Girls‘ and Boys‘ Day – the well-known, nationwide career guidance action day for boys and girls – took place this year on 27 April 2023. After a three-year break due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this year seven girls and five boys aged 11 to 16 were able to learn about the Paul-Ehrlich-Institut's exciting tasks and multifaceted occupational fields in-person in Langen. The Paul-Ehrlich-Institut has been participating in the campaign for more than 15 years.
Instead of going to school, on Girls‘ and Boys‘ Day twelve girls and boys spent the day at the Paul-Ehrlich-Institut. There they got to know the diverse tasks of the Paul-Ehrlich-Institut through various lectures and stations. As the Federal Institute for Vaccines and Biomedicines, the Paul-Ehrlich-Institut, often referred to as the PEI, researches, evaluates, and authorises human biomedicines and immunological veterinary medicines. It is responsible for approving clinical trials and recording and evaluating possible side effects. Federal batch testing, scientific advice and inspections are among the other tasks of the Institute. The Paul-Ehrlich-Institut stands for the regulation and support of innovations in modern biomedicine.
In addition to visiting the allergology and virology laboratories, the young people also stopped by the IT department, the workshop, various technical stations, and the animal facilities unit of the Paul-Ehrlich-Institut. They got to know many Institute employees and learn about their diverse tasks. The young people were also able to ask questions about the various departments and professional fields.
“It is important for us to show young people what we do here at the Paul-Ehrlich-Institut and what career prospects the Paul-Ehrlich-Institut offers. In addition to exciting jobs in the medical and scientific fields, we also offer great traineeships, e.g. as a biology laboratory technician, office management clerk, or in the IT department,” emphasised Professor Klaus Cichutek, President of the Paul-Ehrlich-Institut.
Updated: 27.04.2023
