jumpstart your leadership!
Learning Outcomes:
- Enhance your self-reflective capability and build resilience and self-efficacy
- Grow your entrepreneurial mindset and learn effective tools for self-empowerment
- Develop human-centered approaches to problem solving and innovation
- Grow your network of aspiring women leaders, entrepreneurs, and changemakers
Requirements:
First leadership experiences
Self-awareness and curiosity
Trainer and facilitator:
Team & Leadership Development Trainer & Coach @UnternehmerTUM XPLORE
Apply now for Women Start-up and get access to all trainings
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14.10.2025 | "STRENGTHEN - Be Resilient to Transform!" Online Training
9.00 am - 1.00 pm
Resilience is key to bringing responsible entrepreneurship and regenerative business ideas to life. In this session we will explore the essential inner skills and qualities of change makers, consciously building on the inner development goals. Starting with ourselves from an individual perspective, we will then branch out to look at teams and structures working towards a systemic understanding of resilience.
Learning Outcomes:
- Introduction to the Inner Development Goals as a framework anchored to the Sustainable Development Goals
- Systemic understanding of resilience beyond narrow, short-term notions of “self-care”
- Self-reflection and inspiration to strengthen the resilience of projects, teams and structures
Requirements:
- First project experiences
- Self-awareness and curiosity
Trainer and facilitator:
Luisa Bergander
Expert Educational Design @ UnternehmerTUM Academy for InnovatorsApply now for Women Start-up and get access to all trainings!
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18.11.2025 | "CONVINCE - Master your pitching skills!" Onsite Training
9.00 am - 1.00 pm
@ Munich Urban ColabYour pitch is your time to shine. Get it right and you can secure exactly the support you need to bring your vision to life. Regardless of whether you want to pitch your research, start-up idea, project report, etc., sharpening your pitching skills is crucial to getting your audience intrigued and inspired to take action.
Learning Outcomes:
- Learn about the must-haves of delivering an authentic and effective pitch with confidence
- Develop effective communication strategies to connect better with your audience
- Learn how to optimize your pitch through narrative storytelling hacks
Requirements:
- Prepare a first draft of a 3-minute pitch about an idea or a project
Trainer and facilitator:
Team & Leadership Development Trainer & Coach @UnternehmerTUM XPLORE
Apply now for Women Start-up and get access to all trainings
If you have any questions, please send us a message.
Empower Your Ideas: Join Our Exclusive Prototyping Courses for Women!
Are you a female student with big ideas and a passion for creating?
Here’s your chance to bring those ideas to life - for free.
As part of the MakerSpace Scholarship Program, we are excited to announce two exclusive prototyping courses tailored for female students. Learn how to use cutting-edge tools like 3D printers and laser cutters and gain the skills to turn your vision into reality.
Who Can Apply for the Scholarship?
The MakerSpace Scholarship Program is open to students from any university who are motivated to learn, build, and create. However, these exclusive courses are designed specifically for female students. Seats are limited, so don’t wait!
Course Date: April 2, 2025
Course Space: MakerSpace München, Munich Urban Colab, Freddie-Mercury-Str. 5, Munich
What You’ll Learn:
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Laser Cutter for Beginners (ENGLISH): Learn the basics of laser cutting!
April 2, 2025 from 3:00 - 5:00 p.m.
The laser cutter is a versatile tool for cutting, engraving and marking various materials including plastics, glass, metal (only engraving of glass and metal) and natural products such as wood, MDF, cardboard or leather. With the Adobe Illustrator graphic software laser cutting of complicated designs and laser engraving of detailed images are taken over by the machine at the touch of a button.
In this safety and basic function course you will learn the safe operation of the Epilog laser cutter FusionPro 32.
At the end of the course you can take home your self-cut and personalized holder for your mobile phone.
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3D Printing for Beginners (FDM) (ENGLISH): From the virtual to the real model – learn 3D printing!
April 2, 2025 from 6:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Thanks to the 3D printing technology the completion of a physical object based on a computer model is simplified. It is the fastest and most economical way to produce small parts before more complex production measures such as CNC milling or injection molding have to be used.
In this safety and basic functions course you will learn how to import 3D files into Cura, modify them and then print them using the Ultimaker 2+ or Ultimaker 2 Extended +. You will learn all the necessary information and knowledge that will enable you to operate the machines with all 3D printing requirements.
What you can do after the 3D printing beginner course:
- Use the Ultimaker 3D printers at MakerSpace
- Prepare your own 3D models or 3D parts downloaded from the internet using the Ultimaker Cura software
- Print 3D models with the filaments PLA and TPU 95A
- Use the possibilities of 3D printing technology for the implementation of your ideas in model construction, design, for spare parts, etc.
How to Join:
1. Apply for the MakerSpace Scholarship
Fill out this form: Scholarship Application Form
Make sure to choose “Women Start-up” as the course format.
2. Activate Your Membership
Head to the front desk at Munich Urban Colab or MakerSpace Garching to activate your membership. The team will verify your application.
3. Book Your Course
Once your membership is active, book your preferred course for April 2 via Nexudus:
