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Georgia Davari | Elena Rubio López
Berlin, Germany
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In many EU countries, one out of every two young people
has neither a job nor a vocational trainee position. Through
the Europeans@Siemens initiative, we’re helping improve
this situation by giving young people the chance to com-
plete a dual education-and-training program in Germany.
Since ,  young Europeans from  EU member
countries have been selected by their respective Siemens
Regional Companies and sent to Berlin. Among them are
Georgia Davari and Elena López, who entered the program
on August , . Whereas -year-old Georgia had
already earned a college degree in automation engineer-
ing in her home country of Greece, -year-old Elena left
Spain after attaining the “Bachillerato,” which is a college
entrance qualification. In the coming years, in alternating
phases of theoretical instruction and hands-on practice,
these two women will learn the occupation of electronics
technician. After that, they intend to take the knowledge
and skills acquired in the program back to their home coun-
tries. But first, they need to become proficient in German,
the language in which the final examination is conducted.
Janina Kugel
Munich, Germany
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Janina Kugel is responsible for strategic personnel topics and executive
development at Siemens. After studying at universities in Mainz and
Verona, she began work as a management consultant in . Since
joining Siemens in , she’s been involved in the Company’s develop-
ment in various capacities. From  to , Janina headed the global
HR organization at OSRAM and prepared the business for the IPO that
was completed in July . Since , she’s been Chief Diversity Officer
at Siemens AG.
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