Overview/Spotlights of Existing (Good) Practices  

20th of February 2026, 10.00-11.30 
ZOOM Meeting

If you have not yet registered and what to participate, please do so now:

https://tu-dortmund.zoom.us/meeting/register/_X25MoI8RD6nC24DI4kKzw 

Program 

1. Introduction (Antonius Schröder, TU Dortmund University) 

Digital and green skills as a relevant part of attracting talents and changing the industry image

 
2. Image and Recruitment Practices: 
• RACE - Raw & Circular Economy Expedition: how immersive learning shapes student perception (Fabio Ferri, EIT RawMaterials) 
• steelChallenge (Jorge Muract / Sergio Giachero, worldsteel) 
• Women of Steel (Gema Palozon, UNESID) 
• Steelmaster (Andrea Tropeoli, RINA/CSM) 
• MetaCast (Michele de Santis, RINA/CSM) 
Technical skills: modelling, background and education issues 
• Skills4EII Skills4EII: Building Talent for Energy Intensive Industries (Tania Avelino, ISQ) 
• ESSA / SPIRE-SAIS (Adrian Götting, TU Dortmund University 
• Steel Sector Careers (Antonius Schröder, TU Dortmund University) 

3. Q&A, Discussion 

 

With short and notable spotlights different successful approaches for attracting and retaining talents for the steel industry are presented and discussed with the audience.