Three days of international training took place in Leeuwarden, the Netherlands, bringing together project staff members and mentors. The event marked the official kick-off of the mentoring programme and laid the foundation for the next stages of its implementation. The programme will progress from the transnational training to national training sessions, followed by the matchmaking…
Across partners’ countries, more than 90 stakeholders came together through the STAR Girls national workshops to discuss how to increase girls’ and young women’s participation in STEM and renewable energy. Held between February and March 2026, the workshops brought together representatives from education and training, renewable energy and technology companies, policymaking bodies, research institutions, civil…
The first meeting with the Portuguese mentors of the STAR Girls Dream Team was not only a moment to welcome them – it was also a space to understand why each woman had chosen to join the project, what moved them personally, and how their own professional and life experiences could help young women imagine…
Leire Fernandez Lopez holds a degree in Business Administration and has more than 22 years of experience leading people in industrial environments in the Basque Country. She is an expert in leadership, an ontological and team coach, and a certified NLP practitioner. She has been part of the Executive Committee and coordinates global subsidiaries in…
A mentoring programme is as strong as the people who bring it to life. Piano C has not only the responsibility of recruiting the Italian cohort of the STAR Girls Dream Team, we were also asked to design the selection process itself, including the application questionnaire used by all five partner countries. That meant thinking…
If you’re a policymaker, VET provider, school, company, employer or social partner, this message is for you: You don’t need to adapt to the system; rather, you can help change it. In the context of the clean energy sector, this is not just a call to action; it is a challenge to rethink and transform…