Experience the career chance: its.connect on May 6th in Bochum!

Experience the career chance: its.connect on May 6th in Bochum!

Veranstaltungszentrum der Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Deutschland - On May 6, 2025, the company contact fair it.connect will take place in the event center of the Ruhr University in Bochum. This fair is aimed at students, doctoral students and alumni who are interested in a career in IT security. The event offers a platform for the exchange between prospective specialists and companies from the industry.

A total of 47 companies and institutes will be represented at the trade fair, including local exhibitors such as the ETAS and the Max Planck Institute for Security and Privacy as well as well-known companies such as BASF, E.ON Digital Technologies and NTT Data from all over Germany. With around 1,000 students in the field of information technology at the Ruhr University, the interest in such events is still high.

preparation and registration

Before the fair, participants have the opportunity to prepare for online training at the Career Services of the Ruhr University. The content of the training includes tips on the planning of the trade fair search, the communication of specialist knowledge and the maintenance of contacts according to the fair. The registration deadline for both the ITS.Connect and online training is April 25, 2025. It is recommended to register in good time because the demand could be very high.

The fair will take place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and offers a variety of opportunities for networking, exchange with experts from the IT security industry and information about career paths. In the last issue in 2024, the success rate was 70 % of visitors who found a company for an application, while 89.5 % of companies asked for potential candidates.

additional career opportunities

parallel to the its.connect, the job fair for computer scientists will take place on May 27, 2025 at the University of Frankfurt. This is held in the social center/new canteen of the Bockenheim campus. The event is also aimed at students and graduates of computer science and mathematics and offers free participation without signing up.

Both events offer a valuable opportunity for students to improve their career opportunities, make contacts and to contact potential employers. In addition, corporate presentations, information stands and even free catering as well as the possibility for application photos are intended on the iTS.Connect.

For more details on the Jesus Connect trade fair and the Jesu Connect and Job Mass Enter_zukunft_it, interested parties can be the websites of Ruhr-University Bochum , HGI RUB and University Frankfurt Visit.