| Abstract [eng] |
The universities of Science and Technology are characterized by gender imbalances. The underrepresentation of women is pronounced and particularly in senior positions, and leading to a lack of examples of female leadership in universities in science and technology. A literature review has enhanced that role models inspire and encourage girls and women to choose studies and pursue a career in science and technology fields. To solve this problem, tasks were formulated, the causes of the problem and possible solutions were analysed, and a solution was proposed. In this project, career and leadership development programs for the development of women's academic leadership competencies, as well as the possibilities of their realization, are discussed in more detail. In the time of digitization, active communication, and collaboration in virtual space, it is appropriate to use virtual technologies that enable the creation of an inclusive and unified learning ecosystem. In this work, the possibilities of developing academic leadership competence through virtual mentoring are analysed and the model of the developed virtual mentoring system is presented, as well as its implementation solution. After pilot testing of the system, an assessment of its use was carried out. Based on its results, the system has been improved, recommendations for the improvement and development of the system have been prepared, and its development was planned. In this project, the methods of scientific literature analysis, qualitative structured research and survey research, data analysis, and comparative analysis were used. |
